22 Jun
2004
22 Jun
'04
4:02 a.m.
>>
>> Making any of them fly is another matter -- you can't do
>> that with ANY contemporary machine until and unless you
>> really understand how it schedules instructions. And for
>> modern machines that takes quite a lot of study (for RISC
>> as well as x86). But to get started on writing just
>> *correct* assembler code, RISC is a breeze.
>>
This is 100% on target for environments such as the Pentium with L1 and L2
cache, pipelining, etc. IMHO there is no feasible method to teach this
within the time constraints of a university course [or even series of
courses]. Fortunately 99%+ of the students will not ever need it. (It should
of course be mentioned and explained)