[llvm-dev] Scalable Vector Types in IR - Next Steps?

[David Greene via llvm-dev]

Renato Golin <rengolin at gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 15:30, Finkel, Hal J. via llvm-dev
> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>> I've talked with a number of people about this as well, and I think that
>> I understand the objections. I'm happy that ARM followed through with
>> the alternate set of patches. Regardless, however, unless those who had
>> wished to object still wish to object, and then actually do so, we now
>> clearly have a good collection of contributors actively desiring to do
>> code review, and we should move forward (i.e., start committing patches
>> once they're judged ready).
>
> Let's start by closing the three flying revisions, so that people that
> weren't involved in the discussion don't waste time looking at them.

See the reply I just posted to Hal.  I am not sure we've made a decision
to abandon the current patches.  We may in fact decide that, but I
haven't seen consensus for doing so yet.  In fact I've seen the opposite
-- that people want to move forward with the scalable types.

                       -David