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Re: rc5

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From: Magnus Wibeck
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 00:00
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Johan Peitz (d98peitz@mdstud.chalmers.se) wrote:
> Vad �r det f�r n�gon user "rc5" somk�r tunga cpu-�tande processer p�
> n�stan varenda dator???
>
> / Johan 

S} tunga {r de inte, de skyfflas l{tt undan av processer som beh|ver
mer tid. (Nice-level 19, som n}gon mer insatt {n jag kan f|rklara n{rmare.)

Sj{lva processen {r en rc5-kn{ckare, som g}r igenom 2^64 nycklar f|r
att f|rhoppningsvis hitta r{tt. (Egentligen bara 2^28 i taget eftersom
det {r ett distribuerat projekt och man inte vill r{kna p} samma
nycklar)

Mera detaljer: http://www.distributed.net/rc5/

/Magnus
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From: d95magwi@dtek.chalmers.se (Magnus Wibeck)
Subject: Re: rc5
Date: 1998/09/03
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