From 13bb75476ef54cc53354bb2c395bf2ab6d49776d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 22:13:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv/overview.mdwn | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/openpower/sv/overview.mdwn b/openpower/sv/overview.mdwn index bcf52bb21..9f37c0198 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/overview.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/overview.mdwn @@ -932,6 +932,9 @@ loop: Three examples are illustrated of different types of Scalar-Vector operations. Note that in its simplest form **only one** element is executed per instruction **not** multiple elements per instruction. +(The more advanced version of Vertical-First mode may execute multiple +elements per instruction, however the number executed **must** remain +a fixed quantity.) Now that such explicit loops can increment inexorably towards VL, of course we now need a way to test if srcstep or dststep have reached -- 2.30.2