cpu: better defaults on darwin ARM64

Author: ncruces

cpu/cpu_arm64.go

@@ -44,14 +44,11 @@ func initOptions() {
 }
 
 func archInit() {
-	switch runtime.GOOS {
-	case "freebsd":
+	if runtime.GOOS == "freebsd" {
 		readARM64Registers()
-	case "linux", "netbsd", "openbsd", "windows":
+	} else {
+		// Most platforms don't seem to allow directly reading these registers.
 		doinit()
-	default:
-		// Many platforms don't seem to allow reading these registers.
-		setMinimalFeatures()
 	}
 }
 

cpu/cpu_darwin_arm64.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cpu
+
+import "runtime"
+
+func doinit() {
+	ARM64.HasASIMD = true
+	ARM64.HasFP = true
+
+	if runtime.GOOS != "ios" {
+		// M-series SoCs are at least armv8.4-a
+		ARM64.HasCRC32 = true   // armv8.1
+		ARM64.HasATOMICS = true // armv8.2
+		ARM64.HasJSCVT = true   // armv8.3, if HasFP
+
+		// Go already assumes these to be available
+		// because they were on the M1.
+		ARM64.HasAES = true
+		ARM64.HasPMULL = true
+		ARM64.HasSHA1 = true
+		ARM64.HasSHA2 = true
+	}
+}

cpu/cpu_gccgo_arm64.go

@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ package cpu
 func getisar0() uint64 { return 0 }
 func getisar1() uint64 { return 0 }
 func getpfr0() uint64  { return 0 }
+func getzfr0() uint64  { return 0 }

cpu/cpu_other_arm64.go

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-//go:build !linux && !netbsd && !openbsd && !windows && arm64
+//go:build !linux && !netbsd && !openbsd && !windows && !darwin && arm64
 
 package cpu
 
-func doinit() {}
+func doinit() {
+	setMinimalFeatures()
+}