Calling Intel IPP Functions

Due to the shared library dispatcher and merged static library mechanisms described in Linking Your Application with Intel(R) IPP, calling Intel IPP functions is as simple as calling any other C function.

To call an Intel IPP function, do the following:


  1. Include the ipp.h header file

  2. Set up the function parameters

  3. Call the function

The multiple versions of optimized code for each function are concealed under a single entry point. Refer to the "Intel(R) IPP Reference Manual" for detailed function descriptions, lists of required parameters, return values and so on.

Optimization Notice

The Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel® IPP) library contains functions that are more highly optimized for Intel microprocessors than for other microprocessors. While the functions in the Intel® IPP library offer optimizations for both Intel and Intel-compatible microprocessors, depending on your code and other factors, you will likely get extra performance on Intel microprocessors.

While the paragraph above describes the basic optimization approach for the Intel® IPP library as a whole, the library may or may not be optimized to the same degree for non-Intel microprocessors for optimizations that are not unique to Intel microprocessors. These optimizations include Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (Intel® SSE2), Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (Intel® SSE3), and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (Intel® SSSE3) instruction sets and other optimizations. Intel does not guarantee the availability, functionality, or effectiveness of any optimization on microprocessors not manufactured by Intel. Microprocessor-dependent optimizations in this product are intended for use with Intel microprocessors.

Intel recommends that you evaluate other library products to determine which best meets your requirements.


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