SDL_HasSSE42(3)

✨ SDL_HasSSE42 ✨

okay bestie, so this is a lil function from SDL3 FUNCTIONS and it's literally called SDL_HasSSE42 — she's here to tell you whether the CPU has SSE4.2 features. that's the whole job. main character energy but make it silicon 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_cpuinfo.h>

bool SDL_HasSSE42(void);

that's it. no args, no drama, just vibes and a bool. 🦋

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so like, this function tells you if your CPU is serving SSE4.2. and here's the tea: on CPUs that aren't using Intel instruction sets, this always returns false. no exceptions, no maybes, it's giving "not today." 🫶

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🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

• true — the CPU has SSE4.2 features, slay 👑
• false — nope, she doesn't 💀

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🌈 THREAD SAFETY 🌈

it is safe to call this function from any thread. periodt. call it from wherever, whenever, whoever. no locks needed, we're built different ✨

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⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older, bestie... i'm so sorry 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• SDL_HasSSE(3)
• SDL_HasSSE2(3)
• SDL_HasSSE3(3)
• SDL_HasSSE41(3)

the whole SSE family, a whole squad 🧚 go check em out

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ok one tiny thing — this page came to you from the Simple Directmedia Layer girlies, SDL 3.4.18 era, and yes the page itself is named SDL_HasSSE42(3) 🍓 ily, go check your CPU, byeeee 💜