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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (57517)10/6/2001 9:32:13 PM
From: reynosoRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
>>>128 general purpose (64-bit), 128 floating-point (64-bit), 64 predicates (one-bit).<<<<

Whoa. That's quite a few more than the Hammer, according to ptanner.
Are these all really useful - or does the Hammer have just the right number of registers?
Reynoso



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (57517)10/7/2001 6:30:10 AM
From: dumbmoneyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
128 general purpose (64-bit), 128 floating-point (64-bit), 64 predicates (one-bit).

Did the Unobtanium FP registers shrink while I wasn't watching?

I wonder if SMT will be hard(er) to implement because of the large number of architectural registers.


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