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omp_num_threads implementation

Dishaw__Jim
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‎05-02-2007 12:10 PM
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What does the Intel implementation of OpenMP do if omp_num_threads is greater than the number of cores available in the system.
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jimdempseyatthecove
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‎05-02-2007 05:53 PM
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It will use more threads. As long as you dont exceed the max threads (setable)

You would set more threads than cores if some are doing i/o

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