// way 1 floating point
float fn = 1.4;
int x;
f = fn; // terrible slow conversion
// So I tryed to optimize by using fixed point math:
// way 2 fixed point
int fp_fn = 1.4*100;
int x;
f = fn/100; // still slow
Ways preventing floating point value conversion to int
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Hi I desperedly need help whit optimizing this...
Consider following situation where I have floating number and I need convert it to integer and it needs to be really fast. So the queston is how do you optimize this code:
This suprised me today becose I didnt know that divining is equally slow as float conversion (it seemed to be equally slow)
And lastly the third way. Using fixed point math whit << and >> operator but that gives unaccurate results.
So what is left? How do I optimize that code?
[edited by - Craazer on March 2, 2003 10:18:56 AM]
dividing is slow yeah..
when converting from float to fixed point, you do this:
fixvalue = int(floatvalue*65536.0f); //for 16.16 fixed point
and then intvalue = fixvalue>>16;
but it looks like in your case you just try to convert a float to an integer.. which is a quite slow operation. try adding -Qifist to your compiler command line in Settings for your project (assuming MSVC here), it will enable a faster convertor.
when converting from float to fixed point, you do this:
fixvalue = int(floatvalue*65536.0f); //for 16.16 fixed point
and then intvalue = fixvalue>>16;
but it looks like in your case you just try to convert a float to an integer.. which is a quite slow operation. try adding -Qifist to your compiler command line in Settings for your project (assuming MSVC here), it will enable a faster convertor.
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quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster
dividing is slow yeah..
when converting from float to fixed point, you do this:
fixvalue = int(floatvalue*65536.0f); //for 16.16 fixed point
and then intvalue = fixvalue>>16;
Hmmm so doin it that way (using >>16) you dont lose any numbers?
quote:
but it looks like in your case you just try to convert a float to an integer.. which is a quite slow operation.
Actualy I try to avoid conversion
quote:
try adding -Qifist to your compiler command line in Settings for your project (assuming MSVC here), it will enable a faster convertor.
Thanks Il try that.
You could also trick the FPU with a bit of assembly language. As far as I can remember you fmul the float you want to convert with some magical magic number then you store as float but the result is int ...
EDIT: Add link
Double to Int
Float-to-int, coverting an array of floats.
Hope it helps
[edited by - cnstrnd on March 3, 2003 7:49:01 AM]
EDIT: Add link
Double to Int
Float-to-int, coverting an array of floats.
Hope it helps
[edited by - cnstrnd on March 3, 2003 7:49:01 AM]
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quote:Original post by cnstrnd
You could also trick the FPU with a bit of assembly language. As far as I can remember you fmul the float you want to convert with some magical magic number then you store as float but the result is int ...
EDIT: Add link
Double to Int
Float-to-int, coverting an array of floats.
Hope it helps
[edited by - cnstrnd on March 3, 2003 7:49:01 AM]
Thanks for the tip, and intresting links!
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