Author: Albert Silver
Date: 17:57:11 09/09/04
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>>>>>>I was just trying to elevate the level of discussion on CCC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>:)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>So, to how many processors have you scaled Falcon?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Currently 4 processors is the maximum.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Will it run on 8+ NUMA machine?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>No, I don't have acces to such a machine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Is it portable (like GNU or Crafty) or is it limited to Windows?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes. Most of my parallel tests are on Linux.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any more questions? :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Can you post speedup data? We know what Bob has reported.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Also, is speedup the same for SMP and NUMA?
>>>>>
>>>>>I told you, I don't have access to NUMA machine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Can you post speedup numbers? Perhaps some logs?
>>>>
>>>>What strategy do you use to split the search? Were there any papers that were
>>>>of help to you in the development process?
>>>
>>>Is it an interrogation of some kind? :)
>>
>>
>>You asked earlier if their were any more questions. :)
>>
>>Not many amateurs (or even some pros) are attempting parrallel search. Also,
>>not everyone uses the same strategy, for example: threads (Crafty) versus
>>processes (Sjeng, DIEP).
>
>Falcon uses multiprocessing.
>
>>
>>I think a lot of people are interested in parrallel efficiency. Some have
>>posted their data on this. Are you still working on this aspect?
>
>Yes.
>
>>
>>Do you use the ICC compiler for Linux or some other?
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>On Linux I use GCC.
Without wishing to interrupt, I just wanted to comment on my awe at all this
elevation.
Albert
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