From: quadibloc@invalid.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:40:16 +0000, MitchAlsup wrote:   
      
   > Lest one thinks this results in serial decoding, consider that the   
   > pattern decoder is 40 gates (just larger than 3-flip-flops) so one can   
   > afford to put this pattern decoder on every word in the inst- buffer   
      
   Yes, given sufficiently simple decoding, one could allow backtracking when   
   the second word of an instruction is decoded as if it was the first.   
      
   Of course, though, it wastes electricity and produces heat, but a   
   negligible amount, I agree.   
      
   I'm designing my ISA, though, to make it simple to implement... in one   
   specific sense. It's horribly large and complicated, but at least it   
   doesn't demand that imlementors understand any fancy tricks.   
      
   John Savard   
      
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