SIMD Functions Via OpenMP
George M. Raskulinec; Evgeny Fiksman Intel Corporation, USA
Abstract
This chapter discusses vectorization via the use of Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)-enabled functions in C, C++, and Fortran. Using a financial code problem as the example, the chapter discusses issues that impact optimal vectorization, then presents modified code and performance results. SIMD-enabled functions can greatly enhance application performance without making significant changes to a program. This chapter focuses on (1) the use of the OpenMP pragma SIMD directive that explicitly tells the compiler to turn a loop into an SIMD vector loop and (2) the use of the OpenMP SIMD processor() clause that tells the compiler to ...
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