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Subject: Re: [PATCH, powerpc] Add -mmass to use XL's MASS vectorization library
From: David Edelsohn <dje.gcc@gmail.com>
To: Michael Meissner <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, GCC Patches <gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org>
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Michael Meissner
<meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* config/rs6000/rs6000.opt (-mveclibabi=3Dmass): New optio=
n to
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0enable the compiler to autovectorize mathmetical functions=
 for
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0power7 using the Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem libra=
ry.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* config/rs6000/rs6000.c (rs6000_veclib_handler): New vari=
able to
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0handle which vector math library we have.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(rs6000_override_options): Add -mveclibabi=3Dmass support.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(rs6000_builtin_vectorized_libmass): New function to handl=
e auto
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0vectorizing math functions that are in the MASS library.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(rs6000_builtin_vectorized_function): Call it.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* doc/invoke.texi (RS/6000 and PowerPC Options): Document
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-mveclibabi=3Dmass.
>
> [gcc/testsuite]
> 2010-08-18 =A0Michael Meissner =A0<meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* gcc.target/powerpc/vsx-mass-1.c: New file, test
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-mveclibabi=3Dmass.

Okay.

Thanks, David