adds working vector (unit) stride (segmented) loads and stores

src/vm/vector_functions.h

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+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef _VM_VECTOR_FUNCTIONS_H_
+#define _VM_VECTOR_FUNCTIONS_H_
+
+#include "iss/arch_if.h"
+#include "iss/vm_types.h"
+#include <functional>
+#include <stdint.h>
+namespace softvector {
+
+struct vtype_t {
+    uint64_t underlying;
+    vtype_t(uint32_t vtype_val);
+    vtype_t(uint64_t vtype_val);
+    unsigned sew();
+    double lmul();
+    bool vill();
+    bool vma();
+    bool vta();
+};
+bool softvec_read(void* core, uint64_t addr, uint64_t length, uint8_t* data);
+bool softvec_write(void* core, uint64_t addr, uint64_t length, uint8_t* data);
+uint64_t vector_load_store(void* core, std::function<bool(void*, uint64_t, uint64_t, uint8_t*)> load_store_fn, uint8_t* V, uint8_t VLEN,
+                           uint8_t vd, uint64_t base_addr, uint64_t vl, uint64_t vstart, vtype_t vtype, bool vm, uint8_t elem_size_byte,
+                           int8_t EMUL_pow, uint8_t segment_size, int64_t stride = 1);
+} // namespace softvector
+#endif /* _VM_VECTOR_FUNCTIONS_H_ */