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		deelowe on July 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The History, Status, and Future of FPGAs CPUs are already "programmable" via microcode updates.

cwzwarich on July 23, 2020 | [–]

Pretty much every new non-x86 CPU doesn't have updatable microcode, so that's a very x86-centric problem.

gtsteve on July 23, 2020 | | [–]

Microcode is loaded when the OS starts though right? At the very least it's not persistent.

deelowe on July 23, 2020 | | [–]

BIOS or OS

pjmlp on July 23, 2020 | [–]

And have been since ages, that was one of the themes regarding RISC Vs CISC design.

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