[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/4] lavc/vp8dsp: R-V V 256 bilin,epel

[flow gg]

Thank you for the detailed explanation. One more question: I understand
that assembly code needs to be further broken down, but what's the issue
with adding this code to the init section of the C code here? I think this
C code is just mimicking the init section of the C code in x86.

Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net> 于2024年7月31日周三 23:06写道：

> Le tiistaina 30. heinäkuuta 2024, 20.57.28 EEST flow gg a écrit :
> > From my understanding, moving from supporting only 128b to adding 256b
> > versions can simultaneously improve LMUL and solve some issues related to
> > insufficient vector registers (vvc, vp9).
>
> To the contrary, if vectors are too short to process a macroblock in a
> single
> round, then there should be a loop with maximum LMUL, and the code should
> be
> the same for all vector length. That is just normal textbook RVV coding
> style.
> There should *not* be vector length specialisation since the code can be
> shared.
>
> > If we continue to support 512, 1024, ..., it almost exclusively improves
> > LMUL.
>
> I don't think so. Even more so than 256-bit hardware, 512-bit and 1024-bit
> hardware really _needs_ to short-circuit vector processing based on VL and
> not
> simply follow LMUL.
>
> > Therefore, 256b is the most worthwhile addition, and we can skip
> > adding 512b, 1024b, etc.
> >
> > Additionally, even though longer hardware will continually be developed,
> > the most used will probably still be 128b and 256b.
>
> I wouldn't be so sure. Realistically, lower-end SoCs decode video with
> DSPs.
> So video decoder vector optimisations are mainly for the server side, and
> that's exactly where larger vector sizes are most likely (e.g. AVX-512).
>
> > If someone complains that FFmpeg's RVV doesn't support 1024b well, it can
> > be said that it's not just RISC-V that lacks good support.
> > However, if the 256b performance is not good, then it seems like an issue
> > with RISC-V. :)
> >
> > I think maybe we can give some preference to the two smallest lengths?
>
> As I wrote, I am not necessarily against specialising for 256-bit as such.
> I
> am against:
> 1) specialising functions that do not really need to be specialised,
> 2) adding tons of boilerplate (notably in the C code) for it.
>
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