[PATCH v2 2/2] app/test: add test_init_m128i using compiler intrinsic

[Andre Muezerie]

This test initializes an __m128i data type using the old
non-portable way used until now and the more portable way
using compiler intrinsics. The test ensures the resulting
values after initialization match.

Signed-off-by: Andre Muezerie <andremue at linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test/test_thash.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/test/test_thash.c b/app/test/test_thash.c
index 33b0c6adac..5f7081a3ad 100644
--- a/app/test/test_thash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_thash.c
@@ -1029,6 +1029,35 @@ test_keygen(void)
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
+#ifndef RTE_TOOLCHAIN_MSVC
+static int
+test_init_m128i(void)
+{
+	/* When initializing __m128i with two constant values like below
+	 * MSVC issues warning C4305:
+	 *     'initializing': truncation from 'unsigned __int64' to 'char'
+	 */
+	static const __m128i a = {
+			0x0405060700010203ULL, 0x0C0D0E0F08090A0BULL};
+
+	/* Using compiler intrinsics to initialize __m128i is therefore
+	 * preferred, like below
+	 */
+	const __m128i b = _mm_set_epi64x(
+			0x0C0D0E0F08090A0BULL, 0x0405060700010203ULL);
+
+	if (memcmp(&a, &b, sizeof(a)) != 0) {
+		printf("Same value was expected when initializing data "
+				"type using compiler intrinsic\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
 static struct unit_test_suite thash_tests = {
 	.suite_name = "thash autotest",
 	.setup = NULL,
@@ -1051,6 +1080,11 @@ static struct unit_test_suite thash_tests = {
 	TEST_CASE(test_adjust_tuple),
 	TEST_CASE(test_adjust_tuple_mult_reta),
 	TEST_CASE(test_keygen),
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
+#ifndef RTE_TOOLCHAIN_MSVC
+	TEST_CASE(test_init_m128i),
+#endif
+#endif
 	TEST_CASES_END()
 	}
 };
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