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[hotaru]

that's exactly what Ryzen Pro is....

[hotaru]

if you want a PRNG for that, this is much better:

typedef uint64_t uint64x2 __attribute__((__vector_size__(16)));

uint64x2 rnd(uint64x2

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[hotaru]

CPUID doesn't tell you until after you've bought the CPU and doesn't tell you whether it'll keep working with future microcode updates. to test TSX code,...

[hotaru]

I concluded that Linux-libre was a dead-end years ago when they refused to stop removing an interface that would have allowed users to load open source...

[hotaru]

none of the POWER chips that you can actually buy are open either. the ISA is, but the chips aren't....

[hotaru]

yes, that is the real solution. unfortunately, people are reluctant to give up the less than about 30% (on Intel) or 40% (on AMD) performance increase...