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/** @page riscv_core_page RISC-V Processor

 @section core_overview Overview

 Current repository supports two synthesizable processors: \c Rocket and

 \c River. Both of them implement open RISC-V ISA. To select what processor

 to use there's special generic parameter:

      CFG_COMMON_RIVER_CPU_ENABLE

 @section core_rocket Rocket CPU

 Rocket is the 64-bits single issue, in-order processor developed in Berkley

 and shared as the sources writen on SCALA language. It uses specally developed

 library \c Chisel to generate Verilog implementation from SCALA sources.

 Rocket Core usually implements all features of the latest ISA specification,

 either as multi-core support with L2-cache implementation and many other.

 But it has a set of disadvantages: bad integration with other devices not

 writen on SCALA, not very-good integration with RTL simulators, no reference

 model. It shows worse performance than RIVER CPU (for now).

 @section core_river River CPU

 River is my implementation of RISC-V ISA writen on VHDL either as all

 others parts of shared SoC implementation.

 There's also availabel precise SystemC model integrated into Simulator

 which is used as a stimulus during RTL simulation and garantee consistency

 of functional and SystemC models either as RTL.

 River CPU is the 5-stage processor with the classical pipeline structure:

 @latexonly {\includegraphics{../doxygen/pics/river_top.png}} @endlatexonly

*/