From c18b13d4c8aa31b145703bbbf228fb07d6b2a0a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erlang/OTP <otp@erlang.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:53:19 +0200
Subject: Prepare release

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@@ -31,6 +31,101 @@
   </header>
   <p>This document describes the changes made to HiPE.</p>
 
+<section><title>Hipe 3.16</title>
+
+    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Fix hipe compiler flags <c>o0</c> and <c>o1</c> that have
+	    previously been ignored by mistake.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-13862 Aux Id: PR-1154 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Fix LLVM backend to not convert all remote calls to own
+	    module, like <c>?MODULE:foo()</c>, into local calls.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-13983</p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Hipe optional LLVM backend does require LLVM version 3.9
+	    or later as older versions forced strong dependencies on
+	    erts internals structures.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14238</p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Fix a bug that has been seen causing failed loading of
+	    hipe compiled modules on NetBSD due to unaligned data
+	    pointers.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14302 Aux Id: ERL-376, PR-1386 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Fix miscompilation bug in hipe that could cause wrong
+	    function clause to be called from non-tail calls, where
+	    the return value is unused, if the right function clause
+	    is only reachable from those non-tail calls.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14306 Aux Id: ERL-278, PR-1392 </p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+
+    <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Improve hipe compilation time for large functions.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-13810 Aux Id: PR-1124 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+	    <p>Replaced usage of deprecated symbolic <seealso
+	    marker="erts:erlang#type-time_unit"><c>time
+	    unit</c></seealso> representations.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-13831 Aux Id: OTP-13735 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Speed up hipe compile time register allocation for larger
+	    function.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-13879</p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Various code generation improvements.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14261 Aux Id: PR-1360 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Improve hipe compiler to generate code with better CPU
+	    register utilization at runtime by the use of 'Live Range
+	    Splitting' techniques.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14293 Aux Id: PR-1380 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Allow HiPE to run on VM built with
+	    <c>--enable-m32-build</c>.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14330 Aux Id: PR-1397 </p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+</section>
+
 <section><title>Hipe 3.15.4</title>
 
     <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
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