> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 05:11:16PM -0500, Matt Sealey wrote: > > It's ARM's architecture and theirs to license, not Marvell's or > > Qualcomm's. > > > > Qualcomm won't be so particularly annoyed as they get a big reference > > in ARM's manuals (Qualcomm Scorpion is referenced). > > > > In the end by far the most common (in terms of chips using it) variant > > of armv7 is the cortex series. If another manufacturer uses their ARM > > license to make a new core design that is compatible, good for them. > > That doesn't stop the official armv7-a/r/m line being Cortex, and for > > the vast majority of people out there to consistently compare the > > armv7 designs they make to the capabilities of the "standard" ARM > > Cortex designs. > > Oh I hadn't realized cortex was an ARM name for that particular feature > set.
It isn't. "Cortex" is the marketing name for the current set of CPU core implementations designed by ARM ltd. Calling the armv7 port "cortex" is equivalent to calling the i686 port "pentium" [1]. Paul [1] Those paying attention will note that not all pentium cores are i686. The Cortex family includes cores that are not armv7 (Specifically armv6-m). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
