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Re: Combine changes ASHIFT into mult for non-MEM rtx


On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Jeff Law <law@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 04/02/2015 03:39 AM, Bin.Cheng wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> In function make_compound_operation, the code/comment says:
>>
>>      case ASHIFT:
>>        /* Convert shifts by constants into multiplications if inside
>>       an address.  */
>>        if (in_code == MEM && CONST_INT_P (XEXP (x, 1))
>>        && INTVAL (XEXP (x, 1)) < HOST_BITS_PER_WIDE_INT
>>        && INTVAL (XEXP (x, 1)) >= 0
>>        && SCALAR_INT_MODE_P (mode))
>>      {
>>
>>
>> Right now, it changes ASHIFT in any SET into mult because of below code:
>>
>>    /* Select the code to be used in recursive calls.  Once we are inside
>> an
>>       address, we stay there.  If we have a comparison, set to COMPARE,
>>       but once inside, go back to our default of SET.  */
>>
>>    next_code = (code == MEM ? MEM
>>             : ((code == PLUS || code == MINUS)
>>            && SCALAR_INT_MODE_P (mode)) ? MEM         // <--------bogus?
>>             : ((code == COMPARE || COMPARISON_P (x))
>>            && XEXP (x, 1) == const0_rtx) ? COMPARE
>>             : in_code == COMPARE ? SET : in_code);
>>
>> This seems an overlook to me.  The effect is all targets have to
>> support the generated expression in the corresponding pattern.  Some
>> times the generated expression is just too stupid and missed.  For
>> example below insn is tried by combine:
>> (set (reg:SI 79 [ D.2709 ])
>>      (plus:SI (subreg:SI (sign_extract:DI (mult:DI (reg:DI 1 x1 [ i ])
>>                      (const_int 2 [0x2]))
>>                  (const_int 17 [0x11])
>>                  (const_int 0 [0])) 0)
>>          (reg:SI 0 x0 [ a ])))
>>
>>
>> It actually equals to
>> (set (reg/i:SI 0 x0)
>>      (plus:SI (ashift:SI (sign_extend:SI (reg:HI 1 x1 [ i ]))
>>              (const_int 1 [0x1]))
>>          (reg:SI 0 x0 [ a ])))
>>
>> equals to below instruction on AARCH64:
>> add    w0, w0, w1, sxth 1
>>
>>
>> Because of the existing comment, also because it will make backend
>> easier (I suppose), is it reasonable to fix this behavior in
>> combine.c?  Another question is, if we are going to make the change,
>> how many targets might be affected?
>
> There's already a thread on this issue -- it's not a regression so I haven't
> pushed it forward and probably won't until stage1 reopens.
Indeed, Kugan pointed me to that thread.  Glad somebody else is
looking after the problem.

Thanks,
bin
>
> jeff


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