PATCH [7 of 7], rs6000, add support for scalar floating point in Altivec registers

David Edelsohn dje.gcc@gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 05:12:00 GMT 2014


On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Michael Meissner
<meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> This patch adds 2 tests to the testsuite to make sure the -mupper-regs-df and
> -mupper-regs-sf options work, and you can generate add, subtract, multiply,
> divide, and compare instructions on scalars living in the Altivec registers.  I
> also fixed the p8vector-ldst.c test, which has been broken for some time (this
> test was a preliminary test for the upper regs support).
>
> Assuming the previous patches are checked in, is this patch ok to install?
>
> 2014-11-11  Michael Meissner  <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
>         * gcc.target/powerpc/p8vector-ldst.c: Rewrite to use 40 live
>         floating point variables instead of using asm to test allocating
>         values to the Altivec registers.
>
>         * gcc.target/powerpc/upper-regs-sf.c: New -mupper-regs-sf and
>         -mupper-regs-df tests.
>         * gcc.target/powerpc/upper-regs-df.c: Likewise.

Okay.

Thanks, David



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