From 276b93feaf581755573cf3459c1d80668f8b641d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:59:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv.mdwn | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv.mdwn b/openpower/sv.mdwn index 5f530d118..20206093a 100644 --- a/openpower/sv.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv.mdwn @@ -289,7 +289,13 @@ available for "Custom non-approved purposes" according to the Power ISA Spec, 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. +a Hybrid 3D CPU-VPU-GPU. Akthough the wording of the Power ISA +Specification leaves open the *possibility* of not needing to +propose ISA Extensions to the ISA WG, it is clear that EXT022 +is an inappropriate location for a large high-profile Extension +intended for mass-volume product deployment. Every in-good-faith effort will +therefore be made to work with the OPF ISA WG to +submit SVP64 via the External RFC Process. **Whilst SVP64 is only 5 instructions the heavy focus on VSX for the past 12 years has left the SFFS Level -- 2.30.2