LoongArch Architecture Support Integrated into Linux Open-Source Infrastructure
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todsacerdoti
Half-baked but well-meaning. A passing snack.
Summary
The article announces that LoongArch processor architecture support has been integrated into most of the open-source Linux infrastructure, despite incomplete official documentation. It notes that public information from QEMU and Linux changes has effectively revealed instruction encoding and behaviors, allowing optimization work to proceed. The article expresses optimism about rapid ecosystem development for LoongArch in 2023-2024 and positions the site as a portal for tracking LoongArch upstream work.
Key quotes
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The absence of manuals can no longer hinder optimization efforts by The People
We expect to see the LoongArch new-world ecosystem evolve rapidly in the 2023-2024 period
Your one-stop portal for following LoongArch upstream work
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