Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Windows*

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Layered Model Concept

Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
 is structured to support multiple compilers and interfaces, both serial and multi-threaded modes, different implementations of threading run-time libraries, and a wide range of processors. Conceptually
Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
 can be divided into distinct parts to support different interfaces, threading models, and core computations:
  1. Interface Layer
  2. Threading Layer
  3. Computational Layer
You can combine
Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
 libraries to meet your needs by linking with one library in each part layer-by-layer.
To support threading with different compilers, you also need to use an appropriate threading run-time library (RTL). These libraries are provided by compilers and are not included in
Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
.
The following table provides more details of each layer.
Layer
Description
Interface Layer
This layer matches compiled code of your application with the threading and/or computational parts of the library. This layer provides:
  • cdecl interface.
  • LP64 and ILP64 interfaces.
  • Compatibility with compilers that return function values differently.
Threading Layer
This layer:
  • Provides a way to link threaded
    Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
     with supported compilers.
  • Enables you to link with a threaded or sequential mode of the library.
This layer is compiled for different environments (threaded or sequential) and compilers (from Intel ).
Computational Layer
This layer accommodates multiple architectures through identification of architecture features and chooses the appropriate binary code at run time.
Product and Performance Information
Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
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Product and Performance Information

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Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.