VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for FPGA

Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by comex on Thursday May 21, 2020 @07:31PM (#23266892)

> Or really basically anywhere that has you interacting with the real world directly connected to your compute, and not just compute off in a datacenter.

Which, at least in mass-market applications, mostly happens on phones and other battery-powered devices. :)

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by monocasa on Thursday May 21, 2020 @07:33PM (#23266915)

Or the dozens of other devices in your house that have the benefit of mains voltage.

I don't think perf per watt was a differentiator in the compute chosen for your TV, your monitor, your AV receiver, your fridge, etc.

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by mlyle on Friday May 22, 2020 @12:49AM (#23268732)

Yes, but none of these things use significant compute.

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by monocasa on Friday May 22, 2020 @01:02AM (#23268793)

Monitors and TVs absolutely do.

And it's not unheard of for them to have FPGAs for that reason.

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by pjmlp on Friday May 22, 2020 @02:16AM (#23269157)

I guess one could consider the video hardware decoder a FPGA, although I would bet that the smart models just use a GPU in some SOC model instead.

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by ghusbands on Friday May 22, 2020 @08:43AM (#23271426)

No, there are literal FPGAs in some TVs and monitors. It happens more often on early runs on new tech. You don't need to rename something else.

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by alfalfasprout on Thursday May 21, 2020 @07:45PM (#23267001)

But many, many important applications are not mass-market.

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