II. The PowerPC Processor Element (PPE)
by Matthew Scarpino
Programming the Cell Processor: For Games, Graphics, and Computation
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. Introducing the Cell Processor
- I. The Software Development Tools
- 2. The Cell Software Development Kit (SDK)
- 3. Building Applications for the Cell Processor
- 4. Debugging and Simulating Applications
- 4.1. Debugging Cell Applications
- 4.2. The IBM Full-System Simulator for the Cell Broadband Engine (SystemSim)
- 4.3. Conclusion
- 5. The Cell SDK Integrated Development Environment
- II. The PowerPC Processor Element (PPE)
- 6. Introducing the PowerPC Processor Unit (PPU)
- 7. The SPE Runtime Management Library (libspe)
- 7.1. The Big Picture
- 7.2. The SPE Management Process
- 1. Examine System Configuration (Optional)
- 2. Embed the SPE Executable into the PPU Application
- 3. Create a Context for Each SPE
- 4. Create an Event Handler and Register Events (Optional)
- 5. Load the Program Handle into the Context and Run the Executable
- 6. Wait for Events and Analyze Stop Information (Optional)
- 7. Deallocate Data Structures
- 7.3. Linux Pthreads and libspe
- 7.4. Gang Contexts and Affinity
- 7.5. Direct SPE Access
- 7.6. Conclusion
- 8. SIMD Programming on the PPU, Part 1: Vector Libraries and Functions
- 8.1. Introduction to Vectors and PPU Vector Processing
- 8.2. Vector Function Libraries
- 8.3. SIMD Functions for the PPU
- Load and Store Functions
- Addition/Subtraction Functions
- Multiplication/Division Functions
- Conversion, Packing, and Splatting Functions
- Permutation and Shifting Functions
- Basic Unary Instructions
- Logic Functions
- Vector Comparison, Part 1: Vector Return Value
- Vector Comparison, Part 2: Scalar Return Value
- Exponent/Logarithm Functions
- Trigonometric Functions
- Floating-Point Analysis Functions
- 8.4. Conclusion
- 9. SIMD Programming on the PPU, Part 2: Methods and Algorithms
- III. The Synergistic Processor Element (SPE)
- 10. Introducing the Synergistic Processor Unit (SPU)
- 11. SIMD Programming on the SPU
- 11.1. SPU Vector Intrinsics Versus PPU Vector Intrinsics
- 11.2. The SIMD Math and MASSV Libraries
- 11.3. The SPU Decrementer
- 11.4. SPU Vector Functions
- SPU Vector/Scalar Functions
- SPU Addition/Subtraction Functions
- SPU Multiplication/Division Functions
- SPU Shuffle/Select Functions
- SPU Compare/Count Functions
- SPU Shift/Rotate Functions
- SPU Basic Unary Functions
- SPU Logical Functions
- Exponent/Logarithm Functions
- Trigonometric Functions
- Floating-Point Analysis Functions
- 11.5. Common SPU Tasks
- 11.6. Accessing the SPU’s FPSCR
- 11.7. Conclusion
- 12. SPU Communication, Part 1: Direct Memory Access (DMA)
- 13. SPU Communication, Part 2: Events, Signals, Mailboxes
- 14. Advanced SPU Topics: Overlays, Software Caching, and SPU Isolation
- 15. SPU Assembly Language
- 15.1. Why Learn SPU Assembly?
- 15.2. Specific Intrinsics and Assembly-Coded Applications
- 15.3. SPU Load and Store Instructions
- 15.4. SPU Shuffle and Select Instructions
- 15.5. SPU Arithmetic and Logic Instructions
- 15.6. SPU Compare, Branch, and Halt Instructions
- 15.7. SPU Channel and Control Instructions
- 15.8. SPU Shift and Rotate Instructions
- 15.9. SPU Counting and Conversion Instructions
- 15.10. Assembly Language and Function Calls
- 15.11. Assembly and the SPU Dual-Pipeline Architecture
- 15.12. Conclusion
- IV. Mathematics and Computation
- 16. Vectors and Matrices
- 17. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
- 18. Multiprecision Processing and Monte Carlo Methods
- V. Graphics and Games
- 19. Programming the Frame Buffer: Linux and the PlayStation 3
- 20. OpenGL on the Cell: Gallium and Mesa
- 20.1. OpenGL, Mesa, and Gallium
- 20.2. Acquiring and Building Mesa/Gallium
- 20.3. The OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT)
- 20.4. A Gentle Introduction to OpenGL, Part 1: Creating the Viewing Region
- 20.5. A Gentle Introduction to OpenGL, Part 2: Vertices, Colors, Normals, and Vertex Buffer Objects
- 20.6. Conclusion
- 21. Building Games with Ogre3D
- 22. Packaging Graphics with COLLADA
- Epilogue
- VI. Appendices
- A. Understanding ELF Files
- B. Updating the PS3 Add-On Packages and Installing a New Linux Kernel
- C. The Accelerated Library Framework (ALF)
- C.1. Introduction to ALF
- C.2. ALF Applications on the Host (PPU)
- C.3. ALF Applications on the Accelerator (SPU)
- C.4. ALF Example Applications
- C.5. ALF Task Dependency and Event Processing
- C.6. Conclusion
- D. SPU Instruction Set Reference
- E. A Brief Introduction to Tcl
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