Intel® C++ Compiler Classic Developer Guide and Reference

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Date 3/31/2023
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_mm256_movemask_epi8

Moves byte mask from source vector. The corresponding Intel® AVX2 instruction is VPMOVMSKB.

Syntax

extern int _mm256_movemask_epi8(__m256i s1);

Arguments

s1

integer source vector used for the operation.

Description

Creates a mask from the most significant bit of each byte of source vector s1 and stores the result in the in the returned doubleword value/mask.

Returns

Result of the move mask operation.