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I think it's a good thing to not bake IEEE 754 too deeply into RISC-V. I really want to see hardware built around posits. This is not because they're necessari
by taraharris 5mo ago
I think it's a good thing to not bake IEEE 754 too deeply into RISC-V.
I really want to see hardware built around posits. This is not because they're necessarily superior to floats (they aren't in all use cases), but just because we need some diversity. Too much standardization is bad for innovation, and not everything that's settled should remain that way.
https://www.sigarch.org/posit-a-potential-replacement-for-ieee-754/ https://www.sigarch.org/posit-a-potential-replacement-for-ie...
- aj_hackman 5mo agoMight be an interesting read for you: https://www.gregorygaines.com/blog/emulating-ps2-floating-point-nums-ieee-754-diffs-part-1/ https://www.gregorygaines.com/blog/emulating-ps2-floating-po...