From 476677ba574d66710408664758b1cab585cae1a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 10:51:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add paragraph about purpose of ls012 https://libre-soc.org/openpower/sv/rfc/ls012/ --- openpower/sv/rfc/ls012.mdwn | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv/rfc/ls012.mdwn b/openpower/sv/rfc/ls012.mdwn index 5c296450f..5c33808b9 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/rfc/ls012.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/rfc/ls012.mdwn @@ -2,4 +2,14 @@ * -TODO +The purpose of this RFC is to give a full list of the upcoming Scalar +opcodes developed by Libre-SOC, formally agree a priority order, which +ones should be EXT022 Sandbox, and for IBM to get a clear picture of +the Opcode Allocation needs. Worth bearing in mind that every "Defined +Word" may or may not be Vectoriseable, but that every "Defined Word" +should have merits on its own not just when Vectorised. An example +of a borderline Vectoriseable Defined Word is `mv.swizzle` which +only really becomes high-priority for Vector GPU and HPC Workloads, +but has less merit as a Scalar-only operation. + + -- 2.30.2