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authorlkcl <lkcl@web>
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Wed, 25 May 2022 18:44:20 +0000 (19:44 +0100)
openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn

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@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ for data-transfer/conversion between FPRs and GPRs multiplies the savings.
 
 In addition, the vast majority of GPR <-> FPR data-transfers are as part
 of a FP <-> Integer conversion sequence, therefore reducing the number
-of instructions required to the minimum seems necessary.
+of instructions required is a priority.
 
 Therefore, we are proposing adding:
 
-* FPR load-immediate equivalent partially to `BF16`
+* FPR load-immediate instructions, one equivalent to `BF16`, the
+  other increasing accuracy to `FP32`
 * FPR <-> GPR data-transfer instructions that just copy bits without conversion
 * FPR <-> GPR combined data-transfer/conversion instructions that do
   Integer <-> FP conversions
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ well-suited for common/important conversion sequences:
 * **JavaScript** - modulo wrapping with Inf/NaN converted to 0
 
 The assembly listings in the [[int_fp_mv/appendix]] show how costly
-some of these language-specific conversions are: Javascript is 32
-scalar instructions, including seven branch instructions.
+some of these language-specific conversions are: Javascript, the
+worst case, is 32 scalar instructions including seven branch instructions.
 
 # Proposed New Scalar Instructions