[PATCH] powerpc: Expose VSX feature test

Adhemerval Zanella adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Wed Mar 28 12:42:00 GMT 2018



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?



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