From 8278060f3046f48dd9696f4c1a79ff51c59193c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 11:43:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn b/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn index 2cef2b7e1..e1befe125 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ considerable space Geven to just load 0.0) the inclusion of float immediate is up for consideration. Libre-SOC will be compliant with the -**Scalar Floating-Point Subset** (SFFS) i.e. is not implementing VMX/VSX. +**Scalar Floating-Point Subset** (SFFS) i.e. is not implementing VMX/VSX, +and with its focus on modern 3D GPU hybrid workloads represents an +important new potential use-case for OpenPOWER. With VMX/VSX not available in the SFFS Compliancy Level, the existing non-VSX conversion/data-movement instructions require load/store instructions (slow and expensive) to transfer data between the FPRs and -- 2.30.2