Description
/vlen
is a new option added in Visual Sudio 17.13, documented at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/vlen?view=msvc-170
Arguments
/vlen=256
Specify a vector length of 256 bits for auto-vectorization and other optimizations.
/vlen=512
Specify a vector length of 512 bits for auto-vectorization and other optimizations.
/vlen
Specify the default vector length for the selected /arch setting.Remarks
If a specific
/vlen
value isn't specified, the default vector length depends on the/arch
flag setting. The/vlen
flag can override the default vector length specified by/arch:AVX512
or/arch:AVX10.1
flag. For example:
/arch:AVX512 /vlen=256
overrides the default vector length of 512 bits specified by/arch:AVX512
to be 256 bits./arch:AVX10.1 /vlen=512
overrides the default vector length of 256 bits specified by/arch:AVX10.1
to be 512 bits.When the specified
/vlen
value is incompatible with specified /arch flag, a warning is generated and default vector length for the/arch
setting is used. For example:
/arch:AVX2 /vlen=512
generates a warning because AVX2 doesn't support 512-bit vectors. Vector length of 256 bits is used in this case.