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Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.4.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20200316064408.13808-1-PMallappa@amd.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, GIT_PATCH_2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-help@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-help mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:39:52 -0000 On 16/03/2020 03:44, Prem Mallappa via Libc-help wrote: > From: Prem Mallappa > > Hello Glibc Community, > > This is in response to > > [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24979 > [2] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24080 > [3] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23249 > > It is clear that there is no panacea here. However, > here is an attempt to address them in parts. Thanks for working on this. I have wrote a open letter after I read some mishandled criticism that glibc was worsening AMD performance on purpose [1]. It is good to see some response from AMD itself. About the patch, I would ask you to send it to libc-alpha instead [2], this maillist is usually for glibc questions including build problems and library usage. Patches discussions, even RFC ones, are done on libc-alpha. Regarding the patch, it looks good in general but I would ask you to remove the 'Signed-off-by:' (we don't use DCO, but rather copyright assignments). [1] https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2019-September/106474.html [2] https://sourceware.org/mailman/listinfo/libc-alpha > > From [1], enable customers who already have > "haswell" libs and has seen perf benifits by loading > them on AMD Zen. > (Load libraries by placing them in LD_LIBRARY_PATH/zen > or by a symbolic link zen->haswell) > > From [2] and [3] > And, A futuristic generic-avx2/generic-avx libs, > enables OS vendors to supply an optimized set. > And haswell/zen are really a superset, hence > keeping it made sense. > > By this we would like to open it up for discussion > The haswell/zen can be intel/amd > (or any other name, and supply ifunc based loading > internally) > > Prem Mallappa (3): > x86: Refactor platform support in cpu_features > x86: Add AMD Zen and AVX2/AVX platform support > x86: test to load from PLATFORM path > > sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- > sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile | 3 +- > 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-) >