vec_mul
Purpose
Returns a vector containing the results of performing a multiply operation using the given vectors.
This built-in function is valid only when -qarch is set to target POWER7® processors or higher.
Note: For integer and
unsigned vectors, this function emulates the operation.
Syntax
d=vec_mul(a, b)Result and argument types
The following table describes the types of the returned value and the function arguments.
| d | a | b |
|---|---|---|
| The same type as argument a | vector signed char | The same type as argument a |
| vector unsigned char | ||
| vector signed short | ||
| vector unsigned short | ||
| vector signed int | ||
| vector unsigned int | ||
| vector signed long long | ||
| vector unsigned long long | ||
| vector float | ||
| vector double |
Result value
This function multiplies corresponding elements in the given vectors and then assigns the result to corresponding elements in the result vector.
