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Re: [PATCH 1/14] [x86_64] Vector math functions (vector cos)


On Mon, 8 Jun 2015, Andrew Senkevich wrote:

> +* Added vector math library named libmvec with the following vectorized x86_64
> +  implementations: cos.
> +  Naming of x86_64 implementations is in accordance with
> +  Vector ABI <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/x86-64-abi/LmppCfN1rZ4>.
> +  Vector math library build and ABI testing enabled by default for x86_64.

I don't think the NEWS file should point to a site requiring non-free 
JavaScript; host a copy of the ABI somewhere else (maybe on the glibc 
wiki).

I think the NEWS file needs to give information from the perspective of 
people building and using glibc.  That includes: the library can be 
disabled with --disable-mathvec (the configure option also needs 
documenting in manual/install.texi, with INSTALL being regenerated); use 
of the functions is enabled with -fopenmp -ffast-math -O3 (or whatever) 
and the library is linked in as needed when using -lm rather than needing 
to specify -lmvec explicitly.

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com


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