How do I use arm float16 intrinsics on Android?
Consider the following program:
#include <arm_neon.h>
int main(int, char** argv) {
const float16x8_t a = vdupq_n_f16(1.0F);
const float16x8_t b = vdupq_n_f16(- 1.0F);
const float16x8_t c = vaddq_f16(a, b);
}
and the following cmake file:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
project(test CXX)
add_executable(test main.cpp)
set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -g -march=${MARCH}")
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -march=${MARCH}")
target_compile_options(test PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -g)
target_compile_features(test PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
instantiated with the following command:
cmake -DCMAKE_ANDROID_API=26 -DANDROID_PLATTFORM="26"\
-DCMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI=arm64-v8a \
-DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK=/tmp/android-ndk-r25c \
-DCMAKE_ANDROID_STL_TYPE=c++_static -DCMAKE_ANDROID_ABI=arm64-v8a\
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DMARCH=armv8.2-a -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Android -S . -B build_android
When compiling the program, I get the following error:
/tmp/float16/main.cpp:6:27: error: use of undeclared identifier 'vaddq_f16'
const float16x8_t c = vaddq_f16(a, b);
^
I understand, that float16 is available with Arm-v8.2. Furthermore, the function vaddq_f161
is guarded by the ifdef #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC)
in arm_neon.h
. Under which condition is this flag set to true when compiling a program for Android? The Android ABI notes say that
arm64-v8a refers to Arm-v8.0 only. Is there a way to use float16 intrinsics on Android?
To answer the question (and referring to the comments of the question above):
float16 intrinsics can be used with the option -DMARCH=armv8.2-a+fp16
. See the GCC docs, listing the architecture options.