Hi all,
I am searching for a C complier that can auto vectorize 32-bit floating point multiply using the Helium instructions on the Cortex-M55. Would the latest ARM C compiler has this feature? Also would the open source arm-gnu-toolchain or the LLVM compiler do the job?
I am sorry this is a very simple question, but I just couldn't find the answers.
Thanks for your patience.
dom
The Arm compiler is capable of auto-vectorization but exactly what it will do is dependent on the input source.
The below may be useful:https://developer.arm.com/documentation/102095/0101/Auto-vectorization-and-Helium
However if you have some code already made, it may be worth simply building it and seeing the result. The compiler is provided as a component of Keil MDK (or Arm Development Studio):https://www2.keil.com/mdk5/selector
Thanks Ronan. Would the Keil MDK community version allows compiling a small piece of code and let me look at the assembler code, so that I can verify if auto-vectorization occurs?
Yes, absolutely!