[Beowulf] Re: newbies' dilemma / firewire? (Hahn)
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Greg Lindahl lindahl at pathscale.comThu Mar 9 16:01:30 PST 2006
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On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 10:35:25AM -0800, Ed Karns wrote: > Processor efficiency FireWire has a 32-bit "risc" type > microprocessor, is peer to peer in hardware / firmware and has other > lean architecture features. Uh, is having a 32-bit CPU in your NIC supposed to make it faster or slower? In the InfiniBand space, there's a proof that having that extra cpu makes small packets slower. With FireWire's slower link speed... -- greg
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