BFDOT (multiple and single vector)

Multi-vector BFloat16 floating-point dot-product by vector

The instruction computes the dot product of a pair of BF16 values held in the corresponding 32-bit elements of the two or four first source vectors and the second source vector. The single-precision dot product results are destructively added to the corresponding single-precision elements of the ZA single-vector groups. The vector numbers forming the single-vector group within each half of or each quarter of the ZA array are selected by the sum of the vector select register and immediate offset, modulo half or quarter the number of ZA array vectors.

The vector group symbol, VGx2 or VGx4, indicates that the ZA operand consists of two or four ZA single-vector groups respectively. The vector group symbol is preferred for disassembly, but optional in assembler source code.

This instruction follows SME2 ZA-targeting BFloat16 numerical behaviors.

This instruction is unpredicated.

It has encodings from 2 classes: Two ZA single-vectors and Four ZA single-vectors

Two ZA single-vectors
(FEAT_SME2)

if !HaveSME2() then UNDEFINED; integer v = UInt('010':Rv); integer n = UInt(Zn); integer m = UInt('0':Zm); integer offset = UInt(off3); constant integer nreg = 2;

Four ZA single-vectors
(FEAT_SME2)

if !HaveSME2() then UNDEFINED; integer v = UInt('010':Rv); integer n = UInt(Zn); integer m = UInt('0':Zm); integer offset = UInt(off3); constant integer nreg = 4;