Hello R Pioneers, I sometimes use R on a dual CPU PC runing Linux and find that only 1 CPU is used even when no other user/process competes for resources. Can we make R uses both CPUs to have the job done sooner? I know this is probably asking too much for something that is free. Has anyone else thought about it? Thanks. Ming Chow
>>>>> "mingliz" == mingliz <mingliz at surfbest.net> writes:mingliz> Hello R Pioneers, I sometimes use R on a dual CPU PC mingliz> runing Linux and find that only 1 CPU is used even when mingliz> no other user/process competes for resources. Can we mingliz> make R uses both CPUs to have the job done sooner? I mingliz> know this is probably asking too much for something that mingliz> is free. Has anyone else thought about it? Thanks. mingliz> Ming Chow Search the mailing list for past discussions on this topic. The short answer is no you can't do it. The long answer is yes, you can do it with a bit of programming (using PVM/MPI and SNOW). -- A.J. Rossini Rsrch. Asst. Prof. of Biostatistics U. of Washington Biostatistics rossini at u.washington.edu FHCRC/SCHARP/HIV Vaccine Trials Net rossini at scharp.org -------------- software.biostat.washington.edu ---------------- FHCRC: M: 206-667-7025 (fax=4812)|Voicemail is pretty sketchy/use Email UW: Th: 206-543-1044 (fax=3286)|Change last 4 digits of phone to FAX (my tuesday/wednesday/friday locations are completely unpredictable.)