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It all reads extremely vague. What do these all mean? Is there anything in R-V other than the constant hype propelled by sifive?!
by josemanuel 6y ago
It all reads extremely vague.
What do these all mean? Is there anything in R-V other than the constant hype propelled by sifive?!
- FullyFunctional 6y agoWhat is "R-V"? Please use correct non-ambiguous terminology. The press release says nothing, but 740 suggest it's based on the 74 which is a dual issue core with the vector extension. The latter is a big deal (basically doubles the silicon area for one metric), but ISTM that it's not the OoO core, so not in the same class as eg. BOOM.
- colejohnson66 6y ago“R-V” is pretty clearly “RISC V”
- FullyFunctional 6y agoIt's not clear to me. The big new thing in the 74 core is the vector extension (thus, RV64GCV) and in the context of the question it might very well have been that the OP was asking about. Clear and effective communication benefits from the absence of ambiguity lest we just end up with a bunch of TLAs that ATM seems FTW, but might raise a "WTF" for someone else. YMMV. EDIT: reworded
- josemanuel 6y agoDid I touch a sore point when I wrote R-V? From your reaction It seems like I did. Is the term R-V perceived as detrimental? Does R-V not sound cool? I think it does.
- zamadatix 6y agoSounds like an additional core you can get from SiFive and a follow up to their previous Linux capable board with something more capable. Not sure what's "constant hype" about having hardware to buy or vaguely described in the article?