[PATCH], PowerPC IEEE 128-bit patch #7 (revised #2), Subpatch #10

David Edelsohn dje.gcc@gmail.com
Thu Oct 29 14:40:00 GMT 2015


On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Michael Meissner
<meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> This patch is part of the support needed to properly swap IEEE 128-bit floating
> point on little endian systems.  Note, you will need the rs6000.md changes for
> this to become effective.
>
> I have built the compiler with this patch and the previous subpatches (1-9).  I
> have bootstrapped the compiler with all 16 subpatches installed, and there were
> no regressions.  Is it ok to install in the trunk?
>
> 2015-10-22  Michael Meissner  <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
>         * config/rs6000/rs6000.c (rs6000_gen_le_vsx_permute): On little
>         endian systems generate a ROTATE insn instead of VEC_SELECT for
>         IEEE 128-bit floating point types that can go in vector
>         registers.
>         (chain_contains_only_swaps): Properly swap IEEE 128-bit floating
>         point types that can go in vector registers on little endian
>         PowerPC systems.
>         (mark_swaps_for_removal): Likewise.
>         (rs6000_analyze_swaps): Likewise.

Okay.

Thanks, David



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