[llvm-branch-commits] [llvm-branch] r325776 - ReleaseNotes: The fast-math-flags changes

[Hans Wennborg via llvm-branch-commits]

Author: hans
Date: Thu Feb 22 05:24:27 2018
New Revision: 325776

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=325776&view=rev
Log:
ReleaseNotes: The fast-math-flags changes

By Sanjay Patel!

Modified:
    llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

Modified: llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/branches/release_60/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst?rev=325776&r1=325775&r2=325776&view=diff
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@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in thi
 Changes to the LLVM IR
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+* The fast-math-flags (FMF) have been updated. Previously, the 'fast' flag
+  indicated that floating-point reassociation was allowed and all other flags
+  were set too. The 'fast' flag still exists, but there is a new flag called
+  'reassoc' to indicate specifically that reassociation is allowed. A new bit
+  called 'afn' was also added to selectively allow approximations for common
+  mathlib functions like square-root. The new flags provide more flexibility
+  to enable/disable specific floating-point optimizations. Making the
+  optimizer respond appropriately to these flags is an ongoing effort.
+
 Changes to the AArch64 Target
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