schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThe Framework Laptop 13 is about to become one of the world’s first RISC-V laptopswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkThe Framework Laptop 13 is about to become one of the world’s first RISC-V laptopswww.theverge.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square37fedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@hexbear.net
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIsn’t it possible to add custom instructions and locking others from them, leading back to the current ARM situation?
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoThe instruction set is a tiny part of the overall CPU architecture. You don’t need to lock it as everything else is proprietary: manufacturing, cores, electric design, etc. Most RISC-V processors today use ARM cores and are subject to ARM licensing.
Isn’t it possible to add custom instructions and locking others from them, leading back to the current ARM situation?
The instruction set is a tiny part of the overall CPU architecture. You don’t need to lock it as everything else is proprietary: manufacturing, cores, electric design, etc. Most RISC-V processors today use ARM cores and are subject to ARM licensing.