Selecting Between Linking Methods

You can use different linking methods for Intel IPP:

• Dynamic linking using the run-time shared object (SO) libraries

• Static linking with dispatching by using emerged and merged static libraries

• Static linking without automatic dispatching using merged static libraries

• Dynamically building your own - custom - SO.

Answering the following questions helps you select the linking method which best suites you:

• Are there limitations on the size of the application executable? Are there limitations on the size of the application installation package?

• Is the Intel IPP-based application a device driver or similar "ring 0" software that executes in the kernel mode at least some of the time?

• Will the application be installed on a range of processor types, or is the application explicitly supported only on a single type of processor? Is the application part of an embedded computer with only one type of processor?

• What resources are available for maintaining and updating customized Intel IPP components? What level of effort is acceptable for incorporating new processor optimizations into the application?

• How often will the application be updated? Will application components be distributed independently or will they always be packaged together?

• Dynamic Linking
  
• Static Linking with Dispatching
  
• Static Linking without Dispatching
  
• Building a Custom SO
  
• Comparison of Intel IPP Linking Methods
  

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