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Re: [PATCH][RS6000] Fix PR87870: ppc64 generates poor code when loading constants into TImode vars


On 12/17/18 3:55 PM, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 02:23:54PM -0600, Peter Bergner wrote:
>> This means we require the insn to eventually be split and not reach final
>> assembly, does it not?
> 
> Yes, but is the length attribute used for something that matters before
> that?  For correctness, not just for better code.  It isn't clear to me
> that this will work.
> 
> OTOH I cannot currently show it does not work either.  So, okay for trunk,
> and I hope it actually works :-)

Ok, committed.  I'll try and keep an eye out for any fallout, but I'm
fairly certain there won't be.  Thanks!

Peter


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