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[Bug c/54802] New: Trivial code changes result in different assembly with respect to rotations and bswap.


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54802

             Bug #: 54802
           Summary: Trivial code changes result in different assembly with
                    respect to rotations and bswap.
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.8.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassigned@gcc.gnu.org
        ReportedBy: jasongross9+bugzilla@gmail.com


Created attachment 28347
  --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=28347
Code files

In some C code, manually inlining constants changes whether or not gcc compiles
things to rotations or to bswaps.  In particular, the following code

uint64_t reverse0(uint64_t v) {
  v = ((v >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555ULL) | ((v & 0x5555555555555555ULL) << 1);
  v = ((v >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333ULL) | ((v & 0x3333333333333333ULL) << 2);
  v = ((v >> 4) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0FULL) | ((v & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0FULL) << 4);
  v = ((v >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL) | ((v & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL) << 8);
  v = ((v >> 16) & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL) | ((v & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL) <<
16);
  const uint64_t
      va = ((v >> 32) & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFULL),
      vb = ((v & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFULL) << 32);
  v = va | vb;
  return v;
}

uint64_t reverse1(uint64_t v) {
  v = ((v >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555ULL) | ((v & 0x5555555555555555ULL) << 1);
  v = ((v >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333ULL) | ((v & 0x3333333333333333ULL) << 2);
  v = ((v >> 4) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0FULL) | ((v & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0FULL) << 4);
  v = ((v >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL) | ((v & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL) << 8);
  v = ((v >> 16) & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL) | ((v & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL) <<
16);
  v = ((v >> 32) & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFULL) | ((v & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFULL) <<
32);
  return v;
}

compiles to 

reverse0:
.LFB8:
    .cfi_startproc
    movq    %rdi, %rdx
    movabsq    $6148914691236517205, %rax
    movabsq    $3689348814741910323, %rcx
    shrq    %rdx
    andq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rdi, %rax
    addq    %rax, %rax
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    movq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rcx, %rax
    shrq    $2, %rdx
    salq    $2, %rax
    andq    %rcx, %rdx
    movabsq    $1085102592571150095, %rcx
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    movq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rcx, %rax
    shrq    $4, %rdx
    salq    $4, %rax
    andq    %rcx, %rdx
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    bswap    %rax
    ret
    .cfi_endproc
.LFE8:
    .size    reverse0, .-reverse0
    .p2align 4,,15
    .globl    reverse1
    .type    reverse1, @function
reverse1:
.LFB9:
    .cfi_startproc
    movq    %rdi, %rdx
    movabsq    $6148914691236517205, %rax
    movabsq    $3689348814741910323, %rcx
    shrq    %rdx
    andq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rdi, %rax
    addq    %rax, %rax
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    movq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rcx, %rax
    shrq    $2, %rdx
    salq    $2, %rax
    andq    %rcx, %rdx
    movabsq    $1085102592571150095, %rcx
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    movq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rcx, %rax
    shrq    $4, %rdx
    salq    $4, %rax
    andq    %rcx, %rdx
    movabsq    $71777214294589695, %rcx
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    movq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rcx, %rax
    shrq    $8, %rdx
    salq    $8, %rax
    andq    %rcx, %rdx
    movabsq    $281470681808895, %rcx
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    movq    %rax, %rdx
    andq    %rcx, %rax
    shrq    $16, %rdx
    salq    $16, %rax
    andq    %rcx, %rdx
    orq    %rdx, %rax
    rorq    $32, %rax
    ret
    .cfi_endproc
.LFE9:
    .size    reverse1, .-reverse1
    .p2align 4,,15
    .globl    reverse2
    .type    reverse2, @function


In the code that I'm using this in, reverse0 is 30% faster than reverse1.  I
don't think that manual constant inlining, when each constant is used exactly
once, should change the assembly code that gcc compiles to.

The relevant (.c, .i, .s, and a log of the command line) files are attached.


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