microcode, compilers, and supercomputer architecture

From: Buck Savage <hhacker_at_home.com>
Date: Sun Apr 4 20:51:33 1999

>> Maximisation of processor throughput, and minimization of
>> microinstruction count, is at least half the purpose of microprogramming.
>
>Sure. And the microcode compilers I've written and used are much better
>at optimizing horizontal microcode than I have the time or patience to do
>by hand.
>

Your lack of time and patience is not equal to the claim you make regarding
the quality of optimisation possible.

William R. Buckley
Received on Sun Apr 04 1999 - 20:51:33 BST