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Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming: Covers x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512
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Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming: Covers x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512

by Daniel Kusswurm
December 2018
Intermediate to advanced
617 pages
16h 23m
English
Apress
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© Daniel Kusswurm 2018
Daniel KusswurmModern X86 Assembly Language Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4063-2_5

5. AVX Programming – Scalar Floating-Point

Daniel Kusswurm1 
(1)
Geneva, IL, USA
 

In the previous chapter, you learned about the architecture and computing capabilities of AVX. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use the AVX instruction set to perform scalar floating-point calculations. The first section includes a couple of sample programs that illustrate basic scalar floating-point arithmetic including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The next section contains code that explains use of the scalar floating-point compare and conversion instructions. This is followed by two examples that demonstrate scalar floating-point ...

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