History
Morello
Morello was Arm's experimental architecture, SoC and development board integrating CHERI concepts with an Armv8-A baseline.
Why it matters
The platform enabled researchers and developers to run rich operating-system stacks and realistic applications on CHERI-capable silicon.
In brief
What was the Morello platform and what did it demonstrate?
Morello was Arm’s experimental architecture, SoC and development board integrating CHERI concepts with an Armv8-A baseline. It provided a high-performance prototype for large-scale software and security evaluation, not a production Arm architecture.
Key considerations
1. Architecture
Arm and research partners defined a prototype capability extension and associated models.
2. Platform
The programme delivered a CPU, SoC, board, firmware, tools and system software.
3. Learning
Morello exposed compatibility, performance, operating-system and application questions at a scale beyond earlier prototypes.
Evidence and caveats
Results on Morello reflect a prototype microarchitecture and software environment; they should not be treated as product commitments or universal CHERI performance.
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