hsivonen / hsivonen/encoding_rs
Make simd-accel work with big-endian targets
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- Rust
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Description
Currently, the simd-accel feature only works with little-endian targets.
Figure out what changes are needed to make it work semantically (even if not yet at optimal perf) on big-endian targets. It probably makes sense to do this on PowerPC (32-bit or 64-bit) QEMU.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the simd-accel implementation and its assumptions about target endianness. Use a 32-bit or 64-bit PowerPC target under QEMU to exercise the feature; done means its behavior is semantically correct on big-endian targets, even without optimal performance.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- internationalization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100