Supplied Libraries

The following table lists the types of libraries in Intel IPP and shows examples of the library files supplied.

Types of Libraries of Intel IPP

Library types

Description

Folder location

Example

Dynamic

Shared object libraries include both processor dispatchers and function implementations

ipp/lib/<arch>

libipps.so.7.0 libippsp8.so.7.0

Soft links to shared object libraries

ipp/lib/<arch>

libipps.so

libippsp8.so

Static merged

Contain function implementations for all supported processor types:

libraries with position independent code (PIC)

ipp/lib/<arch>

libipps_l.a

(non-PIC libraries*)

ipp/lib/<arch>/nonpic

libipps_l.a

Threaded static merged

Contain threaded function implementations

ipp/lib/<arch>

libipps_t.a

Static emerged

Contain dispatchers for the merged libraries:

libraries with position independent code (PIC)

ipp/lib/<arch>

libipps_l.a

(non-PIC libraries*)

ipp/lib/<arch>/nonpic

libipps_l.a

Here <arch> refer to the architecture specific folder.

* - non-PIC libraries are suitable for kernel-mode and device-driver use.

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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