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Re: [PATCH]: Enable use of AltiVec regs for simd-2.C

From: Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at redhat dot com>
To: Geoff Keating <geoffk at desire dot geoffk dot org>
Cc: HPENNER at de dot ibm dot com, dje at watson dot ibm dot com, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, BOESSEN at de dot ibm dot com
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:39:34 -0400
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Enable use of AltiVec regs for simd-2.C
References: <OF30F4C8ED.A712717B-ONC1256E37.0053EBBC-C1256E37.0054FAD4@de.ibm.com> <200402112127.i1BLRfGu003238@desire.geoffk.org>

> > On ppc64-linux the ABI has included AltiVec, what means if you use
> > vectors of type V4SI, V4SF, V8HI or V16QI, this mostly needs AltiVec
> > instructions (except varargs). All other types may be used by
> > generic simd code. In case you want to use types mentioned above,
> > you need to compile with -mabi=no-altivec (and generate non ABI
> > conform code).
> 
> Then you should xfail this test on ppc64-linux.

Hartmut.  I agree with Geoff.

Please make the approriate changes.

Aldy

References:
- Re: [PATCH]: Enable use of AltiVec regs for simd-2.C
  - From: Hartmut Penner
- Re: [PATCH]: Enable use of AltiVec regs for simd-2.C
  - From: Geoff Keating

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