Linux Kernel Journey

Jul 21, 2026 · Industry Insights

Partitioning Is Mandatory: The Cost of Heterogeneous RISC‑V and Single‑Kernel Designs

The Key Stone K3’s 16‑core RISC‑V SoC, half of which are 1024‑bit vector AI cores, forces Linux to reject mismatched cores, revealing that economic constraints make core partitioning unavoidable and that a multi‑kernel approach is the only viable solution.