From aee587e6b4906294f52cb00b5b4e88786bfe3cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:39:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv/overview/discussion.mdwn | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv/overview/discussion.mdwn b/openpower/sv/overview/discussion.mdwn index a689cf478..bc9985438 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/overview/discussion.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/overview/discussion.mdwn @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ possibility of MSB0 numbering being potentially applicable to: * register numbers * element numbers -In other words, when communicating in a Specification there are **four** +In other words, when communicating in a Specification there are **eight** possible areas for confusion. Then there is the completely separate issue of whether: @@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ Then there is the completely separate issue of whether: reordering over Memory **and the bytes inside regfile data** needs provided at the ISA Level. -This leaves a combinatorial explosion in the potential for confusion -in communication, leading to utter chaos. +The latter introduces at least another four potential areas for +reordering, leading to a combinatorial explosion in the potential for +confusion +in communication, causing utter chaos and a proliferation of complexity. Simple-V has made the decision that providing programmers with explicit control over the byte-ordering when data is transferred in and out of -- 2.30.2