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The x86 instruction set is large, but that doesn’t mean it can’t get bigger
yet. Upcoming Intel processors will feature a new set of instructions
under the name of “Advanced Matrix Extensions” (AMX) that can be used to
operate on matrix data. After a somewhat bumpy development
process, support for AMX has found its way into the upcoming 5.16 kernel.
Using it will, naturally, require some changes by application developers.