Simon Urbanek wrote:
> On Mar 18, 2009, at 8:59 , Rune Schjellerup Philosof wrote:
>> A simple example of use:
>> data1 <- data2 <- matrix(0, r, c)
>> dataFiller <- function(i) {
>> tmp <- someCalculation(i)
>> data1[, i] <<- tmp$result1
>> data2[, i] <<- tmp$result2
>> }
>> runParallelInThreads(1:c, dataFiller)
>>
>> If this can be done almost as fast and simple with processes, for
>> instance using the multicore package, then I think it needs to be better
>> documented.
>
> Can you elaborate on the last sentence, please? Things cannot happen
> if you don't ask ...
>
What I meant with the sentence was:
- How would you do the example above using the multicore package?
- What is the magnitude of speed reduction comparing the multicore
solution with the hypothetical solution using threads?
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Cheers
Rune Schjellerup Philosof
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