1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_interleaved.hpp b/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_interleaved.hpp
index e7346e8039..442739b55e 100644
--- a/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_interleaved.hpp
+++ b/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_interleaved.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2022 Arm Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Arm Limited.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -267,18 +267,24 @@ public:
 };
 
 // We need a similar trick here to figure out what type the accumulator buffer should be.
-template<typename strategy, typename OutputStage>
+template<typename strategy, typename OutputStage, bool ForceFloat>
 class accumulate_buffer_type {
 public:
     typedef typename strategy::result_type type;
 };
 
 template<typename strategy>
-class accumulate_buffer_type<strategy, Requantize32> {
+class accumulate_buffer_type<strategy, Requantize32, false> {
 public:
     typedef int32_t type;
 };
 
+template<typename strategy, typename OutputStage>
+class accumulate_buffer_type<strategy, OutputStage, true> {
+public:
+    typedef float type;
+};
+
 // Stripe width is a concept only needed for FixedFormat kernels.  Use an accessor to avoid issues in other scenarios.
 template<typename strategy, bool FixedFormat>
 struct get_stripe_width {
@@ -321,11 +327,11 @@ struct get_kernel_weight_format<strategy, true, To> {
 
 } // anonymous namespace
 
-template<typename strategy, typename To, typename Tr, typename OutputStage=Nothing, bool MergeStep=true, bool FixedFormat=false, bool ForceThreadColumns=false>
+template<typename strategy, typename To, typename Tr, typename OutputStage=Nothing, bool MergeStep=true, bool FixedFormat=false, bool ForceThreadColumns=false, bool ForceFloatAccumulate=false>
 class GemmInterleaved : public GemmCommon<To, Tr> {
     typedef typename strategy::operand_type Toi;
     typedef typename strategy::result_type Tri;
-    typedef typename accumulate_buffer_type<strategy, OutputStage>::type Tab;
+    typedef typename accumulate_buffer_type<strategy, OutputStage, ForceFloatAccumulate>::type Tab;
 
     /* const properties set by constructor */
     const CPUInfo * const _ci;
@@ -383,7 +389,7 @@ class GemmInterleaved : public GemmCommon<To, Tr> {
     class blockwalker {
     private:
         /* Size loops, etc. based on our parent's configuration */
-        const GemmInterleaved<strategy, To, Tr, OutputStage, MergeStep, FixedFormat, ForceThreadColumns> &_parent;
+        const GemmInterleaved<strategy, To, Tr, OutputStage, MergeStep, FixedFormat, ForceThreadColumns, ForceFloatAccumulate> &_parent;
 
         /* K, X and multi parameters for current iteration. */
         unsigned int _k0=0, _x0=0, _multi=0;
@@ -398,9 +404,9 @@ class GemmInterleaved : public GemmCommon<To, Tr> {
         bool _newmulti=true;
 
     public:
-        blockwalker(const GemmInterleaved<strategy, To, Tr, OutputStage, MergeStep, FixedFormat, ForceThreadColumns> &parent) : _parent(parent) { }
+        blockwalker(const GemmInterleaved<strategy, To, Tr, OutputStage, MergeStep, FixedFormat, ForceThreadColumns, ForceFloatAccumulate> &parent) : _parent(parent) { }
 
-        blockwalker(const GemmInterleaved<strategy, To, Tr, OutputStage, MergeStep, FixedFormat, ForceThreadColumns> &parent,
+        blockwalker(const GemmInterleaved<strategy, To, Tr, OutputStage, MergeStep, FixedFormat, ForceThreadColumns, ForceFloatAccumulate> &parent,
                     unsigned int x_start, unsigned int x_end) : _parent(parent), _x0 (_x_start), _x_start(x_start), _x_end(x_end) { }
 
         unsigned int xmax() {