Re: [boost] cache size runtime detection

Subject: Re: [boost] cache size runtime detection
From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-08-17 13:01:52

Joel wrote:
> Would there be interest to have such utility in Boost ? 

Yes.

Andrey wrote:
> My idea is a system capabilities 
> library (Boost.SystemCaps) which would offer a generic interface for 
> querying the current system properties such as: 
> 
> - Number of CPU cores/threads. 
> - Current CPU core capabilities (vendor string, instruction set 
> extensions, cache properties, etc.). Probably, this would need to 
> support heterogenous systems as well. 
> - System RAM size. 
> - OS version string. 

This sounds like a good idea. It would almost be runtime-analogous to
Boost.Config (Boost.RuntimeConfig or Boost.SystemConfig).

Best,
Glen

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