Intel Posts Initial GCC Compiler Code For Razor Lake & Coral Rapids
Phoronix reports that Intel has posted initial GCC compiler code for its upcoming Razor Lake and Coral Rapids processors. The outlet notes that Intel has a long record of upstreaming new CPU targets and ISA features into open-source compilers like GCC well ahead of product launches, at times years in advance. Phoronix says this matters because GCC follows an annual feature release cycle and new versions are not quickly picked up by Linux distributions.
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Intel Posts Initial GCC Compiler Code For Razor Lake & Coral Rapids
One of the consistent wonderful praise I have for Intel over the past 22+ years of covering the Linux hardware scene has been their upstreaming of new CPU targets into the open-source compilers like GCC well ahead of product launches. Particularly with GCC on an annual feature release cycle and not being quickly picked up by new Linux distribution releases, Intel upstreaming their new CPU targets and ISA features at times years in advance of product releases has helped ensure smooth compiler eco
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