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From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX
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Kumar Gala writes:

> Is VSX mutually exclusive with altivec/fp?  is there a MSR bit for it?

It's not exclusive, it's an extension of altivec/fp, and yes it has
its own MSR bit to enable it.

Paul.