From 4c47c885cda6bf95642e8819879fa9fa04e121cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 14:59:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn b/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn index 675646e3c..9ae60783d 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/svp64_quirks.mdwn @@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ actually come up with legitimate use. Branch is the one and only place where the Scalar (non-prefixed) operations differ from the Vector (element) -instructions, as explained in a separate section. +instructions (as explained in a separate section) although +a case could be made for the perspective that they are identical, +but the defaults for new parameters in the Scalar case makes branch +identical to Power ISA v3.1 Scalar branches. + The RM bits can be used for other purposes because the Arithmetic modes make no sense at all for a Branch. -- 2.30.2