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When LoongSon started the transition from MIPS to their own ISA, important parts of the RISC-V standard such as the Vector, Crypto and Bitmanip extensions weren
by Findecanor 3y ago
When LoongSon started the transition from MIPS to their own ISA, important parts of the RISC-V standard such as the Vector, Crypto and Bitmanip extensions weren't yet ratified.
Their long-term strategy is to support other ISAs through binary translation, thereby skirting around IP issues associated with them and making the hardware ISA matter less anyway.