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Peering through the RISC/CISC fog: an outline of research

Peering through the RISC/CISC fog: an outline of research Peering Through the R I S C / C I S C Fog" An Outline of R e s e a r c h R o b e r t P. C o l w e i l , C h a r l e s Y. H i t c h c o c k Hi, and E. D o u g l a s J e n s e n Electrical Engineering Department Computer Science Department Carnegie-Mellon University P i t t s b u r g h , PA 1 5 2 1 3 Abstract We are defining a computer architecture to support a decentralized operating system that is under development. Since complex functions of this system could appear directly in the architecture's instruction set, we are immersed in the current RISC/CISC debate where we have found many questions and few answers. Hoping to shed light on aspects of this conflict, we have embarked on two studies. The first seeks to find an environment where complex instructions can enhance system performance. The second tries to decouple multiple register set performance from instruction set performance in general-purpose register machines. clear our view of this conflict, we http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News Association for Computing Machinery

Peering through the RISC/CISC fog: an outline of research

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Copyright © 1983 by ACM Inc.
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0163-5964
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10.1145/859526.859531
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Peering Through the R I S C / C I S C Fog" An Outline of R e s e a r c h R o b e r t P. C o l w e i l , C h a r l e s Y. H i t c h c o c k Hi, and E. D o u g l a s J e n s e n Electrical Engineering Department Computer Science Department Carnegie-Mellon University P i t t s b u r g h , PA 1 5 2 1 3 Abstract We are defining a computer architecture to support a decentralized operating system that is under development. Since complex functions of this system could appear directly in the architecture's instruction set, we are immersed in the current RISC/CISC debate where we have found many questions and few answers. Hoping to shed light on aspects of this conflict, we have embarked on two studies. The first seeks to find an environment where complex instructions can enhance system performance. The second tries to decouple multiple register set performance from instruction set performance in general-purpose register machines. clear our view of this conflict, we

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ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: Mar 1, 1983

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