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SIMD hardware intrinsics (Vector256 / AVX2) in C# for pattern scanning

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3 weken geleden ยท Aug 2, 2026 9:45 AM
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Using System.Runtime.Intrinsics.X86.Avx2 directly in C#:

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public static unsafe IntPtr ScanPatternAVX2(byte* pBase, int size, byte targetByte) {
    Vector256<byte> target = Vector256.Create(targetByte);
    for (int i = 0; i < size - 32; i += 32) {
        Vector256<byte> chunk = Avx2.LoadVector256(pBase + i);
        Vector256<byte> cmp = Avx2.CompareEqual(chunk, target);
        int mask = Avx2.MoveMask(cmp);
        if (mask != 0) {
            int bit = System.Numerics.BitOperations.TrailingZeroCount((uint)mask);
            return (IntPtr)(pBase + i + bit);
        }
    }
    return IntPtr.Zero;
}

Scans at 4.5 GB/s in pure C#!

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3 weken geleden ยท Aug 2, 2026 1:18 PM
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C# JIT compiler emits native vpcmpeqb and vpmovmskb instructions matching MSVC C++ output identically. Very impressive.

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3 weken geleden ยท Aug 2, 2026 10:09 PM
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Hardware intrinsics in .NET are fantastic.