Compress OpenCL kernel files using zlib for Android

Kernel files are embedded into the binary as the default option when
building which leads to binary size bloating.

Add `compress_kernels` option and utilize zlib for further compressing
the text kernel files and reduce the overall binary size. We use a
base64 encoding/decoding to ensure that the strings can be easily
embedded. This adds to the binary size but still the overall reduction
is significant.
Maximum compression level 9 is used.

Option is currently restricted to Android builds as android toolchain
provides a zlib library.

Initial experimentations indicate a binary size reduction of 50%

Resolves: COMPMID-4017

Signed-off-by: Georgios Pinitas <georgios.pinitas@arm.com>
Change-Id: Iee81b8c00391b26a5f41642699692928a4d6bd6e
Reviewed-on: https://review.mlplatform.org/c/ml/ComputeLibrary/+/4958
Comments-Addressed: Arm Jenkins <bsgcomp@arm.com>
Tested-by: Arm Jenkins <bsgcomp@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Gian Marco Iodice <gianmarco.iodice@arm.com>
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tree: e4d7a90f28d4ba4d218e77343c107afa137d7cec
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  3. .github/
  4. Android.bp
  5. LICENSE
  6. README.md
  7. SConscript
  8. SConstruct
  9. SECURITY.md
  10. arm_compute/
  11. data/
  12. docs/
  13. examples/
  14. include/
  15. scripts/
  16. src/
  17. support/
  18. tests/
  19. utils/
README.md

Release repository: https://github.com/arm-software/ComputeLibrary

Development repository: https://review.mlplatform.org/#/admin/projects/ml/ComputeLibrary

Please report issues here: https://github.com/ARM-software/ComputeLibrary/issues

Make sure you are using the latest version of the library before opening an issue. Thanks

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Documentation (API, changelogs, build guide, contribution guide, errata, etc.) available at https://github.com/ARM-software/ComputeLibrary/wiki/Documentation.

Binaries available at https://github.com/ARM-software/ComputeLibrary/releases.

License & Contributions: The software is provided under MIT license. Contributions to this project are accepted under the same license.

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Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)

Before the ComputeLibrary project accepts your contribution, you need to certify its origin and give us your permission. To manage this process we use the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) V1.1 (https://developercertificate.org/)

To indicate that you agree to the the terms of the DCO, you "sign off" your contribution by adding a line with your name and e-mail address to every git commit message:

Signed-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.org>

You must use your real name, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions are accepted.