Re: New WGET and mainline version up: crm114-20080326-BlameSentansoken --> 64-bit SuSe 10.2 output

On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 01:23:04PM -0400, Bill Y wrote:
> 
> I.e. we have a machine that thinks it has int32_t.  BUT IT LIES!  It's
> really a 36-bit machine, and the int32_t is a lie.

then the OS/cc/build-chain would deadly broken and it would be masochistic
to waste time on that.
 
> However, I do agree that from now on, I will use the _t types.

good, a small step for wsy, a big stride for crm114 ;)

>    typdef uint64_t  crmhash_t;
> 
>    , then recompile and all of a sudden you've got a full-fledged 64-bit
>    hash-based CRM running, allowing 2T CSS files for specials research,
>    etc.
> 
> Don't count on that.  I bet it breaks the hash function itself.

I bet, if one ever manage to fill up a 2T cssfile, he wouldn't be much
happy on the usual 'oh, just retrain from scratch', eh? ;P
 
> Indeed.  A *good* hash would default to 64 bits, and the low
> order 32 bits would be used in crmhash_t for normal usage.

and hash length in cssfile 32 on x32, 64 on x64, or 64 on x*, or?
What about speed then, 64bits on 32bit word machine might not be as efficient
as 32 on 32.

>    systems ([older] Crays come to mind) if you're really picky.)
> 
> Or for embedded applications.

pda, smartphones - yes (though it'd be crazy to do spam filtering on a
pda/SP, the connection cost would skyrocket in notime, but that's just
one app of crm and such).  

>    [1] "Yes, we here at the Museum Of Bloody Expensive Equipment From
..
>    become very low: our copper is extremely hot to the touch."
> 
> I hope you aren't serious... the power costs alone to keep a VAX
> running would buy you a new Core 2 in a year or so.

he's in NL, they've got plenty of wind-power from offshore windfarms; such
hot iron would be fine as a ~resistive dumper/ballast load for the system.

Heck, why did I read that ?!? ;))

-- 
paolo

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