
Anders Sonmark worked on build system and performance optimizations for the pq-code-package/mldsa-native repository over a two-month period. He improved maintainability by renaming assembly units for clearer build rules and implemented conditional logic in Makefiles to exclude unused Keccak-f1600x2/x4 code paths, reducing unnecessary compilation and binary size. In addition, Anders optimized memory usage and runtime efficiency by introducing conditional compilation for polynomial unpacking tables, disabling unused tables in non-shared builds and updating the aarch64-specific implementation. His work demonstrated depth in C programming, Makefile configuration, and low-level embedded systems, focusing on targeted, maintainable improvements without introducing new bugs.
March 2026 summary: Delivered performance and memory efficiency optimization for polynomial unpacking tables in pq-code-package/mldsa-native. Implemented conditional compilation to disable unused unpacking tables for non-shared builds, reducing memory footprint and improving runtime efficiency for targeted parameter sets. The change touched aarch64 path (polyz_unpack_table.c) and was committed as 9c62dedc9b855a049eaf0d58f6bb0089a6ac35fd. No major bugs fixed this month; primary focus was feature delivery and build optimization.
March 2026 summary: Delivered performance and memory efficiency optimization for polynomial unpacking tables in pq-code-package/mldsa-native. Implemented conditional compilation to disable unused unpacking tables for non-shared builds, reducing memory footprint and improving runtime efficiency for targeted parameter sets. The change touched aarch64 path (polyz_unpack_table.c) and was committed as 9c62dedc9b855a049eaf0d58f6bb0089a6ac35fd. No major bugs fixed this month; primary focus was feature delivery and build optimization.
February 2026: pq-code-package/mldsa-native — Build system optimization and maintainability improvements delivered. Renamed the assembly unit to provide unique names, simplifying build rules and making object-file generation cross-language friendly. Implemented conditional exclusion of Keccak-f1600x2/x4 when not used under MLD_CONFIG_SERIAL_FIPS202_ONLY, reducing unnecessary compilation and potentially decreasing binary size. These changes enhance maintainability, reduce build times, and improve overall clarity of the build process.
February 2026: pq-code-package/mldsa-native — Build system optimization and maintainability improvements delivered. Renamed the assembly unit to provide unique names, simplifying build rules and making object-file generation cross-language friendly. Implemented conditional exclusion of Keccak-f1600x2/x4 when not used under MLD_CONFIG_SERIAL_FIPS202_ONLY, reducing unnecessary compilation and potentially decreasing binary size. These changes enhance maintainability, reduce build times, and improve overall clarity of the build process.

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