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The esp32-s31 tag on WindowsForum.com covers Espressif's ESP32-S31, the first ESP32 microcontroller with RISC-V cores supporting Sv32 page-table address translation, the memory-management feature a standard Linux kernel requires. Discussion centers on Espressif's developer-preview Linux board-support package and community builds that already boot Linux 6.18 and Linux 7.1 on development boards, giving embedded developers real Linux with memory protection on hardware where earlier ESP32 parts could not run it. Coverage also notes practical limits: shipping chips carry 16 MB or 32 MB of in-package PSRAM with no DRAM controller, and Espressif warns against production use, so the esp32-s31 is not a Raspberry Pi replacement.
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    ESP32-S31 Runs Standard Linux With Sv32 MMU in Preview BSP

    Espressif's new ESP32-S31 is the first ESP32 microcontroller with RISC-V cores that support Sv32 page-table address translation. That is the memory-management feature a normal Linux kernel needs. Espressif has published a developer-preview Linux board-support package (BSP) for the chip, and...