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Re: [PATCH 01/05] Math optimizations for POWER8


On 27-02-2014 12:21, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> On 19-02-2014 08:57, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
>> On 19-02-2014 06:39, Adam Conrad wrote:
>>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:46:02AM -0300, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
>>>> Tested on powerpc64 and powerpc64le.
>>> I assume this means you've tested ppc64/ppc64le on POWER8 to make sure
>>> the new bits behave as you expect.  Have you also tested on something
>>> oldish (POWER4/5, 970MP, etc) to make sure you got all the IFUNC bits
>>> right and didn't accidentally regress any other platforms?
>>>
>>> ... Adam
>>>
>> Fair enough, I have tested on a POWER5 and test-double/float/ldouble shows
>> the same output (double/float have some ULPs from newer tests that I haven, t
>> updated it) of POWER8 box.
>>
> If no one opposes, I intend to commit it in a couple of hours with the mentioned fixes
> from the reviews.
>
I pushed a slight modified path to address a issue when building with older binutils that
does not support POWER8 instruction.


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