Re:Why has CPU frequency ceased to grow? (2014)
by microcolonel on Thursday February 22, 2018 @09:23AM
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> There is some work on having RISC-V backends in HotSpot and JikesRVM, but so far it is limited to interpretation IIRC.
Well, JikesRVM is a proper JIT. Palmer Dabbelt from SiFive has worked on a HotSpot port before (for a different platform). I'm currently working on a V8 port. The availability of platform software and language environments is obviously of paramount importance, since it'll shape the remaining first impressions of the architecture.
> The fact that Oracle is not jumping at it and pouring hundred of millions into it is beyond me.
Well, it's a lot of work, and they have their SPARC investment to continue.
Well, JikesRVM is a proper JIT. Palmer Dabbelt from SiFive has worked on a HotSpot port before (for a different platform). I'm currently working on a V8 port. The availability of platform software and language environments is obviously of paramount importance, since it'll shape the remaining first impressions of the architecture.
> The fact that Oracle is not jumping at it and pouring hundred of millions into it is beyond me.
Well, it's a lot of work, and they have their SPARC investment to continue.