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authorAndrew Waterman <andrew@sifive.com>2018-12-10 12:21:03 -0800
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\end{commentary}
In this chapter, we outline a standard packed-SIMD extension for
-RISC-V. We've reserved the instruction subset name ``P'' for a future
+RISC-V. We've reserved the instruction-set extension name ``P'' for a future
standard set of packed-SIMD extensions. Many other extensions can
build upon a packed-SIMD extension, taking advantage of the wide data
registers and datapaths separate from the integer unit.
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ architectures are a better choice and should use the V extension.
A RISC-V packed-SIMD extension reuses the floating-point registers
({\tt f0}-{\tt f31}). These registers can be defined to have widths
-of FLEN=32 to FLEN=1024. The standard floating-point instruction
-subsets require registers of width 32 bits (``F''), 64 bits (``D''),
+of FLEN=32 to FLEN=1024. The standard floating-point instruction-set
+extensions require registers of width 32 bits (``F''), 64 bits (``D''),
or 128 bits (``Q'').
\begin{commentary}