On Jun 18, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Paul Mackerras wrote:

Kumar Gala writes:

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Is VSX mutually exclusive with altivec/fp?  is there a MSR bit for  
it?

It's not exclusive, it's an extension of altivec/fp, and yes it has
its own MSR bit to enable it.

what MSR bit does it use... I'm not seeing the code add or test a new  
MSR bit anywhere.

What exactly do you mean by its an extension of altivec/fp?  Are the  
instructions considered part of altivec/fp or is it just reusing the  
register storage like SPE?

- k