[vectorIntrinsics+fp16] RFR: 8290872: Extend panama-vector test automation for FP16 support

[Jatin Bhateja]

On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:16:39 GMT, Swati Sharma <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> This PR includes generation script and template changes to support operations over Halffloat vector. The new test points have been added to cover the existing Halffloat binary operations support, and plan to incrementally increase the test coverage.
> Please review and provide your feedback.
> 
> Thanks,
> Swati Sharma

src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/AbstractSpecies.java line 648:

> 646:             throw new AssertionError("bootstrap problem");
> 647:         }
> 648:         // Let the assert condition true for Halffloat

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector/pull/205