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Dualcore library for DJGPP (Announce)

posted by FFK , 30.06.2026, 18:40
(edited by FFK on 30.06.2026, 18:54)

> We know that Michael Chourdakis also experimented with dualcore many years
> ago but just a demo. Doing some heavy load like video decoding makes good
> sense for dualcore use. Maybe a challenge for new dugl player :)

I'm planning a hybrid implementation of DUGL/DWorker concept: if ring 0 detected and if there is a free CPU core use it to start/run the DWorker, else start/run as a regular PThread thread. Let's see how far I can go but would be very interesting for heavy load apps as video decoding.

Complete thread:

• Dualcore library for DJGPP - RayeR, 26.06.2026, 17:46 (Announce)
  • Dualcore library for DJGPP - Laaca, 26.06.2026, 21:38
  • Dualcore library for DJGPP - Japheth, 27.06.2026, 05:27
    • Dualcore library for DJGPP - RayeR, 28.06.2026, 02:14
      • Dualcore library for DJGPP - Japheth, 29.06.2026, 05:06
      • Dualcore library for DJGPP - FFK, 30.06.2026, 18:40
        • Dualcore library for DJGPP - RayeR, 01.07.2026, 13:39
        • Dualcore library for DJGPP - Zyzzle, 01.07.2026, 22:09
          • Dualcore library for DJGPP - FFK, 01.07.2026, 23:07
  • Dualcore library for DJGPP - does edge_pr.exe work? - RayeR, 06.07.2026, 05:06
    • Dualcore library for DJGPP - does edge_pr.exe work? - Zyzzle, 07.07.2026, 10:08
      • Dualcore library for DJGPP - does edge_pr.exe work? - RayeR, 25.07.2026, 05:41