Intel Pushes More GCC Patches For New Instructions On Icelake Processors

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Intel Pushes More GCC Patches For New Instructions On Icelake Processors

24 October 2017, 08:20 AM

Phoronix: Intel Pushes More GCC Patches For New Instructions On Icelake Processors

Intel has published more patches for supporting new instruction set extensions that will debut with "Ice Lake" processors when launched in late 2018 or early 2019...

Intel Pushes More GCC Patches For New Instructions On Icelake Processors - Phoronix

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24 October 2017, 01:10 PM

The vpbitshuffle instruction almost looked like an efficient format converter but if it outputs to mask registers it is just a very specialized branch.
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