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In the previous chapter, you learned about the computational resources of x86-AVX, including its execution environment, supported data types, and instruction set. This chapter introduces x86-AVX programming and focuses on its scalar floating-point capabilities. It includes a couple of sample programs that illustrate how to perform basic scalar floating-point arithmetic. This chapter also contains a set of sample programs that demonstrate advanced scalar floating-point programming using x86-AVX. All of the sample programs in this chapter require a processor that supports AVX. Appendix C lists a couple of freely available utilities that you can use to determine the version of x86-AVX that’s supported by your PC’s processor and its operating system.
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Kusswurm, D. (2014). X86-AVX Programming - Scalar Floating-Point. In: Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0064-3_13
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