[gmpi] Re: Reqs TODO

  • From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:50:35 +0000

On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 02:39:17PM +0100, Vincent Burel wrote:
> -1- the intel optimization cookbook recommands to use float32 instead of
> float64 if it's not necessary (this is using more BUS Clock)
> -2- as a programmer , i guess that you don't use 64bit integer or float when
> you don't need it. It's the same here, so if you decide to allow 64 bits in
> GMPI , i'm oblige to say that you have to allows the 32bit float too .

Well, floats or doubles only have to be used for sending data between
plugins - what you do internally is up to you.

I'm reserving judgement until I've seen a benchmark, but I'd like the
requirements to specify a single datatype, whatever it is.

- Steve

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