[llvm-commits] [llvm] r92939 - /llvm/trunk/include/llvm/IntrinsicsX86.td

[Eric Christopher]

On Jan 7, 2010, at 12:22 PM, David Greene wrote:

> What llvm intrinsics?
> 
> We don't "need" them in the sense of functionality, but gcc defines them
> so it makes sense to support them.
> 
> Adding them also makes the SIMD reorganization a bit simpler.

I don't think you're understanding what Evan was saying.  We don't need, at least, the "gcc intrinsic" part of it because the gcc intrinsic should be lowered to explicit llvm instructions instead of llvm intrinsics.

The gcc intrinsics should be supported, but if possible they should be lowered to instructions instead of intrinsics.

-eric