JDK-4719414 : Use x86 SSE and SSE2 instructions for FP computation
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: compiler
  • Affected Version: 1.4.2
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2002-07-23
  • Updated: 2002-11-13
  • Resolved: 2002-11-13
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1.4.2 mantisFixed
Description
C2 makes particularlly bad FP code on Intel because we do not fully support the Intel FPU stack model.  We should use the Intel SSE registers instead.

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CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: mantis FIXED IN: mantis INTEGRATED IN: mantis mantis-b05
14-06-2004

EVALUATION Performance improvement of 70% on mepgaudio, 10% on mtrt, nearly 2x for SciMark codes on P4's.
11-06-2004