Re: GA144 article

From	rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: GA144 article
Date	2012-08-02 16:01 -0700
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On Thursday, August 2, 2012 5:32:18 PM UTC-4, Paul Rubin wrote:
> rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > You speculate too much.  The time required to fetch instructions
> > depends on the instruction currently being executed. 
> 
> 3.6 is a guess at an average.  Obviously the simulator or actual timings
> will be more accurate.
> 
> > Also, your math is beyond me.  What is the meaning of 3.6?  Why do you
> > care about this number?  What is 3500?
> 
> 3.6 = 18 bits/word / 5 bits per instruction (certain instructions
> fit in the remaining 3 bits at the end of a word but they are not
> always usable, so I counted them as 0.6).
> 
> 3500 ns = typical port operation time that you posted, not counting
> possible instruction fetch.
> 
> I'll be interested to see better numbers.  The above is what's known as
> a back-of-envelope calculation based on incomplete info.

I saw how you got the 3.5 number, but what is it's purpose?  There are four instructions in a word.  Why call it 3.5 instructions?  Why are you adding 3500 to the other numbers you posted?  I don't see the meaning of this calculation. 

Rick

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GA144 article Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-18 03:48 -0700
  Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-19 10:51 -0700
    Re: GA144 article Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-20 01:30 -0700
      Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-20 01:48 -0700
        Re: GA144 article Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-20 03:25 -0700
        Re: GA144 article Syd Rumpo <usenet@neonica.co.uk> - 2012-07-20 11:59 +0100
      Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 18:59 -0700
        Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-22 19:16 -0700
          Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 19:31 -0700
            Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-22 20:08 -0700
              Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-23 16:24 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-23 22:33 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-24 14:04 -0700
            Re: GA144 article vandys@vsta.org - 2012-07-23 03:34 +0000
            Re: GA144 article Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-23 14:11 +0200
              Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-23 16:47 -0700
              Re: GA144 article "Clyde W. Phillips Jr." <cwpjr02@gmail.com> - 2012-07-24 20:11 -0700
          Re: GA144 article Richard Owlett <rowlett@pcnetinc.com> - 2012-07-23 02:04 -0500
  Re: GA144 article Daniel Kalny <dkalny@seznam.cz> - 2012-07-24 02:37 -0700
    Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-24 03:12 -0700
      Re: GA144 article stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-07-24 10:36 +0000
        Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-24 10:28 -0700
          Re: GA144 article Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-07-24 22:12 +0000
      Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-24 14:49 -0700
        Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-26 13:25 -0700
          Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-27 13:17 -0700
            Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-27 14:31 -0700
              Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-27 22:02 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-28 23:03 -0700
                Re: GA144 article marko <marko@marko.marko> - 2012-07-30 09:12 +1000
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 01:09 -0700
                Re: GA144 article marko <marko@marko.marko> - 2012-08-01 00:19 +1000
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 09:59 -0700
                Re: GA144 article marko <marko@marko.marko> - 2012-08-01 10:13 +1000
                Re: GA144 article Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-08-01 00:59 +0200
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 16:54 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Luca Saiu <positron@gnu.org> - 2012-08-04 10:46 +0200
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-05 11:04 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Luca Saiu <positron@gnu.org> - 2012-08-06 02:02 +0200
                Re: GA144 article Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-06 02:16 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 08:23 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-30 21:33 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 01:51 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-31 11:48 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 14:54 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-31 16:09 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 12:57 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-01 14:16 -0700
                Re: GA144 article vandys@vsta.org - 2012-08-01 22:32 +0000
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 16:03 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-01 16:13 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 16:10 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-01 22:18 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 11:47 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-02 14:32 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 16:01 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-02 16:38 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-03 08:40 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-03 09:19 -0700
                Re: GA144 article rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-08-03 11:15 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-05 15:50 -0700
                Re: GA144 article Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-06 02:21 -0700

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