build: experimental ci build with AVX2

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           - x86_64-linux-nowallet
           - x86_64-macos
           - x86_64-win
+          - x86_64-linux-experimental
         include:
           - name: i686-linux
             host: i686-pc-linux-gnu
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
               sudo update-binfmts --import /usr/share/binfmts/wine
             run-tests: true
             dep-opts: ""
-            config-opts: "CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc LIBS=-lIPSec_MB --enable-reduce-exports --enable-gui=qt5"
+            config-opts: "--enable-reduce-exports --enable-gui=qt5"
             goal: install
           - name: x86_64-macos
             host: x86_64-apple-darwin11
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@ jobs:
             config-opts: "--enable-gui=qt5 --enable-reduce-exports"
             goal: deploy
             sdk: 10.11
+          - name: x86_64-linux-experimental
+            host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-20.04
+            packages: bc python3-zmq
+            run-tests: true
+            dep-opts: "AVX2=1"
+            config-opts: "--with-intel-avx2 --enable-gui=qt5 --enable-zmq --enable-glibc-back-compat --enable-reduce-exports"
+            goal: install
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl ca-certificates ccache python3 rsync git procps bison nasm
+          sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl ca-certificates ccache python3 rsync git procps bison
           sudo apt-get install ${{ matrix.packages }}
 
       - name: Post install

configure.ac

@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([zmq],
   [use_zmq=$enableval],
   [use_zmq=yes])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([intel-avx2],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-intel-avx2],
+  [Build with intel avx2 (default is no)])],
+  [intel_avx2=$withval],
+  [intel_avx2=no])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([protoc-bindir],[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-protoc-bindir=BIN_DIR],[specify protoc bin path])], [protoc_bin_path=$withval], [])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(man,
@@ -785,12 +791,15 @@ fi
 
 fi
 
-case $host in
-   x86_64-*-linux*)
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([IPSec_MB],[sha1_one_block_avx2],LIBS=-lIPSec_MB, AC_MSG_ERROR(IPSec_MB missing))
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([IPSec_MB],[sha256_one_block_avx2],LIBS=-lIPSec_MB, AC_MSG_ERROR(IPSec_MB missing))
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([IPSec_MB],[sha512_one_block_avx2],LIBS=-lIPSec_MB, AC_MSG_ERROR(IPSec_MB missing))
+if test x$intel_avx2 = xyes; then
+  case $host in
+     x86_64-*-linux*)
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([IPSec_MB],[sha1_one_block_avx2],LIBS=-lIPSec_MB, AC_MSG_ERROR(IPSec_MB missing))
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([IPSec_MB],[sha256_one_block_avx2],LIBS=-lIPSec_MB, AC_MSG_ERROR(IPSec_MB missing))
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([IPSec_MB],[sha512_one_block_avx2],LIBS=-lIPSec_MB, AC_MSG_ERROR(IPSec_MB missing))
+    AC_DEFINE(USE_AVX2, 1, [Define this symbol if intel axv2 works])
 esac
+fi
 
 if test x$use_pkgconfig = xyes; then
   : dnl

src/crypto/sha1.cpp

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#if defined(__x86_64__)
-#define USE_AVX2
+#if (defined(__ia64__) || defined(__x86_64__)) && \
+    (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__APPLE__)) && \
+    (defined(USE_AVX2))
 #include <intel-ipsec-mb.h>
 #endif
 

src/crypto/sha256.cpp

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#if defined(__x86_64__)
-#define USE_AVX2
+#if (defined(__ia64__) || defined(__x86_64__)) && \
+    (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__APPLE__)) && \
+    (defined(USE_AVX2))
 #include <intel-ipsec-mb.h>
 #endif
 

src/crypto/sha512.cpp

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#if defined(__x86_64__)
-#define USE_AVX2
+#if (defined(__ia64__) || defined(__x86_64__)) && \
+    (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__APPLE__)) && \
+    (defined(USE_AVX2))
 #include <intel-ipsec-mb.h>
 #endif