Does anyone see value in running the Linux kernel on a RISC-V processor without an MMU?
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Replying to @asbradbury
Versus what? Running nommu Linux on a different uc? Running some other OS, or no OS, on nommu RISC-V?
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Replying to @RichFelker
I think a counter argument is that any design hoping to run Linux should invest the die area in an mmu
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Replying to @asbradbury @RichFelker
I don't see the argument for nommu Linux these days
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Replying to @johnregehr @asbradbury
Is your claim that "big" nommu processors/socs shouldn't exist at all? Or that you should run them bare-metal?
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The latter is increasingly impractical with complex (encrypted, high level protocols, etc.) comm. requirements.
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