in src/annoylib.h [262:283]
inline float euclidean_distance<float>(const float* x, const float* y, int f) {
float result=0;
if (f > 7) {
__m256 d = _mm256_setzero_ps();
for (; f > 7; f -= 8) {
const __m256 diff = _mm256_sub_ps(_mm256_loadu_ps(x), _mm256_loadu_ps(y));
d = _mm256_add_ps(d, _mm256_mul_ps(diff, diff)); // no support for fmadd in AVX...
x += 8;
y += 8;
}
// Sum all floats in dot register.
result = hsum256_ps_avx(d);
}
// Don't forget the remaining values.
for (; f > 0; f--) {
float tmp = *x - *y;
result += tmp * tmp;
x++;
y++;
}
return result;
}