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Re: [PATCH] Simple fix to enhance outer-loop vectorization.
- From: Richard Biener <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>
- To: Yuri Rumyantsev <ysrumyan at gmail dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, Igor Zamyatin <izamyatin at gmail dot com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:51:36 +0200
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Simple fix to enhance outer-loop vectorization.
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On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Yuri Rumyantsev <ysrumyan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> First of all, I don't think that it is possible to write out test for
> outer-loop vectorization with zero-step reference because of possible
> loop-carried dependencies and run-time aliasing is not supported for
> outer-loop. If there are no such dependencies pre or pdse does
> hoisting (sinking) of such invariant references. So I add a check on
> it to accept zero-step references for outer loop marked with
> forc-vectorize flag to guarantee absence of loop-carried dependencies
> between inner-loop iterations.
> I included run-time test that checks vectorization correctness.
>
> Update patch is attached.
Please don't use fprintf from testcases but just call abort () when
you detect an error. gcc.dg/vect testcases shouldn't have an
explicit dg-do run, just drop it, it is implicit.
Ok with that changes.
Thanks,
Richard.
> Yuri..
>
> 2015-05-28 14:39 GMT+03:00 Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com>:
>> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 1:00 PM, Yuri Rumyantsev <ysrumyan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Here is a simple patch which removes restriction on outer-loop
>>> vectorization - allow references in inner-loop with zero step. This
>>> case was found in one important benchmark.
>>>
>>> Bootstrap and regression testing did not show any new failures.
>>> Is it OK for trunk.
>>>
>>> ChangeLog:
>>> 2015-05-28 Yuri Rumyantsev <ysrumyan@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> * tree-vect-data-refs.c (vect_analyze_data_ref_access): Allow
>>> consecutive accesses within outer-loop vectorization for references
>>> with zero step in inner-loop.
>>>
>>> gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
>>> * gcc.dg/vect/fast-math-vect-outer-1.c: New test.
>>
>> Can you please add a non-omp-simd testcase that triggers this as well and that
>> is a runtime testcase verifying the transform is correct?
>>
>> Also please don't add to the strange testcase-name machinery but just
>> use { dg-additional-options "-ffast-math" }
>>
>> Index: tree-vect-data-refs.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- tree-vect-data-refs.c (revision 223653)
>> +++ tree-vect-data-refs.c (working copy)
>> @@ -2261,7 +2261,6 @@
>> return true;
>> }
>>
>> -
>> /* Analyze the access pattern of the data-reference DR.
>> In case of non-consecutive accesses call vect_analyze_group_access() to
>> analyze groups of accesses. */
>>
>> spurious white-space change
>>
>>
>> @@ -2291,14 +2290,8 @@
>> if (loop_vinfo && integer_zerop (step))
>>
>> Surely the comment before this needs updating now.
>>
>> {
>> GROUP_FIRST_ELEMENT (vinfo_for_stmt (stmt)) = NULL;
>> - if (nested_in_vect_loop_p (loop, stmt))
>> - {
>> - if (dump_enabled_p ())
>> - dump_printf_loc (MSG_NOTE, vect_location,
>> - "zero step in inner loop of nest\n");
>> - return false;
>> - }
>> - return DR_IS_READ (dr);
>> + if (!nested_in_vect_loop_p (loop, stmt))
>> + return DR_IS_READ (dr);
>> }
>>
>> if (loop && nested_in_vect_loop_p (loop, stmt))
>>
>> so what happens after the patch? It would be nice to have a comment
>> explaining what happens in the nested_in_vect_loop_p case for
>> the case when the outer-loop step is zero and when it is not zero.
>>
>> In particular as you don't need any code generation changes - this hints
>> at that you may miss something ;)
>>
>> Otherwise of course the patch is ok - lifting restrictions is good.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard.