Explore the microarchitecture of Microwatt, an open-source soft-core implementation of the Power ISA, in this conference talk from linux.conf.au 2020. Delve into the core's development process, examining how specific details of the Power ISA influenced implementation choices. Learn about the pipeline structure, register file, fetch and decode processes, cache, execution, and instructions. Gain insights into the project's todo list and patent considerations. Understand the significance of Microwatt as an example implementation accompanying IBM's announcement of opening the Power ISA.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Instruction set
Pipeline structure
Register file
Fetch
Decode
Cache
Execution
Instructions
Todo list
Patents
Taught by
linux.conf.au
