Bug 294

Summary:	usage statistics needed for POWER9 architecture
Product:	Libre-SOC's first SoC	Reporter:	Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl>
Component:	Source Code	Assignee:	Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	libre-soc-bugs
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
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Description Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton 2020-04-29 09:55:06 BST

we need to specifically target the register file port allocation and
the bus multiplexing to meet the performance requirements.  we cannot
go all-out because the power consumption and wiring would be far too
high.

see:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.arch/qeMsE7UxvlI/HjCDBp5yBgAJ
http://lists.mailinglist.openpowerfoundation.org/pipermail/openpower-hdl-cores/2020-April/000032.html