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- Instructor: [Jim Huang](/User/jserv) (黃敬群) `<jserv.tw@gmail.com>`
- Facebook Group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/system.software2022/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/system.software2022/)
- Facebook Group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/system.software2024/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/system.software2024)
- Policy
* Follow the classes: [CS 61C at UC Berkeley](https://cs61c.org/), [CS152/252: Computer Architecture](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs152/)
* Follow the classes: [CS 61C at UC Berkeley](https://cs61c.org/), [CMU 18-447: Introduction to Computer Architecture](https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~jhoe/doku/doku.php?id=18-447_course_schedule_spring_2024)
- Course grading
* Quiz (30%), Homework (30%), Final/Term Project (40%)
- **Schedule is tentative and subject to change!**
Computer Architecture (Fall 2022)
Computer Architecture (Fall 2024)
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* Week 1 (Sep 6): Introduction / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/kchwRBGRIHk)
- **[Course Introduction](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RVjrp1bkVqVu-L9JF1QKfXw6tmdIyIEMxuWW5M-2Zpg/edit?usp=sharing)**
* Week 1 (Sep 10): Introduction
- Announcement
* Despite September 17th being a national holiday for Mid-Autumn Festival, our class will continue as scheduled, and students are required to complete an online quiz. For information on how to participate and access the remote class, please refer to this website.
- **[Course Introduction](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19nSmimXfaZ9JyViZSgmWdsmNlWXjKUxx3c3Ptw7x0UM/edit?usp=sharing)**
- [David Patterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Patterson_(computer_scientist)): [A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture: History, Challenges and Opportunities](https://content.riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-New-Golden-Age-for-Computer-Architecture-History-Challenges-and-Opportunities-David-Patterson-.pdf) / [video](https://youtu.be/uyc_pDBJotI)
* [Article](https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/2/234352-a-new-golden-age-for-computer-architecture/fulltext), [note](https://github.com/cristiean/notes/blob/4c4ceb291ba68c55659ab0d4571385c8cccacd21/a-new-golden-age-for-computer-architecture.md)
- David Patterson: [From Mainframe CPUs to Neural-Network TPUs and Open RISC-V](https://riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mon0915-RISC-V-50-Years-Computer-Arch.pdf) / [video](https://youtu.be/eH9_ygsio3I)
- [Great Ideas in Computer Architecture, Intro](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y4yUaw9vryZcdc4Xu0RQxHfqjVbeHJLF) / [video](https://youtu.be/u_hXH5-tbM4?t=263)
- [Number Representation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16NxuCn9wjjV9_WYqkdLGhYaxbmIhkhj0/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmHvlFFfLI&list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqgoMQvogzmf7CKiSMSUS3M&index=4)
- [Floating Point](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/166v96_iwGaq_RWB6Y_Wg7DBA8sZciP21R7Gf0ZDXbMQ/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0apCExy6OTfkoaciJtfA8hir)
- [C Memory Management](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14N0cWG2SnBSqhc2cLF0_2VerB9FF8JN3/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqxW0XGUcDl5r0m_eRU30C9)
* Week 2 (Sep 13): Quiz + RISC-V / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/jsdPoMHs-4A)
- [Quiz1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz1): C programming, bit-wise operations, number representation, floating-point / [Solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz1-sol)
- [Lab0: Web-based Emulators](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/SJ7ht_MuS)
- [Great Ideas in Computer Architecture](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsImIWJIqGoXFsHBm8m4rkM1W6KxLwTd/view?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/Skwq81uEETk)
- [Number Representation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16Cb__TYt97kCZ87WTg8VFWcYGsaiC4CmDNJTWpoM_ZI/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmHvlFFfLI&list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqgoMQvogzmf7CKiSMSUS3M&index=4)
- [Understanding Floating Point Struggles](https://youtu.be/8RvnnUuoHTA) / [Floating Point](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aGP15qHuOsLi_K4xiWhTZD36-D_eECox2LWxbP3Rvgk/edit?usp=sharing) ([video](https://youtu.be/RWj8ZmzeHNw))
- [C Memory Management](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WLn7-SNW7QtSMQO_Zz4K1M4e1oChb0jiy8OVDcqap5k/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/njNpPYlRXuM)
- [RISC-V Instructions](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qNVK8ULddo6luq0Rrjj_bmOShhcx9hlESN36AK91n6I/edit?usp=sharing)
* [The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual: Volume I: Unprivileged ISA](https://content.riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/riscv-spec.pdf)
- [Intro to Assembly Language and RISC-V](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec06.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqsesqf46rxjtV2mkiwJOmr)
* Week 3 (Sep 20): RISC-V / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/cvhacDLd6QU)
- [Intro to Assembly Language and RISC-V](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec06.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqsesqf46rxjtV2mkiwJOmr)
* [RISC-V Assembly Programmer's Manual](https://github.com/riscv/riscv-asm-manual/blob/master/riscv-asm.md)
- [RISC-V Data Transfer](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JpRRi2eEbe-UqtvdZ_pK7CjcYJ6vk9e1/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/5hwH9ofpNzI)
- [RISC-V Decision Making](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Pob0JPeMH8umHN4FYPc9ZuJ3ndsaDvuI/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Functions Calls with RISC-V](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec07.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0apCzwwwJGKn2p57tnhtSIIz)
- [Lab1: RV32I Simulator](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/H1TpVYMdB)
- Assignment: [Homework1: RISC-V Assembly and Instruction Pipeline](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework1) (Due: Oct 10, 2022)
* Week 2 (Sep 17): Quiz
- Announcement
* The first assignment, consisting of RISC-V assembly programming, will be given next week.
- [Quiz1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz1): C programming, bit-wise operations, number representation, floating-point / [Solutions](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz1-sol)
* Week 4 (Sep 27): RISC-V / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/sDYkKuoqGbk)
* Week 3 (Sep 24): RISC-V
- Announcement:
+ Next quiz is scheduled to Oct 4
+ Code Review for [Homework 1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework1) on Oct 4
- [NASA, Microchip, SiFive Announces Partnership for RISC-V Spaceflight Computing Platform](https://www.hackster.io/news/nasa-microchip-sifive-announces-partnership-for-risc-v-spaceflight-computing-platform-f52c55cf14f6)
- [ST, CAES team on octacore RISC-V space chip with selectable cores](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/st-to-make-european-octacore-risc-v-space-chip-with-selectable-cores/)
- Apple M1 Pro/Max
+ [ARM1 (1985) vs. Apple M1 Max (2021)](https://twitter.com/kenshirriff/status/1450179024639049731)
+ [Apple Announces M1 Pro & M1 Max: Giant New Arm SoCs with All-Out Performance](https://www.anandtech.com/show/17019/apple-announced-m1-pro-m1-max-giant-new-socs-with-allout-performance) / [Apple M2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_M2)
- [Calling Convention for RISC-V](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10-LTD_zwQO23yxRNGL1gOpYmab8rDFsv/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0apCzwwwJGKn2p57tnhtSIIz)
- [CALL = Compiling, Assembling, Linking, and Loading](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Kiu675d7Q0NimIvdtxkXE5kp8-jLDmIt/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113685665535544054506&rtpof=true&sd=true) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aoprCVNj3PG1kx7DTm3Qs6q)
- [2021-Quiz2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz2) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz2-sol)
+ Quiz2 is scheduled on Oct 1: Due to the possibility that the classroom capacity may not accommodate the number of enrolled students, additional classrooms may be arranged as test venues. Please make sure to check this page on the evening of September 30th for related announcements.
* [2023 Quiz2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz2): RISC-V assembly and C programming / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz2-sol)
* [2022 Quiz2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz2): RISC-V assembly and C programming / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz2-sol)
* [2021 Quiz2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz2): RISC-V assembly and C programming / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz2-sol)
+ [Homework 1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework1) is out.
+ Code Review for [Homework 1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework1) on Oct 8
- [Principles of this course](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V_X3jKMotcwaiNIXhUbS7t2gWb0s7okWhYXbZeDc3jM/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Intro to RISC-V](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PeBOPGgaBSbqng00PM_NaqddFOoz-5__N8lLAk2MKho/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/xdma5w1_iVI)
* [RISC-V Assembly Programmer's Manual](https://github.com/riscv-non-isa/riscv-asm-manual/blob/main/src/asm-manual.adoc)
* [The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual: Volume I: Unprivileged ISA](https://content.riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/riscv-spec.pdf)
- [RISC-V Data Transfer](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1ZyPLwJDN2hEqKT59nDunYWbXnVZsVDq5rg32Vckv8/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/-i6BmbdyftI)
- [RISC-V Decision Making and Logical Operations](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-vTyUiY8LeQZ1yD2x1EVsu85iXfJ0iSYiyWvLQ9QzLI/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/_qIYRafGUUs)
- [RISC-V Procedures](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18F1vHY5Mv5E6WU6BvktXzkVbZrTZ3jQUbkWOjEPGE4I/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/slyeHO64sWg)
- [Lab0: Web-based Emulators](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/SJ7ht_MuS)
- [Lab1: RV32I Assembly](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/H1TpVYMdB)
- Assignment: [Homework1: RISC-V Assembly and Instruction Pipeline](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework1) (Due: Oct 14, 2024)
* Week 5 (Oct 4): Quiz + Code Review (Room 4201 (1F) at (old) CSIE Building)
- [Quiz2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz2): RISC-V assembly and C programming / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz2-sol)
- Code Review on [Homework1: RISC-V Assembly and Instruction Pipeline](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework1)
* Week 4 (Oct 1): Quiz + RISC-V
- Announcement
* Due to the impact of Typhoon Krathon, Quiz 2 will be conducted online instead of in-person. Please refresh this web page to obtain the latest information on how to participate in the online quiz and attend the course remotely.
* Access the live-streamed course on [YouTube](https://youtube.com/live/pVjSV5l6aNA). Watch the live stream carefully: Quiz 2 participation instructions will be provided during the broadcast.
- [Quiz2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz2): RISC-V assembly and C programming / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz2-sol)
- [Fixed-point Arithmetic](https://hackmd.io/@maromaSamsa/HkjefPbFs)
- RISC-V Instruction Formats [Part I](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pXcXcBjmUCXFJNFi4DpFLtpyDKsol5SaKfVce1hKdXE/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/VqzPnKPjcj8)
- RISC-V Instruction Formats [Part II](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rYJeuDUPezDdk01M8ib3XTo15IGLdsMJclzD4Vv9XGQ/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/6L5EeJl7T9w)
* Week 6 (Oct 11): RISC-V Instruction Format + GNU Toolchain / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/FVWqem0xMas)
- Next week: [digital logic](https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Soft_Job/M.1587694288.A.3B5.html)
- Further reading [FPGA design for Software Engineers](https://www.walknsqualk.com/post/014-tiny-fpga-bx/)
- [Lab2: RISC-V RV32I[MACF] emulator with ELF support](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/SJAR5XMmi)
- Assignment: [Homework2: RISC-V Toolchain](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework2) (Due: Oct 31)
- RISC-V Instruction Formats [Part I](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k5qJyfuyk3ITzOfK0cIosyNl0nh1o9UC/edit?usp=sharing) / [Part II](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Zt2UpvJDerRPn2P2XkgcxkhXKIuWJ1g/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0apqzuxnUN2fkwt1IGbu3km3)
* Week 5 (Oct 8): RV32I + Code Review
- Review: [RISC-V Architecture Instruction Encoding](https://youtu.be/NmxhoMCeH8I)
* Revisit the RV32I specification and instruction encoding, as they serve as the foundation for implementing RISC-V processor cores in HDL.
* The system instructions: `ecall`, `ebreak`, and `csr*`.
* [online tool for RISC-V Instruction Encoder/Decoder](https://luplab.gitlab.io/rvcodecjs/) / [source code](https://gitlab.com/luplab/rvcodecjs)
- [Recursion as a Problem-Solving Technique](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/SyTFEhxyJe)
- Code Review on [Homework1: RISC-V Assembly and Instruction Pipeline](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework1)
* Week 7 (Oct 18): Digital Systems / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/zqF2bE6Dw1o)
* Announcement: New quiz is scheduled on Oct 25
* Week 6 (Oct 15): Toolchain + Digital Systems
- Announcement
- Quiz 3 is scheduled for Oct 22 and will cover RISC-V assembly programming, software optimizations, instruction encoding, sequential logic, and combinational logic.
- [2020-Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz3) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz3-sol)
- [2021-Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz3) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz3-sol)
- [2021-Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz4) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz4-sol)
- [2022-Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz3) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz3-sol)
- [2023-Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz3) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz3-sol)
- [Compiling, Assembling, Linking, and Loading](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uAURy-tL-K9oMtUP1gY9034gsOrxbhhDL9MnoTm1NKM/edit?usp=sharing) / [video-1](https://youtu.be/oeRTvGGLRZI) + [video-2](https://youtu.be/Y8d6igTajtQ)
* [Lab2: RISC-V + VENUS](https://cs61c.org/fa24/labs/lab03/) / [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vsXYoqsyJtZTE1_z2wtnXgsnbZaVFHGLjQdJsckxFIc/edit?usp=sharing)
* [Binary marble adding machine](https://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/) / [video](https://youtu.be/GcDshWmhF4A)
- Yes, you can implement a few logic-like elements without electricity.
- Logic gates are primarily implemented using diodes or transistors acting as electronic switches, but can also be constructed using vacuum tubes, electromagnetic relays (relay logic), fluidic logic, pneumatic logic, optics, molecules, or even mechanical elements. Now, most logic gates are made from MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors).
- [nand2tetris](https://www.nand2tetris.org/)
- [Synchronous Digital Systems (SDS)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WOxk6JPmCxXuGfkX1A3Ocuiy4N-fyv76/edit?usp=sharing), [Boolean Algebra](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10bIPEobQ-O42TV97ggTfRcDUJ7vz5YB4/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0ap04XFOxcFT2_Bflnz_RHWU)
- [Synchronous Digital Systems (SDS)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xP8Vc1i_9QY4t2GQhcpI2MsWsrhr-mvTY7jVXnso6yE/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/GOu6BW-R_cs)
- [Combinational Logic](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P6-AFWlwillUVtY-6p66SUldojB9R59Mcj_lKDF53S0/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/DPEE8ILCXMs)
+ sequential logic is a type of logic circuit whose output depends on the present value of its input signals and on the sequence of past inputs, the input history.
- [State](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AemtUUV207IXLP7j07RFOh-NLrKLSew_/edit?usp=sharing), [Combinational Logic](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h0hoIl1bc2f9fUeoEGmaUHoAtf9zL5JS/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0arH8SCGZilk8Wn_2B45SOpW)
- [2020-Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz3) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz3-sol)
- [2021-Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz3) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz3-sol)
- [2021-Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz4) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz4-sol)
- [SDS State](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qXyH6xN_1QxII2YjoyuF5DUIst-A7pB1JG1PKdwKkgE/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/wOohQuD9wAg)
- [Combinational Logic Blocks](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JahtX4WzKs2JGx_qYfjkdJE5pQwBfXBX46w4NnQOV_E/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/S6TNo2jSu9A)
* Week 8 (Oct 25): Datapath and Control + Code Review (Room 4201 (1F) at (old) CSIE Building)
- [Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz3): RISC-V programming and instruction encoding + Digital systems / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz3-sol)
- [RISC-V CPU Datapath](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec12.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0arQ_gDRnVS4ams3sUajgfEL)
* Week 7 (Oct 22): Quiz
- [Quiz3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz3): RISC-V programming and instruction encoding + Digital systems / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz3-sol)
* Week 9 (Nov 1): Pipeline / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/JbOQSCBP4TE)
* Week 8 (Oct 29): Review + Datapath and Control
- Announcement:
- [Homework 2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework2) is undergoing significant revisions. Please keep an eye on your email for updates.
- The instructor has been grappling with the LLM for several weeks though.
- "What I cannot create, I do not understand." - On Richard Feynman's blackboard at the time of his death in 1988 / [Build Your Own X](https://build-your-own-x.vercel.app/)
- Revisit [Quiz 3](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz3-sol)
* [RISC-V Architecture Instruction Encoding](https://youtu.be/NmxhoMCeH8I)
* [World's Fastest Square Root: Newton's Method](https://youtu.be/FpOEx6zFf1o)
- [RISC-V Datapath I](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kYFjJROF0OVFPPXCrPXBnlY7d9lP2rwcLxNJvI6DuAE/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/hPJXX91kurw)
* Week 9 (Nov 5): Datapath and Control + Pipeline
- Announcement:
- [Homework 2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework2) is out. Deadline: Nov 18, 2024
- video: [Are Computers Still Getting Faster?](https://youtu.be/IuLxX07isNg)
- video: [Circuits recap](https://youtu.be/N36wWh0DriA)
- [RISC-V CPU Datapath](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec12.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0arQ_gDRnVS4ams3sUajgfEL)
+ [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SbeyDTycsb97201QvzxGa4CmE9bmRDyd/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Single-Cycle CPU Control](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QAqqFyQUAu8GE_FvvqGHlF_Nk5VKzleC) / [video](https://youtu.be/0WnPU46zjbA)
+ [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UvXegiqDEGa5IOWMnnybxK4jftMY7MOF/edit?usp=sharing)
- [RISC-V Datapath II](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nJknDrB402GuriZuqeYOVpoJv9bvYoZeFRSPKzqjdqw/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/wQC7mjjfJDw)
- [RISC-V Processor Design Control](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EoTcGYgOlqO7ytnzHmQi_2JB1g-fyXpyYp7AV7dvwMs/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/bTM2t0uiv6I)
- Constructing Hardware in a Scala Embedded Language ([Chisel](https://github.com/chipsalliance/chisel)) is an open-source hardware description language (HDL) used to describe digital electronics and circuits at the register-transfer level that facilitates advanced circuit generation and design reuse for both ASIC and FPGA digital logic designs.
* [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gMtABxBEDFbCFXN_-dPyvycNAyFROZKwk-HMcnxfTnU/edit#slide=id.p)
* [Finite impulse response](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_impulse_response) (FIR)
* [Learn Chisel online!](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/freechipsproject/chisel-bootcamp/master)
+ Please run the cell blocks by either pressing SHIFT+ENTER on your keyboard
- MIT 6.191 [L15: Introduction to Pipelining](https://youtu.be/5NQkhqZe8_8), [L16: Processor Pipelining](https://youtu.be/TMpjvAvQCWA)
* [note](https://computationstructures.org/lectures/pbeta/pbeta.html)
* Week 10 (Nov 8): Pipelined Processors / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/vCWsFahh5kQ)
* Week 10 (Nov 12): Pipelined Processors
- Announcement:
+ The next quiz is planned on Nov 15.
+ Homework3 [SoftCPU](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework3) is out.
+ Next week, we will review all the assignments.
- Recent [rv32emu](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu) changes
+ More descriptions about system calls. See [docs/syscall.md](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu/blob/master/docs/syscall.md)
+ Implement `clock_gettime` system call, so that you can call `gettimeofday`/`clock_gettime` in C programs.
+ Implement [user-level counters](https://github.com/riscv/riscv-isa-manual) for getting CPU cycle counts in RISC-V programs. See [tests/perfcounter](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu/tree/master/tests/perfcounter) for sample usage.
+ Better experiences while [running Doom and Quake games](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu/blob/master/docs/demo.md). You can resize the window and use mouse properly.
+ More test programs: jit-bf (JIT assembler for RISC-V), coro (a simple coroutine implementation for RISC-V), mandelbrot (an ASCII-based renderer for Mandelbrot Set, colorized), richards (an operating system task scheduler simulation benchmark), and chacha20 (stream cipher)
+ More comments in source files.
+ Next week, we will continue reviewing all the assignments.
+ Quiz 4 is scheduled next week.
- [2020 Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz4) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz4-sol)
- [2021 Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz5) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz5-sol) / [annotated with Ripes](https://hackmd.io/@wIVnCcUaTouAktrkMVLEMA/rkm8OkOjF)
- [2022 Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz4) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz4-sol) / [annotated](https://hackmd.io/@0SHE18LgRsqRjsgqxIFjVA/SJxvlqOds)
- [2023 Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz4) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz4-sol) / [annotated](https://hackmd.io/@c3WNnG7RRK2J17ifSiezZA/Bk1mQfKuT)
+ The next homework assignment will be given out next week, along with Quiz 4. Please review [last year's homework](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2023-arch-homework3) to get familiar with the procedure and expectations.
- [rv32emu](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu) development, [capable of running Linux kernel smoothly](https://www.facebook.com/groups/system.software2024/posts/1722546388523252/) ([#508](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu/pull/508))
- [0 to ASIC](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14npvuiGxsS3C-yo2vOsbZpNKGehwTtIYRFN6k3ZVR4M/edit#slide=id.p)
- [L16: Processor Pipelining](https://youtu.be/TMpjvAvQCWA), [L17: Implementing Pipelining](https://youtu.be/Pr3-iFE-nCQ), [L18: Implementing Pipelined Processors](https://youtu.be/WdbCaCoOgVY) / [note](https://computationstructures.org/lectures/pbeta/pbeta.html)
- [RISC-V 5-Stage Pipeline / Hazards](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec14.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aq-xpoKcmd7X9w-l6KHiNMa)
- [Lab3: srv32 - RISCV RV32IM Soft CPU](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/S1Udn1Xtt)
- Assignment: [Homework3: SoftCPU](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework3) (Due: Nov 30, 2022)
- [2020 Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz4) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz4-sol)
- [2021 Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz5) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz5-sol) / [annotated with Ripes](https://hackmd.io/@wIVnCcUaTouAktrkMVLEMA/rkm8OkOjF)
- [RISC-V 5-Stage Pipeline](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v-Squx8lK-oOrflFOwBZh-ue94seVHZudqDOgJmFf5Q/edit?usp=sharing) / [video-1](https://youtu.be/LJt737KqWzI), [video-2](https://youtu.be/UxMLmMdFzTI), [video-3](https://youtu.be/oPmRV9MzuIU)
- [Lab3: Construct a single-cycle CPU with Chisel](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/r1mlr3I7p)
* Week 11 (Nov 15): Quiz + Homework Review (Room 4201 (1F) at (old) CSIE Building)
- [Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz4): RISC-V programming + datapath + control + pipelined processor / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz4-sol)
- [Homework1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework1), [Homework2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2022-arch-homework2)
- [Complex Pipelines, Out-of-Order Issue, Register Renaming](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs152/sp19/lectures/L10-ComplexPipes.pdf)
* Week 11 (Nov 19): Quiz + Homework Review
- [Quiz4](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz4): RISC-V programming + datapath + control + pipelined processor / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz4-sol)
- [Homework1](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework1), [Homework2](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/2024-arch-homework2)
* Week 12 (Nov 22): Cache + Virtual Memory / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/K8B8eCpGBp0)
* Week 12 (Nov 26): Cache
* Announcement
* Quiz on Nov 29 - pipeline, cache and virtual memory (partial)
* Term projects will be listed on Nov 29
* [Caches: Direct-mapped, set-associative](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec16.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0apRiQ2QPjzyq8APGEjnqW1w)
* [Multi-level Caches, Cache Questions](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec17.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqHsuO6U2bIpwDGqO6UAetk)
* [The golden age of ever-changing computer architecture](https://hackaday.com/2019/11/27/the-golden-age-of-ever-changing-computer-architecture/)
* [Computing on Andromeda: Chip Company Releases 13.5M Core Supercomputer](https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/computing-on-andromeda-chip-company-releases-13.5m-core-supercomputer/)
* [Designing in 2023: 10 Problems to Solve w/ Jim Keller](https://youtu.be/o70yKYWgtVI) - [Tenstorrent](https://tenstorrent.com/)
8-wide Ascalon RISC-V core.
* [Virtual Memory](https://youtu.be/TsxZlXOrt8U) / UCB: [Virtual Memory](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec19.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0ar2Wia7JngBFMmwRlr4s79j)
* [2021-Qui6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6-sol) / [with Ripes simulation](https://hackmd.io/@arthur-chang/SyLa2qb3Y)
* [2020-Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz5) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz5-sol)
* Week13 (Nov 29): Quiz + Virtual Memory + Operating System (Room 4201 (1F) at (old) CSIE Building)
* Moved to self-study, no in-class session today!
* [Cache (1)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dv9zkRV5mS2heGojIPm00Ms0fAqKDQ2D7yE26P4MgJI/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/nsdIU-S0pp4)
* [Cache (2)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rmFD2GZBMjCSsNuHikNiFiDgoDWORYT9anz52l7bgzc/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/APK4_rEDT_U)
* [Cache (3)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dN876ETDdJATOV0JYQJzvHadBcXAgA03NqG311es7QU/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/pQkplfQtIfM)
* [Cache (4)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18ISfU5CJujmOwekab3fJ8A8W6z2cFgZ_BNy6moyX8Po/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/SQLmn3VgABc)
* Recall: [The golden age of ever-changing computer architecture](https://hackaday.com/2019/11/27/the-golden-age-of-ever-changing-computer-architecture/)
* [The next big tech war front: RISC-V](https://asiatimes.com/2023/11/the-next-big-tech-war-front-risc-v/)
* [Designing in 2023: 10 Problems to Solve](https://youtu.be/o70yKYWgtVI) - Jim Keller, [Tenstorrent](https://tenstorrent.com/)
- [Oral History of Jim Keller](https://youtu.be/Xh8nhK7WS80)
* Week13 (Dec 3): Virtual Memory + Operating System + Vector Extension
- Announcement:
+ Be aware of [Term projects](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-projects)
- [Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz5): pipelined processor + cache + virtual memory / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz5-sol)
- [Virtual Memory](https://6004.mit.edu/web/_static/fall21/resources/sp21/L18.pdf) / [video](https://youtu.be/TsxZlXOrt8U)
- [Lab4: Cache](https://cs61c.org/fa20/labs/lab08/)
+ [Reference work](https://hackmd.io/@Lt35rTMeTi22rWqrBgSQzg/SkXXQ_LJ8)
- [Operating Systems](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec18.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0arq3vh2gcLvr5isLK4CuK3B)
* Quiz 5 is scheduled on Dec 10
- [2023-Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz5) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz5-sol) / [annotated](https://hackmd.io/@c3WNnG7RRK2J17ifSiezZA/Bk1mQfKuT)
- [2022-Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz5) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz5-sol) / [annotated](https://hackmd.io/@0SHE18LgRsqRjsgqxIFjVA/ry3j69OOo)
- [2021-Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6-sol) / [with Ripes simulation](https://hackmd.io/@arthur-chang/SyLa2qb3Y)
- [2020-Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz5) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz5-sol)
* This semester, we will conduct 7 quizzes. Out of these, the best 4 will be selected for grading purposes.
* The instructor will submit the grades on the school's designated deadline ([Jan 24, 2025](https://www.ncku.edu.tw/p/412-1000-6149.php?Lang=zh-tw)) for grade registration. This means that students will have ample time to dedicate to the final project assigned in this course.
+ Term projects will be listed on Dec 5. [Term projects of 2023](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-projects)
* News: [Intel Announces Retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-ceo-news-dec-2024.html) - Early last month, Intel was removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which comprises 30 leading U.S. stocks, to make room for Nvidia as the index shifts toward AI pioneers. / [What Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?](https://youtu.be/Q7Jj20OrdiM)
* [Lab3: Construct a RISC-V CPU with Chisel](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/SJrf1Rim1l)
* [Virtual Memory](https://youtu.be/TsxZlXOrt8U)
- UCB: [Virtual Memory I](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_KtUjyxALrATgiT9JsiK8GKQXNw5M0BAllsdz78Lm74/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/lU0MDQHmGxA)
- UCB: [Virtual Memory II](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KB2HKnvqsKq65udERzMw9imTMtV8KREMWmKc7w8XOfk/edit?usp=sharing) / [video](https://youtu.be/YtBlu56U3Lw)
- [The Future of Mission Critical Edge Compute Is RISC-V](https://youtu.be/Clvg2q3cC8M)
* (12:47) multi-core flexibility: SMP, AMP, hypervisor
* [Lockstep systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockstep_(computing)) are fault-tolerant computers that simultaneously perform identical operations in parallel. Borrowed from military marching terminology, these systems use redundancy to detect and correct errors. With two systems (dual modular redundancy), errors can be identified, and with three systems (triple modular redundancy), errors can be automatically corrected through majority voting.
* [Customizing Linux Systems in Aerospace](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pRThP2vP78nNeb3Ds2563eNJne8QeAC2mWF67_FnLKw/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Freestanding RISC-V Programs](https://youtu.be/iml0DBo5yqo)
+ [bare metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare_machine)
- UCB: [Operating Systems](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0arq3vh2gcLvr5isLK4CuK3B)
- RISC-V Vector extension (RVV)
* [The Magic of RISC-V Vector Processing](https://youtu.be/Ozj_xU0rSyY)
* [Introduction to the RISC-V Vector Extension](https://eupilot.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RISC-V-VectorExtension-1-1.pdf)
* [The RISC-V Vector ISA Tutorial](https://riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/15.20-15.55-18.05.06.VEXT-bcn-v1.pdf)
* [RISC-V "V" Vector Extension](https://github.com/riscvarchive/riscv-v-spec/blob/master/v-spec.adoc)
* Week14 (Dec 6): Synchronization / Online via [YouTube](https://youtu.be/YNd5Dg2HfT8)
* Week14 (Dec 10): Quiz + Synchronization
- Announcement:
* Quiz6 on Dec 13
* Check the listing of [final/term projects](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-projects) and fill in your names.
- [Apple Silicon Guide](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Apple-Silicon-Guide)
* Regarding the final project, students may form groups of 1 to 3 members (the project's difficulty will depend on the group size and members' backgrounds). Please refer to last year’s projects for reference and send an email to `jserv.tw@gmail.com`, specifying your group members and proposed project topics (you may suggest multiple topics, with the final decision made by the instructor).
* Check the listing of [final/term projects in 2023](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-projects) for reference.
- [Quiz5](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz5): pipelined processor + cache + virtual memory / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz5-sol)
- [Debunking CISC vs RISC code density](https://www.bitsnbites.eu/cisc-vs-risc-code-density/)
- [Operating Systems](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec18.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0arq3vh2gcLvr5isLK4CuK3B)
- [Synchronization](https://youtu.be/r8H_af_dCF0)
+ Please check your operating system textbook for such topic.
- [Thread-Level Parallelism](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec22.pdf) / [video](https://youtu.be/QLdN6p7-43U)
+ Let's skip OpenMP part
- [Multithreading Issues + Cache Coherency](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61c/su20/pdfs/lectures/lec23.pdf) / [video](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqgj_8Og51XoE7iyAu5yEWZ)
- [2021 Quiz7](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6) /[solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz7-sol)
- [2021 Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6) /[solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6-sol)
- [2020 Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz6) /[solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz6-sol)
* Week15 (Dec 13): suspended
* Week15 (Dec 17): Operating System, Multithreading
- Announcement:
* Quiz6 will be postponed to Dec 20
* Quiz7 on Dec 27
* Check [the listing of final/term projects](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-projects)
* Week16 (Dec 20): Multithreading, Synchronization, I/O
- [Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz6-sol)
* Quiz6 is scheduled on Dec 24
- [2023-Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz6-sol)
- [2022-Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz6-sol)
- [2021-Quiz7](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz7-sol)
- [2021-Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2021-quiz6-sol)
- [2020-Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2020-quiz6-sol)
* [Term Projects](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-projects): You must provide the materials and demonstrate to the lecturer before **Jan 23, 2025**
- [Synchronization](https://youtu.be/r8H_af_dCF0)
+ Please check your operating system textbook for such topic.
- [Multithreading Issues + Cache Coherency](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDoI-XvXO0aqgj_8Og51XoE7iyAu5yEWZ)
+ Let's skip OpenMP part
- video: [The Future of Operating Systems on RISC-V](https://youtu.be/emnN9p4vhzk) / [transcript](https://www.infoq.com/presentations/risc-v-future/)
- [Freestanding RISC-V Programs](https://youtu.be/iml0DBo5yqo)
+ [bare metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare_machine)
- [Multithreaded Application Synchronization Part I](https://youtu.be/kk8q5rwm1ZI)
+ Taken from [CSCI 463: Computer Architecture and Systems Organization](http://faculty.cs.niu.edu/~winans/CS463/2021-fa/)
+ [RISC-V spec references the word 'hart' - what does 'hart' mean?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42676827/risc-v-spec-references-the-word-hart-what-does-hart-mean)
- [Multithreaded Application Synchronization Part II](https://youtu.be/dAVZTHxC16w)
- [Multithreaded Application Synchronization Part I](https://youtu.be/kk8q5rwm1ZI) / [Part II](https://youtu.be/dAVZTHxC16w)
+ Taken from [CSCI 463: Computer Architecture and Systems Organization](https://faculty.cs.niu.edu/~winans/CS463/2022-fa/)
+ RISC-V AMOSWAP instruction
- [Advanced topics on Synchronization - 1](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs152/sp20/lectures/L19-MCM.pdf)
- [Advanced topics on Synchronization - 2](https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs152/sp20/lectures/L22-Synch.pdf)
+ [RISC-V spec references the word 'hart' - what does 'hart' mean?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42676827/risc-v-spec-references-the-word-hart-what-does-hart-mean)
* Week16 (Dec 24): Quiz + Memory Model, I/O
- Announcement:
* The class will be held online next week. (Happy New Year!) Please check this page for updates.
* Quiz7 is scheduled on Jan 7, 2025.
* [The term projects](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-projects) will be reviewed on Jan 7.
- [Quiz6](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz6) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2024-quiz6-sol)
- [Memory Model](https://youtu.be/QkbWgCSAEoo) / [slides](https://riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/14.25-15.00-RISCVMemoryModelTutorial.pdf)
- [I/O: Devices, Polling, Interrupts](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NRoyYSbAyarMhmPD5LiY6YEqYpLoZx_s) / [video](https://youtu.be/0dyqcFC_q2Q?t=1247)
* Traps/Interrupts/Exceptions
* Trap Handling in 5-Stage Pipeline
* Week17 (Dec 27): Modern Processors
- [Quiz7](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz7) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-quiz7-sol)
- [listing of final/term projects](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2022-projects)
- [Modern Processor Architecture](https://6004.mit.edu/web/_static/fall21/resources/sp21/L22.pdf) / [video](https://youtu.be/sbGtFtxqkkg)
- [Introduction to Dynamic Branch Prediction](https://youtu.be/PFmx2p6NA0A), [Advanced Branch Prediction](https://youtu.be/avp3bDqCXYM), [Tournament Predictors and Branch Prediction Accuracy](https://youtu.be/-T8yDJ8vTuI)
* Week17 (Dec 31): Modern Processors
- Announcements
* Quiz7 is scheduled on Jan 7, 2025
- [rv32emu](https://github.com/sysprog21/rv32emu) introduces tier-1 JIT compiler to accelerate RISC-V simulation.
* Execute `make ENABLE_JIT=1 clean all` and then run `build/rv32emu build/smolnes.elf` to play NES games.
- [Modern Processor Architecture](https://youtu.be/sbGtFtxqkkg)
* [Modern Microprocessors: A 90-Minute Guide!](https://www.lighterra.com/papers/modernmicroprocessors/)
- [Introduction to Dynamic Branch Prediction](https://youtu.be/PFmx2p6NA0A), [Advanced Branch Prediction](https://youtu.be/avp3bDqCXYM)
* Week 18 (Jan 7): Modern Processors
- [Quiz7](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz7) / [solution](https://hackmd.io/@sysprog/arch2023-quiz7-sol)
- [Tournament Predictors and Branch Prediction Accuracy](https://youtu.be/-T8yDJ8vTuI)
- Project: [Analyze and improve srv32](https://hackmd.io/@peishan/HkJrtKpoY)
- [Hardware Based Speculation](https://youtu.be/mFtX28lH4O8)
* Week 18 (Jan 2): Modern Processors
- Out-of-Order Execution
* [Speculative Processor Vulnerability](https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Speculative%20Processor%20Vulnerability)
* [Spectre-BHB](https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Spectre-BHB)
- Case study: [SoomRV](https://github.com/mathis-s/SoomRV) - simple superscalar out-of-order RISC-V core. It can execute up to 4 instructions per cycle and is able to boot Linux.
- [RISC vs. CISC](https://yarchive.net/comp/risc_definition.html) by [John Mashey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mashey), one of the founders of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) benchmarking group.
* [HackerNews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34196370)
