[COFF] AI and spin locks

[David Barto]

That is some of the funniest stuff I’ve read in a long time

     David

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> On Nov 27, 2024, at 4:41 PM, Warren Toomey via COFF <coff at tuhs.org> wrote:
> 
> I was just trying to find out if there was a way of uploading the TUHS
> mailing list as a corpus of text into a LLM so that I could ask questions
> based on the knowledge contained therein. I'm not having much luck yet.
> 
> Anyway, while messing around with things I asked a simple question and got
> this answer:
> 
> What is a spin lock?
> 
>  A spin lock, also known as a spinning lock or spinning lock mechanism, is
>  a type of mechanical locking device used to secure and protect sensitive
>  electronic components, such as microprocessors, memory chips, and other
>  high-value devices.
> 
>  Here's how it worked: when a CPU instruction was executed and the
>  necessary data was stored in registers, the CPU would "lock" the registers
>  by spinning them around to prevent other instructions from accessing them.
> 
> Those poor registers must get dizzy with all the spinning that they
> have to endure :-)
> 
> Cheers, Warren
> 
> P.S. If anybody has ideas on how to usefully import the TUHS mailing list
> into a LLM, let me/us know.