Xiao-Feng Li wrote:
Hi, I am using port_CPUs_number() for GCv5 to get the processor number, but my desktop returns one processor with it on Windows although my processor is dual-core. (port_CPUs_number is defined in port_sysinfo.h). I think we need more general form of processor number retrieval API that can return processor information including that of core and hyperthreading. How do you think?
I chuckled when I first read this, as if people would disagree - "no, I don't think we want to have an API to return accurate information about hardware capability".
One thing to keep in mind is to ensure that it's extensible so that non-intel features can be detected as well. Easy portability is key.
geir
