From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:26:10 +0000 (+0000)
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X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls001_v3~71
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=83ea7b15a2385f991cb99801a0a231e5193835b8;p=libreriscv.git

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diff --git a/openpower/sv/rfc/ls008.mdwn b/openpower/sv/rfc/ls008.mdwn
index 68436c034..ee365a9db 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/rfc/ls008.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/rfc/ls008.mdwn
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 
 [[!tag opf_rfc]]
 
-# RFC ls002 v2 Floating-Point Load-Immediate
-
 **URLs**:
 
-* <https://libre-soc.org/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv/#fmvis>
-* <https://libre-soc.org/openpower/sv/rfc/ls002/>
-* <https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=944>
+* <https://libre-soc.org/openpower/sv/>
+* <https://libre-soc.org/openpower/sv/rfc/ls008/>
+* <https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1040>
 * <https://git.openpower.foundation/isa/PowerISA/issues/87>
 
 **Severity**: Major
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@
 **Books and Section affected**:
 
 ```
-    Book I Scalar Floating-Point 4.6.2.1
+    Book I, new Scalar Chapter.  (Or, new Book on "Zero-Overhead Loop Subsystem")
     Appendix E Power ISA sorted by opcode
     Appendix F Power ISA sorted by version
     Appendix G Power ISA sorted by Compliancy Subset
@@ -51,7 +49,10 @@
 
 ```
     Addition of six new "Zero-Overhead-Loop-Control" DSP-style Vector-style
-    Management Instructions.
+    Management Instructions which can be implemented extremely efficiently
+    and effectively by inserting an additional phase between Decode and Issue.
+    More complex designs are NOT adversely impacted and in fact greatly benefit
+    whilst still retaining an obvious linear sequential execution programming model.
 ```
 
 **Impact on software**:
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
 
 ```
     Cray Supercomputing, Vectorisation, Zero-Overhead-Loop-Control,
-    Scalable Vectors
+    Scalable Vectors, Multi-Issue Out-of-Order, Sequential Programming Model
 ```
 
 **Motivation**
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Add the following entries to:
 
 \newpage{}
 
-# Vertical-First Stepping and status
+# svstep: Vertical-First Stepping and status reporting
 
 SVL-Form
 
@@ -122,9 +123,9 @@ Special Registers Altered:
 
 \newpage{}
 
-# DX-Form
+# SVL-Form
 
-Add the following to Book I, 1.6.1.6, DX-Form
+Add the following to Book I, 1.6.1, SVL-Form
 
 ```
     |0     |6    |11    |16   |23 |24 |25 |26    |31 |
@@ -137,6 +138,12 @@ Add the following to Book I, 1.6.1.6, DX-Form
 * Add `SVL` to `Rc (31)` Field in Book I, 1.6.2
 * Add `SVL` to `XO (26:31)` Field in Book I, 1.6.2
 
+Add the following to Book I, 1.6.2
+
+```
+
+```
+
 
 # Appendices
 
@@ -147,5 +154,5 @@ Add the following to Book I, 1.6.1.6, DX-Form
 
 | Form | Book | Page | Version | mnemonic | Description |
 |------|------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
-| SVL  | I    | #    | 3.0B    | svstep   | Vertical-First Stepping and status |
+| SVL  | I    | #    | 3.0B    | svstep   | Vertical-First Stepping and status reporting |