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[docs][mips] 9.0 Release notes
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Authored by atanasyan on Aug 6 2019, 2:09 PM.

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rG97fe26c4e172: [docs][mips] 9.0 Release notes
rL368412: [docs][mips] 9.0 Release notes
rG4ed16edfa021: [docs][mips] 9.0 Release notes
rL368411: [docs][mips] 9.0 Release notes

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MIPS specific part of LLVM 9.0 Release notes for LLVM and LLD.

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atanasyan created this revision.Aug 6 2019, 2:09 PM

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hans added inline comments.Aug 7 2019, 1:37 AM

lld/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
31	Should it be replaced JAL with JALX ...?
33	Should it be creates?
llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
120	But is it supported yet, or still experimental? Might be worth a short note in case readers are wondering.

Fix grammar errors.
Add details for the MIPS GlobalISel note.

LGTM.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Aug 7 2019, 8:16 AM

lgtm

Let me know if you want me to commit to the release branch for you.

Thanks for review. Hans, could you please commit this patch? I'm not sure that I know how to commit to the not-master branch in the monorepo repository.

Closed by commit rL368411: [docs][mips] 9.0 Release notes (authored by hans). · Explain WhyAug 9 2019, 1:36 AM

This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.

In D65830#1619704, @atanasyan wrote:

Thanks for review. Hans, could you please commit this patch? I'm not sure that I know how to commit to the not-master branch in the monorepo repository.

Committed in r368411 (llvm side) and r368412 (lld).

Thanks!

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	ELF Improvements			ELF Improvements
	----------------			----------------

	* ld.lld now has typo suggestions for flags:			* ld.lld now has typo suggestions for flags:
	``$ ld.lld --call-shared`` now prints			``$ ld.lld --call-shared`` now prints
	``unknown argument '--call-shared', did you mean '--call_shared'``.			``unknown argument '--call-shared', did you mean '--call_shared'``.

				* lld now supports replacing ``JAL`` with ``JALX`` instructions in case
				hansUnsubmitted Not Done Reply Inline Actions Should it be replaced JAL with JALX ...? hans: Should it be replaced JAL with JALX ...?
				of MIPS - microMIPS cross-mode jumps.

				hansUnsubmitted Not Done Reply Inline Actions Should it be creates? hans: Should it be creates?
				* lld now creates LA25 thunks for MIPS R6 code.

				* Put MIPS-specific .reginfo, .MIPS.options, and .MIPS.abiflags sections
				into corresponding PT_MIPS_REGINFO, PT_MIPS_OPTIONS, and PT_MIPS_ABIFLAGS
				segments.

	* ...			* ...

	COFF Improvements			COFF Improvements
	-----------------			-----------------

	* Like the ELF driver, lld-link now has typo suggestions for flags.			* Like the ELF driver, lld-link now has typo suggestions for flags.

	* lld-link now correctly reports duplicate symbol errors for obj files			* lld-link now correctly reports duplicate symbol errors for obj files
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	During this release ...			During this release ...


	Changes to the MIPS Target			Changes to the MIPS Target
	--------------------------			--------------------------

	During this release ...			* Support for ``.cplocal`` assembler directive.

				* Support for ``sge``, ``sgeu``, ``sgt``, ``sgtu`` pseudo instructions.

				* Support for ``o`` inline asm constraint.

				* Improved support of GlobalISel instruction selection framework.
				hansUnsubmitted Not Done Reply Inline Actions But is it supported yet, or still experimental? Might be worth a short note in case readers are wondering. hans: But is it supported yet, or still experimental? Might be worth a short note in case readers are…
				This feature is still in experimental state for MIPS targets though.

				* Various code-gen improvements, related to improved and fixed instruction
				selection and encoding and floating-point registers allocation.

				* Complete P5600 scheduling model.

	Changes to the PowerPC Target			Changes to the PowerPC Target
	-----------------------------			-----------------------------

	During this release ...			During this release ...

	Changes to the SystemZ Target			Changes to the SystemZ Target
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