Detailed Description

SIMD extension detection and runtime selection for LALSuite.

Author: Karl Wette

Synopsis

#include <lal/LALSIMD.h>
 
if (LAL_HAVE_SSE_RUNTIME()) {
  perform_sse_magic(out, in, ...);
}

Prototypes
int	XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet (LAL_SIMD_ISET iset)
	Return true if the executing machine supports the given instruction set. More...

const char *	XLALSIMDInstructionSetName (LAL_SIMD_ISET iset)
	Return the name of a given instruction set as a string. More...

Enumerations
enum	LAL_SIMD_ISET { LAL_SIMD_ISET_GEN , LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE , LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE2 , LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE3 , LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSSE3 , LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_1 , LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_2 , LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX , LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX2 , LAL_SIMD_ISET_MAX }
	SIMD instruction sets this module can detect. More...

Convenience macros for SIMD runtime selection
#define	LAL_HAVE_SSE_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE))

#define	LAL_HAVE_SSE2_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE2))

#define	LAL_HAVE_SSE3_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE3))

#define	LAL_HAVE_SSSE3_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSSE3))

#define	LAL_HAVE_SSE4_1_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_1))

#define	LAL_HAVE_SSE4_2_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_2))

#define	LAL_HAVE_AVX_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX))

#define	LAL_HAVE_AVX2_RUNTIME() (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX2))

Function Documentation

◆ XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet()

int XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet ( LAL_SIMD_ISET iset )

Return true if the executing machine supports the given instruction set.

Definition at line 284 of file LALSIMD.c.

◆ XLALSIMDInstructionSetName()

const char * XLALSIMDInstructionSetName ( LAL_SIMD_ISET iset )

Return the name of a given instruction set as a string.

Definition at line 289 of file LALSIMD.c.

Enumeration Type Documentation

◆ LAL_SIMD_ISET

enum LAL_SIMD_ISET

SIMD instruction sets this module can detect.

Enumerator
LAL_SIMD_ISET_GEN	GENeric floating-point unit.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE	SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)
LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE2	SSE version 2.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE3	SSE version 3.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSSE3	Supplemental SSE version 3.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_1	SSE version 4.1.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_2	SSE version 4.2.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX	AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions)
LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX2	AVX version 2.
LAL_SIMD_ISET_MAX

Definition at line 47 of file LALSIMD.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ LAL_HAVE_SSE_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_SSE_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE))

Definition at line 74 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_SSE2_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_SSE2_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE2))

Definition at line 75 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_SSE3_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_SSE3_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE3))

Definition at line 76 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_SSSE3_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_SSSE3_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSSE3))

Definition at line 77 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_SSE4_1_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_SSE4_1_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_1))

Definition at line 78 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_SSE4_2_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_SSE4_2_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_SSE4_2))

Definition at line 79 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_AVX_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_AVX_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX))

Definition at line 80 of file LALSIMD.h.

◆ LAL_HAVE_AVX2_RUNTIME

#define LAL_HAVE_AVX2_RUNTIME ( ) (XLALHaveSIMDInstructionSet(LAL_SIMD_ISET_AVX2))

Definition at line 81 of file LALSIMD.h.