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A 128bit ISA is super unlikely. We're barely using the 48bit implemented in AMD64 of 64 possible address bits. Wider data arguments are already implemented as
by ysleepy 6y ago
A 128bit ISA is super unlikely. We're barely using the 48bit implemented in AMD64 of 64 possible address bits.
Wider data arguments are already implemented as AVX/2/512.
- akvadrako 6y agoArchitectures with 128 pointers exist, but the extra bits are used for metadata. I don’t see much indication this’ll become mainstream through. https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/cheri-faq.html https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/cheri...
- ac934875390 6y agoArm is actually building this: https://developer.arm.com/architectures/cpu-architecture/a-profile/morello https://developer.arm.com/architectures/cpu-architecture/a-p...