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Re: [Patch, wwwdocs] Update 4.4 release notes for Fortran & OpenMP
- From: "Sebastian Pop" <sebpop at gmail dot com>
- To: "Tobias Burnus" <burnus at net-b dot de>
- Cc: "fortran at gcc dot gnu dot org" <fortran at gcc dot gnu dot org>, gcc-patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, "Gerald Pfeifer" <gerald at pfeifer dot com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:43 -0500
- Subject: Re: [Patch, wwwdocs] Update 4.4 release notes for Fortran & OpenMP
- References: <48CEB2AC.6070001@net-b.de>
On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Tobias Burnus <burnus@net-b.de> wrote:
> PS: I miss a release note entry for Graphite / -floop-block,
> -floop-interchange, -floop-strip-mine.
Here is a patch for these options. Ok to install?
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the new array size and the original switch branches does not exceed
the parameter <code>--param switch-conversion-max-branch-ratio</code>
(default is eight). </li>
+
+ <li>The <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Graphite";>Graphite</a>
+ branch has been merged. This merge has brought in a new
+ framework for loop optimizations based on a polyhedral
+ intermediate representation. The following new code
+ transformations are available in GCC 4.4:<br />
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Loop blocking: <code>-floop-block</code> </li>
+ <li>Loop interchange: <code>-floop-interchange</code> </li>
+ <li>Loop strip mining: <code>-floop-strip-mine</code> </li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
</ul>
<h2>New Languages and Language specific improvements</h2>