Enclosed please find the link to the Weekly Status report for the Toolchain working group for the week ending 2011-10-07

== Meeting Minutes == https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/Meetings/2011-10-03 https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/Meetings/2011-10-06

== Weekly Status Report == https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/Status/2011-10-06

== Summary ==

General: * 64 bit atomics patch has had first round of review in GCC * GDB: reviewing disabling address space randomisation support in gdbserver * GDB: working on core file generation when using gdbserver * Toolchain Panda auto builders are now running in the validation lab. Thanks Dave!

Performance: * Working on vectorising widening shifts * Working on vectorising straight line (non-loop) code * Working on cost estimation in SMS to detect regressions and disable when likely * Looking into improving -fsched-pressure. Tricky is the few new regressions * Optimising fixed to floating point conversion using VCVT

Binary toolchain: * Decided on using crosstool-NG * Requirements are ready * Reviewing Windows build steps * Prototyped up a layout

2011.10 Release: * Next week is release week * Launchpad branch scanning [LP: #808930] is still broken and causing pain * No critical bugs * Need to add headlines / acceptance criteria

Best regards, Mounir