On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:56 PM, SK <[email protected]> wrote: > Will D try to stay current with new processor instructions or provide > just a lowest common denominator? I notice that newer x86 > instructions such as CRC32 and POPCNT are not supported by the inline > assembler. >
Well, this one was certainly a dud. ;^) I get the feeling I'm more down on the metal than most folks on this interesting list. Can anyone opine about assembler plans? Some new instructions offer a meaningful performance boost in the right niche, so I hate to think the assembler won't expose them. -steve
