diff --git a/minutes/2024-03-21.adoc b/minutes/2024-03-21.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..882cb28 --- /dev/null +++ b/minutes/2024-03-21.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ += March 20, 2024 + +== Attendees + + * David Weaver (Akeana) + * Mark Himelstein (RVI) + * Derek Hower (Qualcomm) + * Allen Baum (Esperanto) + * Greg Favor (Ventana) + * James Ball (Qualcomm) + * Philipp Tomsich (VRULL) + * Daniel Bone (Imagination) + * Al Martin (Akeana) + * Ana Pazos (Qualcomm) + * Christian Herber (NXP) + +== Artifacts + + * https://zoom.us/rec/play/O7w0NE0eajQqbCCp2zBOinr7kGNYI9msrRv3uB5evPt1aSyuc_jLraJdWHxI2IrjtA6nhy3cKbrnETLL.qvsv99RTzEwx3r-t[Zoom Recording] + * https://lists.riscv.org/g/sig-scalar-efficiency/files/Presentations/Scalar%20Efficency%20SIG%20Kickoff%20-%2020240321.pdf[Slides] - We reached slide #4. Will continue at #5 next meeting. + * https://github.com/riscv-admin/riscv-scalar-efficiency/commit/66b0179e911afb0b3a66d582bf0ec688faa934cb[Changes to charter] + +== Topics + +Administrative:: + + * One hour meetings will be held on *even* weeks at 8:00 AM PT. (Apps & Tools HC slot) + * Links to group tools provided; see https://lists.riscv.org/g/sig-scalar-efficiency/files/Presentations/Scalar%20Efficency%20SIG%20Kickoff%20-%2020240321.pdf[slides]. + +Charter:: + + * Debated whether or not to restrict scope to instructions "targetable by a compiler". + ** Phillip pointed out that an instruction meant for libc (_e.g._, instruction for working with strings) would be excluded, even though the general consensus is that should be in scope. + ** No final decision on wording; Derek will talk to Krste, who originally suggested the restriction. + * Started discussion of relative merit of code size/instruction count vs. performance for inclusion criteria, and how to measure performance + ** No conclusions; will likely need long deliberation. + ** Greg suggested defining several baseline microarchitectures (e.g., low, high). + ** Derek pointed out that relative importance of metrics is going to be profile/market-dependent. + * Minor wordsmithing; see charter https://github.com/riscv-admin/riscv-scalar-efficiency/commit/66b0179e911afb0b3a66d582bf0ec688faa934cb[diff].