Re: optimize for multicore processors

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:21:54AM -0200, Otavio Augusto wrote:
> For extract more performace in multiore machines I need a specific
> technique or an multi-thread programming is sufficient ?

A multi-threaded application is one way to achive scalability to
multiple CPU cores. Using multiple processes is another one.
None of the two approach is however guaranteed to be succesful.
You e.g. need to partition the problem that your software is
trying to solve properly.

        Kind regards

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