[fpc-pascal] Vector code

[Marco van de Voort]

Op 2020-05-02 om 07:46 schreef Adriaan van Os:
>
>> No, but you can ask questions here. I've done some minor x86_64 
>> assembler work for image processing. Things like format conversions, 
>> uniform lighting, rotate, erosion/dilation etc.
>
> Thanks for offering. I am particularly interested in knowing the 
> tricks that can be done with masking, e.g. to prevent branching. In 
> the first place to get an idea what can be done with vector code and 
> what not. I guess I should  read the Intel and AMD processor docs first.
>
Well, saturation often avoids branches, as well as built in min/max 
instructions.

pcmpgtb and friends are kind of the x86 setcc like instructions. Store 
the result of a comparison(s) to a register.