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buzzword [2014/01/17 19:19]
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   * Tradeoffs between control-driven and data-driven   * Tradeoffs between control-driven and data-driven
     * What are easier to program?     * What are easier to program?
- * Which are easy to compile? +    ​* Which are easy to compile? 
- * What are more parallel (does that mean it is faster?) +    * What are more parallel (does that mean it is faster?) 
- * Which machines are more complex to design?+    * Which machines are more complex to design?
     * In control flow, when a program is stop, there is a pointer to the current state (precise state).     * In control flow, when a program is stop, there is a pointer to the current state (precise state).
   * ISA vs. Microarchitecture   * ISA vs. Microarchitecture
     * Semantics in the ISA     * Semantics in the ISA
- * uArch should obey the ISA +    ​* uArch should obey the ISA 
- * Changing ISA is costly, can affect compatibility.+    * Changing ISA is costly, can affect compatibility.
   * Instruction pointers   * Instruction pointers
   * uArch techniques: common and powerful techniques break Vonn Neumann model if done at the ISA level   * uArch techniques: common and powerful techniques break Vonn Neumann model if done at the ISA level
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