implementation would require an intrusive fundamental overhaul of the
Power ISA.
+*If not done as carefully as SVP64, the addition of any other Scalable
+Vector Extension would require a significant number of opcodes, putting
+further pressure on Major Opcode space which was never designed with
+Scalable Vectors in mind in the first place. Contrast with RISC-V which was
+designed over a 7 year period with Cray-style Vectors right from the start.*
+
It is extremely important to think of Simple-V as a 2-Dimensional ISA:
instructions vertical and registers horizontal otherwise it will be
difficult to grasp and appreciate its RISC simplicity.