[vectorIntrinsics+fp16] RFR: 8290204: FP16 initial backend implementation [v8]

[Smita Kamath]

> Initial backend implementation for enabling FP16.

Smita Kamath has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  fix

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector/pull/204/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector/pull/204/files/00df24ee..65a9e19e

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=panama-vector&pr=204&range=07
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=panama-vector&pr=204&range=06-07

  Stats: 10 lines in 1 file changed: 8 ins; 2 del; 0 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector/pull/204.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector pull/204/head:pull/204

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/panama-vector/pull/204