uFork/FPGA
A memory-safe pure-actor processor soft-core
uFork is a novel microprocessor architecture based on dispatching immutable asynchronous message-events to reactive objects (actors) which manage private mutable state. Contention for shared mutable storage is eliminated, reducing complexity. Strong process and memory isolation prevents interference among tasks. Object-capability security (ocaps) provides fine-grained access control. The architecture has been validated by implementing a virtual-machine in software. This project will implement the design using FPGA hardware fully supported by open-source tooling.
- The project's own website: https://ufork.org
This project was funded through the NGI0 Core Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101092990.
