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Author: Bill Schmidt <wschmidt@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Mon Sep 28 12:02:01 2020 -0500
rs6000: Explain deprecated builtins more thoroughly
I was contacted by a developer who was concerned about the deprecated
builtins, until I explained their nature. As he suggested, I am adding
more language here to avoid similar concerns from others.
2020-09-28 Bill Schmidt <wschmidt@linux.ibm.com>
* htdocs/gcc-10/changes.html: Explain Power builtin deprecations.
diff --git a/htdocs/gcc-10/changes.html b/htdocs/gcc-10/changes.html
index 4db307c7..759e4fd7 100644
--- a/htdocs/gcc-10/changes.html
+++ b/htdocs/gcc-10/changes.html
@@ -968,7 +968,13 @@ typedef svbool_t pred512 __attribute__((arm_sve_vector_bits(512)));
<a href="https://openpowerfoundation.org/?resource_lib=64-bit-elf-v2-abi-specification-power-architecture">64-Bit ELF V2 ABI Specification</a>
for quite a number of years. The vector builtins listed in Tables A.8
through A.10 are now deprecated for GCC 10, and will likely be removed
- from support in GCC 11.
+ from support in GCC 11. Note that this does not result in any loss of
+ function. These deprecated builtins generally provide somewhat
+ nonsensical argument lists (for example, mixing signed, unsigned, and
+ bool vector arguments arbitrarily), or are duplicate builtins that are
+ inconsistent with the expected naming scheme. We expect that this will
+ be unlikely to affect much if any code, and any required code changes
+ will be trivial.
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