Re: native threads
David McClain <[email protected]> Fri, 5 Jan 2024 16:03:40 -0700
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well… I know Amdahl’s Law - as in how much speedup you are entitled to, but I don’t see the connection here... > On Jan 5, 2024, at 16:01, Tim Bradshaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5 Jan 2024, at 18:39, David McClain <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In systems that are SMP capable, I would think that one thread could be dedicated, if needed, to GC duties > > There's a famous law due to Amdahl which explains why that is not a good idea.