Issue/feature addressed
We have only implemented scalar and avx2 backends for floats
Proposed solution
Implements avx512 backend for floats
Implementation
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Tests
Minor modifications to the existing unit tests was needed
Notes
This MR depends on !1255 (merged) SVE and SSE2 still need to be implemented
Checklist
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Functions and classes, or changes to them, are documented. -
User guide/documentation is updated. -
Changelog is updated. -
Suitable tests added for new functionality. -
Newly added files are correctly formatted. -
License added to any new files. -
No extraneous files have been added (e.g. compiler output or test data files).