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On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:38:56 +0100 |
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Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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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 |
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> > really a great improvement for the Portage tree. Better I/O isn't a |
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> > solution to computational complexity; it doesn't deal with the CPU |
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> > 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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That's assuming you would go threaded, but you can also aim for lower |
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algorithmic complexities; the complexity makes the CPU the bottleneck. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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