rust-lang / rust-lang/stdarch

Is there any way to call a llvm intrinisc API which contains type like llvm_v4i1_ty?

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Description

I'm studying rust and would like to contribute the intrinsic APIs implementation.
During the investigation, I find some llvm intrinsic APIs may contain types like llvm_v4i1_ty (4 bits), llvm_v2i1_ty (2 bits) for which I fail to find the corresponding types in Rust. What I learned Rust's type has 8 bits at least.
I'm a beginner of Rust and I have no idea how to solve such limitation. Does anyone have some suggestions?

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The issue names no repository file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the intrinsic API implementation and its handling of llvm_v4i1_ty and llvm_v2i1_ty, then determine whether the project has an established representation for these types. Done cannot be defined from the issue because it asks for guidance rather than specifying a concrete change.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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