[llvm-dev] [PATCH] Add optional _Float16 support

[H.J. Lu]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 8:59 PM Wang, Pengfei <pengfei.wang@intel.com> wrote:
>
> > Return _Float16 and _Complex _Float16 values in %xmm0/%xmm1 registers.
>
> Can you please explain the behavior here? Is there difference between _Float16 and _Complex _Float16 when return? I.e.,
> 1, In which case will _Float16 values return in both %xmm0 and %xmm1?
> 2, For a single _Float16 value, are both real part and imaginary part returned in %xmm0? Or returned in %xmm0 and %xmm1 respectively?

Here is the v2 patch to add the missing _Float16 bits.   The PDF file is at

https://gitlab.com/x86-psABIs/i386-ABI/-/wikis/Intel386-psABI

> Thanks
> Pengfei
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: llvm-dev <llvm-dev-bounces@lists.llvm.org> On Behalf Of H.J. Lu via llvm-dev
> Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 6:28 AM
> To: Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
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> Subject: Re: [llvm-dev] [PATCH] Add optional _Float16 support
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 3:10 PM Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 2021, H.J. Lu via Gcc-patches wrote:
> >
> > > 2. Return _Float16 and _Complex _Float16 values in %xmm0/%xmm1 registers.
> >
> > That restricts use of _Float16 to processors with SSE.  Is that what
> > we want in the ABI, or should _Float16 be available with base 32-bit
> > x86 architecture features only, much like _Float128 and the decimal FP
> > types
>
> Yes, _Float16 requires XMM registers.
>
> > are?  (If it is restricted to SSE, we can of course ensure relevant
> > libgcc functions are built with SSE enabled, and likewise in glibc if
> > that gains
> > _Float16 functions, though maybe with some extra complications to get
> > relevant testcases to run whenever possible.)
> >
>
> _Float16 functions in libgcc should be compiled with SSE enabled.
>
> BTW, _Float16 software emulation may require more than just SSE since we need to do _Float16 load and store with XMM registers.
> There is no 16bit load/store for XMM registers without AVX512FP16.
>
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