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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve understood that while Phi is the product line, MIC will still remain the generic name for the architecture family (similar to x86). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To add to the acronym-soup there is also a separate naming scheme for the binary architecture: If you look at newer binutils packages, the current (Knight’s Corner) architecture is called ‘K1OM’ and previous generation (Knight’s Ferry) ‘L1OM’. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Olli-Pekka<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org [mailto:beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Kidger<br><b>Sent:</b> 18. syyskuuta 2012 10:44<br><b>To:</b> Hearns, John<br><b>Cc:</b> beowulf@beowulf.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Beowulf] Xeon Phi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Remember that Knight's Corner is an instance (cf IvyBridge) whereas Phi is a product line (cf Xeon)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the same way Kepler is an instance of Nvidia's Telsa line.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The technology was also known as MIC : pronounced 'Mick' or 'Mike' depending on who you spoke to.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That was confusing - so with PHI it is now unambiguous right? er no - I hear people say both 'Fee' and 'Fi'<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ho hum, (Fo fum),<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bull Information Systems<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 6 September 2012 09:56, Hearns, John <<a href="mailto:john.hearns@mclaren.com" target="_blank">john.hearns@mclaren.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>I rather thought Knights corner was a good name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>Seems it has been renamed Xeon Phi. Oh well....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/05/intel_xeon_phi_coprocessor/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/05/intel_xeon_phi_coprocessor/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>John Hearns | CFD Hardware Specialist |</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> <b>McLaren Racing Limited</b></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>McLaren Technology Centre, Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4YH, UK</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br></span><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>T: </span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29%201483%20262000" target="_blank">+44 (0) 1483 262000</a></span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>D: </span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29%201483%20262352" target="_blank">+44 (0) 1483 262352</a></span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>F:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29%201483%20261928" target="_blank">+44 (0) 1483 261928</a> </span><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>E:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="mailto:john.hearns@mclaren.com" target="_blank">john.hearns@mclaren.com</a></span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>W: </span></b><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.mclaren.com/" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.mclaren.com/"><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>www.mclaren.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The contents of this email are confidential and for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. 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