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Re: [PATCH v2] Aarch64: Add simd exp/expf functions


Hi Joseph,

> There's an interesting implication here - that Wilco's patches should also 
> be removing the *existing* x86_64 libmvec *_finite aliases and tests 
> thereof (because they are static-only, so not relevant for compatibility 
> with existing executables and shared libraries - and we don't claim to 
> keep compatibility with existing .o files when we obsolete a feature).

You mean sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/svml_finite_alias.S and test-libmvec-alias-mod.c?

> A more significant omission in that area from Wilco's patches is that all 
> the _finite aliases in libm (as opposed to libmvec) need to be conditioned 
> on SHLIB_COMPAT (libm, GLIBC_2_15, GLIBC_2_30), as if we're obsoleting the 
> aliases that means they should not become part of the ABI for any future 
> glibc ports.

So concretely, does this mean the strong aliases need to have a #if around it
like:

#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libm, GLIBC_2_15, GLIBC_2_30)
strong_alias (__ieee754_cosh, __cosh_finite)
#endif

Do the abi lists need to be changed too?

Wilco
    

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