Modal_8bit_Float_Type

class Modal_8bit_Float_Type (concrete, logical)

The type __mfp8 (supported on ARM64 with clang-20+ or gcc-15+). It is a storage and interchange only type with no arithmetic operations other than intrinsic calls.

Direct parents:

• inherits Unnamed_Type

Ancestor classes and implemented interfaces:

Declarative_Node, Logical_IR_Root, Symbol, Type, Unnamed_Type

Field	Kind	Type	Description
Size (from Type)	attribute	builtin Natural
Alignment_Log (from Type)	attribute	builtin Byte	log2 of the type’s alignment
Alignment (from Type)	attribute	builtin Natural	Alignment of the type (must be a power of 2)
Size_In_Bits (from Type)	attribute	builtin UInt64	Size of the type, in bits.
Parent (from Logical_IR_Root)	semantic	class Logical_IR_Root
Physical (from Logical_IR_Root)	semantic to physical	class Physical_IR_Root