From 97bf127abef50972d0b0c16c3637b0b7cdbc10d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:11:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn b/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn index e47cf6275..ecfc0598c 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/ldst.mdwn @@ -551,3 +551,7 @@ Thus we do not need to provide specialist LD/ST "Structure Packed" opcodes because the generic abstracted concept of "Remapping", when applied to LD/ST, will give that same capability, with far more flexibility. +It is worth noting that Pack/Unpack Modes of SVSTATE, which may be +established through sv.setvl, are also an easy way to perform regular +Structure Packing, at the vec2/vec3/vec4 granularity level. Beyond +that, REMAP will need to be used. -- 2.30.2