摘要:
An apparatus and method are described for permuting data elements with masking. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading values from a mask data structure to determine whether masking is implemented for each data element of a destination operand; if masking not implemented for a particular data element, then selecting data elements from the destination operand and a second source operand based on index values stored in a first source operand to be copied to data element positions within the destination operand, wherein any one of the data elements from either the destination operand and the second source operand may be copied to any one of the data element positions within the destination operand; if masking is implemented for a particular data element of the destination operand, then performing a designated masking operation with respect to that particular data element.
摘要:
When legacy instructions, that can only operate on smaller registers, are mixed with new instructions in a processor with larger registers, special handling and architecture are used to prevent the legacy instructions from causing problems with the data in the upper portion of the registers, i.e., the portion that they cannot directly access. In some embodiments, the upper portion of the registers are saved to temporary storage while the legacy instructions are operating, and restored to the upper portion of the registers when the new instructions are operating. A special instruction may also be used to disable this save/restore operation if the new instruction are not going to use the upper part of the registers.
摘要:
Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing in a computer processor vector double block packed sum of absolute differences (SAD) in response to a single vector double block packed sum of absolute differences instruction that includes a destination vector register operand, first and second source operands, an immediate, and an opcode are described.
摘要:
An apparatus is described having an instruction execution pipeline that has a vector functional unit to support a vector multiply add instruction. The vector multiply add instruction to multiply respective K bit elements of two vectors and accumulate a portion of each of their respective products with another respective input operand in an X bit accumulator, where X is greater than K.
摘要:
An apparatus is described having instruction execution logic circuitry to execute first, second, third and fourth instruction. Both the first instruction and the second instruction insert a first group of input vector elements to one of multiple first non overlapping sections of respective first and second resultant vectors. The first group has a first bit width. Each of the multiple first non overlapping sections have a same bit width as the first group. Both the third instruction and the fourth instruction insert a second group of input vector elements to one of multiple second non overlapping sections of respective third and fourth resultant vectors. The second group has a second bit width that is larger than said first bit width. Each of the multiple second non overlapping sections have a same bit width as the second group. The apparatus also includes masking layer circuitry to mask the first and third instructions at a first resultant vector granularity, and, mask the second and fourth instructions at a second resultant vector granularity.
摘要:
A method of an aspect includes receiving an instruction indicating a destination storage location. A result is stored in the destination storage location in response to the instruction. The result includes a sequence of at least four non-negative integers in numerical order with all integers in consecutive positions differing by a constant stride of at least two. In an aspect, storing the result including the sequence of the at least four integers is performed without calculating the at least four integers using a result of a preceding instruction. Other methods, apparatus, systems, and instructions are disclosed.
摘要:
A method of an aspect includes receiving an instruction indicating a destination storage location. A result is stored in the destination storage location in response to the instruction. The result includes a sequence of at least four consecutive non-negative integers in numerical order. In an aspect, the instruction does not indicate a source packed data operand having a plurality of packed data elements in an architecturally-visible storage location. Other methods, apparatus, systems, and instructions are disclosed.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed using an index array and finite state machine for scatter/gather operations. Embodiment of apparatus may comprise: decode logic to decode scatter/gather instructions and generate micro-operations. An index array holds a set of indices and a corresponding set of mask elements. A finite state machine facilitates the scatter operation. Address generation logic generates an address from an index of the set of indices for at least each of the corresponding mask elements having a first value. Storage is allocated in a buffer for each of the set of addresses being generated. Data elements corresponding to the set of addresses being generated are copied to the buffer. Addresses from the set are accessed to store data elements if a corresponding mask element has said first value and the mask element is changed to a second value responsive to completion of their respective stores.
摘要:
Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing in a computer processor vector packed horizontal add or subtract of packed data elements in response to a single vector packed horizontal add or subtract instruction that includes a destination vector register operand, a source vector register operand, and an opcode are describes.
摘要:
An apparatus and method are described for permuting data elements with masking. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading values from a mask data structure to determine whether masking is implemented for each data element of a destination operand; if masking not implemented for a particular data element, then selecting data elements from a first source operand and a second source operand based on index values stored in destination operand to be copied to data element positions within the destination operand, wherein any one of the data elements from either the first source operand and the second source operand may be copied to any one of the data element positions within the destination operand; and if masking is implemented for a particular data element of the destination operand, then performing a designated masking operation with respect to that particular data element.