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It was unclear if "v8" of the MIPS architecture is a re-branded RISC-V or if v8 MIPS is a combined RISC-V + MIPS or what.
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
It was unclear if "v8" of the MIPS architecture is a re-branded RISC-V or if v8 MIPS is a combined RISC-V + MIPS or what.
- esturk 6y ago"In this context, the “8th generation” refers to seven generations of the traditional MIPS architecture, followed by an upcoming RISC-V design. It sounds like the company is implying that this is a smooth transition with some level of compatibility between the old and the new. It isn’t. It’s a clean break as the company switches from the old CPU design, that it owned, to a new one that’s in the public domain."
- arnd 6y agoMips R6 (Warrior m62xx/i6400/i6500/p6600) was already somewhat incompatible with R5 and earlier, the seventh generation nanomips i7200 was incompatible with that again.
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