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Is it Possible to build a Processor which understands MSIL code.

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    vytheese
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    Note : This one is Extreme Hypothetical dream Is it possible to build a CPU that understands Itermediate Language straight away. ( No JIT, No unmanaged) What could be the blocking factor's if we can't take it to the next Consumer Electronic Show (CES) ;P

    Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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      Note : This one is Extreme Hypothetical dream Is it possible to build a CPU that understands Itermediate Language straight away. ( No JIT, No unmanaged) What could be the blocking factor's if we can't take it to the next Consumer Electronic Show (CES) ;P

      Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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      Theoretically, it would be possible. However, if you removed JIT from the equation, for instance, how would you expect the application to be optimised? If you remove unmanaged, then how do you expect to accomplish tasks such as file writing?

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        Theoretically, it would be possible. However, if you removed JIT from the equation, for instance, how would you expect the application to be optimised? If you remove unmanaged, then how do you expect to accomplish tasks such as file writing?

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        I think(dream) current branch prediction technique in CPU can be scaled to optimize the code. I think we won't design a unmanaged process. We can design a process which understands AppDomains. Which will track all the resource instance. ( Hope GC will be embedded in the BIOS itself too). Not sure If I am making clear.

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          I think(dream) current branch prediction technique in CPU can be scaled to optimize the code. I think we won't design a unmanaged process. We can design a process which understands AppDomains. Which will track all the resource instance. ( Hope GC will be embedded in the BIOS itself too). Not sure If I am making clear.

          Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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          It's an interesting idea, but how do you go about ensuring that you can enhance the underlying platform? How do you separate out the runtime from the processor itself?

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            It's an interesting idea, but how do you go about ensuring that you can enhance the underlying platform? How do you separate out the runtime from the processor itself?

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            Hmm.., I need to backtrack from the idea of placing GC in Bios. Better It should be a managed OS which should be built purely by IL. Its could be like scaling a CLR itself to a complete OS. Hope when we build we don't have bussiness compulsion to support backward compatibility (16bit DOS PAC-Man game's) :)

            Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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              Note : This one is Extreme Hypothetical dream Is it possible to build a CPU that understands Itermediate Language straight away. ( No JIT, No unmanaged) What could be the blocking factor's if we can't take it to the next Consumer Electronic Show (CES) ;P

              Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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              Luc Pattyn
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              I haven't heard of any serious attempt to create a CIL processor yet, and I don't expect any now. It would be very similar to a Java Bytecode Processor, see here[^]; I remember aJile was one of the first of those. Nothing much came from any of those AFAICR, as they did not find a sweat spot in the market while RISC processors and RISC technologies in general were making huge inroads in the processor market.

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                Note : This one is Extreme Hypothetical dream Is it possible to build a CPU that understands Itermediate Language straight away. ( No JIT, No unmanaged) What could be the blocking factor's if we can't take it to the next Consumer Electronic Show (CES) ;P

                Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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                Should be possible. At least, there are CPU which can execute Java Bytecode.

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                  I haven't heard of any serious attempt to create a CIL processor yet, and I don't expect any now. It would be very similar to a Java Bytecode Processor, see here[^]; I remember aJile was one of the first of those. Nothing much came from any of those AFAICR, as they did not find a sweat spot in the market while RISC processors and RISC technologies in general were making huge inroads in the processor market.

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                  Thanks for the answer. I think a sweet spot may be certain middleware and asp.net appserver where pure performance in demand. Hope one day I could see one. ( Again. Sure I will not use ;) )

                  Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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                    Should be possible. At least, there are CPU which can execute Java Bytecode.

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                    Thanks. Almost broken my Immagination :)

                    Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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                      Thanks for the answer. I think a sweet spot may be certain middleware and asp.net appserver where pure performance in demand. Hope one day I could see one. ( Again. Sure I will not use ;) )

                      Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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                      You're welcome. :)

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                        Note : This one is Extreme Hypothetical dream Is it possible to build a CPU that understands Itermediate Language straight away. ( No JIT, No unmanaged) What could be the blocking factor's if we can't take it to the next Consumer Electronic Show (CES) ;P

                        Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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                        Dave Kreskowiak
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                        I couldn't care less about a processor that runs MSIL. The one I really want to see is the proc that can run encrypted code natively, without first decrypting it.

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                          Note : This one is Extreme Hypothetical dream Is it possible to build a CPU that understands Itermediate Language straight away. ( No JIT, No unmanaged) What could be the blocking factor's if we can't take it to the next Consumer Electronic Show (CES) ;P

                          Regards, Vythees Miles to go before sleep...

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                          Henry Minute
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                          There is a Paper on this at IEEExplore[^]. You have to be a subscriber to read it though. Unless you can find it elsewhere.

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                            There is a Paper on this at IEEExplore[^]. You have to be a subscriber to read it though. Unless you can find it elsewhere.

                            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                            Henry Minute wrote:

                            You have to be a subscriber to read it though

                            and are you?

                            Henry Minute wrote:

                            Unless you can find it elsewhere.

                            Wouldn't that breach the copyright? :)

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                              Henry Minute wrote:

                              You have to be a subscriber to read it though

                              and are you?

                              Henry Minute wrote:

                              Unless you can find it elsewhere.

                              Wouldn't that breach the copyright? :)

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                              Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.

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                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              and are you?

                              Nope. :( Apart from CP I don't subscribe to anything that would allow someone like me to subscribe.

                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              Wouldn't that breach the copyright?

                              Possibly, although not certainly. Posilutely, maybe.

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                                Luc Pattyn wrote:

                                and are you?

                                Nope. :( Apart from CP I don't subscribe to anything that would allow someone like me to subscribe.

                                Luc Pattyn wrote:

                                Wouldn't that breach the copyright?

                                Possibly, although not certainly. Posilutely, maybe.

                                Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                                you're mayhapsily right. :) PS: a second L is optional. PS2: and you sound like Jumbo Marx.

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                                  you're mayhapsily right. :) PS: a second L is optional. PS2: and you sound like Jumbo Marx.

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                                  A games console with a stutter?

                                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                                    A games console with a stutter?

                                    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                                    Luc Pattyn
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                                    No, an elephant doing a Groucho Marx joke. :)

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                                      No, an elephant doing a Groucho Marx joke. :)

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                                      I was actually referring to the PS...PS2 bit. :)

                                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                                        I was actually referring to the PS...PS2 bit. :)

                                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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                                        and Jumbo, they used to sell puzzles around here (just like MB), and more. :)

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                                          and Jumbo, they used to sell puzzles around here (just like MB), and more. :)

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                                          Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.

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                                          Ah, not heard of that/them.

                                          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!

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