From dc3a9448773ac40994efeb35db63a473b794b122 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:02:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv.mdwn | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/openpower/sv.mdwn b/openpower/sv.mdwn index cf169f446..f91319e55 100644 --- a/openpower/sv.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv.mdwn @@ -259,7 +259,10 @@ well-known Packed SIMD ISAs. * PackedSIMD VSX. VSX, which has the word "Vector" in its name, is "inspired" by Vector Processing - but has no "Scaling" capability, and no Predicate masking + but has no "Scaling" capability, and no Predicate masking. + Adding Predicate Masks to the PackedSIMD VSX ISA + would effectively double the number of PackedSIMD + instructions (750 becomes 1,500) * [AVX / AVX2 / AVX128 / AVX256 / AVX512](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions) again has the word "Vector" in its name but this in no way makes it a Vector ISA. None of the AVX-\* family -- 2.30.2