On Tuesday 2014-11-18 09:38, Kyrill Tkachov wrote:
Here's what I propose.
+ <li> The cryptographic extensions to the ARMv8-A architecture are no
+ longer enabled by default when specifying the
+ <code>-mcpu=cortex-a53</code>, <code>-mcpu=cortex-a57</code> or
+ <code>-mcpu=cortex-a57.cortex-a53</code> options. To enable these
+ extensions add the <code>+crypto</code> extension to your given
+ <code>-mcpu</code> or <code>-march</code> options' value.
"option's"?
Or better "to the value of your...option(s)"?
The description talks about -mcpu and mentions -march only once.
Isn't this a bit confusing?
Gerald
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Alternatively it can be enabled by default by configuring GCC with the
<code>--enable-fix-cortex-a53-835769</code> option.
</li>
+ <li> The cryptographic extensions to the ARMv8-A architecture are no
+ longer enabled by default when specifying the
+ <code>-mcpu=cortex-a53</code>, <code>-mcpu=cortex-a57</code> or
+ <code>-mcpu=cortex-a57.cortex-a53</code> options. To enable these
+ extensions add the <code>+crypto</code> extension to your given
+ <code>-mcpu</code> or <code>-march</code> options' value.
+ </li>
</ul>
