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On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:24:27 +0200 |
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Tom Wijsman <TomWij@g.o> wrote: |
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> I have one; it's great to help make my boot short, but it isn't really |
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> a great improvement for the Portage tree. Better I/O isn't a solution |
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> to computational complexity; it doesn't deal with the CPU bottleneck. |
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If the CPU is your bottleneck, Python won't help you. Python's threads |
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are fine for making IO easier, but the GIL prevents them from being of |
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any use for CPU intensive calculations. |
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Having said that, the CPU isn't your bottleneck. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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