You folks will recall that Intel, a while ago, stopped enabling their compiler's highest optimization levels for chips that weren't "Genuine Intel(tm)". Well, that's part of the new FTC complaint against Intel:
Intel secretly redesigned key software, known as a compiler, in a way that deliberately stunted the performance of competitors’ CPU chips. Intel told its customers and the public that software performed better on Intel CPUs than on competitors’ CPUs, but the company deceived them by failing to disclose that these differences were due largely or entirely to Intel’s compiler design. PathScale was subpoenaed a long time ago by both AMD and Intel about this issue for the AMD/Intel lawsuit, recently settled. The bundling of chipsets with Atom processors (it's cheaper to buy both than a naked cpu) seems to also be part of the suit. -- greg _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
