[PING] [PATCH, wwwdocs, AArch64] Document issues with singleton vector types

[Yufeng Zhang <Yufeng dot Zhang at arm dot com>]

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Originally posted here:

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2014-05/msg00019.html

Thanks,
Yufeng

On 05/01/14 17:57, Yufeng Zhang wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This patch documents issues with singleton vector types in the 4.9
> AArch64 backend.
>
> "On AArch64, the singleton vector types int64x1_t, uint64x1_t and
> float64x1_t exported by arm_neon.h are defined to be the same as their
> base types.  This results in incorrect application of parameter passing
> rules to arguments of types int64x1_t and uint64x1_t, with respect to
> the AAPCS64 ABI specification.  In addition, names of C++ functions with
> parameters of these types (including float64x1_t) are not mangled
> correctly.  The current typedef declarations also unintentionally
> allow implicit casting between singleton vector types and their base
> types.  These issues will be resolved in a near future release.  See
> PR60825 for more information."
>
> OK for the wwwdocs repos?
>
> Thanks,
> Yufeng