Optimization options

[Msalas]

Hi,
Does arch:SSE2 make use of prefetch instructions included in multimedia
extensions?
What compiler switches generate prefetch instructions?

Thanks

[Kapil Khosla [MSFT]]

RE: Optimization options



"Msalas" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
> Does arch:SSE2 make use of prefetch instructions included in multimedia
> extensions?
> What compiler switches generate prefetch instructions?
>
> Thanks[/color]

On x86, we never generate Prefetch. On AMD64, we'll always generate them
(arch:SSE2 has no effect on AMD64)
Thanks,
Kapil