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Function GetLogicalProcessorCount() Foundation

Query the number of available logical processors on the machine

Syntax
GetLogicalProcessorCount() --> nLogicalProcessor
Return

The function returns the number of logical processors available on the system.

Description

A processor is generally a unit able to execute operations. A Logical Processor is the term used to represent the fact that today:

A processor can be virtual (vmware, MS hyper-v).
A physical CPU/Processor can have multiple cores/processors.
A hyper-threading capable core is divided into two logical processing units.

The term Logical Processor describes what we see from a software perspective as the processing unit.

Examples
GetLogicalProcessorCount() 
// Assign the Process randomly to a logical processor unit 

PROCEDURE Main 

   SetLogicalProcessor( RandomInt(GetLogicalProcessorCount()) ) 

RETURN
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