[Bug target/67297] New: PowerPC does not support all vector interfaces from the ELFv2 1.1 ABI

[Bug target/67297] New: PowerPC does not support all vector interfaces from the ELFv2 1.1 ABI

[wschmidt at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67297

            Bug ID: 67297
           Summary: PowerPC does not support all vector interfaces from
                    the ELFv2 1.1 ABI
           Product: gcc
           Version: 6.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Keywords: ABI
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: target
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: wschmidt at gcc dot gnu.org
  Target Milestone: ---
            Target: powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu

Created attachment 36229
  --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=36229&action=edit
List of missing vector interfaces

Version 1.1 of the Power Architecture 64-Bit ELF V2 ABI Specification:
OpenPOWER ABI for Linux Supplement contains an appendix describing built-in
functions for vector programming that compliant compilers should implement. 
GCC currently supports most of these, but a significant number are not yet
implemented.  A full list of missing interfaces is attached.

Intended semantics for the interfaces are described in Appendix A of the ABI
document, which can be obtained here: 
https://www-03.ibm.com/technologyconnect/tgcm/TGCMServlet.wss?alias=OpenPOWER. 
(Unfortunately free registration is still required to access the document at
this site, but you will not be spammed as a result.)

[Bug target/67297] PowerPC does not support all vector interfaces from the ELFv2 1.1 ABI

[wschmidt at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67297

--- Comment #1 from Bill Schmidt <wschmidt at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
The ABI is now available free of registration:

https://members.openpowerfoundation.org/document/dl/576