RFR: 8312425: [vectorapi] AArch64: Optimize vector math operations with SLEEF [v3]

[Andrew Haley]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:52:51 GMT, Xiaohong Gong <xgong at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > Have you considered the possibility of copying the sleef source to the OpenJDK repository and thereby it becomes part of the build process? I don't know how straightforward that is technically and IANAL but I think it's worth exploring.
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> Hi @PaulSandoz ! Thanks for the suggestion! Copying the sleef source sounds good. However, I actually have no idea about how to handle the third-party licence in OpenJDK project. Do you have any idea about this area? Some suggestions/guidence from the JDK team will be much helpful. Thanks!

>From a legal pespective, we can do this. SLEEF is distributed under Boost Software License Version 1.0., which is a GPL-compatible free software licence. The only issue is whether we want to do so. It would certainly be convenient.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16234#issuecomment-1822364670