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What 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 w
by FullyFunctional 6y ago
What 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.