Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!news.misty.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED!nerds-end From: George Neuner Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: optimizing compilers for low power design Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:24:42 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 14 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <14-06-018@comp.compilers> References: <14-06-003@comp.compilers> <14-06-004@comp.compilers> <14-06-008@comp.compilers> <14-06-011@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: miucha.iecc.com 1403313558 37866 2001:470:1f07:1126:0:676f:7373:6970 (21 Jun 2014 01:19:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 01:19:18 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: architecture Posted-Date: 20 Jun 2014 21:19:18 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:1273 On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:44:43 -0400, George Neuner wrote: >[The Gray coding was mostly a joke. You're right, the circumstances >in which it would be useful are unrealistically limited. -John] I understood that you meant to be funny, but the idea itself isn't. For a number of reasons I can't see it being adopted generally - but, if it worked well enough, it would be worth the effort for very low power (battery) applications and maybe also for super-computer applications where power and cooling are ever increasing expenses. George