Some of the string functions in contrib/arm-optimized routines are SIMD enhanced
which is not reflect on the simd(7) manpage. This commit addresses that and
introduces a new label A for functions enhanced with the Arm Neon extension (ASIMD).
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104 | ARM's current branding for this instruction set extension is ASIMD. Alternatively, NEON in all-caps. Either is fine with me, but if you change to ASIMD, please also change the key letter to A for ASIMD. |
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104 | I'll go with A for ASIMD, I found use of of both Neon and NEON in Arm marketing material. |
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104 | Are they just synonyms? We might want to say ASIMD (also known as NEON) or something similar. |
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104 | Agreed, I'll change it. NEON is what its more commonly referred to afaik. |