-----Original Message----- From: ranjith kumar <ranjit_kumar_b4u@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:27:17 +0100 (BST) Subject: Fetch, prefetch and hard ware prefetch Hi all, I have the following queries 1)What does the meaning of "fetch". 2)What does the meaning of "prefetch". 3)What does the meaning of "hardware-prefetch". 4) what is the difference among them? _______________--- There's a lot more information readily found by your search engine than we could repeat here, particularly since you appear to be off topic. Tim Prince