From 1f48f2ca8fc48a0e9002856d03edd81e9a45a33c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "jcb62281+libreriscv-ikiwiki@2fd4465509c35f150e8df93ce9dcf4354178b108" Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:37:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add partitioning section --- alt_rvp.mdwn | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/alt_rvp.mdwn b/alt_rvp.mdwn index f5044fa22..f7c9c4d13 100644 --- a/alt_rvp.mdwn +++ b/alt_rvp.mdwn @@ -1,3 +1,31 @@ +This RVP proposal is an alternative that uses only the integer register file. It provides both SIMD groups equal to XLEN by partitioning the standard ALU, and provides SIMD groups larger than XLEN by effectively expanding the register file with additional lanes using a scheme inspired by the Hwacha microarchitecture. + +(All examples on this page assume RV32.) + +---- + +# Partitioning + +Each bit set in the "part" CSR inhibits carry-in to that position and defines an element boundary. Only the packed-data instructions honor the part CSR. + +ADD + +| | reg | 31..0 | +| - | --- | ----- | +| | rs1 | x1 | +| + | rs2 | y1 | +| -> | rd | x1+y1 | + +PADD ("packed ADD") (with bits 5, 11, 16, 21, and 27 set in the "part" CSR for pairs of RGB565 data) + +| | reg | 31..27 | 26..21 | 20..16 | 15..11 | 10..5 | 4..0 | +| - | --- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ----- | ---- | +| | rs1 | x2r | x2g | x2b | x1r | x1g | x1b | +| + | rs2 | y2r | y2g | y2b | y1r | y1g | y1b | +| -> | rd | x2r+y2r| x2g+y2g| x2b+y2b| x1r+y1r|x1g+y1g| x1b+y1b| + +---- + # Lanes The term "Lanes" is borrowed from Hwacha (and is an implementation -- 2.30.2