From e009a92838bb39e3f469249c2215d2dd6dbd1287 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkcl Date: Sat, 7 May 2022 19:36:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] --- openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn index d2586208e..36dc950c9 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn @@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ of the problem-space: * Predication (an absolutely critical component for a Vector ISA), then the next logical advancement is to allow separate predication masks to be applied to *both* the source *and* the destination, independently. + (*Readers familiar with Vector ISAs will recognise this as a back-to-back + `VGATHER-VSCATTER`*) * Element-width overrides: most Scalar ISAs today are 64-bit only, with primarily Load and Store being able to handle 8/16/32/64 and sometimes 128-bit (quad-word), where Vector ISAs need to -- 2.30.2