[vectorIntrinsics+fp16] RFR: 8299373: Extend vector conversion APIs for Halffloat type. [v3]

[Jatin Bhateja]

On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 11:34:24 GMT, Swati Sharma <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Hi All,
>> 
>> The patch contains the below changes:
>> 
>> - Extended existing conversion APIs (convertShape, castShape, convert) for half float vectors.
>> - Define new conversion operators for casting to/from halffloat type.
>> - Extended existing JTREG conversion tests for half float types.
>> 
>> Please review and provide your feedback.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Swati
>
> Swati Sharma has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   8299373: Enabled test for Halffloat reinterpret, addressed the review comments.

LGTM

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector/pull/208