Document the layout of x86 SIMD types.

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Luca Versari 2024-08-14 15:29:40 +02:00 committed by Amanieu d'Antras
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@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ types! {
/// internal bits differently, check the documentation of the intrinsic
/// to see how it's being used.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Note that this means that an instance of `__m128i` typically just means
/// a "bag of bits" which is left up to interpretation at the point of use.
///
@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ types! {
/// of `__m128` always corresponds to `f32x4`, or four `f32` types packed
/// together.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Most intrinsics using `__m128` are prefixed with `_mm_` and are
/// suffixed with "ps" (or otherwise contain "ps"). Not to be confused with
/// "pd" which is used for `__m128d`.
@ -102,6 +108,9 @@ types! {
/// of `__m128d` always corresponds to `f64x2`, or two `f64` types packed
/// together.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Most intrinsics using `__m128d` are prefixed with `_mm_` and are
/// suffixed with "pd" (or otherwise contain "pd"). Not to be confused with
/// "ps" which is used for `__m128`.
@ -143,6 +152,9 @@ types! {
/// internal bits differently, check the documentation of the intrinsic
/// to see how it's being used.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Note that this means that an instance of `__m256i` typically just means
/// a "bag of bits" which is left up to interpretation at the point of use.
///
@ -178,6 +190,9 @@ types! {
/// of `__m256` always corresponds to `f32x8`, or eight `f32` types packed
/// together.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Most intrinsics using `__m256` are prefixed with `_mm256_` and are
/// suffixed with "ps" (or otherwise contain "ps"). Not to be confused with
/// "pd" which is used for `__m256d`.
@ -214,6 +229,9 @@ types! {
/// of `__m256d` always corresponds to `f64x4`, or four `f64` types packed
/// together.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Most intrinsics using `__m256d` are prefixed with `_mm256_` and are
/// suffixed with "pd" (or otherwise contain "pd"). Not to be confused with
/// "ps" which is used for `__m256`.
@ -259,6 +277,9 @@ types! {
/// internal bits differently, check the documentation of the intrinsic
/// to see how it's being used.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Note that this means that an instance of `__m512i` typically just means
/// a "bag of bits" which is left up to interpretation at the point of use.
pub struct __m512i(8 x i64);
@ -275,6 +296,9 @@ types! {
/// of `__m512` always corresponds to `f32x16`, or sixteen `f32` types
/// packed together.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Most intrinsics using `__m512` are prefixed with `_mm512_` and are
/// suffixed with "ps" (or otherwise contain "ps"). Not to be confused with
/// "pd" which is used for `__m512d`.
@ -292,6 +316,9 @@ types! {
/// of `__m512d` always corresponds to `f64x4`, or eight `f64` types packed
/// together.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
///
/// Most intrinsics using `__m512d` are prefixed with `_mm512_` and are
/// suffixed with "pd" (or otherwise contain "pd"). Not to be confused with
/// "ps" which is used for `__m512`.
@ -306,6 +333,9 @@ types! {
/// This type is representing a 128-bit SIMD register which internally is consisted of
/// eight packed `u16` instances. Its purpose is for bf16 related intrinsic
/// implementations.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
pub struct __m128bh(8 x u16);
/// 256-bit wide set of 16 `u16` types, x86-specific
@ -314,6 +344,9 @@ types! {
/// representing a 256-bit SIMD register which internally is consisted of
/// 16 packed `u16` instances. Its purpose is for bf16 related intrinsic
/// implementations.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
pub struct __m256bh(16 x u16);
/// 512-bit wide set of 32 `u16` types, x86-specific
@ -322,6 +355,9 @@ types! {
/// representing a 512-bit SIMD register which internally is consisted of
/// 32 packed `u16` instances. Its purpose is for bf16 related intrinsic
/// implementations.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
pub struct __m512bh(32 x u16);
}
@ -334,6 +370,9 @@ types! {
/// representing a 128-bit SIMD register which internally is consisted of
/// 8 packed `f16` instances. its purpose is for f16 related intrinsic
/// implementations.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
pub struct __m128h(8 x f16);
/// 256-bit wide set of 16 `f16` types, x86-specific
@ -342,6 +381,9 @@ types! {
/// representing a 256-bit SIMD register which internally is consisted of
/// 16 packed `f16` instances. its purpose is for f16 related intrinsic
/// implementations.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
pub struct __m256h(16 x f16);
/// 512-bit wide set of 32 `f16` types, x86-specific
@ -350,6 +392,9 @@ types! {
/// representing a 512-bit SIMD register which internally is consisted of
/// 32 packed `f16` instances. its purpose is for f16 related intrinsic
/// implementations.
///
/// The memory layout of this type (*not* the ABI!) is the same as the
/// layout of the corresponding array type(s).
pub struct __m512h(32 x f16);
}