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Re: [PATCH][aarch64] Put vector fnma instruction into canonical form for better code generation.
- From: James Greenhalgh <james dot greenhalgh at arm dot com>
- To: Steve Ellcey <sellcey at cavium dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, <nd at arm dot com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:31:27 +0000
- Subject: Re: [PATCH][aarch64] Put vector fnma instruction into canonical form for better code generation.
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On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 10:01:21PM +0100, Steve Ellcey wrote:
> This patch is a follow up to a discussion at:
>
> https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2017-06/msg00126.html
>
> For some reason the simd version of fnma in aarch64-simd.md
> is not in the canonical form of having the neg operator on
> the first operand and instead has it on the second. This
> results in sub-optimal code generation (an extra dup instruction).
>
> I have moved the 'neg', rebuilt GCC and retested with this patch
> There were no regressions. OK to checkin?
OK.
Thanks,
James
Reviewed-by: James Greenhalgh <james.greenhalgh@arm.com>
>
>
> 2017-10-06 Steve Ellcey <sellcey@cavium.com>
>
> * config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md (fnma<mode>4): Move neg operator
> to canonical location.
>
>
> diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-sim
> d.md
> index 12da8be..d9ced50 100644
> --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
> +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
> @@ -1777,9 +1777,8 @@
> (define_insn "fnma<mode>4"
> [(set (match_operand:VHSDF 0 "register_operand" "=w")
> (fma:VHSDF
> - (match_operand:VHSDF 1 "register_operand" "w")
> - (neg:VHSDF
> - (match_operand:VHSDF 2 "register_operand" "w"))
> + (neg:VHSDF (match_operand:VHSDF 1 "register_operand" "w"))
> + (match_operand:VHSDF 2 "register_operand" "w")
> (match_operand:VHSDF 3 "register_operand" "0")))]
> "TARGET_SIMD"
> "fmls\\t%0.<Vtype>, %1.<Vtype>, %2.<Vtype>"
>
>
>
> 2017-10-06 Steve Ellcey <sellcey@cavium.com>
>
> * gcc.target/aarch64/fmls.c: New test.
>
>
> diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/fmls.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/
> aarch64/fmls.c
> index e69de29..1ea0e6a 100644
> --- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/fmls.c
> +++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/fmls.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-options "-O3" } */
> +
> +#define vector __attribute__((vector_size(16)))
> +vector double a = {1.0,1.0};
> +vector double b = {2.0,2.0};
> +double x = 3.0;
> +
> +
> +void __attribute__ ((noinline))
> +vf (double x, vector double *v1, vector double *v2, vector double *result)
> +{
> + vector double s = v1[0];
> + vector double t = -v2[0];
> + vector double m = {x,x};
> + vector double r = t * m + s;
> + result[0] = r;
> +}
> +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "dup" } } */
>