RFR: 8342103: C2 compiler support for Float16 type and associated scalar operations [v3]

[Emanuel Peter]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:06:07 GMT, Jatin Bhateja <jbhateja at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> We would need all sorts of conversion with Float16 <-> short. With Float16 constant and variable values. And also with short constant and variable values.
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> Yes, there are multiple test points in newly added test which receive floating-point constant which goes through following IR logic before being constant folded 
> ConF -> ConvF2HF -> ReinterpretS2HF

Please show me an example.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22754#discussion_r1888859046