[COFF] AI and spin locks

[Stuff Received]

On 2024-11-27 19:40, Warren Toomey via COFF 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 :-)

ld gravol

S.

> 
> Cheers, Warren
> 
> P.S. If anybody has ideas on how to usefully import the TUHS mailing list
> into a LLM, let me/us know.