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Why is Apple Rosetta 2 fast? (2022)

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kccqzy ◴[] No.42189186[source]
One other thing that is not mentioned is that Apple has an extension to compute rarely used x86 flags such as the parity flag in hardware rather than in software.
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1. benchess ◴[] No.42189194[source]
It’s mentioned
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2. kccqzy ◴[] No.42189281[source]
Ah I see it now. Sorry for the noise.