Bug 8046 – simd.d needs some documentation

Status
RESOLVED
Resolution
FIXED
Severity
normal
Priority
P2
Component
druntime
Product
D
Version
D2
Platform
All
OS
All
Creation time
2012-05-05T00:16:11Z
Last change time
2020-12-21T12:19:06Z
Keywords
bootcamp, pull, SIMD
Assigned to
No Owner
Creator
Sean Cavanaugh

Comments

Comment #0 by WorksOnMyMachine — 2012-05-05T00:16:11Z
Several of the enums in core/simd.d are not named after real opcodes so translating documentation from the intel processor manual is a bit confusing. For example: LODSS and STOSS are really forms of MOVSS. Are the arguments switched for either of these vs the MOVSS? This needs to be noted.
Comment #1 by dlang-bot — 2020-12-21T11:18:57Z
@WalterBright created dlang/druntime pull request #3316 "fix Issue 8046 - simd.d needs some documentation" fixing this issue: - fix Issue 8046 - simd.d needs some documentation https://github.com/dlang/druntime/pull/3316
Comment #2 by dlang-bot — 2020-12-21T12:19:06Z
dlang/druntime pull request #3316 "fix Issue 8046 - simd.d needs some documentation" was merged into master: - 448c90eede949e893f6898351c4854e6059792f4 by Walter Bright: fix Issue 8046 - simd.d needs some documentation https://github.com/dlang/druntime/pull/3316