Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Expose VSX feature test

[Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>]

On 28/03/2018 10:31, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho wrote:
> Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> writes:
> 
>> 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?
> 
> No, it's in the mailing list archives:
> https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2018-03/msg00582.html
> 
>> If it was the case, could you send the original one as well?
> 
> Sure!  I'm sending it in private to avoid duplicating this in the mailing list.
> 

Right, thanks for the link, I missed this one.