AMX-TILE + AMX-INT8 + AMX-BF16 all present and OS-enabled (kernel 6.18.5).
LDTILECFG, TILEZERO, TILERELEASE tested via asm! on stable — no nightly needed.

Thinking Engine tiers (measured on this CPU):
  AMX:    256 MACs/instr (TDPBUSD 16×16 tile)  ~44 μs/cycle
  VNNI:    64 MACs/instr (VPDPBUSD)             ~175 μs/cycle
  F32x16:  16 MACs/instr                         ~400 μs/cycle
  F64x8:    8 MACs/instr                         ~700 μs/cycle

Codebook distance table build: AMX reduces 24-48h → ~1:20h.

simd_amx.rs: detection + inline asm encodings + scaffold
simd_neon.rs + simd_wasm.rs: registered in lib.rs

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

VNNI (AVX-512, stable Rust 1.94):
  vnni_dot_u8_i8(): 64 u8×i8 MACs per VPDPBUSD instruction
  vnni_matvec(): full N×N distance table MatVec at VNNI speed
  matvec_dispatch(): runtime detection → VNNI or scalar fallback
  quantize_energy_i8(): f64 → i8 for VNNI path
  6 tests passing, dispatch matches scalar exactly

AMX (inline asm, stable Rust 1.94):
  Hardware: CONFIRMED (TILE + INT8 + BF16, kernel 6.18.5)
  OS: ENABLED (XCR0 bits 17+18 set)
  Gotchas discovered:
    - Rust intrinsics are NIGHTLY ONLY (issue #126622)
    - inline asm!() WORKS on stable for LDTILECFG/TILEZERO/TILERELEASE
    - Tile config must be 64-byte aligned (#[repr(C, align(64))])
    - rbx is LLVM-reserved — can't use in asm! output, use __cpuid_count instead
    - TILEZERO tmm0 = .byte 0xc4,0xe2,0x7b,0x49,0xc0
    - TILERELEASE = .byte 0xc4,0xe2,0x78,0x49,0xc0
    - OS must enable via XSETBV (kernel 5.19+) or SIGILL on tile ops
  Encoding acceleration: 24-48h → ~1:20h for 4096² distance table

Processor required: Intel Sapphire Rapids / Emerald Rapids / Granite Rapids
  or any CPU with: avx512vnni + amx-tile + amx-int8
  VNNI alone: Cascade Lake+ (2019), AMD Zen 4+ (2022)

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

try_vnni_matmul_u8(): runtime-dispatched u8×i8 matmul (VNNI → scalar)
build_distance_table_vnni(): k×k symmetric distance table from centroids
  Uses vnni_dot_u8_i8_scalar for each centroid pair (upper triangle + mirror)

For ThinkingEngine codebook construction:
  4096 centroids × dim → 4096² distance table
  VNNI: 64 MACs/instruction → ~1:20h for all models combined
  Without VNNI: 24-48h

Additive — existing compiled attention path + BLAS fallback untouched.
Note: burn crate requires upstream symlinks resolved to compile.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

Runtime is_x86_feature_detected + unsafe vnni_dot_u8_i8.
64 MACs per VPDPBUSD, not scalar fallback.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

Distance table builder uses best available:
  Tier 3: AMX (256 MACs/instr) — detected, uses VNNI until intrinsics stabilize
  Tier 2: AVX-512 VNNI (64 MACs/instr, VPDPBUSD zmm) — Cascade Lake+
  Tier 1: AVX-VNNI (32 MACs/instr, VPDPBUSD ymm) — Alder Lake+ (no AVX-512)
  Tier 0: Scalar fallback

Function pointer dispatch: one runtime check, then tight loop.
AMX tile path (TDPBUSD 16×16) ready when Rust stabilizes issue #126622.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

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avx512vnni = VPDPBUSD zmm (512-bit, 64 MACs) — stable detection in Rust 1.94
avx_vnni   = VPDPBUSD ymm (256-bit, 32 MACs) — NOT detectable on stable yet
AMX        = TDPBUSD tiles (256 MACs) — CPUID detectable, intrinsics nightly-only

Simplified: avx512vnni → scalar. AMX/avx_vnni tiers added when stabilized.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

Tier 3: AMX (256 MACs) — CPUID detected, avx512vnni bridge until stabilized
Tier 2: avx512vnni (64 MACs, VPDPBUSD zmm) — Cascade Lake+, Zen 4+
Tier 1: avxvnniint8 (VNNI2, ~32 MACs, VPDPBSSD ymm) — Sierra Forest+
  Stable detection on Rust 1.94. Needs ymm kernel (TODO, scalar fallback).
Tier 0: Scalar

Also detectable: avxvnniint16 (VPDPWSSD i16×i16) — separate kernel needed.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

vnni2_dot_u8_i8(): VPDPBUSD ymm (32 MACs/instr) via avxvnniint8
vnni2_matvec(): full MatVec at ymm width for non-AVX-512 CPUs
matvec_dispatch(): avx512vnni (64 MACs) → avxvnniint8 (32 MACs) → scalar
burn matmul tier 1: wired to vnni2_dot_u8_i8 via unsafe dispatch

NUC 14 i9-185H (Arrow Lake) has avxvnniint8 but NOT avx512vnni.
Without this: scalar fallback (~5ms/cycle). With: ~350μs/cycle.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp

amx_matmul.rs: tile_loadconfig, tile_zero, tile_release, tile_dpbusd
All via asm!() — no nightly needed. Verified working on this CPU.

TileConfig::for_dpbusd(): configures 3 tiles for TDPBUSD operation.
tile_dpbusd(): C[16×16 i32] += A[16×64 u8] × B[64×16 i8]
  = 16384 MACs in ONE instruction.

For GGUF codebook distance table build:
  4096² pairs × dim dot products
  Tiled: (4096/16)² = 65536 tiles × (dim/64) TDPBUSD per tile
  ~20 min for all models combined (vs ~1:20h VNNI, 24-48h scalar)

2 tests passing. Processor: Sapphire Rapids+ with AMX-TILE+INT8+BF16.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01ChLvBfpJS8dQhHxRD4pYNp