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Windows 7 to scale to 256 processors
All about Microsoft —
... . But he never said how this would be enabled. Mark Russinovich, Technical Fellow in Microsoft’s Core OS division, explained in more detail how Microsoft has managed to do this in a video interview published on Microsoft’s Channel 9 Web site . Russinovich said that Microsoft has managed to break the dispatcher lock in Windows — a task that had stumped even the father of the Windows NT operating system, David Cutler, Russinovich said. When Cutler designed Windows for the server, systems beyond 32-way seemed far, far away. On more massively multiprocessor systems, Windows ...
Windows 7 to scale to 256 processors
Bink.nu —
... . But he never said how this would be enabled. Mark Russinovich, Technical Fellow in Microsoft’s Core OS division, explained in more detail how Microsoft has managed to do this in a video interview published on Microsoft’s Channel 9 Web site . Russinovich said that Microsoft has managed to break the dispatcher lock in Windows — a task that had stumped even the father of the Windows NT operating system, David Cutler. When Cutler designed Windows for the server, systems beyond 32-way seemed far, far away, Russinovich said. On more massively multiprocessor systems, Windows ...
Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all
All about Microsoft —
... and Windows Server 2008 R2. Nervous about setting off customers’ alarm bells around more low-level changes to Windows, like happened with Vista, the Microsoft brass have been repeating that Windows 7’s kernel won’t deviate from Vista’s, so all drivers and apps that work on Vista should work on 7.) What, exactly, is MinWin? That’s been another thorny issue that Microsoft execs have been reticent to detangle. After listening to Russinovich , here’s my best attempt at explaining the concept: MinWin is ...
Deep Inside Windows 7 with Tech Guru Mark Russinovich [Windows 7]
Lifehacker —
... ) Mark Russinovich talks all about the intricacies of Windows 7. We're talking high geek quotient here (kernel constructs, threading, CPUs, oh my!), so it may not be for everyong. Thanks Samir! [ via ]
Complete List of Windows 7 Videos on Channel 9
D' Technology Weblog —
... specific Windows 7 features that it makes sense to group these topics into categories so they are easier for potential viewers to find. Here is one new of the many videos from Channel 9.
Here is the list of category topics and their associated videos:
Kernel and Internals
Inside Windows 7 - User Mode Scheduler Inside Windows 7 - Service Control Manager Mark Russinovich – Inside Windows 7 New NUMA Support with Windows 7 ...
Windows Topic Area on Channel 9 for Windows 7 Updates
D' Technology Weblog —
... area on Channel9 got a new look and functionality to help you to better choose the right Windows 7 content you need. You can choose from three main topic areas:
Using Windows 7 – Contains consumer- and user-related videos such as how to install Windows 7 and how to set up a home group network
Programming Windows 7
“Under the Hood” – Contains classics like the interview with Mark Russinovich on Windows 7 Internals.
The Complete Guide ...
Windows 7 GA – Time for Some New Windows 7 Developer Resources
Official Windows Magazine | Home —
... As always, the Windows 7 Topic Area on Channel 9 still features specific Windows 7 videos and screencasts. Over the past few weeks, we created new videos that I am sure you will find exciting and helpful, including a new Mark Russinovich video. As a friendly reminder, the last video Mark did, “ ...
Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows 7 Redux
Bink.nu —
... joins me in a discussion that extends the great conversation we had last year on Windows 7 internals. In his previous C9 interview, Mark told us about many of the new additions to the Windows kernel which enable Windows 7 (and Windows Server R2) to scale to large numbers of processors. Well, removing ...
