Chapter 2
List of Abbreviations and Terms
Term
Definition
BHT
Branch History Table
BTB
Branch Target Buffer
RAS
Return-Address Stack
CLINT
Core-Local Interruptor. Generates per-hart software interrupts and timer
interrupts.
CLIC
Core-Local Interrupt Controller. Configures priorities and levels for core
local interrupts.
hart
HARdware Thread
DTIM
Data Tightly Integrated Memory
ITIM
Instruction Tightly Integrated Memory
JTAG
Joint Test Action Group
LIM
Loosely Integrated Memory. Used to describe memory space delivered in
a SiFive Core Complex but not tightly integrated to a CPU core.
PMP
Physical Memory Protection
PLIC
Platform-Level Interrupt Controller. The global interrupt controller in a
RISC-V system.
TileLink
A free and open interconnect standard originally developed at UC Berke-
ley.
RO
Used to describe a Read Only register field.
RW
Used to describe a Read/Write register field.
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