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

Nick Alcock nick.alcock@oracle.com
Fri Jun 27 16:59:56 GMT 2025


On 27 Jun 2025, Nick Alcock via Binutils told this:

> 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...)

Actually @c doesn't work that way (the commented-out stuff has to be on
a line on its own). Adjusted.

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