Comments on: How to determine if a computer is running multiple CPUs in a Silverlight, RIA or web page situation http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/how-to-determine-a-computer-is-running-multiple-processors-in-a-silverlight-ria-or-web-page-situation/ Semantic Web, Blog widgets, site plugins and everything related to life at Headup.com Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:36:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: TalM http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/how-to-determine-a-computer-is-running-multiple-processors-in-a-silverlight-ria-or-web-page-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-27 TalM Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:48:27 +0000 http://blog.headup.com/?p=246#comment-27 Hi Charlie, it is possible that you processor supports hyper-threading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading if this is the case, the Operating System treats your processor as 2 processors. (nothing to fix, this is a good behavior) Cheers, Tal Hi Charlie,
it is possible that you processor supports hyper-threading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading
if this is the case, the Operating System treats your processor as 2 processors. (nothing to fix, this is a good behavior)

Cheers,
Tal

]]> By: charlie http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/how-to-determine-a-computer-is-running-multiple-processors-in-a-silverlight-ria-or-web-page-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-26 charlie Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:02:33 +0000 http://blog.headup.com/?p=246#comment-26 i'm struggling!!! i have "1" processor but when i use programs to detect my comps spec they all say i'm running 2!!! what does that mean? and how do i fix it? i’m struggling!!! i have “1″ processor but when i use programs to detect my comps spec they all say i’m running 2!!! what does that mean? and how do i fix it?

]]> By: mike http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/how-to-determine-a-computer-is-running-multiple-processors-in-a-silverlight-ria-or-web-page-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-25 mike Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:45:18 +0000 http://blog.headup.com/?p=246#comment-25 Hi Adi, Thanks for commenting! In Silverlight I have exact control on the running threads. You can only benefit by knowing what OS is running & how many CPUs are available. I could ignore this, and assume always that the computer has one CPU, but I'd sacrifice a great deal of performance. I like the concept of a software aware of its environment. Similar to how’s .NET’s JIT complies the IL specifically to the processor on the running computer, I think software can and should be optimized in run time. Cheers, Mike "I tweet @headup" Hi Adi,
Thanks for commenting!

In Silverlight I have exact control on the running threads.
You can only benefit by knowing what OS is running & how many CPUs are available.

I could ignore this, and assume always that the computer has one CPU, but I’d sacrifice a great deal of performance.

I like the concept of a software aware of its environment. Similar to how’s .NET’s JIT complies the IL specifically to the processor on the running computer, I think software can and should be optimized in run time.

Cheers,
Mike
“I tweet @headup”

]]> By: Adi R http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/how-to-determine-a-computer-is-running-multiple-processors-in-a-silverlight-ria-or-web-page-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Adi R Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:12:12 +0000 http://blog.headup.com/?p=246#comment-24 I am still unclear as to why would you do this? Especially inside a framework that doesn't let you natively control how many threads your software is spawning (such as Adobe Flash). Also, I really dislike software which "assumes" so many things (OS or CPU of tomorrow, running on 16 cores, may do context switching differently), and still ends up with "false positives"... I am still unclear as to why would you do this? Especially inside a framework that doesn’t let you natively control how many threads your software is spawning (such as Adobe Flash).

Also, I really dislike software which “assumes” so many things (OS or CPU of tomorrow, running on 16 cores, may do context switching differently), and still ends up with “false positives”…

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]]> By: Rachel - computer hardware http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/how-to-determine-a-computer-is-running-multiple-processors-in-a-silverlight-ria-or-web-page-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Rachel - computer hardware Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:49:23 +0000 http://blog.headup.com/?p=246#comment-22 Wow! This post is very informative. Nice! I've learned another thing - the best ways on how to identify if a computer is running on multiple CPUs. Thanks for sharing! Wow! This post is very informative. Nice! I’ve learned another thing – the best ways on how to identify if a computer is running on multiple CPUs. Thanks for sharing!

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