Which basically amounts to the same thing. "x86" processors today are actually RISC(-like) processors with large register spaces and three-operand instructions, because that hardware can be made faster, even with the necessary silicon x86->RISC translator so software sees an x86 processor.
But to my knowledge, compatibility with legacy compiled software is not a practical issue for VM's. And even if it were, this isn't a compatible implementation of x86 anyway. So what then is the reasoning for this choice?
But to my knowledge, compatibility with legacy compiled software is not a practical issue for VM's. And even if it were, this isn't a compatible implementation of x86 anyway. So what then is the reasoning for this choice?