IntelCPUInfo.java

/*
 * Created on Jul 17, 2004
 *
 * free (adj.): unencumbered; not under the control of others
 * Written by Iakin in 2004 and released into the public domain 
 * with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.  
 * It probably won't make your computer catch on fire, or eat 
 * your children, but it might. Use at your own risk.
 */
package freenet.support.CPUInformation;

/**
 * An interface for classes that provide lowlevel information about Intel CPU's
 *
 * @author Iakin
 */
public interface IntelCPUInfo extends CPUInfo {

    /**
     * @return true if the CPU is at least a Pentium CPU.
     */
    public boolean IsPentiumCompatible();

    /**
     * @return true if the CPU is at least a Pentium which implements the MMX instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsPentiumMMXCompatible();

    /**
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least the p6 instruction set (Pentium II or better).
     * Please note that an PentimPro CPU causes/should cause this method to return false (due to that CPU using a
     * very early implementation of the p6 instruction set. No MMX etc.)
     */
    public boolean IsPentium2Compatible();

    /**
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Pentium III level of the p6 instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsPentium3Compatible();

    /**
     * Supports the SSE 2 instructions. Does not necessarily support SSE 3.
     * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Pentium IV level instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsPentium4Compatible();

    /**
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Pentium M level instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsPentiumMCompatible();	

    /**
     * Supports the SSE 2 and SSE 3 instructions.
     * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_processor
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Atom level instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsAtomCompatible();

    /**
     * Supports the SSE 3 instructions.
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Core2 level instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsCore2Compatible();

    /**
     * Supports the SSE 3, 4.1, 4.2 instructions.
     * In general, this requires 45nm or smaller process.
     *
     * This is the Nehalem architecture.
     * ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_%28microarchitecture%29
     *
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Corei level instruction/feature set.
     */
    public boolean IsCoreiCompatible();
    
    /**
     * Supports the SSE 3, 4.1, 4.2 instructions.
     * Supports the AVX 1 instructions.
     * In general, this requires 32nm or smaller process.
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a SandyBridge level instruction/feature set.
     * @since 0.9.26
     */
    public boolean IsSandyCompatible();
    
    /**
     * Supports the SSE 3, 4.1, 4.2 instructions.
     * Supports the AVX 1 instructions.
     * In general, this requires 22nm or smaller process.
     *
     * UNUSED, there is no specific GMP build for Ivy Bridge,
     * and this is never called from NativeBigInteger.
     * Ivy Bridge is a successor to Sandy Bridge, so use IsSandyCompatible().
     *
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a IvyBridge level instruction/feature set.
     * @since 0.9.26
     */
    public boolean IsIvyCompatible();
    
    /**
     * Supports the SSE 3, 4.1, 4.2 instructions.
     * Supports the AVX 1, 2 instructions.
     * Supports the BMI 1, 2 instructions.
     *
     * WARNING - GMP 6 uses the BMI2 MULX instruction for the "coreihwl" binaries.
     * Only Core i3/i5/i7 Haswell processors support BMI2.
     *
     * Requires support for all 6 of these Corei features: FMA3 MOVBE ABM AVX2 BMI1 BMI2
     * Pentium/Celeron Haswell processors do NOT support BMI2 and are NOT compatible.
     * Those processors will be Sandy-compatible if they have AVX 1 support,
     * and Corei-compatible if they do not.
     *
     * ref: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/how-to-detect-new-instruction-support-in-the-4th-generation-intel-core-processor-family
     * ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_%28microarchitecture%29
     *
     * In general, this requires 22nm or smaller process.
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Haswell level instruction/feature set.
     * @since 0.9.26
     */
    public boolean IsHaswellCompatible();
    
    /**
     * Supports the SSE 3, 4.1, 4.2 instructions.
     * Supports the AVX 1, 2 instructions.
     * In general, this requires 14nm or smaller process.
     *
     * NOT FULLY USED as of GMP 6.0.
     * All GMP coreibwl binaries are duplicates of binaries for older technologies,
     * so we do not distribute any. However, this is called from NativeBigInteger.
     *
     * Broadwell is supported in GMP 6.1 and requires the ADX instructions.
     *
     * Requires support for all 7 of these Corei features: FMA3 MOVBE ABM AVX2 BMI1 BMI2 ADX
     * Pentium/Celeron Broadwell processors that do not support these instruction sets are not compatible.
     * Those processors will be Sandy-compatible if they have AVX 1 support,
     * and Corei-compatible if they do not.
     *
     * @return true if the CPU implements at least a Broadwell level instruction/feature set.
     * @since 0.9.26
     */
    public boolean IsBroadwellCompatible();
}