From: lkcl Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 09:05:35 +0000 (+0100) Subject: (no commit message) X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls005_v1~2067 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=85077f5f93f0993176cc1499ea172cd9f0e74dd6;p=libreriscv.git --- diff --git a/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn b/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn index 33743af8f..134b361f8 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ SVP64 is designed around these fundamental and inviolate principles: 1. There are no actual Vector instructions: Scalar instructions are the sole exclusive bedrock. -2. A hardware-level for-loop makes vector elements synonymous +2. No scalar instruction ever deviates in its encoding or meaning + just because it is prefixed. +3. A hardware-level for-loop makes vector elements 100% synonymous with scalar instructions (the suffix) That said, there are a few exceptional places where these rules get