GCC 14 Adds Support For RISC-V Vector Crypto Extensions

Phoronix | July 4, 2023, 6:25 a.m. | Original
The GNU Compiler Collection 14 ( GCC 14 ) will feature support for the new RISC-V processor ISA vector cryptographic extensions.

Merged on Friday was the code that's been in the works for months for implementing various RISC-V vector crypto extensions in GCC. The extensions now enabled include:
- Zvbb
- Zvbc
- Zvkg
- Zvkned
- Zvkhn[a,b]
- Zvksed
- Zvksh
- Zvkn
- Zvknc
- Zvkng
- Zvks
- Zvksc
- Zvksg
- Zvkt

This follows support added to LLVM 17 back in March for these extensions.


More details on these extensions can be found via the RISC-V Cryptography Extension GitHub repository.

As usual with the GCC feature releases on an annual basis, look for GCC 14 stable to debut in early 2024.
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