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Hardware running gpl code

Let’s say I am selling hardware that uses the linux kernel. Do I have to state somewhere that it is running linux(or other gpl code)?

Why don’t computers come with specialized hardware such as sorting networks?

Instead of programming the way we do, why don’t we make specifications of common tasks such as “sorting”, and then let the environment compile it to make best use of it’s hardware? This way, we could ship computer with new specialized hardware such as sorting networks, and it would automatically work with existing code.

How long is a typical modern microprocessor pipeline?

I learnt some about pipelining but those were 4-stage and 5-stage and I think that modern pipelining typical is much longer and more complicated in practice. How long are typical pipelines and how much can we expect them to increase and where is the point of reaching diminshing returns in performance gains for longer pipelines?

How long is a typical modern microprocessor pipeline?

I learnt some about pipelining but those were 4-stage and 5-stage and I think that modern pipelining typical is much longer and more complicated in practice. How long are typical pipelines and how much can we expect them to increase and where is the point of reaching diminshing returns in performance gains for longer pipelines?

How long is a typical modern microprocessor pipeline?

I learnt some about pipelining but those were 4-stage and 5-stage and I think that modern pipelining typical is much longer and more complicated in practice. How long are typical pipelines and how much can we expect them to increase and where is the point of reaching diminshing returns in performance gains for longer pipelines?