# SVP64 Branch Conditional behaviour
-**DRAFT STATUS**
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Please note: although similar, SVP64 Branch instructions should be
considered completely separate and distinct from standard scalar
OpenPOWER-approved v3.0B branches. **v3.0B branches are in no way
contain additional modes that are useful for scalar operations (i.e. even
when VL=1 or when using single-bit predication).
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Links
* <https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=664>
* [[openpower/isa/branch]]
* [[sv/cr_int_predication]]
* [TODO](https://git.libre-soc.org/?p=openpower-isa.git;a=commitdiff;h=fa99590eeb61e63b2d2ea81f303b9b4320e3bbe1)
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## Rationale