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Make f128 docs mention lack of any normal platform support

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Update library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs

Remove orphaned doc link and clean up grammar a bit

Update library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs
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Alex H
2024-05-04 12:54:34 -07:00
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@@ -1187,15 +1187,15 @@ mod prim_f64 {}
/// as many bits as `f64`. Please see [the documentation for [`prim@f32`] or [Wikipedia on /// as many bits as `f64`. Please see [the documentation for [`prim@f32`] or [Wikipedia on
/// quad-precision values][wikipedia] for more information. /// quad-precision values][wikipedia] for more information.
/// ///
/// Note that no platforms have hardware support for `f128` without enabling target specific features /// Note that no platforms have hardware support for `f128` without enabling target specific features,
/// (and [only some consumer level hardware has support][wikipedia-support], for example RISC-V has support, but /// as for all instruction set architectures `f128` is considered an optional feature.
/// neither amd64 nor aarch64 has support), in which case a software implementation will be used. This can be /// Only Power ISA ("PowerPC") and RISCV specify it, and only certain microarchitectures
/// significantly slower than using `f64`. /// actually implement it. For x86-64 and AArch64, ISA support is not even specified,
/// so it will always be a software implementation significantly slower than `f64`.
/// ///
/// *[See also the `std::f128::consts` module](crate::f128::consts).* /// *[See also the `std::f128::consts` module](crate::f128::consts).*
/// ///
/// [wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple-precision_floating-point_format /// [wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple-precision_floating-point_format
/// [wikipedia-support]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple-precision_floating-point_format#Hardware_support
#[unstable(feature = "f128", issue = "116909")] #[unstable(feature = "f128", issue = "116909")]
mod prim_f128 {} mod prim_f128 {}