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Re: [RFC, x86] Changes for AVX and AVX2 processors
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:26 AM, Vladimir Yakovlev <vbyakovl23@gmail.com> wrote:
> processor_alias_table contains the same processor type for all
> "corei7", "corei7-avx", "core-avx-i" and "core-avx2". At least, it has
> consequence on checking x86_avx256_split_unaligned_load &
> ix86_tune_mask: for all these processors it results the same. Moreover
> we cannot turn new features on for AVX/AVX2 using
> initial_ix86_tune_features.
corei7, corei7-avx and core-avx-i are all based on sandybridge (=
PROCESSOR_COREI7) architecture. The only problematic entry is
core-avx2, which should be based on new architecture. I propose
PROCESSOR_HASWELL, in the same way as we have PROCESSOR_NOCONA.
Uros.