On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:25 PM, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Don't forget that seat allocation HAS to be done single-thread; Some > tasks > > are harder to perform in a parallel fashion... though, perhaps, that > might lead > > us back to over-booking. > > Not necessarily single thread, but definitely with mutual exclusion > involved. > > > Also... #1 of the features of a main-frame: "Maximum RELIABLE Single- > > Thread Performance". It doesn't have to be fast, it has to be RIGHT > (sound > > almost like a Mycroft system "owned" by the Lunar Authority, don't it?). > > Space 1999? Wow. > Pretty sure that is Heinlein, "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" reference.... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
