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The RISC-V Memory Consistency Model-April 24, 2017 |
Memory consistency models (MCMs) are known to flummox even experienced computer architects, so it is perhaps not surprising that recent news articles had some difficulty portraying the nuances behind recent findings by a team of Princeton researchers led by Professor Margaret Martonosi. The RISC-V Foundation is publishing this article to help the RISC-V community understand the deeper implications of the Princeton study.