Chromium Zlib¶

Zlib Chromium is a custom version of zlib that is integrated into the larger Chromium browser project. This version of Zlib provides compiler optimzations that allow a developer to leverage Intel AVX 512 instructions. Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel® AVX-512).

debian #zlib #avx512¶

Software Components¶

Table 1 lists the necessary software components.

Installation Instructions¶

Software Prerequisites¶

The following packages are required for compliation of required components

git, cmake, g++

The instructions also make the assumption that there is a Downloads folder in the user's home folder.

mkdir -p ${HOME}/Downloads

Install Chromium Zlib¶

To enable leverage AVX 512 instructions, ensure that both ENABLE_SIMD_OPTIMIZATIONS and ENABLE_SIMD_AVX512 flags are set to 1

cd ${HOME}/Downloads
git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/third_party/zlib
cd zlib
mkdir avx-build
cd avx-build
cmake -DENABLE_SIMD_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 -DENABLE_SIMD_AVX512=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE ..
make -j
sudo make install

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