[clang] [llvm] [RFC][AMDGPU] Use `bf16` instead of `i16` for bfloat (PR #80908)

[Stanislav Mekhanoshin via cfe-commits]

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@@ -1562,8 +1562,9 @@ bool IRTranslator::translateBitCast(const User &U,
 
 bool IRTranslator::translateCast(unsigned Opcode, const User &U,
                                  MachineIRBuilder &MIRBuilder) {
-  if (U.getType()->getScalarType()->isBFloatTy() ||
-      U.getOperand(0)->getType()->getScalarType()->isBFloatTy())
+  if (Opcode != TargetOpcode::G_BITCAST &&
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rampitec wrote:

This is actually an orthogonal problem. Global ISel is completely broken for bf16 and whatever the outcome of the supporting bf16 in codegen is we just need to be ready some gisel tests will fail and will need to be disabled.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/80908