top | item 4385557 (no title) lunarscape | 13 years ago Honest question since I'm confused about terminology: Why is ARMv8 described in places as "backwards compatibility for existing 32-bit software" when some existing instructions will be removed in AArch64? discuss order hn newest Symmetry|13 years ago Because the ARM front end is so simple, it isn't hard to have multiple ones. One of these will be able to run existing 32-bit software.
Symmetry|13 years ago Because the ARM front end is so simple, it isn't hard to have multiple ones. One of these will be able to run existing 32-bit software.
Symmetry|13 years ago