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Where did everyone get SPARC from? The slides clearly say ARC, not SPARC.
by lambda 12y ago
Where did everyone get SPARC from? The slides clearly say ARC, not SPARC.
- cm3 12y agoslide 16 and 50
- wiml 12y agoDifferent versions of this slideshow have different information. The table titled "ME Core Evolution" (slide 15/16), for example, shows two generations in the version on slideshare, but three generations in the PDF on recon.cx. There is also more discussion of the SPARC architecture in the PDF version. I did wonder if SPARC refers to the Sun architecture, or if it's an evolution of ARC that simply collides with the other name. He doesn't mention having successfully disassembled any of the BayTrail/TXE versions' firmware yet.
- astrange 12y agoFrom the pdf version linked at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8813925 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8813925 The author clearly believes it's SPARC in Bay Trail, since he seems surprised by it. A coincidence does seem pretty likely but you'd think Oracle would object.
- pgeorgi 12y agoSPARC is maintained by SPARC International, so Oracle doesn't have too much to say about that. However, Intel isn't part of that group (at least according to the website), and that doesn't fit their MO when adopting external technology.