| ▲ | sidewndr46 2 hours ago | |
You're correct but I guess my thoughts are if we're going to wind up with a mess of extensions, why not just use x86-64? | ||
| ▲ | whaleofatw2022 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Because the ISA is not encumbered the way other ISAs are legally, and there are use cases where the minimal profile is fine for the sake of embedded whatever vs the cost to implement the extensions | ||
| ▲ | computably an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> why not just use x86-64? Uh, because you can't? It's not open in any meaningful sense. | ||