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Re:RISC-V port accepted for inclusion in GCC by detaro on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:05PM (#13427961)
I'm not sure I'd describe Coreboot and Libreboot as "having momentum", at least not at the level where anyone is thinking about them while making PC hardware?

For RISC-V, the biggest issue seems to be a) actually designing a full chip with all the necessary peripherals (assuming just scaling the core bits is comparatively easy) and b) motivating someone to invest the fab time. I guess many potential commercial users will continue going with ARM, just because it is proven, designs and knowledge are available, ...

Before laptops, I'd expect more microcontroller-type stuff, where customization and license costs probably are more relevant, less complex periphery is used and the necessary fabrication capacity is more easily available.

Re:RISC-V port accepted for inclusion in GCC by dublinben on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:21PM (#13428760)
Coreboot is used on many (if not most) Chromebooks, which is one of the fastest growing segments of PCs. If that's not momentum, I don't know what is.
Re:RISC-V port accepted for inclusion in GCC by pgeorgi on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:36PM (#13428946)
All Chromebooks (and their siblings: Bases, Boxes, Bits) since 2013.