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|name=Programmable PowerPC-lite Engine | |name=Programmable PowerPC-lite Engine | ||
|abbr=PPE | |abbr=PPE | ||
| − | |desc=A reduced PowerPC core design based on a subset of the [[PPC405]]. Primarily used to handle power management functions in the form of one [[CME]] instance per [[SMT8]] slice (one shared instance per [[SMT4]] | + | |desc=[[File:P9_ppe_instances.png|200px|thumb|right|PPE locations and usages on [[POWER9]]]] A reduced PowerPC core design based on a subset of the [[PPC405]]. Primarily used to handle power management functions in the form of one [[CME]] instance per [[SMT8]] slice (one shared instance per pair of [[SMT4]] cores). Instances of the PPE are also used to implement the [[SBE]], [[IO_PPE|I/O PPE]], and [[PB_PPE|PB PPE]]. }} |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:19, 29 December 2017
Programmable PowerPC-lite Engine (PPE):
PPE locations and usages on POWER9
A reduced PowerPC core design based on a subset of the PPC405. Primarily used to handle power management functions in the form of one CME instance per SMT8 slice (one shared instance per pair of SMT4 cores). Instances of the PPE are also used to implement the SBE, I/O PPE, and PB PPE.
