elyanlabs/mlx-power8

Source snapshot of github.com/Scottcjn/mlx-power8, also on GitLab with full history. Code only: nothing here runs on Hugging Face infrastructure.

MLX Linux Port - POWER8 & x86 SIMD

Port of Apple's MLX to Linux with native SIMD optimizations.

Architectures Supported

Architecture	SIMD	Vector Width
POWER8/9	VSX	128-bit (4 float, 2 double)
x86_64	AVX	256-bit (8 float, 4 double)
ARM64	NEON	(use upstream)

Files

• simd/vsx_simd.h - POWER8 VSX vectorization
• simd/avx_simd.h - x86 AVX vectorization
• simd/type_linux.h - Architecture detection
• BUILD_POWER8.md - Build instructions

Usage

Copy simd/ contents to mlx/backend/cpu/simd/ in your MLX source tree.

Why?

MLX networking uses standard TCP sockets - already portable! Only the SIMD backend needed porting for each architecture.

Credits

• Apple MLX team (original framework)
• Elyan Labs (POWER8/x86 Linux port)

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