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Re: [PATCH] PR target/70155: Use SSE for TImode load/store


On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Richard Biener <rguenther@suse.de> wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2016, Uros Bizjak wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 4:47 PM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 7:18 AM, Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 2:51 PM, H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> wrote:
>> >>> Tested on Linux/x86-64.  OK for trunk?
>> >>
>> >>> +  /* FIXME: Since the CSE pass may change dominance info, which isn't
>> >>> +     expected by the fwprop pass, call free_dominance_info to
>> >>> +     invalidate dominance info.  Otherwise, the fwprop pass may crash
>> >>> +     when dominance info is changed.  */
>> >>> +  if (TARGET_64BIT)
>> >>> +    free_dominance_info (CDI_DOMINATORS);
>> >>> +
>> >>
>> >> Please resolve the above problem first, target-dependent sources are
>> >> not the place to apply band-aids for middle-end problems. The thread
>> >> with the proposed fix died in [1].
>> >>
>> >> [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2016-03/msg00143.html
>> >
>> > free_dominance_info (CDI_DOMINATORS) has been called in other
>> > places to avoid this middle-end issue.   I don't know when the middle-end
>> > will be fixed.  I don't think this target optimization should be penalized by
>> > the middle-end issue.
>>
>> Let's ask Richard if he is OK with the workaround...
>
> Well, it's ultimately your call (it's a workaround in the target).

Oh well, ...

> Of course I'd like to see the underlying issue fixed and the
> workarounds in "other places" be removed.

... then at least a reference to a relevant PR should be added to a
FIXME comment.

Uros.


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