MicroTESK for ARMv8.2-A

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We are pleased to inform you that MicroTESK has general support for ARMv8.2-A. The formal specifications have been updated:

  • enhanced memory model with wider virtual and physical addresses (52 bits);
  • 16-bit SIMD instructions and FP instructions;
  • Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS);
  • Statistical Profiling Extension (SPE).
  • It required 70 new instructions, modification of some older ones, and update of the MMU description.

The overall specifications include 1000+ instructions; their volume is almost 20 KLOC.

ARMv8.2-A is a 64/32-bit architecture developed by ARM Holdings (arm.com).