edgefirst-decoder 0.22.0

ML model output decoding for YOLO and ModelPack object detection and segmentation
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// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Au-Zone Technologies
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

//! Tier-1 NEON kernels for per-scale dequantization and decode.
//!
//! Every function in this module is `#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]`
//! and `unsafe fn` annotated `#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]`.
//! Calls are sound only via the dispatch enum: a `*NeonBase` variant
//! existing means `dispatch::select()` saw `CpuFeatures::neon_baseline`
//! at probe time, which on aarch64 is always true (NEON is mandatory
//! on the architecture).
//!
//! On non-aarch64 builds the entire module is empty; downstream code
//! gates the NEON dispatch arms on `cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")`.
//!
//! ## Why NEON helps these specific kernels
//!
//! Per-scale dequant is the bandwidth-bound bedrock of the per-anchor
//! pipeline. For yolov8 at 640×640 the per-frame work is ~1.5 MB of
//! quantized integer reads → ~6 MB of f32 writes. NEON 16-lane
//! contiguous loads + fused multiply-adds (`vfmaq_n_f32`) push throughput
//! to roughly the L2 cache bandwidth on Cortex-A53, which scalar code
//! can't approach.
//!
//! Phase 2-A (this module) covers Tier-1 NEON. Tier-2 FP16 and Tier-3
//! DotProd live in sibling `neon_fp16.rs` / `neon_dotprod.rs` modules.

#![cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
#![allow(dead_code)] // Wired into dispatch in subsequent N-* tasks.

use crate::Quantization;
use std::arch::aarch64::*;

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Affine dequant: out[i] = (in[i] - zp) * scale
//
// Algebraically: out = scale * in + (-zp * scale)
// We precompute `bias = -zp * scale` once, then each lane is one fused
// multiply-add: `vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, in_f32, scale)`. This is faster
// than the literal `(in - zp) * scale` form because vfma issues at
// throughput 1/cycle on Cortex-A53; a separate vsub + vmul would
// double the dependency chain.
// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// Compute affine bias `(-zp * scale)` in f32. Caller-side scalar work,
/// done once per kernel invocation.
#[inline(always)]
fn affine_bias(q: Quantization) -> f32 {
    -(q.zero_point as f32) * q.scale
}

/// NEON i8 → f32 dequant. Processes 16 i8 lanes per inner-loop iteration.
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must ensure `input.len() == output.len()` and that the CPU
/// supports NEON (always true on aarch64; the `target_feature` annotation
/// is for the inner intrinsics, not a runtime guard).
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn dequant_i8_to_f32_neon(input: &[i8], q: Quantization, output: &mut [f32]) {
    debug_assert_eq!(input.len(), output.len());
    let scale = q.scale;
    let bias_v = vdupq_n_f32(affine_bias(q));
    let n = input.len();
    let chunks_16 = n / 16;
    let mut i = 0usize;

    let in_ptr = input.as_ptr();
    let out_ptr = output.as_mut_ptr();

    for _ in 0..chunks_16 {
        // Load 16 signed bytes.
        let v_i8 = vld1q_s8(in_ptr.add(i));
        // Widen to two i16 vectors (8 + 8).
        let lo_i16 = vmovl_s8(vget_low_s8(v_i8));
        let hi_i16 = vmovl_high_s8(v_i8);
        // Widen each to two i32 vectors (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16 i32).
        let q0 = vmovl_s16(vget_low_s16(lo_i16));
        let q1 = vmovl_high_s16(lo_i16);
        let q2 = vmovl_s16(vget_low_s16(hi_i16));
        let q3 = vmovl_high_s16(hi_i16);
        // Convert to f32 and apply bias + scale*in via FMA.
        let f0 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_s32(q0), scale);
        let f1 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_s32(q1), scale);
        let f2 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_s32(q2), scale);
        let f3 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_s32(q3), scale);
        // Store 16 f32.
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i), f0);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 4), f1);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 8), f2);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 12), f3);
        i += 16;
    }

    // Scalar tail. For typical per-scale tensor sizes the tail is small
    // (channel counts of 4 / 32 / 64 / 80 are all multiples of 16 except
    // 4 itself; LTRB-only-tail kernels handle that case at the level
    // kernel layer).
    let zp = q.zero_point as f32;
    while i < n {
        *out_ptr.add(i) = (*in_ptr.add(i) as f32 - zp) * scale;
        i += 1;
    }
}

/// NEON u8 → f32 dequant. Same shape as `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon` but
/// uses unsigned widening (`vmovl_u8` / `vcvtq_f32_u32`).
///
/// # Safety
/// See `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon`.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn dequant_u8_to_f32_neon(input: &[u8], q: Quantization, output: &mut [f32]) {
    debug_assert_eq!(input.len(), output.len());
    let scale = q.scale;
    let bias_v = vdupq_n_f32(affine_bias(q));
    let n = input.len();
    let chunks_16 = n / 16;
    let mut i = 0usize;

    let in_ptr = input.as_ptr();
    let out_ptr = output.as_mut_ptr();

    for _ in 0..chunks_16 {
        let v_u8 = vld1q_u8(in_ptr.add(i));
        let lo_u16 = vmovl_u8(vget_low_u8(v_u8));
        let hi_u16 = vmovl_high_u8(v_u8);
        let q0 = vmovl_u16(vget_low_u16(lo_u16));
        let q1 = vmovl_high_u16(lo_u16);
        let q2 = vmovl_u16(vget_low_u16(hi_u16));
        let q3 = vmovl_high_u16(hi_u16);
        let f0 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_u32(q0), scale);
        let f1 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_u32(q1), scale);
        let f2 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_u32(q2), scale);
        let f3 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_u32(q3), scale);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i), f0);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 4), f1);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 8), f2);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 12), f3);
        i += 16;
    }

    let zp = q.zero_point as f32;
    while i < n {
        *out_ptr.add(i) = (*in_ptr.add(i) as f32 - zp) * scale;
        i += 1;
    }
}

/// NEON i16 → f32 dequant. Processes 8 i16 lanes per iteration (one
/// 128-bit vector).
///
/// # Safety
/// See `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon`.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn dequant_i16_to_f32_neon(input: &[i16], q: Quantization, output: &mut [f32]) {
    debug_assert_eq!(input.len(), output.len());
    let scale = q.scale;
    let bias_v = vdupq_n_f32(affine_bias(q));
    let n = input.len();
    let chunks_8 = n / 8;
    let mut i = 0usize;

    let in_ptr = input.as_ptr();
    let out_ptr = output.as_mut_ptr();

    for _ in 0..chunks_8 {
        let v_i16 = vld1q_s16(in_ptr.add(i));
        let lo_i32 = vmovl_s16(vget_low_s16(v_i16));
        let hi_i32 = vmovl_high_s16(v_i16);
        let f0 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_s32(lo_i32), scale);
        let f1 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_s32(hi_i32), scale);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i), f0);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 4), f1);
        i += 8;
    }

    let zp = q.zero_point as f32;
    while i < n {
        *out_ptr.add(i) = (*in_ptr.add(i) as f32 - zp) * scale;
        i += 1;
    }
}

/// NEON u16 → f32 dequant.
///
/// # Safety
/// See `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon`.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn dequant_u16_to_f32_neon(input: &[u16], q: Quantization, output: &mut [f32]) {
    debug_assert_eq!(input.len(), output.len());
    let scale = q.scale;
    let bias_v = vdupq_n_f32(affine_bias(q));
    let n = input.len();
    let chunks_8 = n / 8;
    let mut i = 0usize;

    let in_ptr = input.as_ptr();
    let out_ptr = output.as_mut_ptr();

    for _ in 0..chunks_8 {
        let v_u16 = vld1q_u16(in_ptr.add(i));
        let lo_u32 = vmovl_u16(vget_low_u16(v_u16));
        let hi_u32 = vmovl_high_u16(v_u16);
        let f0 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_u32(lo_u32), scale);
        let f1 = vfmaq_n_f32(bias_v, vcvtq_f32_u32(hi_u32), scale);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i), f0);
        vst1q_f32(out_ptr.add(i + 4), f1);
        i += 8;
    }

    let zp = q.zero_point as f32;
    while i < n {
        *out_ptr.add(i) = (*in_ptr.add(i) as f32 - zp) * scale;
        i += 1;
    }
}

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// NEON polynomial expf (Cephes-style minimax)
//
// 4-lane vectorised expf approximation. Replaces lane-extract scalar
// libm expf in sigmoid + softmax — those two paths together accounted
// for ~58% of decode time on Cortex-A53 (per `perf record` on imx8mpevk-06,
// see .claude/plans/results/per_scale_phase2_profiling_findings.md).
//
// Algorithm:
//   1. Clamp input to [-88.376, 88.376] (avoids subnormal/inf).
//   2. Range-reduce: `x = k*ln2 + r`, |r| <= ln2/2.
//      `fx = round_to_nearest(x * LOG2_E)`, `r = x - fx * ln2`.
//      ln2 is split into hi+lo parts to preserve precision near r=0.
//   3. Approximate exp(r) on [-ln2/2, ln2/2] with a 5-degree minimax
//      polynomial:
//        exp(r) ≈ ((((p0*r + p1)*r + p2)*r + p3)*r + p4)*r + p5)*r² + r + 1
//      Cephes coefficients (~3 ulp f32 envelope on the reduced range).
//   4. Reconstruct 2^k via IEEE-754 exponent bit injection
//      (`(k + 127) << 23`, reinterpret as f32).
//   5. Result = exp(r) * 2^k.
//
// Cycle estimate on Cortex-A53 (single-issue in-order, 1 FMA/cycle):
// ~18 cycles per 4-lane batch — vs ~80 cycles per scalar libm expf —
// targeting ~18× speedup on the expf-bound math.
//
// Accuracy: 3 ulp f32 across |x| < 88. For our consumers (sigmoid,
// softmax post-subtract-max) the input is typically in [-50, 0] where
// the polynomial is well-conditioned.
// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// Vectorised expf on 4 f32 lanes, polynomial approximation.
///
/// # Safety
/// See `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon`. Inputs outside [-88.376, 88.376] are
/// clamped (subnormal/inf inputs round to 0 / f32::INFINITY).
//
// Cephes coefficients carry more precision than f32 can hold; f32
// rounds them deterministically and we keep the source-level digits
// to document the literal Cephes minimax fit.
#[allow(clippy::excessive_precision)]
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn expf_neon_f32x4(x: float32x4_t) -> float32x4_t {
    // Range and Cephes minimax constants. `_HI` + `_LO` split of ln2 is
    // the standard trick for high-accuracy range reduction without
    // losing low-order bits to the multiply with k.
    let exp_hi = vdupq_n_f32(88.376_26);
    let exp_lo = vdupq_n_f32(-88.376_26);
    let log2_e = vdupq_n_f32(core::f32::consts::LOG2_E);
    // 0.693359375 is exact in f32 (binary: 0x3F318000); the lo
    // correction is the residual ln(2) - 0.693359375.
    let ln2_hi = vdupq_n_f32(0.693_359_375);
    let ln2_lo = vdupq_n_f32(-2.121_944_400e-4);
    let one = vdupq_n_f32(1.0);
    let p0 = vdupq_n_f32(1.987_569_150e-4);
    let p1 = vdupq_n_f32(1.398_199_950e-3);
    let p2 = vdupq_n_f32(8.333_451_900e-3);
    let p3 = vdupq_n_f32(4.166_579_590e-2);
    let p4 = vdupq_n_f32(1.666_666_550e-1);
    let p5 = vdupq_n_f32(5.000_000_120e-1);

    // Clamp to representable range. f32::INFINITY / 0 fall out of the
    // bit-injection step; clamping is the simplest correct handling
    // for the per-scale consumer (sigmoid saturates well inside this
    // range; softmax post-subtract-max stays ≤ 0 by construction).
    let x = vminq_f32(vmaxq_f32(x, exp_lo), exp_hi);

    // fx = round(x * LOG2_E). vcvtnq_s32_f32 rounds to nearest (the
    // appropriate rounding for range-reducing exp; floor would bias).
    let fx_f = vmulq_f32(x, log2_e);
    let fx_i = vcvtnq_s32_f32(fx_f);
    let fx = vcvtq_f32_s32(fx_i);

    // r = x - fx * ln2, computed as (x - fx*ln2_hi) - fx*ln2_lo for
    // accuracy. ln2_lo is signed so the second step is also a vfma.
    let z = vfmsq_f32(x, fx, ln2_hi);
    let r = vfmsq_f32(z, fx, ln2_lo);

    // Horner's method: y = ((((p0*r + p1)*r + p2)*r + p3)*r + p4)*r + p5
    let mut y = vfmaq_f32(p1, p0, r);
    y = vfmaq_f32(p2, y, r);
    y = vfmaq_f32(p3, y, r);
    y = vfmaq_f32(p4, y, r);
    y = vfmaq_f32(p5, y, r);

    // Final step: exp(r) ≈ y * r² + r + 1
    let r2 = vmulq_f32(r, r);
    let y_r2 = vmulq_f32(y, r2);
    let exp_r = vaddq_f32(vaddq_f32(y_r2, r), one);

    // 2^k via IEEE-754 exponent injection: (k + 127) << 23 reinterpreted
    // as f32. fx_i is bounded by ±127 thanks to the input clamp so
    // (k + 127) stays in the valid biased-exponent range [0, 254].
    let bias = vdupq_n_s32(127);
    let pow2k_bits = vshlq_n_s32::<23>(vaddq_s32(fx_i, bias));
    let pow2k = vreinterpretq_f32_s32(pow2k_bits);

    vmulq_f32(exp_r, pow2k)
}

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// NEON sigmoid f32
//
// Numerically-stable formula matching the scalar `sigmoid_one_f32`:
//   x >= 0:  1 / (1 + e^-x)
//   x <  0:  e^x / (1 + e^x)
//
// Implementation: branchless via `vbslq_f32` blend. Uses scalar `f32::exp`
// per lane (libm) — same expf as the scalar oracle, so the NEON output is
// bit-equal to the scalar version. The NEON win comes from parallelising
// the (1 + e), 1/(1+e), and e/(1+e) math across 4 lanes — about 1.5×
// speedup on Cortex-A53 over the fully-scalar loop.
//
// A polynomial NEON expf approximation (Cephes / minimax) would push this
// to ~3-4× but introduces ULP drift. Deferred to a follow-up if score
// dequant turns out to be the bottleneck after this milestone lands.
// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// NEON sigmoid f32, in-place.
///
/// # Safety
/// See `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon`.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn sigmoid_slice_f32_neon(buf: &mut [f32]) {
    let n = buf.len();
    let chunks_4 = n / 4;
    let mut i = 0usize;
    let zero = vdupq_n_f32(0.0);
    let one = vdupq_n_f32(1.0);

    let ptr = buf.as_mut_ptr();
    for _ in 0..chunks_4 {
        let x = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
        // Mask: 0xFFFFFFFF for lanes where x >= 0, 0 otherwise.
        let mask = vcgeq_f32(x, zero);
        // Pick the input to expf based on sign:
        //   x >= 0  →  -x  (we want e^-x in the positive branch)
        //   x <  0  →   x  (we want e^x  in the negative branch)
        let neg_x = vnegq_f32(x);
        let exp_in = vbslq_f32(mask, neg_x, x);

        // Polynomial NEON expf — 4 lanes computed together. ~18 cycles
        // per chunk vs ~320 cycles for 4 lane-extract scalar libm calls.
        let e = expf_neon_f32x4(exp_in);

        let one_plus_e = vaddq_f32(one, e);
        // 1/(1+e). NEON has vdivq_f32 on aarch64; fast and accurate enough
        // (correctly-rounded divide). vrecpsq_f32 (refined reciprocal) is
        // marginally faster but loses 1-2 ulp; not worth the drift.
        let recip = vdivq_f32(one, one_plus_e);
        let pos_branch = recip; // x >= 0 path: 1 / (1 + e^-x)
        let neg_branch = vmulq_f32(e, recip); // x < 0 path: e^x / (1 + e^x)
        let r = vbslq_f32(mask, pos_branch, neg_branch);
        vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i), r);
        i += 4;
    }

    // Scalar tail. Mirrors the kernel's scalar oracle exactly.
    while i < n {
        let x = *ptr.add(i);
        *ptr.add(i) = if x >= 0.0 {
            let e = (-x).exp();
            1.0 / (1.0 + e)
        } else {
            let e = x.exp();
            e / (1.0 + e)
        };
        i += 1;
    }
}

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// NEON softmax f32
//
// Three-pass numerically-stable softmax with NEON for max-reduction,
// subtract+exp+sum, and final normalize. Same lane-extract scalar expf
// approach as sigmoid — bit-equal to the scalar oracle, ~1.3-1.5×
// speedup on Cortex-A53 (limited by the scalar expf call rate; the
// NEON wins are on the loads/stores and horizontal max/sum).
//
// Hot path is the DFL `reg_max = 16` case: exactly 4 NEON chunks of 4
// f32 lanes, zero scalar tail. Reg_max < 16 falls through to the
// chunked path with a tail; reg_max > 16 (up to MAX_REG_MAX = 64) is
// handled by additional iterations. Empty buffer is a no-op (matches
// scalar softmax semantics).
// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// NEON softmax f32, in-place.
///
/// # Safety
/// See `dequant_i8_to_f32_neon`.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn softmax_inplace_f32_neon(buf: &mut [f32]) {
    if buf.is_empty() {
        return;
    }
    let n = buf.len();
    let chunks_4 = n / 4;
    let ptr = buf.as_mut_ptr();

    // Pass 1: find max via NEON horizontal-max reduce + scalar tail.
    let mut m = f32::NEG_INFINITY;
    if chunks_4 > 0 {
        let mut max_v = vld1q_f32(ptr);
        let mut i = 4;
        for _ in 1..chunks_4 {
            let v = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
            max_v = vmaxq_f32(max_v, v);
            i += 4;
        }
        m = vmaxvq_f32(max_v);
    }
    {
        let mut i = chunks_4 * 4;
        while i < n {
            let v = *ptr.add(i);
            if v > m {
                m = v;
            }
            i += 1;
        }
    }

    // Pass 2: subtract max, exp via polynomial NEON expf, sum.
    // softmax-post-subtract-max guarantees the input to exp is ≤ 0,
    // safely inside the polynomial's accuracy envelope.
    let m_v = vdupq_n_f32(m);
    let mut sum_v = vdupq_n_f32(0.0);
    {
        let mut i = 0;
        for _ in 0..chunks_4 {
            let v = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
            let s = vsubq_f32(v, m_v);
            let e = expf_neon_f32x4(s);
            sum_v = vaddq_f32(sum_v, e);
            vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i), e);
            i += 4;
        }
    }
    let mut sum = vaddvq_f32(sum_v);
    {
        let mut i = chunks_4 * 4;
        while i < n {
            let e = (*ptr.add(i) - m).exp();
            *ptr.add(i) = e;
            sum += e;
            i += 1;
        }
    }

    // Pass 3: normalize. The sum > 0 guard mirrors scalar softmax,
    // protecting against the all-`-inf` input case (every exp is 0,
    // sum is 0; we'd produce NaN otherwise). Practically unreachable
    // post-subtract-max since at least one e == 1.0.
    if sum > 0.0 {
        let inv = 1.0 / sum;
        let inv_v = vdupq_n_f32(inv);
        let mut i = 0;
        for _ in 0..chunks_4 {
            let v = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
            let r = vmulq_f32(v, inv_v);
            vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i), r);
            i += 4;
        }
        let mut i = chunks_4 * 4;
        while i < n {
            *ptr.add(i) *= inv;
            i += 1;
        }
    }
}

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// NEON FP16 polynomial expf — 8-lane via inline-asm escape hatch
//
// Cortex-A55+ has full FP16 NEON arithmetic (ARMv8.2-A optional FP16),
// doubling math throughput vs f32 (8 lanes per 128-bit Q register
// instead of 4). Rust 1.94 stable does NOT expose `vfmaq_f16` /
// `float16x8_t` (gated behind unstable `stdarch_neon_f16`), so we use
// the same `.arch_extension` inline-asm pattern that `image::cpu::masks`
// uses to unlock `sdot` for the dotprod tier.
//
// Strategy:
//   1. Receive 8 f32 lanes (as 2× `float32x4_t`).
//   2. Clamp to [-15, 15] in f32 (f16's max representable exp is 2^15
//      ≈ 32768; clamping at ±15 keeps the exponent injection valid).
//      For sigmoid/softmax this saturates cleanly: σ(±15) ≈ 0/1 within
//      f16 precision (~1e-3) anyway.
//   3. Pack to a single 8-lane f16 register via `fcvtn` / `fcvtn2`.
//   4. Polynomial in f16:
//        - Range reduction `x = k*ln2 + r` via `fcvtns` (round-to-nearest
//          int) + `scvtf` (back to f16) + two `fmls`.
//        - 5-degree minimax (Cephes coefficients rounded to f16).
//        - 2^k via integer exponent injection: f16 has 5 exponent bits
//          and bias 15, so the bit pattern of 2^k is `(k + 15) << 10`.
//      Operates on `int16x8_t` / `uint16x8_t` opaque carriers — these
//      are bit-equivalent to `float16x8_t` from the assembler's view.
//   5. Unpack to 2× `float32x4_t` via `fcvtl` / `fcvtl2`.
//
// Accuracy: ~1% relative error in `exp(r)` (f16's 10-bit mantissa
// limits Cephes precision). For sigmoid post-divide and softmax
// post-normalize the absolute error stays under 1e-3 — invisible to
// mAP at coco128 evaluation thresholds.
//
// SAFETY: every fp16-using function is `unsafe` and only called when
// `CpuFeatures::neon_fp16 == true`. On hardware without FP16 the
// instructions SIGILL — the dispatch contract MUST gate this tier.
// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// FMA on 8 f16 lanes: `acc += a * b` (acc, a, b as opaque uint16x8_t).
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must ensure ARMv8.2-A FP16 hardware (Cortex-A55+).
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn fmla_f16x8(acc: uint16x8_t, a: uint16x8_t, b: uint16x8_t) -> uint16x8_t {
    let result: uint16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fmla {acc:v}.8h, {a:v}.8h, {b:v}.8h",
        acc = inout(vreg) acc => result,
        a = in(vreg) a,
        b = in(vreg) b,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// FMS on 8 f16 lanes: `acc -= a * b` (acc, a, b as opaque uint16x8_t).
///
/// # Safety
/// As `fmla_f16x8`.
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn fmls_f16x8(acc: uint16x8_t, a: uint16x8_t, b: uint16x8_t) -> uint16x8_t {
    let result: uint16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fmls {acc:v}.8h, {a:v}.8h, {b:v}.8h",
        acc = inout(vreg) acc => result,
        a = in(vreg) a,
        b = in(vreg) b,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// Multiply 8 f16 lanes: `a * b`.
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn fmul_f16x8(a: uint16x8_t, b: uint16x8_t) -> uint16x8_t {
    let result: uint16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fmul {r:v}.8h, {a:v}.8h, {b:v}.8h",
        r = out(vreg) result,
        a = in(vreg) a,
        b = in(vreg) b,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// Add 8 f16 lanes.
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn fadd_f16x8(a: uint16x8_t, b: uint16x8_t) -> uint16x8_t {
    let result: uint16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fadd {r:v}.8h, {a:v}.8h, {b:v}.8h",
        r = out(vreg) result,
        a = in(vreg) a,
        b = in(vreg) b,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// Convert f16 lanes to s16 with round-to-nearest. Used for range
/// reduction `k = round(x * log2_e)`.
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn fcvtns_s16_from_f16x8(x: uint16x8_t) -> int16x8_t {
    let result: int16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fcvtns {r:v}.8h, {x:v}.8h",
        r = out(vreg) result,
        x = in(vreg) x,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// Convert s16 lanes to f16 (signed-int → float).
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn scvtf_f16_from_s16x8(x: int16x8_t) -> uint16x8_t {
    let result: uint16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "scvtf {r:v}.8h, {x:v}.8h",
        r = out(vreg) result,
        x = in(vreg) x,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// Pack 2× f32x4 into a single f16x8 (bit-equivalent uint16x8_t).
///
/// `lo` lanes go to the lower 4 f16 slots; `hi` lanes to the upper 4.
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn pack_f16x8_from_f32x4_pair(lo: float32x4_t, hi: float32x4_t) -> uint16x8_t {
    let result: uint16x8_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fcvtn  {r:v}.4h, {lo:v}.4s",
        "fcvtn2 {r:v}.8h, {hi:v}.4s",
        r = out(vreg) result,
        lo = in(vreg) lo,
        hi = in(vreg) hi,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    result
}

/// Unpack f16x8 to 2× f32x4 (lo + hi halves).
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
unsafe fn unpack_f16x8_to_f32x4_pair(p: uint16x8_t) -> (float32x4_t, float32x4_t) {
    let lo: float32x4_t;
    let hi: float32x4_t;
    core::arch::asm!(
        ".arch_extension fp16",
        "fcvtl  {lo:v}.4s, {p:v}.4h",
        "fcvtl2 {hi:v}.4s, {p:v}.8h",
        lo = out(vreg) lo,
        hi = out(vreg) hi,
        p = in(vreg) p,
        options(pure, nomem, nostack),
    );
    (lo, hi)
}

/// 8-lane FP16 polynomial expf. Takes 2× f32x4, returns 2× f32x4.
///
/// Internally:
/// * Clamps inputs to [-15, 15] in f32 (f16-safe range).
/// * Packs to f16x8.
/// * Runs Cephes 5-degree minimax in f16.
/// * Reconstructs `2^k` via int16 exponent-bit injection.
/// * Unpacks back to f32x4 pair.
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must ensure ARMv8.2-A FP16 hardware. The inline-asm path
/// uses `.arch_extension fp16` so the binary contains FP16
/// instructions; executing on hardware without FP16 will SIGILL.
#[inline]
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn expf_neon_f32x8_via_f16(
    lo: float32x4_t,
    hi: float32x4_t,
) -> (float32x4_t, float32x4_t) {
    // Cephes constants as IEEE 754 binary16 bit patterns.
    // f16 representable values; refitting won't help with f16's 10-bit
    // mantissa — accept ~1% relative error in exp(r).
    const LOG2_E: u16 = 0x3DC5; // 1.4424
    const LN2_HI: u16 = 0x398C; // 0.693359375 (exact)
    const LN2_LO: u16 = 0x8AF4; // -2.122e-4
    const ONE: u16 = 0x3C00;
    const P0: u16 = 0x0A83; // 1.987e-4
    const P1: u16 = 0x15BA; // 1.398e-3
    const P2: u16 = 0x2044; // 8.331e-3
    const P3: u16 = 0x2955; // 4.166e-2
    const P4: u16 = 0x3155; // 1.666e-1
    const P5: u16 = 0x3800; // 0.5

    // Clamp inputs in f32 BEFORE conversion. Tight clamp at ±10 keeps
    // k = round(x * log2_e) in [-14, 14], strictly inside f16's
    // 5-bit-exponent + bias-15 range. A wider clamp would let k spill
    // into the sign bit of the `(k + 15) << 10` injection, producing
    // negative or infinite "2^k" — manifested as sigmoid > 1.0 in the
    // initial implementation. exp(±10) saturates sigmoid to within
    // 1e-4 of 0/1, well below f16's ~1e-3 precision, so the consumer
    // can't tell the difference.
    let max_v = vdupq_n_f32(10.0);
    let min_v = vdupq_n_f32(-10.0);
    let lo_c = vminq_f32(vmaxq_f32(lo, min_v), max_v);
    let hi_c = vminq_f32(vmaxq_f32(hi, min_v), max_v);

    let x = pack_f16x8_from_f32x4_pair(lo_c, hi_c);

    // Constants splatted across all 8 lanes. vdupq_n_u16 is a register
    // dup; the bit pattern is f16 in disguise.
    let log2_e = vdupq_n_u16(LOG2_E);
    let ln2_hi = vdupq_n_u16(LN2_HI);
    let ln2_lo = vdupq_n_u16(LN2_LO);
    let one = vdupq_n_u16(ONE);
    let p0 = vdupq_n_u16(P0);
    let p1 = vdupq_n_u16(P1);
    let p2 = vdupq_n_u16(P2);
    let p3 = vdupq_n_u16(P3);
    let p4 = vdupq_n_u16(P4);
    let p5 = vdupq_n_u16(P5);

    // fx = x * log2_e (8 lanes f16). Then k = round_to_nearest(fx).
    let fx_f = fmul_f16x8(x, log2_e);
    let k_int = fcvtns_s16_from_f16x8(fx_f);
    let k_f = scvtf_f16_from_s16x8(k_int);

    // r = x - k*ln2_hi - k*ln2_lo (precision split for the
    // ln2 multiplication, same trick as the f32 path).
    let z = fmls_f16x8(x, k_f, ln2_hi);
    let r = fmls_f16x8(z, k_f, ln2_lo);

    // Horner: y = ((((p0*r + p1)*r + p2)*r + p3)*r + p4)*r + p5
    let mut y = fmla_f16x8(p1, p0, r);
    y = fmla_f16x8(p2, y, r);
    y = fmla_f16x8(p3, y, r);
    y = fmla_f16x8(p4, y, r);
    y = fmla_f16x8(p5, y, r);

    // exp(r) ≈ y * r² + r + 1
    let r2 = fmul_f16x8(r, r);
    let exp_r = fadd_f16x8(fadd_f16x8(fmul_f16x8(y, r2), r), one);

    // 2^k via IEEE 754 f16 exponent injection: bias = 15, mantissa = 10.
    // (k + 15) << 10 gives the bit pattern of 2^k in f16.
    let bias = vdupq_n_s16(15);
    let pow2k_bits = vshlq_n_s16::<10>(vaddq_s16(k_int, bias));
    let pow2k = vreinterpretq_u16_s16(pow2k_bits);

    let result = fmul_f16x8(exp_r, pow2k);

    unpack_f16x8_to_f32x4_pair(result)
}

/// FP16 NEON sigmoid, in place. 8-lane chunks via the f16 path; 4-lane
/// f32 + scalar tail for the remainder. Same numerical pattern as the
/// f32 sigmoid (`x ≥ 0` branch / `x < 0` branch + blend).
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must ensure ARMv8.2-A FP16 hardware.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn sigmoid_slice_f32_neon_fp16(buf: &mut [f32]) {
    let n = buf.len();
    let chunks_8 = n / 8;
    let one_v = vdupq_n_f32(1.0);
    let zero = vdupq_n_f32(0.0);
    let ptr = buf.as_mut_ptr();

    for c in 0..chunks_8 {
        let i = c * 8;
        let lo = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
        let hi = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i + 4));

        // Branch select: x >= 0 → exp(-x); x < 0 → exp(x).
        let lo_mask = vcgeq_f32(lo, zero);
        let hi_mask = vcgeq_f32(hi, zero);
        let lo_in = vbslq_f32(lo_mask, vnegq_f32(lo), lo);
        let hi_in = vbslq_f32(hi_mask, vnegq_f32(hi), hi);

        let (e_lo, e_hi) = expf_neon_f32x8_via_f16(lo_in, hi_in);

        let recip_lo = vdivq_f32(one_v, vaddq_f32(one_v, e_lo));
        let recip_hi = vdivq_f32(one_v, vaddq_f32(one_v, e_hi));
        let neg_lo = vmulq_f32(e_lo, recip_lo);
        let neg_hi = vmulq_f32(e_hi, recip_hi);
        let r_lo = vbslq_f32(lo_mask, recip_lo, neg_lo);
        let r_hi = vbslq_f32(hi_mask, recip_hi, neg_hi);

        vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i), r_lo);
        vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i + 4), r_hi);
    }

    // Scalar tail for fewer than 8 remaining lanes — small (max 7) so
    // the libm cost is negligible vs the savings on the bulk path.
    let tail_start = chunks_8 * 8;
    for i in tail_start..n {
        let x = *ptr.add(i);
        let r = if x >= 0.0 {
            1.0 / (1.0 + (-x).exp())
        } else {
            let e = x.exp();
            e / (1.0 + e)
        };
        *ptr.add(i) = r;
    }
}

/// FP16 NEON softmax, in place. 8-lane chunks via f16 expf; remainder
/// via 4-lane f32 expf + scalar tail.
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must ensure ARMv8.2-A FP16 hardware.
#[target_feature(enable = "neon")]
pub(crate) unsafe fn softmax_inplace_f32_neon_fp16(buf: &mut [f32]) {
    if buf.is_empty() {
        return;
    }
    let n = buf.len();
    let chunks_8 = n / 8;
    let ptr = buf.as_mut_ptr();

    // Pass 1: max via NEON horizontal reduce (f32 — keeps the max
    // reduction precise). 4-lane chunks inside the 8-lane envelope so
    // the same fold works for tails.
    let chunks_4 = n / 4;
    let mut m = f32::NEG_INFINITY;
    if chunks_4 > 0 {
        let mut max_v = vld1q_f32(ptr);
        let mut i = 4;
        for _ in 1..chunks_4 {
            let v = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
            max_v = vmaxq_f32(max_v, v);
            i += 4;
        }
        m = vmaxvq_f32(max_v);
    }
    {
        let mut i = chunks_4 * 4;
        while i < n {
            let v = *ptr.add(i);
            if v > m {
                m = v;
            }
            i += 1;
        }
    }

    // Pass 2: subtract max, exp via 8-lane f16, sum.
    let m_v = vdupq_n_f32(m);
    let mut sum_v = vdupq_n_f32(0.0);
    for c in 0..chunks_8 {
        let i = c * 8;
        let lo = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
        let hi = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i + 4));
        let s_lo = vsubq_f32(lo, m_v);
        let s_hi = vsubq_f32(hi, m_v);
        let (e_lo, e_hi) = expf_neon_f32x8_via_f16(s_lo, s_hi);
        sum_v = vaddq_f32(sum_v, e_lo);
        sum_v = vaddq_f32(sum_v, e_hi);
        vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i), e_lo);
        vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i + 4), e_hi);
    }
    let mut sum = vaddvq_f32(sum_v);

    // Tail (< 8 lanes): use scalar libm — negligible vs the bulk.
    let tail_start = chunks_8 * 8;
    for i in tail_start..n {
        let e = (*ptr.add(i) - m).exp();
        *ptr.add(i) = e;
        sum += e;
    }

    // Pass 3: normalise.
    if sum > 0.0 {
        let inv = 1.0 / sum;
        let inv_v = vdupq_n_f32(inv);
        for c in 0..chunks_8 {
            let i = c * 8;
            let lo = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i));
            let hi = vld1q_f32(ptr.add(i + 4));
            vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i), vmulq_f32(lo, inv_v));
            vst1q_f32(ptr.add(i + 4), vmulq_f32(hi, inv_v));
        }
        for i in tail_start..n {
            *ptr.add(i) *= inv;
        }
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::per_scale::kernels::dequant::{
        dequant_i16_to_f32, dequant_i8_to_f32, dequant_u16_to_f32, dequant_u8_to_f32,
    };
    use crate::per_scale::kernels::sigmoid::sigmoid_slice_f32;
    use crate::per_scale::kernels::softmax::softmax_inplace_f32;

    /// ULP envelope for FMA reordering. NEON FMA produces the same
    /// fused-rounding result as scalar `(in - zp) * scale` only when the
    /// operations associate identically; in practice for affine
    /// `out = scale * in + bias` the rounding agrees within 1-2 ulp.
    fn close_within_ulp(a: f32, b: f32, ulps: u32) -> bool {
        let diff = (a - b).abs();
        if diff < 1e-7 {
            return true;
        }
        let scale_max = a.abs().max(b.abs());
        diff < f32::EPSILON * scale_max * (ulps as f32)
    }

    #[test]
    fn dequant_i8_to_f32_neon_matches_scalar() {
        // 200 elements: covers the full 16-lane chunked path plus an
        // 8-element scalar tail (200 = 12*16 + 8). YOLO per-scale
        // tensors are typically 4 / 32 / 64 channels → multiples of 16
        // dominate but the tail path needs to be exercised too.
        let input: Vec<i8> = (-100..100).map(|i| i as i8).collect();
        let q = Quantization {
            scale: 0.0326_f32,
            zero_point: -42,
        };
        let mut neon_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        let mut scalar_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];

        unsafe {
            dequant_i8_to_f32_neon(&input, q, &mut neon_out);
        }
        dequant_i8_to_f32(&input, q, &mut scalar_out);

        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_out.iter().zip(scalar_out.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 2),
                "i8 dequant NEON/scalar mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn dequant_u8_to_f32_neon_matches_scalar() {
        let input: Vec<u8> = (0..240).map(|i| i as u8).collect();
        let q = Quantization {
            scale: 0.00392_f32,
            zero_point: 128,
        };
        let mut neon_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        let mut scalar_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        unsafe {
            dequant_u8_to_f32_neon(&input, q, &mut neon_out);
        }
        dequant_u8_to_f32(&input, q, &mut scalar_out);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_out.iter().zip(scalar_out.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 2),
                "u8 dequant NEON/scalar mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn dequant_i16_to_f32_neon_matches_scalar() {
        let input: Vec<i16> = (-1000..1000).step_by(7).collect();
        let q = Quantization {
            scale: 0.0001_f32,
            zero_point: 0,
        };
        let mut neon_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        let mut scalar_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        unsafe {
            dequant_i16_to_f32_neon(&input, q, &mut neon_out);
        }
        dequant_i16_to_f32(&input, q, &mut scalar_out);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_out.iter().zip(scalar_out.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 2),
                "i16 dequant NEON/scalar mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn dequant_u16_to_f32_neon_matches_scalar() {
        let input: Vec<u16> = (0..2000).step_by(11).collect();
        let q = Quantization {
            scale: 0.0001_f32,
            zero_point: 1024,
        };
        let mut neon_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        let mut scalar_out = vec![0f32; input.len()];
        unsafe {
            dequant_u16_to_f32_neon(&input, q, &mut neon_out);
        }
        dequant_u16_to_f32(&input, q, &mut scalar_out);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_out.iter().zip(scalar_out.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 2),
                "u16 dequant NEON/scalar mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn dequant_i8_to_f32_neon_handles_short_input_under_chunk_size() {
        // Length 12 < 16: only the scalar tail runs.
        let input: [i8; 12] = [-128, -64, -32, -1, 0, 1, 32, 64, 127, 50, -50, 25];
        let q = Quantization {
            scale: 0.5_f32,
            zero_point: 0,
        };
        let mut neon_out = [0f32; 12];
        let mut scalar_out = [0f32; 12];
        unsafe {
            dequant_i8_to_f32_neon(&input, q, &mut neon_out);
        }
        dequant_i8_to_f32(&input, q, &mut scalar_out);
        assert_eq!(neon_out, scalar_out, "tail-only path must be exact");
    }

    #[test]
    fn expf_neon_f32x4_matches_libm() {
        // Cephes 5-degree minimax targets ~3 ulp on the reduced range.
        // After the * 2^k step the ulp count is preserved (multiply by a
        // power of 2 is exact). Test across [-50, 50] which spans the
        // realistic input domain for sigmoid and softmax.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (-100..=100).map(|i| i as f32 * 0.5).collect();
        for chunk in cases.chunks(4) {
            if chunk.len() < 4 {
                continue;
            }
            let arr = [chunk[0], chunk[1], chunk[2], chunk[3]];
            let neon = unsafe {
                let v = vld1q_f32(arr.as_ptr());
                let r = expf_neon_f32x4(v);
                let mut out = [0f32; 4];
                vst1q_f32(out.as_mut_ptr(), r);
                out
            };
            for (i, &x) in arr.iter().enumerate() {
                let oracle = x.exp();
                // 8 ulp envelope. Cephes is ~3 ulp on the polynomial step,
                // but we add a small allowance for FMA-vs-non-FMA reordering
                // at scalar libm.
                assert!(
                    close_within_ulp(neon[i], oracle, 8),
                    "expf NEON/libm mismatch at x={x}: neon={} libm={oracle}",
                    neon[i]
                );
            }
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn sigmoid_slice_f32_neon_matches_scalar() {
        // Mix positive, negative, large, small, zero — tests both branches
        // of the vbslq_f32 blend plus the saturation tails.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (-50..=50).map(|i| i as f32 * 0.5).collect();
        let mut neon_buf = cases.clone();
        let mut scalar_buf = cases;
        unsafe {
            sigmoid_slice_f32_neon(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        sigmoid_slice_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            // Polynomial NEON expf adds ~3 ulp on the exp() step; the
            // 1/(1+e) divide is well-conditioned (denominator ≥ 1) so
            // total envelope stays ≤ ~5 ulp. For lanes where the output
            // saturates near 0 or 1 the absolute value is what matters,
            // not relative ulps — short-circuit on absolute < 1e-6.
            let abs_diff = (n_v - s_v).abs();
            assert!(
                abs_diff < 1e-6 || close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 16),
                "sigmoid NEON/scalar mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v} diff={abs_diff}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn sigmoid_slice_f32_neon_short_input_under_chunk_size() {
        // Tail-only path bypasses NEON expf, so result is bit-equal.
        let mut neon_buf = [-2.0_f32, -1.0, 1.5];
        let mut scalar_buf = neon_buf;
        unsafe {
            sigmoid_slice_f32_neon(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        sigmoid_slice_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 1),
                "sigmoid tail-only mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn sigmoid_slice_f32_neon_zero_is_half() {
        let mut buf = [0.0_f32; 4];
        unsafe {
            sigmoid_slice_f32_neon(&mut buf);
        }
        for &v in &buf {
            assert!((v - 0.5).abs() < 1e-7, "sigmoid(0) = {v}, expected 0.5");
        }
    }

    /// Softmax envelope helper. Polynomial NEON expf adds ~3 ulp per
    /// exp() call; the sum-then-divide normalisation and the absolute
    /// value at small probabilities make ulp counts noisy, so the test
    /// accepts EITHER an absolute diff < 1e-5 OR a 32 ulp relative diff.
    fn softmax_close(a: f32, b: f32) -> bool {
        let abs = (a - b).abs();
        abs < 1e-5 || close_within_ulp(a, b, 32)
    }

    #[test]
    fn softmax_neon_matches_scalar_reg_max_16() {
        // The DFL hot path: reg_max=16, exactly 4 NEON chunks, no tail.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (0..16).map(|i| (i as f32) * 0.5 - 4.0).collect();
        let mut neon_buf = cases.clone();
        let mut scalar_buf = cases;
        unsafe {
            softmax_inplace_f32_neon(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        softmax_inplace_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                softmax_close(n_v, s_v),
                "softmax NEON/scalar mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
        // Sums should both be 1.0 to within FP envelope.
        let sum: f32 = neon_buf.iter().sum();
        assert!((sum - 1.0).abs() < 1e-5, "softmax sum != 1.0: {sum}");
    }

    #[test]
    fn softmax_neon_matches_scalar_with_tail() {
        // 18 elements: 4 chunks of 4 + 2-element tail. Exercises both paths.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (0..18).map(|i| i as f32 * 0.3).collect();
        let mut neon_buf = cases.clone();
        let mut scalar_buf = cases;
        unsafe {
            softmax_inplace_f32_neon(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        softmax_inplace_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                softmax_close(n_v, s_v),
                "softmax tail mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn softmax_neon_overflow_safety() {
        // Logits with large positive values; subtract-max protects against overflow.
        let mut neon_buf = [1000.0_f32, 1001.0, 1002.0, 1003.0];
        let mut scalar_buf = neon_buf;
        unsafe {
            softmax_inplace_f32_neon(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        softmax_inplace_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                softmax_close(n_v, s_v),
                "softmax overflow test mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
        let sum: f32 = neon_buf.iter().sum();
        assert!((sum - 1.0).abs() < 1e-5);
    }

    #[test]
    fn softmax_neon_empty_is_noop() {
        let mut buf: [f32; 0] = [];
        unsafe {
            softmax_inplace_f32_neon(&mut buf);
        }
        // No-op: just verify no crash. (Length 0 cases skip both passes.)
    }

    #[test]
    fn dequant_i8_to_f32_neon_handles_exact_chunk_boundary() {
        // Length 64 = exactly 4 chunks of 16, no tail.
        let input: Vec<i8> = (-32..32).map(|i| i as i8).collect();
        let q = Quantization {
            scale: 0.1_f32,
            zero_point: -10,
        };
        let mut neon_out = vec![0f32; 64];
        let mut scalar_out = vec![0f32; 64];
        unsafe {
            dequant_i8_to_f32_neon(&input, q, &mut neon_out);
        }
        dequant_i8_to_f32(&input, q, &mut scalar_out);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_out.iter().zip(scalar_out.iter()).enumerate() {
            assert!(
                close_within_ulp(n_v, s_v, 2),
                "exact-chunk boundary mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v}"
            );
        }
    }

    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    // FP16 polynomial expf parity tests. Gated on runtime probe of
    // ARMv8.2-A FP16 — Cortex-A53 doesn't have it, so these tests
    // skip gracefully on imx8mp and run on imx95 / RPi5 / A55+ hardware.
    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    fn fp16_supported() -> bool {
        std::arch::is_aarch64_feature_detected!("fp16")
    }

    #[test]
    fn expf_neon_f32x8_via_f16_matches_libm_relative() {
        if !fp16_supported() {
            eprintln!("fp16 not supported on this CPU; skipping FP16 expf parity test");
            return;
        }
        // f16 polynomial expf has ~1% relative error in exp(r) — wider
        // envelope than the 8 ulp f32 path, so we test relative diff
        // instead of ulp count.
        //
        // The kernel clamps inputs to ±10 (see `expf_neon_f32x8_via_f16`'s
        // own comment) to keep `k = round(x * log2_e)` in [-14, 14], strictly
        // inside f16's 5-bit-exponent + bias-15 range. Inputs outside that
        // envelope saturate to exp(±10). The oracle below mirrors that
        // saturation so the test exercises the whole [-15, 15] input range
        // (including the saturating boundary) without expecting precision
        // the kernel never claimed.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (-30..=30).map(|i| i as f32 * 0.5).collect();
        for chunk in cases.chunks(8) {
            if chunk.len() < 8 {
                continue;
            }
            let lo = unsafe { vld1q_f32(chunk.as_ptr()) };
            let hi = unsafe { vld1q_f32(chunk.as_ptr().add(4)) };
            let (out_lo, out_hi) = unsafe { expf_neon_f32x8_via_f16(lo, hi) };
            let mut out = [0f32; 8];
            unsafe {
                vst1q_f32(out.as_mut_ptr(), out_lo);
                vst1q_f32(out.as_mut_ptr().add(4), out_hi);
            }
            for (i, &x) in chunk.iter().enumerate() {
                let oracle = x.clamp(-10.0, 10.0).exp();
                let abs_err = (out[i] - oracle).abs();
                let rel_err = abs_err / oracle.max(1e-6);
                // 2% relative or 1e-4 absolute — accommodates f16's 10-bit
                // mantissa across the full range.
                assert!(
                    rel_err < 0.02 || abs_err < 1e-4,
                    "f16 expf mismatch at x={x}: got={} oracle={oracle} rel_err={rel_err:.4}",
                    out[i]
                );
            }
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn sigmoid_slice_f32_neon_fp16_matches_scalar() {
        if !fp16_supported() {
            eprintln!("fp16 not supported; skipping");
            return;
        }
        // 32 elements: 4 chunks of 8, no tail.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (-16..16).map(|i| i as f32 * 0.5).collect();
        let mut neon_buf = cases.clone();
        let mut scalar_buf = cases;
        unsafe {
            sigmoid_slice_f32_neon_fp16(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        sigmoid_slice_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            // Sigmoid is bounded [0,1]; f16 polynomial accuracy means
            // ~1% relative on exp(r) translates to ≤ 0.005 absolute on
            // sigmoid output.
            let abs_err = (n_v - s_v).abs();
            assert!(
                abs_err < 5e-3,
                "fp16 sigmoid mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v} err={abs_err:.5}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn softmax_neon_fp16_matches_scalar() {
        if !fp16_supported() {
            eprintln!("fp16 not supported; skipping");
            return;
        }
        // 16 elements: 2 chunks of 8, exact reg_max boundary.
        let cases: Vec<f32> = (0..16).map(|i| (i as f32) * 0.5 - 4.0).collect();
        let mut neon_buf = cases.clone();
        let mut scalar_buf = cases;
        unsafe {
            softmax_inplace_f32_neon_fp16(&mut neon_buf);
        }
        softmax_inplace_f32(&mut scalar_buf);
        for (i, (&n_v, &s_v)) in neon_buf.iter().zip(scalar_buf.iter()).enumerate() {
            // Softmax post-normalize: same envelope as sigmoid.
            let abs_err = (n_v - s_v).abs();
            assert!(
                abs_err < 5e-3,
                "fp16 softmax mismatch at {i}: neon={n_v} scalar={s_v} err={abs_err:.5}"
            );
        }
        let sum: f32 = neon_buf.iter().sum();
        assert!((sum - 1.0).abs() < 1e-3, "fp16 softmax sum drift: {sum}");
    }
}