The discussion revolves around the topic of AVX-512 assembly programming, particularly its potential applications in machine learning and matrix operations. Participants share insights about the technology, its integration into various programming environments, and the availability of resources for learning.
Participants generally express interest in the topic, but there are multiple competing views regarding the integration of AVX-512 into machine learning and the availability of resources. The discussion remains unresolved on several technical aspects and the implications of AVX-512 technology.
Some participants mention limitations in documentation and examples available for AVX-512 instructions, indicating a potential gap in resources for learning and application.
This discussion may be useful for developers interested in assembly programming, machine learning applications, and those seeking to understand the AVX-512 instruction set and its practical uses.
No idea -- I don't know much of anything about machine learning or neural network algorithms or the like. If they involve working with matrices, then this stuff is applicable.jedishrfu said:
This article is the first in a series of five or more. What I covered in the first article is a bit of background history and a very simple example, for which lots of documentation and examples already exist. In the next few articles I plan to talk about other AVX-512 instructions for which 1) the Intel documentation is very minimal, and 2) there are no usage examples online (if there are any, I couldn't find them after long searches), let alone videos.jedishrfu said:
But if you're working with an API that you aren't intimately familiar with, you need to have the API docs very handy.jedishrfu said:
LOL! There are zero API help tips that pop up in my VS IDE. Maybe the Intel C/C++ compiler has them, or maybe not - don't know 'cause I don't have that compiler. I'm reasonably sure they don't pop up in the Gnu compiler, either. That's why I keep the PDF of the Intel Software Developer's Manual open when I'm writing that code.jedishrfu said:
It occurred to me later that one of the parts of AVX-512 is VNNI, or Vector Neural Network Instructions. It isn't here now, but is slated to be released with the Ice Lake microarchitecture, the 10th gen Core architecture. The release is slated for sometime this year or next.jedishrfu said:
