Add performance improvement section to UPGRADING

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diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index 7d180e0a913cf7ffeb2dbeed9bcd1a194b5bd856..df747d28ae6f7c103c2134d704b2f4d337dacfdb 100644 (file)
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PHP 7.4 UPGRADE NOTES
 11. Changes to INI File Handling
 12. Windows Support
 13. Other Changes
+14. Performance Improvements
 
 
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@@ -224,3 +225,13 @@ PHP 7.4 UPGRADE NOTES
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 13. Other Changes
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+14. Performance Improvements
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+
+- Core:
+  . A specialized VM opcode for the array_key_exists() function has been added,
+    which improves performance of this function if it can be statically
+    resolved. In namespaced code, this may require writing \array_key_exists()
+    or explicitly importing the function.