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Re: [Qemu-devel] RISC-V: Vector && DSP Extension


From: LIU ZhiWei
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] RISC-V: Vector && DSP Extension
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:35:32 -0700
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On 8/8/19 6:48 AM, Chih-Min Chao wrote:


On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 7:29 PM Aleksandar Markovic <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:

    On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 11:52 AM liuzhiwei <address@hidden
    <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:

    > Hi all,
    >
    >     My workmate  and I have been working on Vector & Dsp
    extension, and
    > I'd like to share develop status  with folks.
    >
    >     The spec references for  Vector extension is
    riscv-v-spec-0.7.1, and
    > riscv-p-spec-0.5 for DSP extension.


    Hello, Liu.

    I will not answer your questions directly, however I want to bring
    to you
    and others another perspective on this situation.

    First, please provide the link to the specifications. Via Google,
    I found
    that "riscv-v-spec-0.7.1" is titled "Working draft of the proposed
    RISC-V V
    vector extension". I could not find "riscv-p-spec-0.5".

    I am not sure what the QEMU policy towards "working draft
    proposal" type of
    specification is. Peter, can you perhaps clarify that or any other
    related
    issue?


Hi Aleksandar,

As for riscv-v-spec 0.7.1, it is first stable spec for target software development though the name is working draft.  The architecture skeleton is fix and most of work are focusing the issues related to micro-architecture implementation complexity. Sifive has released an open source implementation on spike simulation and Imperas also provides another implementation with its binary simulator.  I think it is worth to include the extension
in Qemu at this moment.

As for riscv-p-spec-0.5, I think Andes has fully supported this extension and should release more detailed spec in the near future (described Riscv Technical Update 2019/06). They have implement lots of DSP kernel based on this extension and also provided impressed performance result.  It is also worth to be reviewed (at least [RFC]) if the detailed  spec is public.


ref:
     1. https://content.riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/17.40-Vector_RISCV-20190611-Vectors.pdf      2. https://content.riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/17.20-P-ext-RVW-Zurich-20190611.pdf      3. https://content.riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10.05-TechCommitteeUpdate-June-2019-Copy.pdf


chihmin

Hi chihmin,

Thank you for the detailed and informative response. You have a very good understanding of the specifications.

I will modify the code according to the latest spec(currently riscv-v-spec 0.7.2) from the ISA spec git repo as Alistair advised.

Yours,

Zhiwei


    I would advice some caution in these cases. The major issue is
    backward
    compatibility, but there are other issues too. Let's say,
    fairness. If we
    let emulation of a component based on a "working draft proposal" be
    integrated into QEMU, this will set a precedent, and many other
    developer
    would rightfully ask for their contributions based on drafts to be
    integrated into QEMU. Our policy should be as equal as possible to all
    contribution, large or small, riscv or alpha, cpu or device, tcg
    or kvm -
    in my honest opinion. QEMU upstream should not be a collecting
    place for
    all imaginable experimentations, certain criteria on what is
    appropriate
    for upstreaming exist and must continue to exist.

    Yours,
    Aleksandar




    > The code of vector extension is
    > ready and under testing,  the first patch will be sent about two
    weeks
    > later. After that we will forward working on DSP extension, and
    send the
    > first patch in middle  October.
    >
    >      Could the maintainers  tell me whether the specs referenced are
    > appropriate? Is anyone working on these extensions? I'd like to get
    > your status, and maybe discuss questions and work togather.
    >
    > Best Regards
    >
    > LIU Zhiwei
    >
    >
    >
    >



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