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2*4882a593SmuzhiyunCPU to ISA Version Mapping
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5*4882a593SmuzhiyunMapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.
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8*4882a593SmuzhiyunCPU       Architecture version
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10*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower10   Power ISA v3.1
11*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower9    Power ISA v3.0B
12*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower8    Power ISA v2.07
13*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower7    Power ISA v2.06
14*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower6    Power ISA v2.05
15*4882a593SmuzhiyunPA6T      Power ISA v2.04
16*4882a593SmuzhiyunCell PPU  - Power ISA v2.02 with some minor exceptions
17*4882a593Smuzhiyun          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
18*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5++  Power ISA v2.04 (no VMX)
19*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5+   Power ISA v2.03
20*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.02
21*4882a593Smuzhiyun          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.02
22*4882a593Smuzhiyun          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.02
23*4882a593SmuzhiyunPPC970    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
24*4882a593Smuzhiyun          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
25*4882a593Smuzhiyun          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
26*4882a593Smuzhiyun          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
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30*4882a593SmuzhiyunKey Features
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34*4882a593SmuzhiyunCPU        VMX (aka. Altivec)
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36*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower10    Yes
37*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower9     Yes
38*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower8     Yes
39*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower7     Yes
40*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower6     Yes
41*4882a593SmuzhiyunPA6T       Yes
42*4882a593SmuzhiyunCell PPU   Yes
43*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5++   No
44*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5+    No
45*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5     No
46*4882a593SmuzhiyunPPC970     Yes
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50*4882a593SmuzhiyunCPU        VSX
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52*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower10    Yes
53*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower9     Yes
54*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower8     Yes
55*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower7     Yes
56*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower6     No
57*4882a593SmuzhiyunPA6T       No
58*4882a593SmuzhiyunCell PPU   No
59*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5++   No
60*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5+    No
61*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5     No
62*4882a593SmuzhiyunPPC970     No
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66*4882a593SmuzhiyunCPU        Transactional Memory
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68*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower10    No  (* see Power ISA v3.1, "Appendix A. Notes on the Removal of Transactional Memory from the Architecture")
69*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower9     Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)
70*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower8     Yes
71*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower7     No
72*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower6     No
73*4882a593SmuzhiyunPA6T       No
74*4882a593SmuzhiyunCell PPU   No
75*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5++   No
76*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5+    No
77*4882a593SmuzhiyunPower5     No
78*4882a593SmuzhiyunPPC970     No
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