Disable scalar BF16 operators on current GCC versions#2733
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GCC >= 13 will insert a function call to the `__extendbfsf2` helper function for scalar conversions from `__bf16` to `float`. This is prohibitively expensive, so refrain from using scalar BF16 operators on these compiler versions. See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121853
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GCC >= 13 will insert a function call to the
__extendbfsf2helper function for scalar conversions from__bf16tofloat. This is prohibitively expensive, so refrain from using scalar BF16 operators on these compiler versions.See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121853
Ref: #2703 and #2699