[Bug middle-end/53024] Support vector_size that is not a power of 2

[glisse at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53024



Marc Glisse glisse at gcc dot gnu.org changed:



   What|Removed |Added



  Component|c   |middle-end

Summary|Power of 2 requirement on   |Support vector_size that is

   |vector_size not documented  |not a power of 2

   Severity|normal  |enhancement



--- Comment #4 from Marc Glisse glisse at gcc dot gnu.org 2012-11-16 16:06:28 
UTC ---

Not a priority.

[Bug middle-end/53024] Support vector_size that is not a power of 2

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53024



--- Comment #5 from Andrew Pinski pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org 2012-11-16 
18:18:16 UTC ---

I don't think we can ever support vector size of non power 2 size.

[Bug middle-end/53024] Support vector_size that is not a power of 2

[glisse at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53024



--- Comment #6 from Marc Glisse glisse at gcc dot gnu.org 2012-11-16 20:03:05 
UTC ---

(In reply to comment #5)

 I don't think we can ever support vector size of non power 2 size.



I don't think we *will* ever support them (too much work, too little benefit),

but I am not sure why we couldn't in principle.