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diff --git a/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.dox b/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.dox index 2ee449cc2..ed80c31de 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.dox +++ b/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.dox @@ -320,38 +320,12 @@ Real-time scheduling is enabled via different methods depending on your application and operating system. In GNU Radio Companion, it can be turned on in each individual flowgraph. -\subsection x3x0cfg_hostpc_volk Building with ORC & Volk +\subsection x3x0cfg_hostpc_volk SIMD Acceleration Especially when running high-performance applications, processing -performance can be dramatically improved by SIMD instructions. UHD uses -ORC to provide SIMD capability, and GNU Radio includes a SIMD library -called "Volk". These should both be used to guarantee optimum -performance. - -\subsubsection x3x0cfg_hostpc_volk_orc Compiling UHD with ORC - -ORC, the <a href="http://code.entropywave.com/orc/">Oil Runtime Compiler</a>, -is a third-party compiler that UHD uses to create efficient SIMD code for -your particular computer. ORC is generally easily installed from your -OS's package manager. - -On Fedora: - - $ sudo yum update; sudo yum install orc-compiler orc-devel - -On Ubuntu: - - $ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install liborc-<version> liborc-<version>-dev - -After installing ORC, when building UHD from source, you should see -"ORC" as one of the configured UHD components. - - -- ###################################################### - -- # UHD enabled components - -- ###################################################### - -- * LibUHD - <cut for brevity> - -- * ORC +performance can be dramatically improved by SIMD instructions. +GNU Radio includes a SIMD library +called "Volk", which should be used to guarantee optimum performance. \subsubsection x3x0cfg_hostpc_volk_volk Compiling GNURadio with Volk |