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<cyberpear>
any hope of a high-end high-memory RISC-V system to act as a VM host? (or does it exist?)
<davidlt[m]>
There are companies working on datacenter class RISC-V SOCs
<davidlt[m]>
H [hypervisor] extension should be ratified by the end of the year (December)
<davidlt[m]>
Profiles and Platforms specifications are still WIP, so that probably blocks some systems from getting "compliant" sticker
<davidlt[m]>
Also tons of new extensions are about to be ratified
<davidlt[m]>
That incl. 64K page support, bitmanip extension, vectors, 57-bit VA, crypto, etc.
<davidlt[m]>
Even the new servers/SBCs/whatever built in the next few years compliant with the initial Profiles and Platforms specifications will be just initial "proper" platforms
<cyberpear>
sounds exciting!
<davidlt[m]>
Yeah, it's is!
<davidlt[m]>
It's 10 years in a making already, but tons of new stuff is coming in parallel
<cyberpear>
🎉
<davidlt[m]>
Here is a list for the last couple of months
<davidlt[m]>
Profiles and Platforms specifications should be updated every two years
<davidlt[m]>
The 1st one will be 2022, so anything before that can be incl.
<davidlt[m]>
Btw, there is also a working group for HPC
<davidlt[m]>
E.g. they are looking at beyond 57-bit VA
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<cyberpear>
some of that is beyond me, but I'm interested in eventually making a powerful RISC-V homelab. Eventually push it at work, too, when it's ready.
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<pierce>
Not that anyone asked, but I'm personally very keen on a high performance RISC-V desktop that can replace my i7 workstation