1. Adds new masked API compile time masks (store_masked and load_masked)

2. General use case optimization
3. New tests
4. x86 kernels

Author: DiamonDinoia

docs/source/api/data_transfer.rst

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Data transfer
 From memory:
 
 +---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| :cpp:func:`load`                      | load values from memory                            |
+| :cpp:func:`load`                      | load values from memory (optionally masked)        |
 +---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
 | :cpp:func:`load_aligned`              | load values from aligned memory                    |
 +---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ From a scalar:
 To memory:
 
 +---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
-| :cpp:func:`store`                     | store values to memory                             |
+| :cpp:func:`store`                     | store values to memory (optionally masked)         |
 +---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
 | :cpp:func:`store_aligned`             | store values to aligned memory                     |
 +---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+

include/xsimd/arch/common/xsimd_common_arithmetic.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "./xsimd_common_details.hpp"
+#include "../../types/xsimd_batch_constant.hpp"
 
 namespace xsimd
 {

include/xsimd/arch/common/xsimd_common_memory.hpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define XSIMD_COMMON_MEMORY_HPP
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
 #include <complex>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
@@ -348,6 +349,102 @@ namespace xsimd
             return detail::load_unaligned<A>(mem, cvt, common {}, detail::conversion_type<A, T_in, T_out> {});
         }
 
+        template <class A, class T>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> load(T const* mem, aligned_mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            return load_aligned<A>(mem, convert<T> {}, A {});
+        }
+
+        template <class A, class T>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> load(T const* mem, unaligned_mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            return load_unaligned<A>(mem, convert<T> {}, A {});
+        }
+
+        template <class A, class T_in, class T_out, bool... Values, class alignment>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<T_out, A>
+        load_masked(T_in const* mem, batch_bool_constant<T_out, A, Values...>, convert<T_out>, alignment, requires_arch<common>) noexcept
+        {
+            constexpr std::size_t size = batch<T_out, A>::size;
+            alignas(A::alignment()) std::array<T_out, size> buffer {};
+            constexpr std::array<bool, size> mask { Values... };
+
+            for (std::size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+                buffer[i] = mask[i] ? static_cast<T_out>(mem[i]) : T_out(0);
+
+            return batch<T_out, A>::load(buffer.data(), aligned_mode {});
+        }
+
+        template <class A, class T_in, class T_out, bool... Values, class alignment>
+        XSIMD_INLINE void
+        store_masked(T_out* mem, batch<T_in, A> const& src, batch_bool_constant<T_in, A, Values...>, alignment, requires_arch<common>) noexcept
+        {
+            constexpr std::size_t size = batch<T_in, A>::size;
+            constexpr std::array<bool, size> mask { Values... };
+
+            for (std::size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+                if (mask[i])
+                {
+                    mem[i] = static_cast<T_out>(src.get(i));
+                }
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<int32_t, A> load_masked(int32_t const* mem, batch_bool_constant<int32_t, A, Values...>, convert<int32_t>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            const auto f = load_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<const float*>(mem), batch_bool_constant<float, A, Values...> {}, convert<float> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+            return bitwise_cast<int32_t>(f);
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<uint32_t, A> load_masked(uint32_t const* mem, batch_bool_constant<uint32_t, A, Values...>, convert<uint32_t>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            const auto f = load_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<const float*>(mem), batch_bool_constant<float, A, Values...> {}, convert<float> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+            return bitwise_cast<uint32_t>(f);
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE typename std::enable_if<has_simd_register<double, A>::value, batch<int64_t, A>>::type
+        load_masked(int64_t const* mem, batch_bool_constant<int64_t, A, Values...>, convert<int64_t>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            const auto d = load_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<const double*>(mem), batch_bool_constant<double, A, Values...> {}, convert<double> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+            return bitwise_cast<int64_t>(d);
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE typename std::enable_if<has_simd_register<double, A>::value, batch<uint64_t, A>>::type
+        load_masked(uint64_t const* mem, batch_bool_constant<uint64_t, A, Values...>, convert<uint64_t>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            const auto d = load_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<const double*>(mem), batch_bool_constant<double, A, Values...> {}, convert<double> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+            return bitwise_cast<uint64_t>(d);
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE void store_masked(int32_t* mem, batch<int32_t, A> const& src, batch_bool_constant<int32_t, A, Values...>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            store_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<float*>(mem), bitwise_cast<float>(src), batch_bool_constant<float, A, Values...> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE void store_masked(uint32_t* mem, batch<uint32_t, A> const& src, batch_bool_constant<uint32_t, A, Values...>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            store_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<float*>(mem), bitwise_cast<float>(src), batch_bool_constant<float, A, Values...> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE typename std::enable_if<has_simd_register<double, A>::value, void>::type
+        store_masked(int64_t* mem, batch<int64_t, A> const& src, batch_bool_constant<int64_t, A, Values...>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            store_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<double*>(mem), bitwise_cast<double>(src), batch_bool_constant<double, A, Values...> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE typename std::enable_if<has_simd_register<double, A>::value, void>::type
+        store_masked(uint64_t* mem, batch<uint64_t, A> const& src, batch_bool_constant<uint64_t, A, Values...>, Mode, requires_arch<A>) noexcept
+        {
+            store_masked<A>(reinterpret_cast<double*>(mem), bitwise_cast<double>(src), batch_bool_constant<double, A, Values...> {}, Mode {}, A {});
+        }
+
         // rotate_right
         template <size_t N, class A, class T>
         XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, A> rotate_right(batch<T, A> const& self, requires_arch<common>) noexcept

include/xsimd/arch/xsimd_avx.hpp

@@ -36,20 +36,35 @@ namespace xsimd
 
         namespace detail
         {
-            XSIMD_INLINE void split_avx(__m256i val, __m128i& low, __m128i& high) noexcept
+            XSIMD_INLINE __m128i lower_half(__m256i self) noexcept
             {
-                low = _mm256_castsi256_si128(val);
-                high = _mm256_extractf128_si256(val, 1);
+                return _mm256_castsi256_si128(self);
             }
-            XSIMD_INLINE void split_avx(__m256 val, __m128& low, __m128& high) noexcept
+            XSIMD_INLINE __m128 lower_half(__m256 self) noexcept
             {
-                low = _mm256_castps256_ps128(val);
-                high = _mm256_extractf128_ps(val, 1);
+                return _mm256_castps256_ps128(self);
             }
-            XSIMD_INLINE void split_avx(__m256d val, __m128d& low, __m128d& high) noexcept
+            XSIMD_INLINE __m128d lower_half(__m256d self) noexcept
             {
-                low = _mm256_castpd256_pd128(val);
-                high = _mm256_extractf128_pd(val, 1);
+                return _mm256_castpd256_pd128(self);
+            }
+            XSIMD_INLINE __m128i upper_half(__m256i self) noexcept
+            {
+                return _mm256_extractf128_si256(self, 1);
+            }
+            XSIMD_INLINE __m128 upper_half(__m256 self) noexcept
+            {
+                return _mm256_extractf128_ps(self, 1);
+            }
+            XSIMD_INLINE __m128d upper_half(__m256d self) noexcept
+            {
+                return _mm256_extractf128_pd(self, 1);
+            }
+            template <class Full, class Half>
+            XSIMD_INLINE void split_avx(Full val, Half& low, Half& high) noexcept
+            {
+                low = lower_half(val);
+                high = upper_half(val);
             }
             XSIMD_INLINE __m256i merge_sse(__m128i low, __m128i high) noexcept
             {
@@ -63,6 +78,17 @@ namespace xsimd
             {
                 return _mm256_insertf128_pd(_mm256_castpd128_pd256(low), high, 1);
             }
+            template <class T>
+            XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, sse4_2> lower_half(batch<T, avx> const& self) noexcept
+            {
+                return lower_half(self);
+            }
+            template <class T>
+            XSIMD_INLINE batch<T, sse4_2> upper_half(batch<T, avx> const& self) noexcept
+            {
+                return upper_half(self);
+            }
+
             template <class F>
             XSIMD_INLINE __m256i fwd_to_sse(F f, __m256i self) noexcept
             {
@@ -865,6 +891,146 @@ namespace xsimd
             return _mm256_loadu_pd(mem);
         }
 
+        // load_masked
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<float, A> load_masked(float const* mem, batch_bool_constant<float, A, Values...> mask, convert<float>, Mode, requires_arch<avx>) noexcept
+        {
+            XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.none())
+            {
+                return _mm256_setzero_ps();
+            }
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.all())
+            {
+                return load<A>(mem, Mode {});
+            }
+            // confined to lower 128-bit half (4 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countl_zero() >= 4)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mlo = mask.template lower_half<sse4_2>();
+                const auto lo = load_masked(mem, mlo, convert<float> {}, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+                return batch<float, A>(detail::merge_sse(lo, batch<float, sse4_2>(0.f)));
+            }
+            // confined to upper 128-bit half (4 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countr_zero() >= 4)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mhi = mask.template upper_half<sse4_2>();
+                const auto hi = load_masked(mem + 4, mhi, convert<float> {}, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+                return batch<float, A>(detail::merge_sse(batch<float, sse4_2>(0.f), hi));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // crossing 128-bit boundary → use 256-bit masked load
+                return _mm256_maskload_ps(mem, mask.as_batch());
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE batch<double, A> load_masked(double const* mem,
+                                                  batch_bool_constant<double, A, Values...> mask,
+                                                  convert<double>,
+                                                  Mode,
+                                                  requires_arch<avx>) noexcept
+        {
+            XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.none())
+            {
+                return _mm256_setzero_pd();
+            }
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.all())
+            {
+                return load<A>(mem, Mode {});
+            }
+            // confined to lower 128-bit half (2 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countl_zero() >= 2)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mlo = mask.template lower_half<sse4_2>();
+                const auto lo = load_masked(mem, mlo, convert<double> {}, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+                return batch<double, A>(detail::merge_sse(lo, batch<double, sse4_2>(0.0)));
+            }
+            // confined to upper 128-bit half (2 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countr_zero() >= 2)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mhi = mask.template upper_half<sse4_2>();
+                const auto hi = load_masked(mem + 2, mhi, convert<double> {}, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+                return batch<double, A>(detail::merge_sse(batch<double, sse4_2>(0.0), hi));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // crossing 128-bit boundary → use 256-bit masked load
+                return _mm256_maskload_pd(mem, mask.as_batch());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // store_masked
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE void store_masked(float* mem,
+                                       batch<float, A> const& src,
+                                       batch_bool_constant<float, A, Values...> mask,
+                                       Mode,
+                                       requires_arch<avx>) noexcept
+        {
+            XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.none())
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.all())
+            {
+                src.store(mem, Mode {});
+            }
+            // confined to lower 128-bit half (4 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countl_zero() >= 4)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mlo = mask.template lower_half<sse4_2>();
+                const batch<float, sse4_2> lo(_mm256_castps256_ps128(src));
+                store_masked<sse4_2>(mem, lo, mlo, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+            }
+            // confined to upper 128-bit half (4 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countr_zero() >= 4)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mhi = mask.template upper_half<sse4_2>();
+                const batch<float, sse4_2> hi(_mm256_extractf128_ps(src, 1));
+                store_masked<sse4_2>(mem + 4, hi, mhi, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _mm256_maskstore_ps(mem, mask.as_batch(), src);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <class A, bool... Values, class Mode>
+        XSIMD_INLINE void store_masked(double* mem,
+                                       batch<double, A> const& src,
+                                       batch_bool_constant<double, A, Values...> mask,
+                                       Mode,
+                                       requires_arch<avx>) noexcept
+        {
+            XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.none())
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.all())
+            {
+                src.store(mem, Mode {});
+            }
+            // confined to lower 128-bit half (2 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countl_zero() >= 2)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mlo = mask.template lower_half<sse2>();
+                const batch<double, sse2> lo(_mm256_castpd256_pd128(src));
+                store_masked<sse2>(mem, lo, mlo, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+            }
+            // confined to upper 128-bit half (2 lanes) → forward to SSE2
+            else XSIMD_IF_CONSTEXPR(mask.countr_zero() >= 2)
+            {
+                constexpr auto mhi = mask.template upper_half<sse2>();
+                const batch<double, sse2> hi(_mm256_extractf128_pd(src, 1));
+                store_masked<sse2>(mem + 2, hi, mhi, Mode {}, sse4_2 {});
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _mm256_maskstore_pd(mem, mask.as_batch(), src);
+            }
+        }
+
         // lt
         template <class A>
         XSIMD_INLINE batch_bool<float, A> lt(batch<float, A> const& self, batch<float, A> const& other, requires_arch<avx>) noexcept