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Re: Patch ping (1 middle-end, 1 C front-end)
> > By using vector types, not vector modes. That's the reason to deprecated
> > __attribute__ ((mode)).
>
> Wait, you want to deprecate __attribute__ ((mode)) ? Why?
Ugh, no no no no no!!! :-)
Only for vector types -- it's Richard Henderson's idea, not mine. Maybe it
will come back for vector modes that are indeed implemented by the target,
maybe not, but people wanting to use generic vectors will have to move to the
vector_size attribute. The original patch had subject "... and deprecate
__attribute__ ((mode (Vxxyy)))". Maybe a bit cryptic, I admit.
Paolo