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Re:Does a compiler use all x86 instructions? (2010) by ema on Thursday August 25, 2016 @05:16AM (#12357763)
I don't think that is quite what he's looking for, the Mill is not exactly RISC.

Though it is an awesome architecture and I recommend anyone to check it out.

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Re:Does a compiler use all x86 instructions? (2010) by mike_hearn on Thursday August 25, 2016 @08:12AM (#12358392)
I mean, it's a cleanroom design unconstrained by backwards compatibility, and aspects of its design can be described as elegantly simple. You're right that it doesn't try to be RISC though.
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