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Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Expose VSX feature test
- From: Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval dot zanella at linaro dot org>
- To: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:42:52 -0300
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Expose VSX feature test
- References: <klDQRjHsGNLyUfoTY_7IVfFKRRAhSEeHVIYr89lVsb-ufm0FM5_KS2Wok7jCSBaVZXDYTJFmlGNMT7uJxbt0dIyn3m2SLuzdyWsoALd0pi4=@protonmail.com> <87r2o42y5f.fsf@linux.ibm.com>
On 28/03/2018 09:16, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho wrote:
> Nathan Phillips <waic9e@protonmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hope it's OK to submit a small change like this. Trying to familiarize myself
>> with the patch process.
>>
>> My copyright assignment is underway.
>
> Ack.
>
>> Read the HWCAP auxval key to test for VSX support. Expose result through
>
> Please use 2 spaces here ---------------------------^
>
>> the cpu_features interface.
>>
>> Preliminary change to prepare for PowerPC optimized libmvec implementations
>> [BZ #20123]. Enables selecting optimized version at load time in ifunc
>
> Likewise. ----^
>
>> resolver.
>
> Can't you take it directly from the hwcap variable that is already available
> when using libc_ifunc or libc_ifunc_redirected? e.g.
> sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/memcmp.c
>
>
I don't have the original message in my mailbox, was it sent only privately?
If it was the case, could you send the original one as well?