By: Ronal (ronaldjmaas.delete@this.gmail.com), November 4, 2019 8:59 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Anon (Anon.delete@this.anon.com) on November 4, 2019 7:31 am wrote:
> Gabriele Svelto (gabriele.svelto.delete@this.gmail.com) on November 4, 2019 5:45 am wrote:
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> > Because AArch64 is not a new ISA, it's an evolution of an older one. It also wasn't "a three
> > months project over the summer to design an ISA for academic use" done by a handful of people.
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> 3 months to design a bad ISA is not a merit, I could design a bad ISA in a single day...
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> But maybe this could explain somethings, like, how inexperienced they were to repeat so many mistakes.
Both 8086 and ARM ISA were designed by small teams with too little resources and time.
> Gabriele Svelto (gabriele.svelto.delete@this.gmail.com) on November 4, 2019 5:45 am wrote:
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> > Because AArch64 is not a new ISA, it's an evolution of an older one. It also wasn't "a three
> > months project over the summer to design an ISA for academic use" done by a handful of people.
>
> 3 months to design a bad ISA is not a merit, I could design a bad ISA in a single day...
>
> But maybe this could explain somethings, like, how inexperienced they were to repeat so many mistakes.
Both 8086 and ARM ISA were designed by small teams with too little resources and time.