[SYCL] Represent the half as __fp16 to follow OpenCL representation. #2000
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__fp16 is the type used to represent half type. It lowers to the same type as would _Float16 if the target support native half but doesn't requires that the target/backend support it to use it. Signed-off-by: Victor Lomuller <victor@codeplay.com>
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As per discussed in the upstreaming call, this is the changes identified to align the half type with the OpenCL one.
__fp16 is the type used to represent half type.
It lowers to the same type as would _Float16 if the target support native half
but doesn't requires that the target/backend support it to use it.
Signed-off-by: Victor Lomuller victor@codeplay.com