where'd you guys learn sse?

[ecube]

Any stupid easy guides out there? or did you just look at intel docs and play around?

[dedndave]

when you find out - let me know - lol
i am ready to learn sse myself
maybe we have to learn it, then write the doc

[ecube]

when you find out - let me know - lol
i am ready to learn sse myself
maybe we have to learn it, then write the doc

haha well the best introductory i've read so far has been http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_SIMD_Extensions, I like how it breaks some of the instructions into groups. I guess i'll research all 70 instructions individuals and try and play with them.

[NightWare]

this amd doc : http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/26568.pdf
or with google and "simd" or "simd sse"

and playing a bit with some existing code...

[dedndave]

this site has some info - on the left - under simd
http://softpixel.com/~cwright/programming/

[ecube]

nice find  :U

[dedndave]

i got that one from Jochen's documentation on cpuid - i noticed they also had some simd stuff
they list the instructions, but give little info about using them
at least it is a list - lol
if you read the site, they intend to add to it (under construction)
although, i have been looking at that site for a couple months and haven't seen anything different - lol
i know how it is to maintain a site - it tends to get forgotten very easily

[GregL]

I like this site:  http://www.tommesani.com/Docs.html

[dedndave]

ah - there we go - thanks Greg
very nice   :U

EDIT - i see he is a C programmer - we need to convert him - lol (then get him in here)
he appears to be in Italy - maybe Jochen can ring his bell