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feature request: 128 bit emulator for linux on intel processors

Jonm1
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there can be community suggested things like programmable registers or cool programming language features

 

it works like this, lets say you're running fedora 39

 

you do modprobe intel-128 and it loads a driver into the kernel that allows longer numbers for big numbers by combining two data types like in c (ie double double or even malloc(5); or malloc(20) (guessing if you want to go this route you can do some macro magic);

 

I dont know about stuff like increasing compilation times or faster gaming or rendering, but it allows for bigger albeit less precise numbers for a possible future 128bit processor, or just a fun thing to hack. 

 

it would be great if intel released a 128bit module or kernel based emulator allowing stuff like custom programmable registers on some kind of die with a little cache

and the programming libraries can be community done or vendor supplied

have fun intel!!! 

 

 

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RamyerM_Intel
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Hello Jonm1, 


Thank you for posting in the communities. For now, I will let my team know about this feedback and get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. 


Ramyer M. 

Intel Customer Support Technician 


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RamyerM_Intel
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Hello Jonm1, 


Thank you for patiently waiting . Thank you for you valuable insights. We have already notified our team about your suggestion. For now we will be closing this case. Should you need assistance in the future, feel free to create a new post as this thread will no longer be monitored. 


Ramyer M. 

Intel Customer Support Technician 


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