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The compiler probably does [0]. [0] https://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html https://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html
by shakna 1y ago
The compiler probably does [0].
[0] https://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html https://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html
- delusional 1y agoThat list doesn't include any current mainline processors. It's all Itanium, 3DNow!, and MIPS.
- wtallis 1y agoIntel added PREFETCHW to their Broadwell processors launched in 2014, years after AMD dropped all 3DNow! instructions except the prefetch instructions. That timeline strongly suggests that the instructions aren't no-ops and likely are used by some popular software.