CPUs in Apple Silicon chips are different, as they contain two
different core types, one designed for high performance
(Performance, P or Firestorm cores), the other for energy efficiency
(Efficiency, E or Icestorm cores). For these to work well, threads
need to be allocated by core type, a task which can be left to apps
and processes, as it is in Asahi Linux,
or managed by the operating system, as it is in macOS. This article
explains how macOS manages core allocation in all Apple’s M1 series
chips, in what it terms asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP, although
others prefer to call this heterogeneous computing).
Source: How macOS manages M1 CPU
cores,
an article by Howard Oakley.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy
Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an
inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice”
melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing
consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize
worth killing for....
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family
will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could
ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known
as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and
unattainable dream.
Last Saturday I watched Dune
(2021) and
today, in the evening, I started in
Dune by
Frank Herbert. I've read Dune in the past, several times even, but
too long ago to have a fresh memory of it so a reread will be nice.