Vectorisation Intrinsics for DMD?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/6/11 2:48 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> Peter Alexander wrote:
>> Is there any plan to add vectorisation intrinsics to DMD?
>>
>> I know that DMD generates vectorised instructions for array
>> operations, but last time I checked, these were far from optimal for
>> aligned float[4] objects. In fact, it appears to generate a function
>> call for all vector operations, regardless of size or alignment.
>>
>> I believe that these intrinsics would be very beneficial to D, and
>> this is because I believe that one of D's biggest markets is indie
>> game devs:
>>
>> - They need a really high performance language, but are tired of C++
>> - They are not held back by legacy code
>> - They are generally risk takers, so are willing to invest in new tech
>>
>> A lack on vector intrinsics in DMD gives them an extra reason to stick
>> with C++.
>
> I agree with everything you said. I think D's array op syntax form a
> sound basis for doing vector ops, and plan on doing them.

Are those swizzling ops part of the topic?

Andrei