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Issue 888313002: NaCl docs: an update on AVX (Closed) Base URL: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git@master
Patch Set: Except VGATHER. Created 5 years, 10 months ago
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1 ########################## 1 ##########################
2 Frequently Asked Questions 2 Frequently Asked Questions
3 ########################## 3 ##########################
4 4
5 .. contents:: 5 .. contents::
6 :local: 6 :local:
7 :backlinks: none 7 :backlinks: none
8 :depth: 2 8 :depth: 2
9 9
10 This document answers some frequently asked questions about Native 10 This document answers some frequently asked questions about Native
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264 Client has transitioned from using NPAPI to using Pepper. 264 Client has transitioned from using NPAPI to using Pepper.
265 265
266 Is NPAPI part of the Native Client SDK? 266 Is NPAPI part of the Native Client SDK?
267 --------------------------------------- 267 ---------------------------------------
268 268
269 NPAPI is not supported by the Native Client SDK, and is `deprecated in Chrome`_. 269 NPAPI is not supported by the Native Client SDK, and is `deprecated in Chrome`_.
270 270
271 Does Native Client support SIMD vector instructions? 271 Does Native Client support SIMD vector instructions?
272 ---------------------------------------------------- 272 ----------------------------------------------------
273 273
274 Native Client currently supports SSE on x86 and NEON on ARM. Support for
275 AVX on x86 is under way.
276
277 Portable Native Client supports portable SIMD vectors, as detailed in 274 Portable Native Client supports portable SIMD vectors, as detailed in
278 :ref:`Portable SIMD Vectors <portable_simd_vectors>`. 275 :ref:`Portable SIMD Vectors <portable_simd_vectors>`.
279 276
277 Native Client supports SSE, AVX1, FMA3 and AVX2 (except for `VGATHER`) on x86
278 and NEON on ARM.
279
280 Can I use Native Client for 3D graphics? 280 Can I use Native Client for 3D graphics?
281 ---------------------------------------- 281 ----------------------------------------
282 282
283 Yes. Native Client supports `OpenGL ES 2.0`_. 283 Yes. Native Client supports `OpenGL ES 2.0`_.
284 284
285 To alert the user regarding their hardware platform's 3D feature set 285 To alert the user regarding their hardware platform's 3D feature set
286 before loading a large NaCl application, see :doc:`Vetting the driver in 286 before loading a large NaCl application, see :doc:`Vetting the driver in
287 Javascript <devguide/coding/3D-graphics>`. 287 Javascript <devguide/coding/3D-graphics>`.
288 288
289 Some GL extensions are exposed to Native Client applications, see the `GLES2 289 Some GL extensions are exposed to Native Client applications, see the `GLES2
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579 .. _Rust: http://www.rust-lang.org/ 579 .. _Rust: http://www.rust-lang.org/
580 .. _Go: https://golang.org 580 .. _Go: https://golang.org
581 .. _native-client-discuss: https://groups.google.com/group/native-client-discuss 581 .. _native-client-discuss: https://groups.google.com/group/native-client-discuss
582 .. _deprecated in Chrome: http://blog.chromium.org/2013/09/saying-goodbye-to-our -old-friend-npapi.html 582 .. _deprecated in Chrome: http://blog.chromium.org/2013/09/saying-goodbye-to-our -old-friend-npapi.html
583 .. _OpenGL ES 2.0: https://www.khronos.org/opengles/ 583 .. _OpenGL ES 2.0: https://www.khronos.org/opengles/
584 .. _GLES2 file: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/ppapi /lib/gl/gles2/gles2.c 584 .. _GLES2 file: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/ppapi /lib/gl/gles2/gles2.c
585 .. _Google Chrome privacy policy: https://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/privacy. html 585 .. _Google Chrome privacy policy: https://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/privacy. html
586 .. _Google Chrome Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_t ext.html 586 .. _Google Chrome Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_t ext.html
587 .. _naclports: https://code.google.com/p/naclports 587 .. _naclports: https://code.google.com/p/naclports
588 .. _CORS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing 588 .. _CORS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing
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