Re: What pattern should I use to get a CMOV?

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On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 5:04 PM, NightStrike <nightstrike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/14/15, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I'm trying to ensure I get a conditional move if its available during
>> a saturating subtract operation. The saturating subtract clamps the
>> min value at 0.
>>
>> Here's what it looks like in high level code:
>>
>>    // Perform a-b, clamp at 0
>>     return (a > b) ? (a - b) : 0;
>>
>> But based on this bug report:
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22568, I can't tell if
>> that's what I should be using.
>>
>> What pattern should I use to get a CMOV?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> This should help.
>
> https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2014-10/msg00112.html
>
> And look apt halfway down here at the answer from Jorge:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/427477/fastest-way-to-clamp-a-real-fixed-floating-point-value

Direct link:

http://stackoverflow.com/a/16659263/136285

-- 
Mathieu



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