asb added a comment.

In D93298#2544459 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D93298#2544459>, @StephenFan wrote:
> According to  @jrtc27 's review that is 
> "As for Zfinx itself, well, the idea is fine, but I really detest the way 
> it's being done as an extension to F/D/Zfh. Running F code on an FZfh core 
> _does not work_ so it is not an _extension_. Instead it should really be a 
> set of separate extensions to I/E that conflict with F/D/Zfh, i.e. Zfinx, 
> Zdinx and Zfhinx, but apparently asking code that complies with a ratified 
> standard to change itself in order to not break when a new extension is 
> introduced is a-ok in the RISC-V world.". 
> We split the Zfinx into 3 separate extensions which is Zfinx, Zdinx, and 
> Zfhinx.

Ah I see. I interpreted jrtc27's comment as a general gripe about the spec 
(which perhaps could be relayed to those working on the zfinx spec) rather as a 
direction for changing this patch in particular. Anyway, it's a detail that 
shouldn't affect an initial review. Thanks for clarifying.


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