1.1.1. Half Arithmetic Functions
[Half Precision Intrinsics]
To use these functions, include the header file cuda_fp16.h in your program.
Functions
- __device__  __half __habs ( const __half a )
 - Calculates the absolute value of input half number and returns the result.
 - __device__  __half __hadd ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half addition in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hadd_sat ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half addition in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
 - __device__  __half __hdiv ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half division in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hfma ( const __half a, const __half b, const __half c )
 - Performs half fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hfma_relu ( const __half a, const __half b, const __half c )
 - Performs half fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode with relu saturation.
 - __device__  __half __hfma_sat ( const __half a, const __half b, const __half c )
 - Performs half fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
 - __device__  __half __hmul ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hmul_sat ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
 - __device__  __half __hneg ( const __half a )
 - Negates input half number and returns the result.
 - __device__  __half __hsub ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hsub_sat ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - Performs half subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
 
Functions
- __device__  __half __habs ( const __half a )
 - 
                           Calculates the absolute value of input half number and returns the result.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
absolute value of a.
 
Description
Calculates the absolute value of input half number and returns the result.
 - __device__  __half __hadd ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half addition in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description
Performs half addition of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hadd_sat ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half addition in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - b
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
sum of a and b, with respect to saturation.
 
Description
Performs half add of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest-even mode, and clamps the result to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.
 - __device__  __half __hdiv ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half division in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description
Divides half input a by input b in round-to-nearest mode.
 - __device__  __half __hfma ( const __half a, const __half b, const __half c )
 - 
                           Performs half fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description
Performs half multiply on inputs a and b, then performs a half add of the result with c, rounding the result once in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half __hfma_relu ( const __half a, const __half b, const __half c )
 - 
                           Performs half fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode with relu saturation.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - b
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - c
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
result of fused multiply-add operation on a, b, and c with relu saturation.
 
Description
Performs half multiply on inputs a and b, then performs a half 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__  __half __hfma_sat ( const __half a, const __half b, const __half c )
 - 
                           Performs half fused multiply-add in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - b
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - c
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
result of fused multiply-add operation on a, b, and c, with respect to saturation.
 
Description
Performs half multiply on inputs a and b, then performs a half add of the result with c, rounding the result once in round-to-nearest-even mode, and clamps the result to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.
 - __device__  __half __hmul ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description
Performs half multiplication of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest mode.
 - __device__  __half __hmul_sat ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half multiplication in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - b
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
result of multiplying a and b, with respect to saturation.
 
Description
Performs half multiplication of inputs a and b, in round-to-nearest mode, and clamps the result to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.
 - __device__  __half __hneg ( const __half a )
 - 
                           Negates input half number and returns the result.
Description
Negates input half number and returns the result.
 - __device__  __half __hsub ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Description
Subtracts half input b from input a in round-to-nearest mode.
 - __device__  __half __hsub_sat ( const __half a, const __half b )
 - 
                           Performs half subtraction in round-to-nearest-even mode, with saturation to [0.0, 1.0].
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 - b
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
result of subtraction of b from a, with respect to saturation.
 
Description
Subtracts half input b from input a in round-to-nearest mode, and clamps the result to range [0.0, 1.0]. NaN results are flushed to +0.0.