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Re:C++11 async tutorial by alexchamberlain on Thursday October 18, 2012 @11:04AM (#4669090)
Can I pick your brains???

What happens during a cache miss? Does the thread block?

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Re:C++11 async tutorial by lallysingh on Thursday October 18, 2012 @11:52AM (#4669344)
Other instructions in the same thread are executed (when they can be, e.g. all data's available). Or in another hyperthread on the same core.
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