BMat8: rows array by reference #11
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include/bmat8.hpp
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| @@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class BMat8 { | |||
| size_t nr_rows() const; | |||
| //! Returns a \c std::vector for rows of \c this | |||
| std::vector<uint8_t> rows() const; | |||
| void rows(std::array<uint8_t, 8>&) const; | |||
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Just returning a std::array<uint8_t, 8> instead of a std::vector<uint8_t> should remove all the allocation that motivate the change of API.
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Right, but I don't think it's possible to overload functions in C++ by return type, so simply adding a member function with return type std::array<uint8_t, 8> won't work. For backwards compatibility I suggest not removing the member function std::vector<uint8_t> rows() const, maybe the new member function could be called rows_array or something similar?
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I didn't pay attention to the fact that you where keeping the old function. rows_array looks good to me. Then rows should be an alias for a rows_vector.
| inline void BMat8::rows(std::array<uint8_t, 8>& rows) const { | ||
| rows.fill(0); | ||
| for (size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i) { | ||
| rows[i] = static_cast<uint8_t>(_data << (8 * i) >> 56); |
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There might be an even (slightly) faster way to do that using _mm_set_epi64x(_data, 0) and the _mm_extract_epi8 instruction. Actually some cast could do it, but we have to avoid some undefined behavior.
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This would be most excellent.
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I updated this as discussed. I haven't added any tests because I can't get them to compile (see Issue #12). |
This allows for fewer memory allocations if repeatedly computing row spaces.