From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Sat, 7 May 2022 18:36:26 +0000 (+0100)
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X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls005_v1~2313
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e009a92838bb39e3f469249c2215d2dd6dbd1287;p=libreriscv.git

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diff --git a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn
index d2586208e..36dc950c9 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ of the problem-space:
 * Predication (an absolutely critical component for a Vector ISA),
   then the next logical advancement is to allow separate predication masks
   to be applied to *both* the source *and* the destination, independently.
+  (*Readers familiar with Vector ISAs will recognise this as a back-to-back
+  `VGATHER-VSCATTER`*)
 * Element-width overrides: most Scalar ISAs today are 64-bit only,
   with primarily Load and Store being able to handle 8/16/32/64
   and sometimes 128-bit (quad-word), where Vector ISAs need to