Uros Bizjak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Forwarded is a short discussion with Mr. de Dinechin (forwarded with > permission), where the possibility to import crlibm as the default gcc > math library is discussed. I would like to ask members of the GCC SC for > the opinion on the idea of adopting crlibm as the default math library. > This way, the library can be compiled using all knowledge that gcc has > about the target processor. As hinted in the attached message - > autovectorization and perhaps recently introduced fixed-point > infrastructure can be used effectively in the implementation of this > library, as well as new AMD's FMA instructions.
That sounds like a great idea. Do you know if the SC is already considering it? Or is it one of those cases where there needs to be a bit more technical discussion first? Richard
