[Flang] Add improvements to prefetch directive syntax
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Description
The design discussion starts here:
> Just a pass-through comment. IBM and HPE have prefetch directives that have more options. Might be good to check with @kkwli @DanielCChen @tmjbios to see whether they are OK with the syntax in this PR. [intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/fortran-compiler/developer-guide-reference/2024-2/prefetch-and-noprefetch-general-directives.html](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/fortran-compiler/developer-guide-reference/2024-2/prefetch-and-noprefetch-general-directives.html) [support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00115296en_us&page=PREFETCH.html&docLocale=en_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00115296en_us&page=PREFETCH.html&docLocale=en_US)
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> https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/139702#issuecomment-2879950146
Please go through the comments here: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/139702
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading the comments on pull request #139702 and the linked Intel and HPE prefetch directive documentation. The issue does not identify files or tests; completion would require reaching agreement on the proposed additional prefetch syntax.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- fortran
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100