Re: Using POPCNT and other advanced bit manipulation instructions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Using POPCNT and other advanced bit manipulation instructions
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Msg-id 15756.1550087368@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Using POPCNT and other advanced bit manipulation instructions  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
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Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> I'd assume that breaking bit counting would cause distinct enough damage (compile time or crashes).  That's not to
saythat reverting ryu shouldn't be considered (although I'm not that bothered by cross version, ia64 and cygwin
failures,especially because the latter two might be hard to come by outside the bf). 

The pink doesn't appear to be limited to non-mainstream platforms,
see eg lapwing, fulmar.  However, I see Andrew just pushed some fixes,
so this argument is moot pending how much that helps.

            regards, tom lane


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