From: lkcl Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:42:43 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (no commit message) X-Git-Tag: convert-csv-opcode-to-binary~1920 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4ea7c92820d2f7ccb0e69a2ed0baf4f98a77d0d8;p=libreriscv.git --- diff --git a/openpower/sv/predication.mdwn b/openpower/sv/predication.mdwn index 1d6fe738b..bcad872d5 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/predication.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/predication.mdwn @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ In addition those scalar 64-bit bitmanip operations, although some of them are o (Hilariously and confusingly those very same scalar bitmanip opcodes may themselves be SV-vectorised however with VL only being up to 64 elements it is not anticipated that SV-bitmanip would be used to generate up to 64 bit predicate masks, when a single 64 bit scalar operation will suffice). -Adding a full set special vector opcodes just for manipulating predicate masks and being able to transfer them to other regfiles (a la mfcr) is however anomalous, costly, and unnecessary. +The summary is that adding a full set special vector opcodes just for manipulating predicate masks and being able to transfer them to other regfiles (a la mfcr) is anomalous, costly, and unnecessary. ## CR-based predication proposal