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Linux support for ARM big.LITTLELinux support for ARM big.LITTLEPosted Feb 16, 2012 0:56 UTC (Thu) by rusty (✭ supporter ✭, #26)Parent article: Linux support for ARM big.LITTLE
It's important to realize that the the A15 cores are likely heat-limited in a mobile device. To paraphrase a conversation with Paul McKenney, the big cpus are like a sportscar you can rent for 3 seconds at a time :)
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Short-term rental of sports cars Posted Feb 16, 2012 7:01 UTC (Thu) by PaulMcKenney (subscriber, #9624) [Link] Perhaps a good analogy would be with the Bugatti Veyron, which can generate more than 1,000 horsepower and reach speeds in excess of 400 kilometers per hour, but which when operated at full throttle will empty its fuel tank in about twelve minutes.Excessively high temperatures on the one hand, limited fuel tank on the other, but either way you go really fast for a very short time. ;–)
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