SDL_HasAVX(3)

πŸ’– SDL_HasAVX πŸ’–

okay bestie, so this one lives in the SDL3 family of functions, and it's basically the "does ur CPU have the fancy AVX thing" detector ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_HasAVX β€” figure out whether the CPU has AVX features, no cap πŸ”


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_cpuinfo.h>

bool SDL_HasAVX(void);

like. that's the whole thing. one include, one function, zero arguments. she's low maintenance πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ DESCRIPTION πŸŽ€

so here's the tea: this function asks ur CPU if it's got AVX going on.

and the important bit, bestie β€” on CPUs that aren't using Intel instruction sets, this always returns false. always. no exceptions. so if ur rocking something non-Intel-instruction-set flavored, don't even get ur hopes up 🫢


πŸ¦‹ RETURN VALUE πŸ¦‹

  • true β€” yasss, the CPU has AVX features πŸ‘‘
  • false β€” nope, it does not πŸ™ˆ

πŸ’œ THREAD SAFETY πŸ’œ

you can call this from any thread. literally any of them. go wild. no locks, no stress, it's giving thread-safe icon behavior ✨


🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this function has been around since SDL 3.2.0, so if ur on anything older she's not invited to the party 😭


⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole AVX cinematic universe fr fr πŸ“


πŸ’€ tiny reminder: this is a detection function, not a "please turn on AVX" function. it just tells u what's already there. vibe check only, no buttons pressed πŸŽ€

and that's the page, bestie!! brought to u by Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18 edition πŸ§šπŸ’– stay slay, check ur CPU flags, and hydrate!! πŸ’…βœ¨

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