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@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ CPU to ISA Version Mapping
Mapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.
+Note Power4 and Power4+ are not supported.
+
========= ====================================================================
CPU Architecture version
========= ====================================================================
Power10 Power ISA v3.1
Power9 Power ISA v3.0B
Power8 Power ISA v2.07
+e6500 Power ISA v2.06 with some exceptions
+e5500 Power ISA v2.06 with some exceptions, no Altivec
Power7 Power ISA v2.06
Power6 Power ISA v2.05
PA6T Power ISA v2.04
@@ -24,6 +28,12 @@ PPC970 - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
- PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
- PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
- Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
+Power4+ - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
+ - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
+ - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
+Power4 - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.00
+ - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.00
+ - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.00
========= ====================================================================
@@ -36,6 +46,8 @@ CPU VMX (aka. Altivec)
Power10 Yes
Power9 Yes
Power8 Yes
+e6500 Yes
+e5500 No
Power7 Yes
Power6 Yes
PA6T Yes
@@ -44,6 +56,8 @@ Power5++ No
Power5+ No
Power5 No
PPC970 Yes
+Power4+ No
+Power4 No
========== ==================
========== ====
@@ -52,6 +66,8 @@ CPU VSX
Power10 Yes
Power9 Yes
Power8 Yes
+e6500 No
+e5500 No
Power7 Yes
Power6 No
PA6T No
@@ -60,6 +76,8 @@ Power5++ No
Power5+ No
Power5 No
PPC970 No
+Power4+ No
+Power4 No
========== ====
========== ====================================
@@ -68,6 +86,8 @@ CPU Transactional Memory
Power10 No (* see Power ISA v3.1, "Appendix A. Notes on the Removal of Transactional Memory from the Architecture")
Power9 Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)
Power8 Yes
+e6500 No
+e5500 No
Power7 No
Power6 No
PA6T No
@@ -76,4 +96,6 @@ Power5++ No
Power5+ No
Power5 No
PPC970 No
+Power4+ No
+Power4 No
========== ====================================