com web/windows: Add news about AVX builds: docroot/index.php

Commit: c5e728742137a6134f8319391376835f39d19cc3 Author: Anatol Belski <ab@php.net> Thu, 8 Mar 2018 18:42:03 +0100 Parents: 26ead440f7f5feda1baaecce8ca255845a1bcb50 Branches: master Link: http://git.php.net/?p=web/windows.git;a=commitdiff;h=c5e728742137a6134f8319391376835f39d19cc3 Log: Add news about AVX builds Changed paths: M docroot/index.php Diff: diff --git a/docroot/index.php b/docroot/index.php index efdded1..8fa04dd 100644 --- a/docroot/index..php +++ b/docroot/index.php @@ -30,6 +30,23 @@ include TPL_PATH . 'news_line.php'; <div class="content"> <div class="block"> <!-- .block --> + <div class="info entry"> + <!-- .info --> + <h3 class="summary entry-title">AVX builds</h3> + <?php news_date('08-Mar-2018') ?> + <div> + <p>In addition to the usual regular snapshots, the current master builds deliver binaries with + <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions">AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions)</a> support. + AVX is an instruction set available in many modern CPUs. The internal PHP implementation uses these + specific CPU instructions to improve performance. + </p> + + <p>Processors, manufactured after 2011, most likely support AVX. The exact information about the + hardware can be retrieved by using the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/coreinfo">Coreinfo</a> tool.</p> + + <p>Help us to test these new flavours, any feedback appreciated!</p> + </div> + </div><!-- .info --> <div class="info entry"> <!-- .info -->