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+=== SIMD enhancements for amd64
+
+Links: +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/a-sneak-peek-simd-enhanced-string-functions-for-amd64/[FreeBSD Foundation blog post] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/a-sneak-peek-simd-enhanced-string-functions-for-amd64/[] +
+link:https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=simd&sektion=7&manpath=FreeBSD+15.0-CURRENT[simd(7)] URL: link:https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=simd&sektion=7&manpath=FreeBSD+15.0-CURRENT[] +
+link:https://github.com/clausecker/freebsd-src/commits/acceptance-testing[Work currently under acceptance testing] URL: link:https://github.com/clausecker/freebsd-src/commits/acceptance-testing[]
+
+Contact: Robert Clausecker <fuz@FreeBSD.org>
+
+The project to enhance the libc with SIMD implementations of string functions for amd64 has now concluded.
+In total, SIMD implementations for 17 libc functions have been written, complemented by scalar implementations where needed.
+Through this rewrite, performance of these functions on strings with an average length of 64 characters was improved by an average factor of 5.54.
+In addition, 9 other library functions were rewritten to call into the SIMD-enhanced routines, conveying benefits without requiring additional assembly implementations.
+Please see the FreeBSD Foundation blog post linked above for more details.
+
+Parts of the SIMD work are already found in the CURRENT branch.
+The rest is currently undergoing acceptance testing and will be merged if no problems emerge.
+It is planned to back port all improvements to 14-STABLE for inclusion into FreeBSD 14.1.
+
+Sponsor: The FreeBSD Foundation