which one you alike?
or is there something others?
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stack machine vs register-based machine
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Just FYI ... The .Net framework essentially uses a stack based machine ...atleast the IL code it generates assumes more or less a stack machine
I think Java VM does the same (sorry i have no clue on this ..
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@ mods : I planning to write a tutorial on programming using IL ... Is this info
helpful for osdevelopers ...??? (May be ) .... It is certainly useful for compiler developers
I think Java VM does the same (sorry i have no clue on this ..
) ....@ mods : I planning to write a tutorial on programming using IL ... Is this info
helpful for osdevelopers ...??? (May be ) .... It is certainly useful for compiler developers
Hi,
Register based machines really flourished with the IBM system/360, eons ago. As far as I can recall from my lectures, the main problem with stack machines at the time was the increased number of instructions required to do the same task as a register machine tended to choke the frontside bus a little, causing performance degradation.
Nowadays, the FSB is less of a performance bottleneck, and certain groups (including Chris Bailey, head of the Amadeus group based at York university, UK) have been looking into the possibility of reinventing stack machines for a new age. They believe the the bottlenecks have now moved elsewhere, and stack machines may again be the better beast.
As mentioned, the .NET runtime uses a stack based virtual machine, as does the Java runtime. In fact, one of the aims of the above project is to construct a native Java processor (or similar).
Until then, however, register based machines are still the de-facto standard. I would be interested to see what Brendan has to say on this (he seems extremely knowledgeable on matters such as this).
Cheers,
James
Register based machines really flourished with the IBM system/360, eons ago. As far as I can recall from my lectures, the main problem with stack machines at the time was the increased number of instructions required to do the same task as a register machine tended to choke the frontside bus a little, causing performance degradation.
Nowadays, the FSB is less of a performance bottleneck, and certain groups (including Chris Bailey, head of the Amadeus group based at York university, UK) have been looking into the possibility of reinventing stack machines for a new age. They believe the the bottlenecks have now moved elsewhere, and stack machines may again be the better beast.
As mentioned, the .NET runtime uses a stack based virtual machine, as does the Java runtime. In fact, one of the aims of the above project is to construct a native Java processor (or similar).
Until then, however, register based machines are still the de-facto standard. I would be interested to see what Brendan has to say on this (he seems extremely knowledgeable on matters such as this).
Cheers,
James