1.1.2. Half2 Arithmetic Functions

[Half Precision Intrinsics]

To use these functions include the header file cuda_fp16.h in your program.

Functions

__device__ ​ __half2 __h2div ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector division in round-to-nearest-even mode.
__device__ ​ __half2 __habs2 ( const __half2 a )
Calculates the absolute value of both halves of the input half2 number and returns the result.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hadd2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector addition in round-to-nearest-even mode.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hadd2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector addition in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
__device__ ​ __half2 __hfma2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b, const __half2 c )
Performs half2 vector fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hfma2_relu ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b, const __half2 c )
Performs half2 vector fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode with relu saturation.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hfma2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b, const __half2 c )
Performs half2 vector fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
__device__ ​ __half2 __hmul2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hmul2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
__device__ ​ __half2 __hneg2 ( const __half2 a )
Negates both halves of the input half2 number and returns the result.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hsub2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode.
__device__ ​ __half2 __hsub2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].

Functions

__device__ ​ __half2 __h2div ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector division in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description

Divides half2 input vector a by input vector b in round-to-nearest mode.

__device__ ​ __half2 __habs2 ( const __half2 a )
Calculates the absolute value of both halves of the input half2 number and returns the result.
Parameters
a
- half2. Is only being read.
Returns

half2

  • Returns

    a with the absolute value of both halves.

Description

Calculates the absolute value of both halves of the input half2 number and returns the result.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hadd2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector addition in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description

Performs half2 vector add of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest mode.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hadd2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector addition in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
a
- half2. Is only being read.
b
- half2. Is only being read.
Returns

half2

  • The

    sum of a and b, with respect to saturation.

Description

Performs half2 vector add of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest mode, and clamps the results to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hfma2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b, const __half2 c )
Performs half2 vector fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description

Performs half2 vector multiply on inputs a and b, then performs a half2 vector add of the result with c, rounding the result once in round-to-nearest-even mode.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hfma2_relu ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b, const __half2 c )
Performs half2 vector fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode with relu saturation.
Parameters
a
- half2. Is only being read.
b
- half2. Is only being read.
c
- half2. Is only being read.
Returns

half2

  • The

    result of elementwise fused multiply-add operation on vectors a, b, and c with relu saturation.

Description

Performs half2 vector multiply on inputs a and b, then performs a half2 vector add of the result with c, rounding the result once in round-to-nearest-even mode. Then negative result is clamped to 0. NaN result is converted to canonical NaN.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hfma2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b, const __half2 c )
Performs half2 vector fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
a
- half2. Is only being read.
b
- half2. Is only being read.
c
- half2. Is only being read.
Returns

half2

  • The

    result of elementwise fused multiply-add operation on vectors a, b, and c, with respect to saturation.

Description

Performs half2 vector multiply on inputs a and b, then performs a half2 vector add of the result with c, rounding the result once in round-to-nearest-even mode, and clamps the results to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hmul2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description

Performs half2 vector multiplication of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest-even mode.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hmul2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
a
- half2. Is only being read.
b
- half2. Is only being read.
Returns

half2

  • The

    result of elementwise multiplication of vectors a and b, with respect to saturation.

Description

Performs half2 vector multiplication of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest-even mode, and clamps the results to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hneg2 ( const __half2 a )
Negates both halves of the input half2 number and returns the result.
Description

Negates both halves of the input half2 number a and returns the result.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hsub2 ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description

Subtracts half2 input vector b from input vector a in round-to-nearest-even mode.

__device__ ​ __half2 __hsub2_sat ( const __half2 a, const __half2 b )
Performs half2 vector subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
a
- half2. Is only being read.
b
- half2. Is only being read.
Returns

half2

  • The

    subtraction of vector b from a, with respect to saturation.

Description

Subtracts half2 input vector b from input vector a in round-to-nearest-even mode, and clamps the results to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.