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@@ -463,6 +463,12 @@ of user expectations, particularly for LD/ST where exceptions
 would normally be expected to be raised, Fail-First provides for
 avoidance of those exceptions.
 
+For Hardware implementers, a standard Out-of-Order micro-architecture
+allows for Cancellation of speculatively-executed elements that extended
+beyond the Vector Truncation point.  In-order systems will have a slightly
+harder time and may choose to execute one element only at a time, reducing
+performance as a result.
+
 # OE=1
 
 The hardware cost of Sticky Overflow in a parallel environment is immense.