[lworld+fp16] RFR: 8338102: x86 backend support for newly added Float16 intrinsics.

[Jatin Bhateja]

On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:00:22 GMT, Bhavana Kilambi <bkilambi at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > FTR, other missing intrinsics are conversion operations (Float16.longValue/intValue/doubleValue etc), x86 FP16 ISA has direct instructions for conversions from / to Float16 values..
> 
> I can add implementation for these conversions (if it's not already taken by anyone else or you :)

Hi @Bhavana-Kilambi , this will be really helpful. 

Also, your comments have been incorporated, kindly approve if looks ok.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1196#issuecomment-2283629407