From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0DDABC6B for ; Thu, 6 Sep 2007 20:27:08 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga02.intel.com (mga02.intel.com [134.134.136.20]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l86IR7FB015476 for ; Thu, 6 Sep 2007 20:27:08 +0200 Received: from orsmga001.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.18]) by orsmga101.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 06 Sep 2007 11:27:03 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.20,216,1186383600"; d="scan'208";a="289331428" Received: from orsmsx335.jf.intel.com ([10.22.226.40]) by orsmga001.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 06 Sep 2007 11:27:04 -0700 Received: from orsmsx419.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.22.226.88]) by orsmsx335.jf.intel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:27:04 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: [Caml-list] More registers in modern day CPUs Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:27:03 -0700 Message-ID: <509223F0BF55E74FA1247D17207E7A0C01D759C3@orsmsx419.amr.corp.intel.com> In-Reply-To: <87r6lb90tw.fsf@linux-france.org> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [Caml-list] More registers in modern day CPUs Thread-Index: AcfwqNkzMvGxvhhbQkqHMSr5/bLCFQACnaaA References: <875c7e070709060755r1d0d099ds30a25ea78d0fd85a@mail.gmail.com><46E01A27.1070207@janestcapital.com><509223F0BF55E74FA1247D17207E7A0C01D75893@orsmsx419.amr.corp.intel.com> <87r6lb90tw.fsf@linux-france.org> From: "Harrison, John R" To: "David MENTRE" Cc: "Caml-list List" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Sep 2007 18:27:04.0208 (UTC) FILETIME=[860BC900:01C7F0B3] X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 46E0467B.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; sony:98 toshiba:98 caml-list:01 imply:03 bits:05 processor:08 registers:08 registers:08 mean:08 rather:08 rather:08 john:08 john:08 memory:09 file:11 | > Both the old Inmos Transputer and the the more recent IBM/Sony/Toshiba | > Cell processor have/had a dedicated area of fast memory, rather like a | > giant memory-based register file. | | The Cell SPE has 128 registers of 128 bits. Yes, but I was referring to the "256-KB software controlled local store" rather than the actual register file. I didn't mean to imply that the Cell has few actual registers. (Though the transputer does, in fact.) John.