Initial ARMv8 Support For 32-bit GCC Port
Posted by Michael Larabel on October 19, 2012
Developers from ARM Holdings have published their initial ARMv8 patch for the GNU Compiler Collection for the 32-bit "AArch32" compiler port.
ARM developers had already been working on their 64-bit ARM / AArch64 compiler port, which was officially approved just days ago. The latest ARM open-source compiler patch is ARMv8 in the AArch32 port with basic functionality.
This work basically allows for a armv8-a target for setting -march=armv8-a when building out software for Linux on ARM. Compared to ARMv7 on 32-bit ARM, the ARMv8 revision supports new NEON cryptographic functionality.
The ARMv8 GCC patch is currently sitting on the patches mailing list.
ARM developers had already been working on their 64-bit ARM / AArch64 compiler port, which was officially approved just days ago. The latest ARM open-source compiler patch is ARMv8 in the AArch32 port with basic functionality.
This work basically allows for a armv8-a target for setting -march=armv8-a when building out software for Linux on ARM. Compared to ARMv7 on 32-bit ARM, the ARMv8 revision supports new NEON cryptographic functionality.
The ARMv8 GCC patch is currently sitting on the patches mailing list.
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