linalg/x86_64: optimize softmax instruction scheduling with interleaved fmadd/vmaxps#2396
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…ed fmadd/vmaxps Interleave vfmadd231ps and vmaxps instructions to hide latency and improve CPU instruction-level parallelism. Process two register pairs at a time: vfmadd231ps ymm8, ymm4, ymm14 # pair 1 fmadd vfmadd231ps ymm9, ymm5, ymm14 vmaxps ymm8, ymm8, ymm12 # pair 1 vmax (executes while pair 2 in-flight) vmaxps ymm9, ymm9, ymm12 vfmadd231ps ymm10, ymm6, ymm14 # pair 2 fmadd vfmadd231ps ymm11, ymm7, ymm14 vmaxps ymm10, ymm10, ymm12 # pair 2 vmax vmaxps ymm11, ymm11, ymm12 Reduces pipeline stalls by hiding the 5-cycle vfmadd latency behind the 4-cycle vmaxps. Applies to FMA, AVX-512, and AVX-512 f16 softmax kernels. Expected gain: 3-5% on x86_64 systems (mirrors ARM64 interleaving strategy). Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Improve instruction scheduling in Intel x86_64 softmax kernels (FMA, AVX-512, AVX-512 f16) by interleaving fmadd and vmaxps operations. This reduces pipeline stalls from fmadd latency (5 cycles) by executing vmaxps (4 cycles latency) in parallel where possible. Expected 3-5% speedup on real x86_64 hardware.
No numerical change — reordering only, all tests pass unchanged.