[PATCH] aarch64: add HXT Phecda core memory operation ifuncs

Siddhesh Poyarekar siddhesh@gotplt.org
Tue Jun 12 10:07:00 GMT 2018


On 06/12/2018 03:33 PM, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
> I am ambivalent about the legal significance since although the number 
> of lines of the change is small it could be argued as being a 
> significant feature addition given that it chooses optimal routines for 
> a specific processor core and implicitly provides information about the 
> Phecda microarchitecture.  As such, it is borderline newsworthy, 
> speaking of which, maybe it needs a NEWS entry like so:
> 
>   * Improved string routine performance for the Aarch64 HXT Phecda core.

To be clear, I am perfectly OK with committing the patch for Hongbo if 
it is consensus that the LOC test is sufficient for legal significance.

Siddhesh



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