How to convert two _pd into one _ps?

问题

I'm looping some data, calculating some double and every 2 __m128d operations, I want to store the data on a __m128 float.

So 64+64 + 64+64 (2 __m128d) stored into 1 32+32+32+32 __m128.

I do somethings like this:

__m128d v_result;
__m128 v_result_float;

...

// some operations on v_result

// store the first two "slot" on float
v_result_float = _mm_cvtpd_ps(v_result);

// some operations on v_result
// I need to store the last two "slot" on float
v_result_float = _mm_cvtpd_ps(v_result); ?!?

But it overwrite (obviously) the first 2 float "slots" everytime.

How can I "space" the _mm_cvtpd_ps to start insert values to the 3° and 4° "slot", the second time?

Here's the complete code:

__m128d v_pA;
__m128d v_pB;
__m128d v_result;
__m128 v_result_float;

float *pCEnd = pTest + roundintup8(blockSize);
for (; pTest < pCEnd; pA += 8, pB += 8, pTest += 8) {
    v_pA = _mm_load_pd(pA);
    v_pB = _mm_load_pd(pB);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_pA, v_pB);
    v_result = _mm_max_pd(v_boundLower, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_min_pd(v_boundUpper, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_mul_pd(v_rangeLn2per12, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_minLn2per12, v_result);

    // two double processed: store in 1° and 2° float slot
    v_result_float = _mm_cvtpd_ps(v_result);

    v_pA = _mm_load_pd(pA + 2);
    v_pB = _mm_load_pd(pB + 2);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_pA, v_pB);
    v_result = _mm_max_pd(v_boundLower, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_min_pd(v_boundUpper, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_mul_pd(v_rangeLn2per12, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_minLn2per12, v_result);

    // another two double processed: store in 3° and 4° float slot
    v_result_float = _mm_cvtpd_ps(v_result); // fail
    v_result_float = someFunction(v_result_float);
    _mm_store_ps(pTest, v_result_float);

    v_pA = _mm_load_pd(pA + 4);
    v_pB = _mm_load_pd(pB + 4);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_pA, v_pB);
    v_result = _mm_max_pd(v_boundLower, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_min_pd(v_boundUpper, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_mul_pd(v_rangeLn2per12, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_minLn2per12, v_result);

    // two double processed: store in 1° and 2° float slot
    v_result_float = _mm_cvtpd_ps(v_result);

    v_pA = _mm_load_pd(pA + 6);
    v_pB = _mm_load_pd(pB + 6);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_pA, v_pB);
    v_result = _mm_max_pd(v_boundLower, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_min_pd(v_boundUpper, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_mul_pd(v_rangeLn2per12, v_result);
    v_result = _mm_add_pd(v_minLn2per12, v_result);

    // another two double processed: store in 3° and 4° float slot
    v_result_float = _mm_cvtpd_ps(v_result); // fail
    v_result_float = someFunction(v_result_float);      
    _mm_store_ps(pTest + 4, v_result_float);
}

回答1:

You need to move the low words of the second conversion to the high words of the result of the first conversion using movlhps (_mm_movelh_ps). Simplified example:

#include <immintrin.h>

__m128d some_double_operation(__m128d);
__m128 some_float_operation(__m128);

void foo(double const* input, float* output, int size)
{
    // assuming everything is already nicely aligned ...
    for(int i=0; i<size; i+=4, input+=4, output+=4)
    {
        __m128d res_lo = some_double_operation(_mm_load_pd(input));
        __m128d res_hi = some_double_operation(_mm_load_pd(input+2));
        __m128 res_float = _mm_movelh_ps(_mm_cvtpd_ps(res_lo), _mm_cvtpd_ps(res_hi));
        __m128 res_final = some_float_operation(res_float);
        _mm_store_ps(output, res_final);
    }
}

Godbolt-Demo: https://godbolt.org/z/wgKjxN.

If some_double_operation is inlined, the compiler will likely keep the result of the first double operation in a register not used by the second call to the function, thus not require to store anything to memory.

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54517648/how-to-convert-two-pd-into-one-ps