From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 11:06:56 +0000 (+0100)
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X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls005_v1~239
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=18bf6f848b020810b66f5da90cdcaf5789f9aebe;p=libreriscv.git

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diff --git a/openpower/sv/svp64/discussion.mdwn b/openpower/sv/svp64/discussion.mdwn
index d438df693..a57331cb4 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/svp64/discussion.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/svp64/discussion.mdwn
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ four aspects:
 
 ## answers to 2, RM Modes
 
-Normal Mode:
+**Normal Mode:**
 
 * simple mode is straight vectorisation.
 * reduce mode
@@ -232,9 +232,15 @@ Normal Mode:
 
 simple mode is fine including on predication but has a CHANGE OF BEHAVIOUR. first bit of src/dest is used when zeroing is on, but first ENABLED bit of predicate is used when VL>1.
 
-reduce mode is unaffected (meaningless)
+reduce mode is unaffected (meaningless) on a scalar operation
 
-## answers to 4, loops
+fail-first with or without VLI, should be unaffected, but what should VL be truncated to? the override VL=1? (or VL=0 when VLI is set?)
+
+saturation mode is fine
+
+predicate-result should be fine as well.
+
+## answers to 4, loops/uses
 
 **REMAP**