view ppc/mpegvideo_altivec.c @ 5542:b0a566346fb1 libavcodec

Add attribute that forces alignment of stack to functions that need it. Necessary for systems that don't align by default to 16 bytes, required by some SSE instructions. Requires GCC >= 4.2. Based on patch by Ga¸«³l Chardon.

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2002 Dieter Shirley
 *
 * dct_unquantize_h263_altivec:
 * Copyright (c) 2003 Romain Dolbeau <[e-mail]>
 *
 * This file is part of FFmpeg.
 *
 * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "dsputil.h"
#include "mpegvideo.h"

#include "gcc_fixes.h"

#include "dsputil_altivec.h"

// Swaps two variables (used for altivec registers)
#define SWAP(a,b) \
do { \
    __typeof__(a) swap_temp=a; \
    a=b; \
    b=swap_temp; \
} while (0)

// transposes a matrix consisting of four vectors with four elements each
#define TRANSPOSE4(a,b,c,d) \
do { \
  __typeof__(a) _trans_ach = vec_mergeh(a, c); \
  __typeof__(a) _trans_acl = vec_mergel(a, c); \
  __typeof__(a) _trans_bdh = vec_mergeh(b, d); \
  __typeof__(a) _trans_bdl = vec_mergel(b, d); \
 \
  a = vec_mergeh(_trans_ach, _trans_bdh); \
  b = vec_mergel(_trans_ach, _trans_bdh); \
  c = vec_mergeh(_trans_acl, _trans_bdl); \
  d = vec_mergel(_trans_acl, _trans_bdl); \
} while (0)


// Loads a four-byte value (int or float) from the target address
// into every element in the target vector.  Only works if the
// target address is four-byte aligned (which should be always).
#define LOAD4(vec, address) \
{ \
    __typeof__(vec)* _load_addr = (__typeof__(vec)*)(address); \
    vector unsigned char _perm_vec = vec_lvsl(0,(address)); \
    vec = vec_ld(0, _load_addr); \
    vec = vec_perm(vec, vec, _perm_vec); \
    vec = vec_splat(vec, 0); \
}


#ifdef CONFIG_DARWIN
#define FOUROF(a) (a)
#else
// slower, for dumb non-apple GCC
#define FOUROF(a) {a,a,a,a}
#endif
int dct_quantize_altivec(MpegEncContext* s,
                        DCTELEM* data, int n,
                        int qscale, int* overflow)
{
    int lastNonZero;
    vector float row0, row1, row2, row3, row4, row5, row6, row7;
    vector float alt0, alt1, alt2, alt3, alt4, alt5, alt6, alt7;
    const_vector float zero = (const_vector float)FOUROF(0.);
    // used after quantise step
    int oldBaseValue = 0;

    // Load the data into the row/alt vectors
    {
        vector signed short data0, data1, data2, data3, data4, data5, data6, data7;

        data0 = vec_ld(0, data);
        data1 = vec_ld(16, data);
        data2 = vec_ld(32, data);
        data3 = vec_ld(48, data);
        data4 = vec_ld(64, data);
        data5 = vec_ld(80, data);
        data6 = vec_ld(96, data);
        data7 = vec_ld(112, data);

        // Transpose the data before we start
        TRANSPOSE8(data0, data1, data2, data3, data4, data5, data6, data7);

        // load the data into floating point vectors.  We load
        // the high half of each row into the main row vectors
        // and the low half into the alt vectors.
        row0 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data0), 0);
        alt0 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data0), 0);
        row1 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data1), 0);
        alt1 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data1), 0);
        row2 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data2), 0);
        alt2 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data2), 0);
        row3 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data3), 0);
        alt3 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data3), 0);
        row4 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data4), 0);
        alt4 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data4), 0);
        row5 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data5), 0);
        alt5 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data5), 0);
        row6 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data6), 0);
        alt6 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data6), 0);
        row7 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackh(data7), 0);
        alt7 = vec_ctf(vec_unpackl(data7), 0);
    }

    // The following block could exist as a separate an altivec dct
                // function.  However, if we put it inline, the DCT data can remain
                // in the vector local variables, as floats, which we'll use during the
                // quantize step...
    {
        const vector float vec_0_298631336 = (vector float)FOUROF(0.298631336f);
        const vector float vec_0_390180644 = (vector float)FOUROF(-0.390180644f);
        const vector float vec_0_541196100 = (vector float)FOUROF(0.541196100f);
        const vector float vec_0_765366865 = (vector float)FOUROF(0.765366865f);
        const vector float vec_0_899976223 = (vector float)FOUROF(-0.899976223f);
        const vector float vec_1_175875602 = (vector float)FOUROF(1.175875602f);
        const vector float vec_1_501321110 = (vector float)FOUROF(1.501321110f);
        const vector float vec_1_847759065 = (vector float)FOUROF(-1.847759065f);
        const vector float vec_1_961570560 = (vector float)FOUROF(-1.961570560f);
        const vector float vec_2_053119869 = (vector float)FOUROF(2.053119869f);
        const vector float vec_2_562915447 = (vector float)FOUROF(-2.562915447f);
        const vector float vec_3_072711026 = (vector float)FOUROF(3.072711026f);


        int whichPass, whichHalf;

        for(whichPass = 1; whichPass<=2; whichPass++)
        {
            for(whichHalf = 1; whichHalf<=2; whichHalf++)
            {
                vector float tmp0, tmp1, tmp2, tmp3, tmp4, tmp5, tmp6, tmp7;
                vector float tmp10, tmp11, tmp12, tmp13;
                vector float z1, z2, z3, z4, z5;

                tmp0 = vec_add(row0, row7); // tmp0 = dataptr[0] + dataptr[7];
                tmp7 = vec_sub(row0, row7); // tmp7 = dataptr[0] - dataptr[7];
                tmp3 = vec_add(row3, row4); // tmp3 = dataptr[3] + dataptr[4];
                tmp4 = vec_sub(row3, row4); // tmp4 = dataptr[3] - dataptr[4];
                tmp1 = vec_add(row1, row6); // tmp1 = dataptr[1] + dataptr[6];
                tmp6 = vec_sub(row1, row6); // tmp6 = dataptr[1] - dataptr[6];
                tmp2 = vec_add(row2, row5); // tmp2 = dataptr[2] + dataptr[5];
                tmp5 = vec_sub(row2, row5); // tmp5 = dataptr[2] - dataptr[5];

                tmp10 = vec_add(tmp0, tmp3); // tmp10 = tmp0 + tmp3;
                tmp13 = vec_sub(tmp0, tmp3); // tmp13 = tmp0 - tmp3;
                tmp11 = vec_add(tmp1, tmp2); // tmp11 = tmp1 + tmp2;
                tmp12 = vec_sub(tmp1, tmp2); // tmp12 = tmp1 - tmp2;


                // dataptr[0] = (DCTELEM) ((tmp10 + tmp11) << PASS1_BITS);
                row0 = vec_add(tmp10, tmp11);

                // dataptr[4] = (DCTELEM) ((tmp10 - tmp11) << PASS1_BITS);
                row4 = vec_sub(tmp10, tmp11);


                // z1 = MULTIPLY(tmp12 + tmp13, FIX_0_541196100);
                z1 = vec_madd(vec_add(tmp12, tmp13), vec_0_541196100, (vector float)zero);

                // dataptr[2] = (DCTELEM) DESCALE(z1 + MULTIPLY(tmp13, FIX_0_765366865),
                //                                CONST_BITS-PASS1_BITS);
                row2 = vec_madd(tmp13, vec_0_765366865, z1);

                // dataptr[6] = (DCTELEM) DESCALE(z1 + MULTIPLY(tmp12, - FIX_1_847759065),
                //                                CONST_BITS-PASS1_BITS);
                row6 = vec_madd(tmp12, vec_1_847759065, z1);

                z1 = vec_add(tmp4, tmp7); // z1 = tmp4 + tmp7;
                z2 = vec_add(tmp5, tmp6); // z2 = tmp5 + tmp6;
                z3 = vec_add(tmp4, tmp6); // z3 = tmp4 + tmp6;
                z4 = vec_add(tmp5, tmp7); // z4 = tmp5 + tmp7;

                // z5 = MULTIPLY(z3 + z4, FIX_1_175875602); /* sqrt(2) * c3 */
                z5 = vec_madd(vec_add(z3, z4), vec_1_175875602, (vector float)zero);

                // z3 = MULTIPLY(z3, - FIX_1_961570560); /* sqrt(2) * (-c3-c5) */
                z3 = vec_madd(z3, vec_1_961570560, z5);

                // z4 = MULTIPLY(z4, - FIX_0_390180644); /* sqrt(2) * (c5-c3) */
                z4 = vec_madd(z4, vec_0_390180644, z5);

                // The following adds are rolled into the multiplies above
                // z3 = vec_add(z3, z5);  // z3 += z5;
                // z4 = vec_add(z4, z5);  // z4 += z5;

                // z2 = MULTIPLY(z2, - FIX_2_562915447); /* sqrt(2) * (-c1-c3) */
                // Wow!  It's actually more effecient to roll this multiply
                // into the adds below, even thought the multiply gets done twice!
                // z2 = vec_madd(z2, vec_2_562915447, (vector float)zero);

                // z1 = MULTIPLY(z1, - FIX_0_899976223); /* sqrt(2) * (c7-c3) */
                // Same with this one...
                // z1 = vec_madd(z1, vec_0_899976223, (vector float)zero);

                // tmp4 = MULTIPLY(tmp4, FIX_0_298631336); /* sqrt(2) * (-c1+c3+c5-c7) */
                // dataptr[7] = (DCTELEM) DESCALE(tmp4 + z1 + z3, CONST_BITS-PASS1_BITS);
                row7 = vec_madd(tmp4, vec_0_298631336, vec_madd(z1, vec_0_899976223, z3));

                // tmp5 = MULTIPLY(tmp5, FIX_2_053119869); /* sqrt(2) * ( c1+c3-c5+c7) */
                // dataptr[5] = (DCTELEM) DESCALE(tmp5 + z2 + z4, CONST_BITS-PASS1_BITS);
                row5 = vec_madd(tmp5, vec_2_053119869, vec_madd(z2, vec_2_562915447, z4));

                // tmp6 = MULTIPLY(tmp6, FIX_3_072711026); /* sqrt(2) * ( c1+c3+c5-c7) */
                // dataptr[3] = (DCTELEM) DESCALE(tmp6 + z2 + z3, CONST_BITS-PASS1_BITS);
                row3 = vec_madd(tmp6, vec_3_072711026, vec_madd(z2, vec_2_562915447, z3));

                // tmp7 = MULTIPLY(tmp7, FIX_1_501321110); /* sqrt(2) * ( c1+c3-c5-c7) */
                // dataptr[1] = (DCTELEM) DESCALE(tmp7 + z1 + z4, CONST_BITS-PASS1_BITS);
                row1 = vec_madd(z1, vec_0_899976223, vec_madd(tmp7, vec_1_501321110, z4));

                // Swap the row values with the alts.  If this is the first half,
                // this sets up the low values to be acted on in the second half.
                // If this is the second half, it puts the high values back in
                // the row values where they are expected to be when we're done.
                SWAP(row0, alt0);
                SWAP(row1, alt1);
                SWAP(row2, alt2);
                SWAP(row3, alt3);
                SWAP(row4, alt4);
                SWAP(row5, alt5);
                SWAP(row6, alt6);
                SWAP(row7, alt7);
            }

            if (whichPass == 1)
            {
                // transpose the data for the second pass

                // First, block transpose the upper right with lower left.
                SWAP(row4, alt0);
                SWAP(row5, alt1);
                SWAP(row6, alt2);
                SWAP(row7, alt3);

                // Now, transpose each block of four
                TRANSPOSE4(row0, row1, row2, row3);
                TRANSPOSE4(row4, row5, row6, row7);
                TRANSPOSE4(alt0, alt1, alt2, alt3);
                TRANSPOSE4(alt4, alt5, alt6, alt7);
            }
        }
    }

    // perform the quantise step, using the floating point data
    // still in the row/alt registers
    {
        const int* biasAddr;
        const vector signed int* qmat;
        vector float bias, negBias;

        if (s->mb_intra)
        {
            vector signed int baseVector;

            // We must cache element 0 in the intra case
            // (it needs special handling).
            baseVector = vec_cts(vec_splat(row0, 0), 0);
            vec_ste(baseVector, 0, &oldBaseValue);

            qmat = (vector signed int*)s->q_intra_matrix[qscale];
            biasAddr = &(s->intra_quant_bias);
        }
        else
        {
            qmat = (vector signed int*)s->q_inter_matrix[qscale];
            biasAddr = &(s->inter_quant_bias);
        }

        // Load the bias vector (We add 0.5 to the bias so that we're
                                // rounding when we convert to int, instead of flooring.)
        {
            vector signed int biasInt;
            const vector float negOneFloat = (vector float)FOUROF(-1.0f);
            LOAD4(biasInt, biasAddr);
            bias = vec_ctf(biasInt, QUANT_BIAS_SHIFT);
            negBias = vec_madd(bias, negOneFloat, zero);
        }

        {
            vector float q0, q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7;

            q0 = vec_ctf(qmat[0], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q1 = vec_ctf(qmat[2], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q2 = vec_ctf(qmat[4], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q3 = vec_ctf(qmat[6], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q4 = vec_ctf(qmat[8], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q5 = vec_ctf(qmat[10], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q6 = vec_ctf(qmat[12], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q7 = vec_ctf(qmat[14], QMAT_SHIFT);

            row0 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row0, q0, negBias), vec_madd(row0, q0, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row0, zero));
            row1 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row1, q1, negBias), vec_madd(row1, q1, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row1, zero));
            row2 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row2, q2, negBias), vec_madd(row2, q2, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row2, zero));
            row3 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row3, q3, negBias), vec_madd(row3, q3, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row3, zero));
            row4 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row4, q4, negBias), vec_madd(row4, q4, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row4, zero));
            row5 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row5, q5, negBias), vec_madd(row5, q5, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row5, zero));
            row6 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row6, q6, negBias), vec_madd(row6, q6, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row6, zero));
            row7 = vec_sel(vec_madd(row7, q7, negBias), vec_madd(row7, q7, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(row7, zero));

            q0 = vec_ctf(qmat[1], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q1 = vec_ctf(qmat[3], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q2 = vec_ctf(qmat[5], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q3 = vec_ctf(qmat[7], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q4 = vec_ctf(qmat[9], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q5 = vec_ctf(qmat[11], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q6 = vec_ctf(qmat[13], QMAT_SHIFT);
            q7 = vec_ctf(qmat[15], QMAT_SHIFT);

            alt0 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt0, q0, negBias), vec_madd(alt0, q0, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt0, zero));
            alt1 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt1, q1, negBias), vec_madd(alt1, q1, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt1, zero));
            alt2 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt2, q2, negBias), vec_madd(alt2, q2, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt2, zero));
            alt3 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt3, q3, negBias), vec_madd(alt3, q3, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt3, zero));
            alt4 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt4, q4, negBias), vec_madd(alt4, q4, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt4, zero));
            alt5 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt5, q5, negBias), vec_madd(alt5, q5, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt5, zero));
            alt6 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt6, q6, negBias), vec_madd(alt6, q6, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt6, zero));
            alt7 = vec_sel(vec_madd(alt7, q7, negBias), vec_madd(alt7, q7, bias),
                    vec_cmpgt(alt7, zero));
        }


    }

    // Store the data back into the original block
    {
        vector signed short data0, data1, data2, data3, data4, data5, data6, data7;

        data0 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row0, 0), vec_cts(alt0, 0));
        data1 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row1, 0), vec_cts(alt1, 0));
        data2 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row2, 0), vec_cts(alt2, 0));
        data3 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row3, 0), vec_cts(alt3, 0));
        data4 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row4, 0), vec_cts(alt4, 0));
        data5 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row5, 0), vec_cts(alt5, 0));
        data6 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row6, 0), vec_cts(alt6, 0));
        data7 = vec_pack(vec_cts(row7, 0), vec_cts(alt7, 0));

        {
            // Clamp for overflow
            vector signed int max_q_int, min_q_int;
            vector signed short max_q, min_q;

            LOAD4(max_q_int, &(s->max_qcoeff));
            LOAD4(min_q_int, &(s->min_qcoeff));

            max_q = vec_pack(max_q_int, max_q_int);
            min_q = vec_pack(min_q_int, min_q_int);

            data0 = vec_max(vec_min(data0, max_q), min_q);
            data1 = vec_max(vec_min(data1, max_q), min_q);
            data2 = vec_max(vec_min(data2, max_q), min_q);
            data4 = vec_max(vec_min(data4, max_q), min_q);
            data5 = vec_max(vec_min(data5, max_q), min_q);
            data6 = vec_max(vec_min(data6, max_q), min_q);
            data7 = vec_max(vec_min(data7, max_q), min_q);
        }

        {
        vector bool char zero_01, zero_23, zero_45, zero_67;
        vector signed char scanIndices_01, scanIndices_23, scanIndices_45, scanIndices_67;
        vector signed char negOne = vec_splat_s8(-1);
        vector signed char* scanPtr =
                (vector signed char*)(s->intra_scantable.inverse);
        signed char lastNonZeroChar;

        // Determine the largest non-zero index.
        zero_01 = vec_pack(vec_cmpeq(data0, (vector signed short)zero),
                vec_cmpeq(data1, (vector signed short)zero));
        zero_23 = vec_pack(vec_cmpeq(data2, (vector signed short)zero),
                vec_cmpeq(data3, (vector signed short)zero));
        zero_45 = vec_pack(vec_cmpeq(data4, (vector signed short)zero),
                vec_cmpeq(data5, (vector signed short)zero));
        zero_67 = vec_pack(vec_cmpeq(data6, (vector signed short)zero),
                vec_cmpeq(data7, (vector signed short)zero));

        // 64 biggest values
        scanIndices_01 = vec_sel(scanPtr[0], negOne, zero_01);
        scanIndices_23 = vec_sel(scanPtr[1], negOne, zero_23);
        scanIndices_45 = vec_sel(scanPtr[2], negOne, zero_45);
        scanIndices_67 = vec_sel(scanPtr[3], negOne, zero_67);

        // 32 largest values
        scanIndices_01 = vec_max(scanIndices_01, scanIndices_23);
        scanIndices_45 = vec_max(scanIndices_45, scanIndices_67);

        // 16 largest values
        scanIndices_01 = vec_max(scanIndices_01, scanIndices_45);

        // 8 largest values
        scanIndices_01 = vec_max(vec_mergeh(scanIndices_01, negOne),
                vec_mergel(scanIndices_01, negOne));

        // 4 largest values
        scanIndices_01 = vec_max(vec_mergeh(scanIndices_01, negOne),
                vec_mergel(scanIndices_01, negOne));

        // 2 largest values
        scanIndices_01 = vec_max(vec_mergeh(scanIndices_01, negOne),
                vec_mergel(scanIndices_01, negOne));

        // largest value
        scanIndices_01 = vec_max(vec_mergeh(scanIndices_01, negOne),
                vec_mergel(scanIndices_01, negOne));

        scanIndices_01 = vec_splat(scanIndices_01, 0);


        vec_ste(scanIndices_01, 0, &lastNonZeroChar);

        lastNonZero = lastNonZeroChar;

        // While the data is still in vectors we check for the transpose IDCT permute
        // and handle it using the vector unit if we can.  This is the permute used
        // by the altivec idct, so it is common when using the altivec dct.

        if ((lastNonZero > 0) && (s->dsp.idct_permutation_type == FF_TRANSPOSE_IDCT_PERM))
        {
            TRANSPOSE8(data0, data1, data2, data3, data4, data5, data6, data7);
        }

        vec_st(data0, 0, data);
        vec_st(data1, 16, data);
        vec_st(data2, 32, data);
        vec_st(data3, 48, data);
        vec_st(data4, 64, data);
        vec_st(data5, 80, data);
        vec_st(data6, 96, data);
        vec_st(data7, 112, data);
        }
    }

    // special handling of block[0]
    if (s->mb_intra)
    {
        if (!s->h263_aic)
        {
            if (n < 4)
                oldBaseValue /= s->y_dc_scale;
            else
                oldBaseValue /= s->c_dc_scale;
        }

        // Divide by 8, rounding the result
        data[0] = (oldBaseValue + 4) >> 3;
    }

    // We handled the tranpose permutation above and we don't
    // need to permute the "no" permutation case.
    if ((lastNonZero > 0) &&
        (s->dsp.idct_permutation_type != FF_TRANSPOSE_IDCT_PERM) &&
        (s->dsp.idct_permutation_type != FF_NO_IDCT_PERM))
    {
        ff_block_permute(data, s->dsp.idct_permutation,
                s->intra_scantable.scantable, lastNonZero);
    }

    return lastNonZero;
}
#undef FOUROF

/*
  AltiVec version of dct_unquantize_h263
  this code assumes `block' is 16 bytes-aligned
*/
void dct_unquantize_h263_altivec(MpegEncContext *s,
                                 DCTELEM *block, int n, int qscale)
{
POWERPC_PERF_DECLARE(altivec_dct_unquantize_h263_num, 1);
    int i, level, qmul, qadd;
    int nCoeffs;

    assert(s->block_last_index[n]>=0);

POWERPC_PERF_START_COUNT(altivec_dct_unquantize_h263_num, 1);

    qadd = (qscale - 1) | 1;
    qmul = qscale << 1;

    if (s->mb_intra) {
        if (!s->h263_aic) {
            if (n < 4)
                block[0] = block[0] * s->y_dc_scale;
            else
                block[0] = block[0] * s->c_dc_scale;
        }else
            qadd = 0;
        i = 1;
        nCoeffs= 63; //does not always use zigzag table
    } else {
        i = 0;
        nCoeffs= s->intra_scantable.raster_end[ s->block_last_index[n] ];
    }

    {
      register const_vector signed short vczero = (const_vector signed short)vec_splat_s16(0);
      DECLARE_ALIGNED_16(short, qmul8[]) =
          {
            qmul, qmul, qmul, qmul,
            qmul, qmul, qmul, qmul
          };
      DECLARE_ALIGNED_16(short, qadd8[]) =
          {
            qadd, qadd, qadd, qadd,
            qadd, qadd, qadd, qadd
          };
      DECLARE_ALIGNED_16(short, nqadd8[]) =
          {
            -qadd, -qadd, -qadd, -qadd,
            -qadd, -qadd, -qadd, -qadd
          };
      register vector signed short blockv, qmulv, qaddv, nqaddv, temp1;
      register vector bool short blockv_null, blockv_neg;
      register short backup_0 = block[0];
      register int j = 0;

      qmulv = vec_ld(0, qmul8);
      qaddv = vec_ld(0, qadd8);
      nqaddv = vec_ld(0, nqadd8);

#if 0 // block *is* 16 bytes-aligned, it seems.
      // first make sure block[j] is 16 bytes-aligned
      for(j = 0; (j <= nCoeffs) && ((((unsigned long)block) + (j << 1)) & 0x0000000F) ; j++) {
        level = block[j];
        if (level) {
          if (level < 0) {
                level = level * qmul - qadd;
            } else {
                level = level * qmul + qadd;
            }
            block[j] = level;
        }
      }
#endif

      // vectorize all the 16 bytes-aligned blocks
      // of 8 elements
      for(; (j + 7) <= nCoeffs ; j+=8)
      {
        blockv = vec_ld(j << 1, block);
        blockv_neg = vec_cmplt(blockv, vczero);
        blockv_null = vec_cmpeq(blockv, vczero);
        // choose between +qadd or -qadd as the third operand
        temp1 = vec_sel(qaddv, nqaddv, blockv_neg);
        // multiply & add (block{i,i+7} * qmul [+-] qadd)
        temp1 = vec_mladd(blockv, qmulv, temp1);
        // put 0 where block[{i,i+7} used to have 0
        blockv = vec_sel(temp1, blockv, blockv_null);
        vec_st(blockv, j << 1, block);
      }

      // if nCoeffs isn't a multiple of 8, finish the job
      // using good old scalar units.
      // (we could do it using a truncated vector,
      // but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle)
      for(; j <= nCoeffs ; j++) {
        level = block[j];
        if (level) {
          if (level < 0) {
                level = level * qmul - qadd;
            } else {
                level = level * qmul + qadd;
            }
            block[j] = level;
        }
      }

      if (i == 1)
      { // cheat. this avoid special-casing the first iteration
        block[0] = backup_0;
      }
    }
POWERPC_PERF_STOP_COUNT(altivec_dct_unquantize_h263_num, nCoeffs == 63);
}