Roel Sarmiento wrote:
i think its the other way around, the x86 instructions are converted into VLIW instructions..
So it does not replicate or emulate x86 rather it interprets it. :P
well, that additional layer for processing instructions will usually drag the chip's performance.
but that layer is embedded on the microp, that makes the execution faster.
think of it as "WINE or Java on a chip"
will, gnu/linux runs faster on crusoe than on intel/amd?
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