Re: multi-core processors

2016-03-26 Thread Brian
In article , Vince M Hudd wrote: > Brian wrote: > > It does beg the question. What happens when NetSurf runs in VRPC on a > > Win 7 machine with a multi-core processor? Does VRPC take

Re: multi-core processors

2016-03-26 Thread Vince M Hudd
Brian wrote: > It does beg the question. What happens when NetSurf runs in VRPC on a Win > 7 machine with a multi-core processor? Does VRPC take advantage of > multiple cores? This isn't really a NetSurf question since you're asking about VRPC, so I'm reluctant to answer

Re: multi-core processors

2016-03-26 Thread Rob Kendrick
On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 06:14:29AM +, Brian wrote: > > NetSurf is single-threaded, by design. It won't take direct advantange > > of multiple cores. It'll still be faster on those systems which support > > multiple CPUs, because the OS can run on one while NetSurf runs on > > another. > >

Re: multi-core processors

2016-03-26 Thread Brian
In article <20160325182319.gl23...@platypus.pepperfish.net>, Rob Kendrick wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 04:58:05PM +, Jim Nagel wrote: > > Some of the new Arm hardware running RiscOS (e.g. the ArmX6 and > > Titanium) has a multi-core processor. So far, of

Re: multi-core processors

2016-03-25 Thread Rob Kendrick
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 04:58:05PM +, Jim Nagel wrote: > Some of the new Arm hardware running RiscOS (e.g. the ArmX6 and > Titanium) has a multi-core processor. So far, of course, RiscOS lacks > the ability to make use of the extra potential. > > Question occurs to me: what's the

multi-core processors

2016-03-25 Thread Jim Nagel
Some of the new Arm hardware running RiscOS (e.g. the ArmX6 and Titanium) has a multi-core processor. So far, of course, RiscOS lacks the ability to make use of the extra potential. Question occurs to me: what's the situation with the other platforms on which Netsurf runs -- Amiga, Atari,