In article <20160325182319.GL23212@platypus.pepperfish.net>,
Rob Kendrick <rjek@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 04:58:05PM +0000, Jim Nagel wrote:
> > Some of the new Arm hardware running RiscOS (e.g. the ArmX6 and
> > Titanium) has a multi-core processor. So far, of course, RiscOS lacks
> > the ability to make use of the extra potential.
> >
> > Question occurs to me: what's the situation with the other platforms
> > on which Netsurf runs -- Amiga, Atari, etc? Does multi-core ability
> > exist in hardware there?
> >
> > Do the Netsurf developers have ideas for how Netsurf could take
> > advantage of the extra processing power when the OSes allow it?
> NetSurf is single-threaded, by design. It won't take direct advantange
> of multiple cores. It'll still be faster on those systems which support
> multiple CPUs, because the OS can run on one while NetSurf runs on
> another.
It does beg the question. What happens when NetSurf runs in VRPC on a Win
7 machine with a multi-core processor? Does VRPC take advantage of
multiple cores?
> B.
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