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The Linux Programming Model for Cell

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Base platform support for Linux on the Cell has been established and is currently on its way into the mainstream Linux kernel tree. Read about the Cell's unique architecture and the SPU file system interface that allows Linux to run on it.

Base platform support for Linux on the Cell has been established and is currently on its way into the mainstream Linux kernel tree. Read about the Cell's unique architecture and the SPU file system interface that allows Linux to run on it.

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mdl ·
"The Cell processor .........promises unprecedented performance in the consumer and workstation market by employing a radically new architecture."

Can we expect so see this used in PCs anytime soon? I wonder how it would stack up against Intel/AMD.
cjcox ·
Probably quite nicely, if not down right aggresively... it can only appeal to Linux users and only to those who also adopted Linux on platforms like PPC, Alpha, Itanic, etc.

Some (a minority at best) of Linux users will love it. Won't make an impact in the datacenter or corporate work space (not in volume).

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