[PATCH] libctf: doc: add __float128 and SIMD vector classification to spec.

Nick Alcock nick.alcock@oracle.com
Fri Jun 27 16:44:57 GMT 2025


On 27 Jun 2025, Bruce McCulloch via Binutils stated:

> This patch adds two additional distinct types (__float128 and the SIMD
> vector type generated from the vector_size attribute) to the umbrella of
> two existing types (long double and array, respectively). These types
> were previously invalid, producing CTF_K_UNKNOWN in the case of
> __float128 or a float in the case of the SIMD vector. This patch will
> cleanly allow these types to be represented more accurately without
> breaking back-compat.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bruce McCulloch <bruce.mcculloch@oracle.com>

Reviewed-by: Nick Alcock <nick.alcock@oracle.com>

(and it'll be in my next push, under test now. Further patches in that
series about to be mailed out...)


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