The first Linux-ready, 64-bit RISC-V SoC
Posted: 2017-10-05 16:46
Some people on this forum might find this interesting, as there have been some discussions here about RISC-V, the open instruction set, and possible real (future) processors based on it.
So far there have only been micro-controller type cips that only run bare metal code (no OS). So SiFive have announced that they will be releasing a chip that can run Linux. But if I remember correctly, the Linux port isn't ready yet, but the developers are aiming at 4.15. GCC is already ported. Nevertheless, these chips are appreantly already available, even though they will firstly only be directed at companies that want to use them in products. They claim that a dev board for the general public will be out in 2018. I really wonder if the Raspberry pi foundation will go with this, especially since ARM was sold from their town to owners in was it Japan and I have understood that the new owners want to keep hiking up the license fees.
https://www.sifive.com/posts/2017/10/04 ... x-support/
So far there have only been micro-controller type cips that only run bare metal code (no OS). So SiFive have announced that they will be releasing a chip that can run Linux. But if I remember correctly, the Linux port isn't ready yet, but the developers are aiming at 4.15. GCC is already ported. Nevertheless, these chips are appreantly already available, even though they will firstly only be directed at companies that want to use them in products. They claim that a dev board for the general public will be out in 2018. I really wonder if the Raspberry pi foundation will go with this, especially since ARM was sold from their town to owners in was it Japan and I have understood that the new owners want to keep hiking up the license fees.
https://www.sifive.com/posts/2017/10/04 ... x-support/