Removed redudant copy of constant arguments

Implementierung/tricorn.c

@@ -3,20 +3,25 @@
 static  void* compute(void * args);
 static unsigned converge(float c_real, float c_imag, unsigned n);
 static size_t get_thread_count();
+
+// Argument structs passed to the threads for the caluclations
 typedef struct{
     unsigned n;
     _Bool color;
     _Bool flipped;
-
-    float start_r;
-    float start_i;
     float res;
-    size_t start_row;
-    size_t stop_row;
     size_t width;
     unsigned char* img;
 
+} const_args;
+typedef struct {
+    float start_r;
+    float start_i;
+    size_t start_row;
+    size_t stop_row;
+    const_args* consts;
 } compute_args;
+
 /**
  * @brief Generates a Tricorn fractal image using an optimized SISD implementation.
  * @param start The starting complex coordinate (bottom-left or top-left depending on height sign).
@@ -47,6 +52,14 @@ void tricorn(float complex start, size_t width, ssize_t height, float res, unsig
     const float start_i = cimagf(start);
     const float directional_res = (flipped ? -1.0f: 1.0f)*res;
 
+    const_args* consts = malloc(sizeof(*consts));
+    consts->width = width;
+    consts->flipped = flipped;
+    consts->color = color;
+    consts->res = res;
+    consts->img = img;
+    consts->n = n;
+
     pthread_t threads[thread_count];
     for(size_t i = 0; i < thread_count; i++){
         compute_args* args = malloc(sizeof(*args));
@@ -54,12 +67,7 @@ void tricorn(float complex start, size_t width, ssize_t height, float res, unsig
         args->start_i =start_i-i*directional_res*y_step;
         args->start_row = i*y_step;
         args->stop_row = abs_height < (args->start_row+y_step) ? abs_height: (args->start_row+y_step);
-        args->width = width;
+        args->consts = consts;
-        args-> flipped = flipped;
-        args->color = color;
-        args->res = res;
-        args->img = img;
-        args->n = n;
         if(pthread_create(&threads[i],NULL,compute,args)){
             compute(args);
             free(args);
@@ -70,18 +78,21 @@ void tricorn(float complex start, size_t width, ssize_t height, float res, unsig
         pthread_join(threads[i],NULL);
     }
 
+    free(consts);
+    consts = NULL;
     return;
 }
 
 static void* compute(void * vargs){
 
     compute_args *args = vargs;
+    const_args *c = args->consts;
     vargs = NULL;
 
 
-    const int bytes_per_color = args->color ? 3 : 1;
+    const int bytes_per_color = c->color ? 3 : 1;
     // Absolute height for iteration purposes
-    const size_t simd_width = (args->width / 4) * 4;
+    const size_t simd_width = (c->width / 4) * 4;
 
     float c_start_real = args->start_r;
     __m128 four = _mm_set1_ps(4.0f);
@@ -90,20 +101,20 @@ static void* compute(void * vargs){
     float c_imag = args->start_i;
     __m128 c_imag_vector = _mm_set1_ps(c_imag);
 
-    float four_res = 4 * args->res;
+    float four_res = 4 * c->res;
-    float vertical_step = (args->flipped? -1.0f: 1.0f) * args->res;
+    float vertical_step = (c->flipped? -1.0f: 1.0f) * c->res;
     __m128 vertical_step_vector = _mm_set1_ps(vertical_step);
 
     for(size_t y = args->start_row; y < args->stop_row;y++) {
         size_t x = 0;
-        __m128 c_real_vector = _mm_setr_ps(c_start_real,c_start_real + 1.0f*args->res,c_start_real + 2.0f*args->res, c_start_real + 3.0f*args->res);
+        __m128 c_real_vector = _mm_setr_ps(c_start_real,c_start_real + 1.0f*c->res,c_start_real + 2.0f*c->res, c_start_real + 3.0f*c->res);
         for(; x < simd_width;x += 4) { //SIMD Loop
             __m128 real = _mm_setzero_ps();
             __m128 imag = _mm_setzero_ps();
             __m128i iterations = _mm_setzero_si128();
             __m128i active_mask = _mm_set1_epi32(-1);
 
-            for(unsigned i = 0; i < args->n;i++) {
+            for(unsigned i = 0; i < c->n;i++) {
                 __m128 real2 = _mm_mul_ps(real,real);
                 __m128 imag2 = _mm_mul_ps(imag,imag);
 
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@ static void* compute(void * vargs){
             __m128i times4 = _mm_slli_epi32(mod64, 2);
             __m128i values = _mm_sub_epi32(_mm_set1_epi32(255), times4);
 
-            __m128i max_iter = _mm_set1_epi32(args->n);
+            __m128i max_iter = _mm_set1_epi32(c->n);
             __m128i is_max = _mm_cmpeq_epi32(iterations, max_iter);
             values = _mm_andnot_si128(is_max, values);
 
@@ -136,33 +147,33 @@ static void* compute(void * vargs){
 
             for(unsigned i = 0 ; i < 4;i++) {
                 unsigned int value = value_array[i];
-                size_t position = (y*args->width + (x+i)) * bytes_per_color;
+                size_t position = (y*c->width + (x+i)) * bytes_per_color;
 
-                if(!args->color) {
+                if(!c->color) {
-                    args->img[position] = value;
+                    c->img[position] = value;
                 }
                 else {
-                    args->img[position] = ((value*3) % 255);
+                    c->img[position] = ((value*3) % 255);
-                    args->img[position + 1] = ((value*2) % 255);
+                    c->img[position + 1] = ((value*2) % 255);
-                    args->img[position + 2] = ((value*5) % 255);
+                    c->img[position + 2] = ((value*5) % 255);
                 }
             }
             c_real_vector = _mm_add_ps(c_real_vector,_mm_set1_ps(four_res));
         }
 
-        for(;x < args->width; x++) {
+        for(;x < c->width; x++) {
-            float c_real = c_start_real + (x*args->res);
+            float c_real = c_start_real + (x*c->res);
-            unsigned int value = converge(c_real,c_imag,args->n);
+            unsigned int value = converge(c_real,c_imag,c->n);
 
-            size_t position = (y*args->width + x) * bytes_per_color;
+            size_t position = (y*c->width + x) * bytes_per_color;
 
-            if(!args->color) {
+            if(!c->color) {
-                args->img[position] = value;
+                c->img[position] = value;
             }
             else {
-                args->img[position] = ((value*3) % 255);
+                c->img[position] = ((value*3) % 255);
-                args->img[position + 1] = ((value*2) % 255);
+                c->img[position + 1] = ((value*2) % 255);
-                args->img[position + 2] = ((value*5) % 255);
+                c->img[position + 2] = ((value*5) % 255);
             }
         }
         c_imag -= vertical_step;