GCC 17 Compiler Merges Initial Support For Intel/AMD AI Compute Extensions "ACE"

GCC has merged initial support for AI Compute Extensions (ACEv1), a new joint Intel/AMD matrix acceleration architecture intended as the successor to Intel's Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX), targeting future generation CPUs. The support landed in GCC's Git repository for the upcoming GCC 17 release, following patches submitted since July by Intel and AMD compiler engineers. A new -macev1 compiler flag enables ACEv1 built-in functions and code generation, implying AVX10.1, AVX/AVX2, and SSE/SSE4 support. GCC 17.1 is expected around March-April with this first-generation ACE support, and parallel enablement work is underway for LLVM/Clang via an open pull request.

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