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Delete non-normative claim that vmv<nr>r.v doesn't depend on vtype
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The normative text says that vmv<nr>r.v "operates as though EEW=SEW",
meaning that it _does_ depend on vtype.

The semantic difference becomes visible through vstart, since vstart is
measured in elements; hence, how to set vstart on an interrupt, or
interpret vstart upon resumption, depends on vtype.
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aswaterman committed Apr 3, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ checking for illegal values with a branch on the sign bit.
If the `vill` bit is set, then any attempt to execute a vector instruction
that depends upon `vtype` will raise an illegal-instruction exception.

NOTE: `vset{i}vl{i}` and whole-register loads, stores, and moves do not depend
NOTE: `vset{i}vl{i}` and whole-register loads and stores do not depend
upon `vtype`.

When the `vill` bit is set, the other XLEN-1 bits in `vtype` shall be
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