What approach to take for SIMD optimizations
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Hi,
I am trying to optimize below code for SIMD operations (8way/4way/2way SIMD whiechever possible and if it gives gains in performance) I am tryin to analyze it first on paper to understand the algorithm used. How can i optimize it for SIMD:-
    void idct(uint8_t *dst, int stride, int16_t *input, int type)
{
    int16_t *ip = input;
    uint8_t *cm = ff_cropTbl + MAX_NEG_CROP;
    int A, B, C, D, Ad, Bd, Cd, Dd, E, F, G, H;
    int Ed, Gd, Add, Bdd, Fd, Hd;
    int i;
    /* Inverse DCT on the rows now */
    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
        /* Check for non-zero values */
        if ( ip[0] | ip[1] | ip[2] | ip[3] | ip[4] | ip[5] | ip[6] | ip[7] ) {
            A = M(xC1S7, ip[1]) + M(xC7S1, ip[7]);
            B = M(xC7S1, ip[1]) - M(xC1S7, ip[7]);
            C = M(xC3S5, ip[3]) + M(xC5S3, ip[5]);
            D = M(xC3S5, ip[5]) - M(xC5S3, ip[3]);
            Ad = M(xC4S4, (A - C));
            Bd = M(xC4S4, (B - D));
            Cd = A + C;
            Dd = B + D;
            E = M(xC4S4, (ip[0] + ip[4]));
            F = M(xC4S4, (ip[0] - ip[4]));
            G = M(xC2S6, ip[2]) + M(xC6S2, ip[6]);
            H = M(xC6S2, ip[2]) - M(xC2S6, ip[6]);
            Ed = E - G;
            Gd = E + G;
            Add = F + Ad;
            Bdd = Bd - H;
            Fd = F - Ad;
            Hd = Bd + H;
            /*  Final sequence of operations over-write original inputs. */
            ip[0] = (int16_t)(Gd + Cd) ;
            ip[7] = (int16_t)(Gd - Cd );
            ip[1] = (int16_t)(Add + Hd);
            ip[2] = (int16_t)(Add - Hd);
            ip[3] = (int16_t)(Ed + Dd) ;
            ip[4] = (int16_t)(Ed - Dd );
            ip[5] = (int16_t)(Fd + Bdd);
            ip[6] = (int16_t)(Fd - Bdd);
        }
        ip += 8;            /* next row */
    }
    ip = input;
    for ( i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
        /* Check for non-zero values (bitwise or faster than ||) */
        if ( ip[1 * 8] | ip[2 * 8] | ip[3 * 8] |
             ip[4 * 8] | ip[5 * 8] | ip[6 * 8] | ip[7 * 8] ) {
            A = M(xC1S7, ip[1*8]) + M(xC7S1, ip[7*8]);
            B = M(xC7S1, ip[1*8]) - M(xC1S7, ip[7*8]);
            C = M(xC3S5, ip[3*8]) + M(xC5S3, ip[5*8]);
            D = M(xC3S5, ip[5*8]) - M(xC5S3, ip[3*8]);
            Ad = M(xC4S4, (A - C));
            Bd = M(xC4S4, (B - D));
            Cd = A + C;
            Dd = B + D;
            E = M(xC4S4, (ip[0*8] + ip[4*8])) + 8;
            F = M(xC4S4, (ip[0*8] - ip[4*8])) + 8;
            if(type==1){  //HACK
                E += 16*128;
                F += 16*128;
            }
            G = M(xC2S6, ip[2*8]) + M(xC6S2, ip[6*8]);
            H = M(xC6S2, ip[2*8]) - M(xC2S6, ip[6*8]);
            Ed = E - G;
            Gd = E + G;
            Add = F + Ad;
            Bdd = Bd - H;
            Fd = F - Ad;
            Hd = Bd + H;
            /* Final sequence of operations over-write original inputs. */
            if(type==0){
                ip[0*8] = (int16_t)((Gd + Cd )  >> 4);
                ip[7*8] = (int16_t)((Gd - Cd )  >> 4);
                ip[1*8] = (int16_t)((Add + Hd ) >> 4);
                ip[2*8] = (int16_t)((Add - Hd ) >> 4);
                ip[3*8] = (int16_t)((Ed + Dd )  >> 4);
                ip[4*8] = (int16_t)((Ed - Dd )  >> 4);
                ip[5*8] = (int16_t)((Fd + Bdd ) >> 4);
                ip[6*8] = (int16_t)((Fd - Bdd ) >> 4);
            }else if(type==1){
                dst[0*stride] = cm[(Gd + Cd )  >> 4];
                dst[7*stride] = cm[(Gd - Cd )  >> 4];
                dst[1*stride] = cm[(Add + Hd ) >> 4];
                dst[2*stride] = cm[(Add - Hd ) >> 4];
                dst[3*stride] = cm[(Ed + Dd )  >> 4];
                dst[4*stride] = cm[(Ed - Dd )  >> 4];
                dst[5*stride] = cm[(Fd + Bdd ) >> 4];
                dst[6*stride] = cm[(Fd - Bdd ) >> 4];
            }else{
                dst[0*stride] = cm[dst[0*stride] + ((Gd + Cd )  >> 4)];
                dst[7*stride] = cm[dst[7*stride] + ((Gd - Cd )  >> 4)];
                dst[1*stride] = cm[dst[1*stride] + ((Add + Hd ) >> 4)];
                dst[2*stride] = cm[dst[2*stride] + ((Add - Hd ) >> 4)];
                dst[3*stride] = cm[dst[3*stride] + ((Ed + Dd )  >> 4)];
                dst[4*stride] = cm[dst[4*stride] + ((Ed - Dd )  >> 4)];
                dst[5*stride] = cm[dst[5*stride] + ((Fd + Bdd ) >> 4)];
                dst[6*stride] = cm[dst[6*stride] + ((Fd - Bdd ) >> 4)];
            }
        } else {
            if(type==0){
                ip[0*8] =
                ip[1*8] =
                ip[2*8] =
                ip[3*8] =
                ip[4*8] =
                ip[5*8] =
                ip[6*8] =
                ip[7*8] = ((xC4S4 * ip[0*8] + (IdctAdjustBeforeShift<<16))>>20);
            }else if(type==1){
                dst[0*stride]=
                dst[1*stride]=
                dst[2*stride]=
                dst[3*stride]=
                dst[4*stride]=
                dst[5*stride]=
                dst[6*stride]=
                dst[7*stride]= cm[128 + ((xC4S4 * ip[0*8] + (IdctAdjustBeforeShift<<16))>>20)];
            }else{
                if(ip[0*8]){
                    int v= ((xC4S4 * ip[0*8] + (IdctAdjustBeforeShift<<16))>>20);
                    dst[0*stride] = cm[dst[0*stride] + v];
                    dst[1*stride] = cm[dst[1*stride] + v];
                    dst[2*stride] = cm[dst[2*stride] + v];
                    dst[3*stride] = cm[dst[3*stride] + v];
                    dst[4*stride] = cm[dst[4*stride] + v];
                    dst[5*stride] = cm[dst[5*stride] + v];
                    dst[6*stride] = cm[dst[6*stride] + v];
                    dst[7*stride] = cm[dst[7*stride] + v];
                }
            }
        }
        ip++;            /* next column */
        dst++;
    }
}
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