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Rewrote to_register utility - #41
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Previously `to_register` would return a builtin with enough elements to fill a complete register of the appropriate size, but this often wouldn't be allowed as a parameter to an intrinsic. The new version converts the register type to the one of the common intrinsic types (e.g., __m256i, __m512d, __m128h). This simplifies intrinsic calls by allowing `to_register` to handle the type conversion without also requiring an explicit cast at the intrinsic call site. This work is an important step in eliminating the use of `flax-vector-conversions` since it allows intrinsic calls without implicit conversions.
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Previously
to_registerwould return a builtin with enough elements to fill a complete register of the appropriate size, but this often wouldn't be allowed as a parameter to an intrinsic. The new version converts the register type to the one of the common intrinsic types (e.g., __m256i, __m512d, __m128h). This simplifies intrinsic calls by allowingto_registerto handle the type conversion without also requiring an explicit cast at the intrinsic call site.This work is an important step in eliminating the use of
flax-vector-conversionssince it allows intrinsic calls without implicit conversions.