Is it possible to use std::thread to parallelize on Intel Xeon Phi?

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I know that classic example of parallelization on Intel Xeon Phi are done with OpenMP. But is it possible to use std::thread to automatically launch tasks on Xeon Phi ?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 06 '13 at 23:43

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The answer is yes, please see http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/choosing-the-right-threading-framework

answered Jul 06 '13 at 23:43

George Ciobanu

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '13 at 18:10

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The current shipping compilers that support Xeon Phi do not support C++11 and therfore do not support std::Thread.

answered Jul 10 '13 at 18:10

sssylvester

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Is it possible to use std::thread to parallelize on Intel Xeon Phi?

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