[patch] enabling vectorization by default at -O3
Dorit Nuzman
DORIT@il.ibm.com
Sat Sep 15 02:24:00 GMT 2007
> Richard Guenther wrote:
>
> >>> Should we turn on vectorization at -O3, or are we not quite there
yet?
>
> >> IMO, the biggest gain is the stability it will bring to the vectorizer
> >> and the incentive to keep tuning the cost model.
>
> Turning on a feature that will affect users should be about the users --
> not providing us incentives to do things. :-)
>
> However:
>
> >> I agree. We should enable vectorization with -O3. I also like the
idea
> >> of enabling vectorization at -O2 for a subset of cases as suggested.
>
> We all agree that the option is at least a wash, and that, really, we
> want it on at -O3. So, it's OK with me to give it a try. If, for some
> reason, that doesn't work out, we can always back down. So, Dorit,
> patch approved.
>
I will wait for PR26449 to be fixed (as requested by Uros), and also I have
a fix to commit for a couple ICEs that came up today (one reported under
PR33373, and one that I discovered in my last Spec run).
thanks,
dorit
> Thanks,
>
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