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Updated info about ARM neon use.
authorNiels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:36:48 +0000 (14:36 +0200)
committerNiels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:36:48 +0000 (14:36 +0200)
NEWS

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@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ NEWS for the 2.7 release
           performance problem is fixed now).
        
        The ARM code was tested and benchmarked on Cortex-A9. Some of
-       the functions use "neon" instructions, which are not available
-       on all ARM processors. Feedback appreciated.
+       the functions use "neon" instructions. The configure script
+       decides if neon instructions can be used, and the command line
+       options --enable-arm-neon and --disable-arm-neon can be used
+       to override its choice. Feedback appreciated.
          
        The libraries are intended to be binary compatible with
        nettle-2.2 and later. The shared library names are