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yanfeng_gong@selinc.com
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Does Math Kernel Library support Power PC Processor?

I need to port some software application based on Math Kernel Library to Power PC processor, for example FreeScale PowerQUICC Pro Family, running Linux. Is there any compatibility issues? Any insights will be greatly appreciated!

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I need to port some software application based on Math Kernel Library to Power PC processor, for example FreeScale PowerQUICC Pro Family, running Linux. Is there any compatibility issues? Any insights will be greatly appreciated!

Obviously, NO!

Intel develop MKL only for their own processors.
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Obviously, NO!

Intel develop MKL only for their own processors.

That's not entirely accurate. AMD processors are also supported and I can vouch for impressive performance in these cases.

For full compatibility details see the following link:

http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/321173.htm#proc

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yanfeng_gong@selinc.com
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That's not entirely accurate. AMD processors are also supported and I can vouch for impressive performance in these cases.

For full compatibility details see the following link:

http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/321173.htm#proc

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Thanks for the reply. Power PC is not on the list. Is Power PC a IA compatiable processor? Any link of saying so?
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Thanks for the reply. Power PC is not on the list. Is Power PC a IA compatiable processor? Any link of saying so?

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The simple answer is no; you are most likely going to have to look at an alternative package that is fully coded in a language you can compile to your specific processor.

A quick Google search brought up this one: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/

However, I have no idea how good it is. If I personally were porting an algorithm for an embedded application, I would do it in Simulink and export the code via the real-time embedded coder. But this is only a path ‘if’ you have prior experience with such environments.

An alternative to the previous ones would be to get the latest Numerical Recipes 3rd edition with code cd.

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#5 Reply to #4

Intel MKL support AMD processors because both Intel and AMD share the same architecture - x86. Like Intel, AMD has their own performance math library like MKL, and AMD also support Intel processors. But PowerPC is a totally different architecture.


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