From 215fe37015bbdcf5d26db8c68a3e8f1a82f00b64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 07:31:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv.mdwn | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv.mdwn b/openpower/sv.mdwn index 23eca5283..399073e5a 100644 --- a/openpower/sv.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv.mdwn @@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ same level as add, popcnt and fld** those are currently EXT022 and EXT05. * brownfield encoding in one of those two major opcodes still requires multiple VA-Form operations (in greater numbers - than EXT04 has spare) currently in EXT022 (which is under - severe design pressure) + than EXT04 has spare) * space in EXT019 next to addpcis and crops is recommended * many X-Form opcodes currently in EXT022 have no preference for a location at all, and may be moved to EXT059, EXT019, @@ -77,6 +76,11 @@ would become a whopping 96-bit long instruction. Avoiding this situation is a high priority which in turn by necessity puts pressure on the 32-bit Major Opcode space. +Note also that EXT022, the Official Architectural Sandbox area +is under severe design pressure as it is insufficient to hold +the full extent of the instruction additions required to create +a Hybrid 3D CPU-VPU-GPU. + # Sub-pages Pages being developed and examples -- 2.30.2