Allow SIMD vector unit to be toggled on/off #172

Currently defaults to off but future versions may default to on

test/bench/package.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "gm": "^1.21.0",
     "imagemagick": "^0.1.3",
     "imagemagick-native": "elad/node-imagemagick-native",
-    "jimp": "^0.2.19",
+    "jimp": "^0.2.20",
     "lwip": "^0.0.8",
     "semver": "^5.1.0"
   },

test/bench/parallel.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var width = 720;
 var height = 480;
 
 sharp.concurrency(1);
+sharp.simd(true);
 
 var timer = setInterval(function() {
   console.dir(sharp.counters());

test/bench/perf.js

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ var magickFilterBicubic = 'Lanczos';
 
 // Disable libvips cache to ensure tests are as fair as they can be
 sharp.cache(0);
+// Enable use of SIMD
+sharp.simd(true);
 
 async.series({
   'jpeg-linear': function(callback) {
@@ -496,6 +498,24 @@ async.series({
             }
           });
       }
+    }).add('sharp-without-simd', {
+      defer: true,
+      fn: function(deferred) {
+        sharp.simd(false);
+        sharp(inputJpgBuffer)
+          .rotate(90)
+          .interpolateWith(sharp.interpolator.bilinear)
+          .resize(width, height)
+          .toBuffer(function(err, buffer) {
+            sharp.simd(true);
+            if (err) {
+              throw err;
+            } else {
+              assert.notStrictEqual(null, buffer);
+              deferred.resolve();
+            }
+          });
+      }
     }).add('sharp-sequentialRead', {
       defer: true,
       fn: function(deferred) {

test/bench/random.js

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ var Benchmark = require('benchmark');
 var sharp = require('../../index');
 var fixtures = require('../fixtures');
 
+sharp.simd(true);
+
 var min = 320;
 var max = 960;
 

test/unit/util.js

@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ describe('Utilities', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('SIMD', function() {
+    it('Can get current state', function() {
+      var simd = sharp.simd();
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof simd, 'boolean');
+    });
+    it('Can disable', function() {
+      var simd = sharp.simd(false);
+      assert.strictEqual(simd, false);
+    });
+    it('Can attempt to enable', function() {
+      var simd = sharp.simd(true);
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof simd, 'boolean');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Format', function() {
     it('Contains expected attributes', function() {
       assert.strictEqual('object', typeof sharp.format);