Author: rengolin
Date: Wed Aug 3 11:09:12 2016
New Revision: 277606
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=277606&view=rev
Log:
[docs] release notes: self-host clang+lld on aarch64, stops
Modified:
llvm/branches/release_39/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
Modified: llvm/branches/release_39/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
URL:
http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/branches/release_39/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst?rev=277606&r1=277605&r2=277606&view=diff
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--- llvm/branches/release_39/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst (original)
+++ llvm/branches/release_39/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst Wed Aug 3 11:09:12 2016
@@ -142,17 +142,18 @@ Changes to the ARM Targets
**During this release the AArch64 backend has:**
* Gained support for Qualcomm's Kryo and Broadcom's Vulcan CPUs, including
- scheduling models
-* Landed a scheduling model for Samsung's Exynos M1
-* Seen a lot of work on GlobalISel
+ scheduling models.
+* Landed a scheduling model for Samsung's Exynos M1.
+* Seen a lot of work on GlobalISel.
* Learned a few more useful combines (fadd and fmul into fmadd, adjustments to
the
- stack pointer for callee-save stack memory and local stack memory etc)
-* Gained support for the Swift calling convention
+ stack pointer for callee-save stack memory and local stack memory etc).
+* Gained support for the Swift calling convention.
* Switched to using SubtargetFeatures rather than testing for specific CPUs and
- to using TableGen for handling system instruction operands
+ to using TableGen for handling system instruction operands.
* Like ARM, AArch64 is now using the TargetParser, so no more StringSwitches
matching CPU, FPU or feature names will be accepted in normal code.
-* Gained a big batch of tests from Halide
+* Clang can now self-host itself using LLD on AArch64.
+* Gained a big batch of tests from Halide.
Furthermore, LLDB now supports AArch64 compact unwind tables, as used on iOS,
tvos and watchos.
@@ -160,17 +161,17 @@ Changes to the ARM Targets
**During this release the ARM target has:**
* ARMv8.2-A can now be targeted directly via Clang flags.
-* Adding preliminary support for Cortex-R8
+* Adding preliminary support for Cortex-R8.
* LLDB can now parse EABI attributes for an ELF input.
* Initial ARM/Thumb support was added to LLD.
-* The ExecutionEngine now supports COFF/ARM
-* Swift calling convention was ported to ARM
+* The ExecutionEngine now supports COFF/ARM.
+* Swift calling convention was ported to ARM.
* A large number of codegen fixes around ARMv8, DSP, correct sub-target
support,
- relocations, EABI, EHABI, Windows on ARM, atomics.
+ relocations, EABI, EHABI, Windows on ARM, atomics..
* Improved assembler support for Linux/Android/Chromium sub-projects.
-* Initial support for MUSL (libc) on ARM
-* Support for Thumb1 targets in libunwind
-* Gained a big batch of tests from Halide
+* Initial support for MUSL (libc) on ARM.
+* Support for Thumb1 targets in libunwind.
+* Gained a big batch of tests from Halide.
Changes to the MIPS Target
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