Is RISC-V really the right choice?

[Alexei A. Frounze]

But the thing with RISC-V is that it's a very new architecture.

Is it too unconventional?

Is RISC-V truly the right choice?

Depends on who you ask.

More context?

Alex

[wolfgang kern]

So recently, I've been making small projects in RISC-V, furthest I've gotten was basic paging. But the thing with RISC-V is that it's a very new architecture. Is RISC-V truly the right choice?

I'd ask this in comp.arch
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wolfgang

[Scott Lurndal]

So recently, I've been making small projects in RISC-V, furthest I've gotten was basic paging. But the thing with RISC-V is that it's a very new architecture. Is RISC-V truly the right choice?

Right choice for what?

[Branimir Maksimovic]

So recently, I've been making small projects in RISC-V, furthest I've gotten
was basic paging. But the thing with RISC-V is that it's a very new
architecture. Is RISC-V truly the right choice?

Last time I checked, you can only buy in batches of 20k pieces
from on Russian firm...

[Rod Pemberton]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:09:09 -0800 (PST)

So recently, I've been making small projects in RISC-V, furthest I've
gotten was basic paging. But the thing with RISC-V is that it's a
very new architecture. Is RISC-V truly the right choice?

If it has some advantage, e.g., price or performance or feature, over
that of x86 or ARM, then the market will find a place for it. For it to
survive long-term, it'll need to be a price advantage, as the lowest
cost solution always wins in electronics, with the exception of Intel
processors and the SCSI protocol.

[Scott Lurndal]

Post by Rod Pemberton
On Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:09:09 -0800 (PST)

So recently, I've been making small projects in RISC-V, furthest I've
gotten was basic paging. But the thing with RISC-V is that it's a
very new architecture. Is RISC-V truly the right choice?

If it has some advantage, e.g., price or performance or feature, over
that of x86 or ARM, then the market will find a place for it. For it to
survive long-term, it'll need to be a price advantage, as the lowest
cost solution always wins in electronics, with the exception of Intel
processors and the SCSI protocol.

The key to the future of RISC-V lies in the Nvidia ARM acquisition attempt.

If the attempt is successful, expect heavy investment in RISC-V. Otherwise,
RISC-V will likely be limited to small embedded processors.