Ars Technica on Hyperthreading

radiokills writes "Ars Technica has a highly-informative technical paper up on Hyper-Threading. It's a technical overview of how simultaneous multithreading works, and what problems it will introduce. It also explains why comparing the technology to SMP is Apples to Oranges, in a sense. Starting with the 3 GHz Pentium 4, this tech will be standard in Intel's desktop lines (it's already in the Xeon), so this is important stuff."

Comments

Hyper-Threding, eh?

[xactoguy]

So that's how we can put the thread through the needle even faster? Wow... back in MY day, we had to use our fingers to do that, in candle light, when you couldnt even see the friggin' hole! :P

multithreading

[kin_korn_karn]

when will someone develop a processor that will automatically multithread tasks? i.e. you don't have to explicitly ask for new threads, it optimizes the code into threads for you?

yes, I realize this is anti-geek, so this processor would also allow you to take control of thread creation by flipping a register or something.

Hyperthreading? What's next?

[The Slashdolt]

What's next, LudicrousThreads?

obligatory spaceballs reference

Re:Hyperthreading on Windows

[dzym]

I've also heard that a virtual processor requires its own CPU license, at least in Win2K.

Dear sir,

[Anonymous Cowrad]

oh no!

Sincerely,
Intel

Damn thief

[PissingInTheWind]

From the article:

(On a related note, this brings to mind one of my favorite .sig file quotes: "A message from the system administrator: 'I've upped my priority. Now up yours.'")

He stole my .sig !!