Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:13:16 +0100 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: Artem Belevich <fbsdlist@src.cx> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Future CPUs - 128 threads Message-ID: <9bbcef731002111213q18d5d6b4pa6aea824eb9bb6ff@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ed91d4a81002111201r24b88befndeaf8d7f47dd36bf@mail.gmail.com> References: <hl1ldj$4jp$1@ger.gmane.org> <ed91d4a81002111201r24b88befndeaf8d7f47dd36bf@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11 February 2010 21:01, Artem Belevich <fbsdlist@src.cx> wrote: > MIPS variants with many cores/threads have been in production for > quite a while, though for some reason that happened without too much > PR noise. > > http://www.rmicorp.com/products/XLR_732.htm > http://www.caviumnetworks.com/OCTEON_MIPS64.html Probably because you cannot buy a ready made server machine with such a CPU and 4-8 disk drives practically by mail order :) Seriously, simply because of curiosity - are MIPS CPUs used in any kind of "general purpose" machines?
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