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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: do ada tasks run accross 16 cpu boxs? or stuck on 1 cpu?
Date: Tue, 07 May 2013 22:45:19 +0200
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Jeffrey Carter writes on comp.lang.ada:
> On 05/07/2013 01:16 PM, johannes falcone wrote:
>> How would an ada program use 16 core box?
>>
>> Are the tasks green threads? meaning 1 cpu microthreads? or are they
>> somehow green threads than can run on 16 cpus at same time?  or are
>> they like os threads and heavy?
>>
>> I think they are the best combo green threads than can use N cpus by
>> being farmed out to all avaialble cpu as wrokers cpus .... but not
>> sure..
>
> This depends on the compiler. Most implement tasks so they use the
> available processors, but some don't.

And on the underlying operating system. With GNAT on GNU/Linux, threads
are native and use all available CPU cores.

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Ludovic Brenta.