Having 32x 32 bit registers with LMUL=4, giving 8x 128 bits - does this allow for 64-bit elements?

I don't think it does, but it’s not clear in the spec.

 

I use 64-bit elements for “wide” and “quad” accumulators.

 

 

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Subject: Re: [RISC-V] [tech-vector-ext] Smaller embedded version of the Vector extension

 

There is nothing to prevent implementing 32x 32 bit registers on a 32 bit CPU. The application processor spec has quite

recently (a few months) specified a 128 bit minimum register size but I don't think there's any good reason for this,

especially in embedded.

 

With that configuration, LMUL=4 gives 8x 128 bits, the same as MVE.

 

If floating point is desired then Zfinx is available, sharing int & fp scalar registers instead of fp and vector registers.

 

Of course profiles (or just custom chips for custom applications) can define subsets of instructions.

 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 10:05 PM Tariq Kurd via lists.riscv.org <tariq.kurd=huawei.com@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

 

Are there any plans for a cut-down configuration of the vector extension suitable for embedded cores? It seems that the 32x128-bit register file is suitable for application class cores but it very large for embedded cores, especially if the F registers also need to be implemented (which I think is the case, unless a Zfinx version is specified).

 

ARM MVE only has 8x128-bit registers for FP and Vector, so it much more suitable for embedded applications.

https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/arm/helium

 

What’s the approach here? Should embedded applications implement the P-extension instead?

 

Tariq

 

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