From: lkcl Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 10:43:53 +0000 (+0100) Subject: (no commit message) X-Git-Tag: DRAFT_SVP64_0_1~846 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8278060f3046f48dd9696f4c1a79ff51c59193c3;p=libreriscv.git --- diff --git a/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn b/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn index 2cef2b7e1..e1befe125 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ considerable space Geven to just load 0.0) the inclusion of float immediate is up for consideration. Libre-SOC will be compliant with the -**Scalar Floating-Point Subset** (SFFS) i.e. is not implementing VMX/VSX. +**Scalar Floating-Point Subset** (SFFS) i.e. is not implementing VMX/VSX, +and with its focus on modern 3D GPU hybrid workloads represents an +important new potential use-case for OpenPOWER. With VMX/VSX not available in the SFFS Compliancy Level, the existing non-VSX conversion/data-movement instructions require load/store instructions (slow and expensive) to transfer data between the FPRs and