It's not deterministic at all and that's the scary part. Another option would be to create a virtual multi-core computer that exists to force unlikely but valid race conditions, to ensure that they are handled properly. But I'm anything but an academic.
On Nov 18, 2007 12:39 PM, Christian Edward Gruber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouldn't you get proper multiprocessing behaviour from a dual-core > processor, since the choice of processor that is accessing a given > thread at any point isn't deterministic, nor is thread execution > order? Or would you just find the issues faster on 1000 processors. > > christian. > > On 18-Nov-07, at 1:47 PM, Howard Lewis Ship wrote: > > > That would be an interesting research project, a JVM that runs inside > > a virtual hyper-multicore system. That is, a simulation of a, say, > > 1000 core workstation, used to flesh out synchronization problems that > > won't manifest inside single or dual-core CPUs. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Howard M. Lewis Ship Partner and Senior Architect at Feature50 Creator Apache Tapestry and Apache HiveMind --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
