> As per https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/28002#issuecomment-3789507594 on > JDK-8370691 pull request, splitting out portion of PR#28002 into a separate > patch. > > With Float16 we need to differentiate b/w vector lane element type and > carrier type. while element type corresponds to exact type of lane i.e. > Float16.class, carrier type corresponds to the storage type required to > propagate IEEE 754 float16 values to inline expander. > > Patch adds a new carrier type to existing LaneType structure and use it for > following purpose. > - To compute preferred shape of vector. > - To allocate vector backing storage during dummy vector and iota array > creation. > - Sanity checking to ensure vector lane type is a primitive type in inline > expander. > > All existing Vector API jtreg test are passing with the patch. > > Kindly review and share your feedback. > > Best Regards, > Jatin
Jatin Bhateja has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains two additional commits since the last revision: - Merge branch 'master' of http://github.com/openjdk/jdk into JDK-8377438 - 8377438: [VectorAPI] Add new carrier type to LaneType class ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29629/files - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29629/files/f7d4c531..91889b08 Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29629&range=01 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29629&range=00-01 Stats: 489709 lines in 750 files changed: 248115 ins; 237236 del; 4358 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29629.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/29629/head:pull/29629 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29629
