On generalizing vector intrinsics

[Andrew Haley]

On 14/11/17 22:57, Vladimir Ivanov wrote:
> FYI I did a quick experiment with more generic vector intrinsics and 
> wanted to share the first results. The motivation was to explore 
> possible reduction in the number of intrinsics needed to support Vector 
> API in the JVM.

Out of interest ... has anyone looked at the suitability of the
intrinsics for non-Intel architectures?  Obviously I'm concerned about
the possibility of ending up with a bunch of C2 patterns that don't map
onto, say, my favourite architecture.

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Andrew Haley
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