RedHat and AMD promote 64-bit ARM architecture Processor

RedHat announced that it will work with AMD to promote the latter's 64-bit ARM architecture processors for the enterprise market in the future. Earlier today, AMD announced that it will launch a 64-bit ARM architecture processor for the enterprise market in 2014. Key points: ARMv8 Instruction Set Based on the brand new 64-bit design (currently, most of them are 32-bit ARMv7 instruction sets), including the functions required for enterprise-level applications, such as hardware virtualization. ARM core will use Freedom

Red Hat announced that it will work with AMD to promote the latter's 64-bit ARM architecture processors for the enterprise market in the future.

Earlier today, AMD announced that it will launch a 64-bit ARM architecture processor for the enterprise market in 2014. Key points include:

• Based onNew 64-bit ARMv8 Instruction Set(Currently, most of them are 32-bit ARMv7 instruction sets.) These include the functions required for multiple enterprise-level applications, such as hardware virtualization.
• ARM core will be usedThe Freedom Fabric mesh mode is first coupled into a single clusterAnd then connect to the network, which is expected to effectively improve the network processing efficiency.
• Unlike the custom ARM core design products generated by Qualcomm and Apple, AMD will generate an authorized ARM core based on the protocol.
• AMD will still generate x86/86-64 Server products, including APU products with GPU acceleration.
• This product is mainly orientedEnterprise Network server marketAt present, there is no indication that AMD will launch a consumer ARM market that is used in fierce competition.

 

The new processor architecture also requires support from the operating system. Red Hat announced that it will work with AMD to prepare support for 64-bit ARM architecture processors for the Linux release, which will begin with the Fedora Project. Currently, Fedora has launched the Fedora 17 version that supports the 32-bit ARM architecture.

At present, Red Hat engineers are eager to port OpenJDK to the 64-bit ARM architecture, in an attempt to seamlessly run many Java-based enterprise-level applications on 64-bit ARM architecture servers, the first version is expected to be completed within several months.

If you are interested in the future 64-bit ARM architecture, you may wish to pay more attention to the Fedora ARM Wiki page in the future.