Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Parallel Processing

[Eric Blossom]

On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 08:48:50AM +1100, Alan Gray wrote:
> Just wondering about the performance of GNURadio in a box with more than 
> one processor.
> 
> I've seen an estimate of 5+GHz noised around as the approximate processing 
> power required to process HDTV signals in real time. Now if I had the 
> opportunity to spend a little money on a new system, how worthwhile would 
> it be for me to invest in a box with say, dual 2.4 GHz processors? Will the 
> software make good use of the parallel processors, or will everything be 
> processed on one chip leaving the other pretty much idle?

The current software does not take advantage SMP systems, but it will
shortly.  It's my top priority.  We will make good use of all the
processors available, and will ensure that the scheduling overhead is
minimal.

Eric