SiFive P550: A RISC-V Breakthrough Challenging ARM's Dominance
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SiFive's new P550 processor architecture delivers 30% better performance while using half the silicon area of ARM's Cortex-A75. The 13-stage pipeline with out-of-order execution represents a major step forward for RISC-V in high-performance computing applications.
Linux CPU Usage Bug: The Mystery of the Perpetual 100% Utilization
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A perplexing Linux kernel bug causing false 100% CPU usage readings on ARM processors has finally been resolved. The fix, available in kernel 6.2, corrects how the system tracks idle time through proper timer register handling.