From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:11:04 +0000 (+0100)
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X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls005_v1~454
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=97bf127abef50972d0b0c16c3637b0b7cdbc10d8;p=libreriscv.git

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diff --git a/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn b/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn
index e47cf6275..ecfc0598c 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn
@@ -551,3 +551,7 @@ Thus we do not need to provide specialist LD/ST "Structure Packed" opcodes
 because the generic abstracted concept of "Remapping", when applied to
 LD/ST, will give that same capability, with far more flexibility.
 
+It is worth noting that Pack/Unpack Modes of SVSTATE, which may be
+established through sv.setvl, are also an easy way to perform regular
+Structure Packing, at the vec2/vec3/vec4 granularity level.  Beyond
+that, REMAP will need to be used.