[PATCH 05/11] x86: introduce .hfloat directive

[Jan Beulich]

On 23.07.2021 15:20, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 11:54 PM Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com> wrote:
>> I wonder whether introduction (in generic code) of .{dc,dcb,ds}.h
>> directives wouldn't be warranted. The format not being supported by all
>> architectures is no different from, in particular, the .x or .p forms.
> 
> If they aren't used for all architectures, keep them to x86.

Keep? I'm asking about introducing new directives. And I'm pointing
out that making them available uniformly everywhere (despite the
underlying format not supported everywhere) isn't without precedent.

Jan