IntelĀ® MPI Library Reference Manual for Linux* OS
cell |
A pinging resolution in descriptions for pinning property. |
hyper-threading technology |
A feature within the IA-64 and IntelĀ® 64 family of processors, where each processor core provides the functionality of more than one logical processor. |
logical processor |
The basic modularity of processor hardware resource that allows a software executive (OS) to dispatch task or execute a thread context. Each logical processor can execute only one thread context at a time. |
multi-core processor |
A physical processor that contains more than one processor core. |
multi-processor platform |
A computer system made of two or more physical packages. |
processor core |
The circuitry that provides dedicated functionalities to decode, execute instructions, and transfer data between certain sub-systems in a physical package. A processor core may contain one or more logical processors. |
physical package |
The physical package of a microprocessor capable of executing one or more threads of software at the same time. Each physical package plugs into a physical socket. Each physical package may contain one or more processor cores. |
processor topology |
Hierarchical relationships of "shared vs. dedicated" hardware resources within a computing platform using physical package capable of one or more forms of hardware multi-threading. |