inari ( inari@piefed.zip ) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoNew Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup — new CRAM method offers giant boost to compressed memory readswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1268 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1268external-linkNew Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup — new CRAM method offers giant boost to compressed memory readswww.tomshardware.cominari ( inari@piefed.zip ) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareVitaly ( Vitaly@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkarrow-up49·2 days agoSo there are some benefits to the ram crisis? People actually optimize things because of limited resources.
minus-squareRandom Dent ( CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 days agoYou know it’s getting weird out there when Meta seems to be doing something that’s actually useful.
minus-squareboonhet ( boonhet@lemmy.zip ) linkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoThey’ve been doing useful engineering things since the start, it’s just that it pales in comparison to all the bad things
minus-squaremorto ( morto@piefed.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoThey only did a few useful things to be more efficient in doing the bad things
minus-squareadarza ( adarza@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agothey ain’t doing it for us, they’re doing it for themselves.
minus-squareGuiorgy ( Guiorgy@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoZSTD and BYRFS, among many other smaller things, hello?
minus-squarenovafunc ( novafunc@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoDoes it count as optimization? For supported hardware, it’s certainly cool. But it’s not making inefficient software better, it’s making better use of the hardware.
So there are some benefits to the ram crisis? People actually optimize things because of limited resources.
You know it’s getting weird out there when Meta seems to be doing something that’s actually useful.
They’ve been doing useful engineering things since the start, it’s just that it pales in comparison to all the bad things
They only did a few useful things to be more efficient in doing the bad things
they ain’t doing it for us, they’re doing it for themselves.
ZSTD and BYRFS, among many other smaller things, hello?
Does it count as optimization? For supported hardware, it’s certainly cool. But it’s not making inefficient software better, it’s making better use of the hardware.