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CISC vs RISC in 2003

Furthermore, x86 represents a worst case in the areas where it differs significantly from RISC-style processors…

Paul Barham, et al., Xen and the art of virtualization, SOSP 2003. Emphasis original, deliberately taken out of context.

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One Response to “CISC vs RISC in 2003”

  1. Michael says:
    March 18, 2009 at 22:41

    What a terribly strange coincidence! I was also just reading that paper!