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rbanffy
on Aug 18, 2024
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Gentoo Linux Drops IA-64 (Itanium) Support – Gento...
I'm sure it could exist in theory, but VLIW for these large chips has been outcompeted by OTF reordering and SMT, which are capable of extracting almost as much work from the processor as an ideal VLIW instruction flow for a lot less effort.
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