Implement PopCnt for ARM NEON extension
Original Reporter info from Mantis: Bi0T1N @Bi0T1N
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Reporter name: Bi0T1N
Original Reporter info from Mantis: Bi0T1N @Bi0T1N
- Reporter name: Bi0T1N
Description:
The ARM NEON instruction set extension supports the VCNT instruction which is what the Intel/AMD PopCnt function does.
Steps to reproduce:
The VCNT function doesn't seem to be known to the compiler at all
Additional information:
https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0489/i/neon-and-vfp-programming/vcnt
Mantis conversion info:
- Mantis ID: 38729
- Version: 3.3.1