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1. Reading the current spec I'm most wondering with mandatory paging enable. This requires prefilled paging catalogs in RAM. Does it mean CPU can't start until
by Netch 3y ago
1. Reading the current spec I'm most wondering with mandatory paging enable. This requires prefilled paging catalogs in RAM. Does it mean CPU can't start until ME (or another external agent) generates these catalogs?
It also looks really weird compared to other ISAs as System/Z or SPARC which really benefit of not using page translation in kernel mode. I'd expect alleviation of switching paging on and off...
2. Looks it's a good moment to relax memory ordering from TSO, with easy control using Flags. (Using it will gradually soar in years, yep.)