Re: [PATCH v1 00/20] s390x/tcg: Implement Vector enhancements facility and switch to z14

[David Hildenbrand]

On 30.09.20 16:55, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> This series adds support for the "Vector enhancements facility" and bumps
> the qemu CPU model tp to a stripped-down z14.
>
> I yet have to find a way to get more test coverage - looks like some of
> the functions aren't used anywhere yet (e.g., VECTOR FP MAXIMUM), writing
> unit tests to cover all functions and cases is just nasty. But I might be
> wrong - I'm planning to at least test basic functionality of all new added
> instructions.
>
> I have to make excessive use of c macros again to cover different element
> sizes (32/64/128bit). Any advise to clean things up are welcome.
>
> This is based on:
>      "[PATCH v2 0/9] s390x/tcg: Implement some z14 facilities"
>      "[PATCH v2 00/10] softfloat: Implement float128_muladd"
>
> Based-on: 20200928122717.30586-1-david@redhat.com
> Based-on: 20200925152047.709901-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org

Hi Richard,

I'll have a new series ready soonish. I did what you suggested and 
started generating random (valid) Vector FP instructions with (valid) 
random parameters, executed on randomly generated vectors. It's looking 
pretty good by now.

I'll still have to see to which degree I can address feedback on 
"softfloat: Implement float128_(min|minnum|minnummag|max|maxnum|maxnummag)"

Anyhow, I'd need your "softfloat: Implement float128_muladd" series -- 
any idea when you might get to continue working on that? Thanks!

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Thanks,

David / dhildenb