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diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst index b4d68be9f85..b9498302a97 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst @@ -183,7 +183,25 @@ Miscellaneous Changes to the PowerPC Target ----------------------------- -During this release ... +There are numerous improvements to the PowerPC target in this release: + +* LLVM now generates the Vector-Scalar eXtension (VSX) instructions from + version 2.06 of the Power ISA, for both big- and little-endian targets. + +* LLVM now has a POWER8 instruction scheduling description. + +* Address Sanitizer (ASAN) support is now fully functional. + +* Performance of simple atomic accesses has been greatly improved. + +* Atomic fences now use light-weight syncs where possible, again providing + significant performance benefit. + +* The PowerPC target now supports PIC levels (-fPIC vs. -fpic). + +* PPC32 SVR4 now supports small-model PIC. + +* There have been many smaller bug fixes and performance improvements. External Open Source Projects Using LLVM 3.6 ============================================ |
