[RFC] PPC64: Vector Function ABI for Power Architecture

[Bill Schmidt]

On 11/22/19 2:27 PM, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho wrote:
> GT <tnggil@protonmail.com> writes:
>
>> 1.  The document is hosted at URL: https://github.com/power8-abi-doc
>> 2.  Bill Schmidt, cc'ed here, is the IBMer ultimately responsible for the document.
>>
>> The pdf does not render quite right - so for feedback regarding visual presentation of the document, first download the html and open it in a browser. Please use the ABI's rendering in a browser as the basis for any recommendations on its formatting.
> In section "Vector Function Name Mangling", I'm afraid we can't leave the <isa>
> with an entry as generic as VSX.
>
> There are VSX instructions included in ISA 3.0 that will not execute in ISA
> 2.07.  So, I think we need 2 <isa> entries there:
>
> 1. ISA 2.07, which is the minimum ISA required in this document.
> 2. ISA 3.0
>
I agree.  Thanks, Tulio!

Bill