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VECTORIZED SORTED-SET INTERSECTION USING CONFLICT-DETECTION INSTRUCTIONS OPTIMIZED FOR SMALL UNPADDED ORDERED SETS

Abstract:

A method includes determining, whether: a first case is applicable, in which a first number of values of a first dataset and a second number of values of a second dataset total less than or equal to a third number of values of a register; a second case is applicable, in which the first and second numbers total more than the third number, and the first or second number is less than or equal to half of the third number; or a third case is applicable, in which the first and second numbers total more than the third number, and each of the first and second numbers is greater than half of the third number. In response to the determining, the method includes selectively loading to the register a first portion of the first dataset and a second portion of the second dataset, and performing conflict-detection for identifying one or more common values in the register loaded with the first portion and the second portion.