[PATCH 1/4] aarch64: Optimise AdvSIMD log1p

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Thu Dec 4 12:09:38 GMT 2025



On 19/11/25 18:40, James Chesterman wrote:
> Optimise AdvSIMD log1p by vectorising the special case.
> The special cases are for when the input is:
> Less than or equal to -1
> +/- INFINITY
> +/- NaN
> ---
> OK for master? If so, please commit for me as I don't have commit rights.
> Thanks,
> James

LGTM, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>


>  sysdeps/aarch64/fpu/log1p_advsimd.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/fpu/log1p_advsimd.c b/sysdeps/aarch64/fpu/log1p_advsimd.c
> index 9bf11ffb2a..890dd3ed76 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/aarch64/fpu/log1p_advsimd.c
> +++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/fpu/log1p_advsimd.c
> @@ -23,34 +23,42 @@
>  const static struct data
>  {
>    struct v_log1p_data d;
> -  uint64x2_t inf, minus_one;
> -} data = { .d = V_LOG1P_CONSTANTS_TABLE,
> -	   .inf = V2 (0x7ff0000000000000),
> -	   .minus_one = V2 (0xbff0000000000000) };
> +  float64x2_t nan, pinf, minf;
> +} data = {
> +  .d = V_LOG1P_CONSTANTS_TABLE,
> +  .nan = V2 (NAN),
> +  .pinf = V2 (INFINITY),
> +  .minf = V2 (-INFINITY),
> +};
>  
> -#define BottomMask v_u64 (0xffffffff)
> -
> -static float64x2_t NOINLINE VPCS_ATTR
> +static inline float64x2_t
>  special_case (float64x2_t x, uint64x2_t cmp, const struct data *d)
>  {
> -  /* Side-step special lanes so fenv exceptions are not triggered
> -     inadvertently.  */
> -  return v_call_f64 (log1p, x, log1p_inline (x, &d->d), cmp);
> +  float64x2_t y = log1p_inline (x, ptr_barrier (&d->d));
> +  y = vbslq_f64 (cmp, d->nan, y);
> +  uint64x2_t ret_pinf = vceqq_f64 (x, d->pinf);
> +  uint64x2_t ret_minf = vceqq_f64 (x, v_f64 (-1.0));
> +
> +  y = vbslq_f64 (ret_pinf, d->pinf, y);
> +  return vbslq_f64 (ret_minf, d->minf, y);
>  }
>  
>  /* Vector log1p approximation using polynomial on reduced interval. Routine is
>     a modification of the algorithm used in scalar log1p, with no shortcut for
> -   k=0 and no narrowing for f and k. Maximum observed error is 2.45 ULP:
> +   k=0 and no narrowing for f and k.
> +   Maximum observed error is 1.95 + 0.5 ULP
>     _ZGVnN2v_log1p(0x1.658f7035c4014p+11) got 0x1.fd61d0727429dp+2
>  					want 0x1.fd61d0727429fp+2 .  */
> -VPCS_ATTR float64x2_t V_NAME_D1 (log1p) (float64x2_t x)
> +float64x2_t VPCS_ATTR NOINLINE V_NAME_D1 (log1p) (float64x2_t x)
>  {
>    const struct data *d = ptr_barrier (&data);
> -  uint64x2_t ix = vreinterpretq_u64_f64 (x);
> -  uint64x2_t ia = vreinterpretq_u64_f64 (vabsq_f64 (x));
>  
> -  uint64x2_t special_cases
> -      = vorrq_u64 (vcgeq_u64 (ia, d->inf), vcgeq_u64 (ix, d->minus_one));
> +  /* Use signed integers here to ensure that negative numbers between 0 and -1
> +    don't make this expression true.  */
> +  uint64x2_t is_infnan
> +      = vcgeq_s64 (vreinterpretq_s64_f64 (x), vreinterpretq_s64_f64 (d->pinf));
> +  /* The OR-NOT is needed to catch -NaN.  */
> +  uint64x2_t special_cases = vornq_u64 (is_infnan, vcgtq_f64 (x, v_f64 (-1)));
>  
>    if (__glibc_unlikely (v_any_u64 (special_cases)))
>      return special_case (x, special_cases, d);



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