[PATCH] x86: Tune Skylake, Cannonlake and Icelake as Haswell

H.J. Lu hongjiu.lu@intel.com
Thu Jul 12 19:57:00 GMT 2018


r259399, which added PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE, disabled many x86 optimizations
which are enabled by PROCESSOR_HASWELL.  As the result, -mtune=skylake
generates slower codes on Skylake than before.  The same also applies
to Cannonlake and Icelak tuning.

This patch changes -mtune={skylake|cannonlake|icelake} to tune like
-mtune=haswell for until their tuning is properly adjusted. It also
enables -mprefer-vector-width=256 for -mtune=haswell, which has no
impact on codegen when AVX512 isn't enabled.

Performance impacts on SPEC CPU 2017 rate with 1 copy using

-march=native -mfpmath=sse -O2 -m64

are

1. On Broadwell server:

500.perlbench_r		-0.56%
502.gcc_r		-0.18%
505.mcf_r		0.24%
520.omnetpp_r		0.00%
523.xalancbmk_r		-0.32%
525.x264_r		-0.17%
531.deepsjeng_r		0.00%
541.leela_r		0.00%
548.exchange2_r		0.12%
557.xz_r		0.00%
geomean		0.00%

503.bwaves_r		0.00%
507.cactuBSSN_r		0.21%
508.namd_r		0.00%
510.parest_r		0.19%
511.povray_r		-0.48%
519.lbm_r		0.00%
521.wrf_r		0.28%
526.blender_r		0.19%
527.cam4_r		0.39%
538.imagick_r		0.00%
544.nab_r		-0.36%
549.fotonik3d_r		0.51%
554.roms_r		0.00%
geomean		0.17%

On Skylake client:

500.perlbench_r		0.96%
502.gcc_r		0.13%
505.mcf_r		-1.03%
520.omnetpp_r		-1.11%
523.xalancbmk_r		1.02%
525.x264_r		0.50%
531.deepsjeng_r		2.97%
541.leela_r		0.50%
548.exchange2_r		-0.95%
557.xz_r		2.41%
geomean		0.56%

503.bwaves_r		0.49%
507.cactuBSSN_r		3.17%
508.namd_r		4.05%
510.parest_r		0.15%
511.povray_r		0.80%
519.lbm_r		3.15%
521.wrf_r		10.56%
526.blender_r		2.97%
527.cam4_r		2.36%
538.imagick_r		46.40%
544.nab_r		2.04%
549.fotonik3d_r		0.00%
554.roms_r		1.27%
geomean		5.49%

On Skylake server:

500.perlbench_r		0.71%
502.gcc_r		-0.51%
505.mcf_r		-1.06%
520.omnetpp_r		-0.33%
523.xalancbmk_r		-0.22%
525.x264_r		1.72%
531.deepsjeng_r		-0.26%
541.leela_r		0.57%
548.exchange2_r		-0.75%
557.xz_r		-1.28%
geomean		-0.21%

503.bwaves_r		0.00%
507.cactuBSSN_r		2.66%
508.namd_r		3.67%
510.parest_r		1.25%
511.povray_r		2.26%
519.lbm_r		1.69%
521.wrf_r		11.03%
526.blender_r		3.39%
527.cam4_r		1.69%
538.imagick_r		64.59%
544.nab_r		-0.54%
549.fotonik3d_r		2.68%
554.roms_r		0.00%
geomean		6.19%

This patch improves -march=native performance on Skylake up to 60% and
leaves -march=native performance unchanged on Haswell.

OK for trunk?

Thanks.

H.J.
---
gcc/

2018-07-12  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
	    Sunil K Pandey  <sunil.k.pandey@intel.com>

	PR target/84413
	* config/i386/i386.c (m_HASWELL): Add PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE,
	PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE_AVX512, PROCESSOR_CANNONLAKE,
	PROCESSOR_ICELAKE_CLIENT and PROCESSOR_ICELAKE_SERVER.
	(m_SKYLAKE): Set to 0.
	(m_SKYLAKE_AVX512): Likewise.
	(m_CANNONLAKE): Likewise.
	(m_ICELAKE_CLIENT): Likewise.
	(m_ICELAKE_SERVER): Likewise.
	* config/i386/x86-tune.def (avx256_optimal): Also enabled for
	m_HASWELL.

gcc/testsuite/

2018-07-12  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
	    Sunil K Pandey  <sunil.k.pandey@intel.com>

	PR target/84413
	* gcc.target/i386/pr84413-1.c: New test.
	* gcc.target/i386/pr84413-2.c: Likewise.
	* gcc.target/i386/pr84413-3.c: Likewise.
	* gcc.target/i386/pr84413-4.c: Likewise.
---
 gcc/config/i386/i386.c                    | 17 +++++++++++------
 gcc/config/i386/x86-tune.def              |  9 ++++++---
 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-1.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-2.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-3.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-4.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-1.c
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-2.c
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-3.c
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-4.c

diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
index 9e46b7b136f..762ab89fc9e 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
@@ -137,17 +137,22 @@ const struct processor_costs *ix86_cost = NULL;
 #define m_CORE2 (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_CORE2)
 #define m_NEHALEM (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_NEHALEM)
 #define m_SANDYBRIDGE (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_SANDYBRIDGE)
-#define m_HASWELL (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_HASWELL)
+#define m_HASWELL ((HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_HASWELL) \
+		   | (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE) \
+		   | (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE_AVX512) \
+		   | (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_CANNONLAKE) \
+		   | (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_ICELAKE_CLIENT) \
+		   | (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_ICELAKE_SERVER))
 #define m_CORE_ALL (m_CORE2 | m_NEHALEM  | m_SANDYBRIDGE | m_HASWELL)
 #define m_BONNELL (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_BONNELL)
 #define m_SILVERMONT (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_SILVERMONT)
 #define m_KNL (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_KNL)
 #define m_KNM (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_KNM)
-#define m_SKYLAKE (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE)
-#define m_SKYLAKE_AVX512 (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_SKYLAKE_AVX512)
-#define m_CANNONLAKE (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_CANNONLAKE)
-#define m_ICELAKE_CLIENT (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_ICELAKE_CLIENT)
-#define m_ICELAKE_SERVER (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_ICELAKE_SERVER)
+#define m_SKYLAKE 0
+#define m_SKYLAKE_AVX512 0
+#define m_CANNONLAKE 0
+#define m_ICELAKE_CLIENT 0
+#define m_ICELAKE_SERVER 0
 #define m_GOLDMONT (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_GOLDMONT)
 #define m_GOLDMONT_PLUS (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_GOLDMONT_PLUS)
 #define m_TREMONT (HOST_WIDE_INT_1U<<PROCESSOR_TREMONT)
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/x86-tune.def b/gcc/config/i386/x86-tune.def
index 8a8d5ab2440..c8abaedad8c 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/x86-tune.def
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/x86-tune.def
@@ -444,9 +444,12 @@ DEF_TUNE (X86_TUNE_AVX256_UNALIGNED_STORE_OPTIMAL, "256_unaligned_store_optimal"
 DEF_TUNE (X86_TUNE_AVX128_OPTIMAL, "avx128_optimal", m_BDVER | m_BTVER2
 	  | m_ZNVER1)
 
-/* X86_TUNE_AVX256_OPTIMAL: Use 256-bit AVX instructions instead of 512-bit AVX
-   instructions in the auto-vectorizer.  */
-DEF_TUNE (X86_TUNE_AVX256_OPTIMAL, "avx256_optimal", m_SKYLAKE_AVX512)
+/* X86_TUNE_AVX256_OPTIMAL: Use 256-bit AVX instructions instead of 512-bit
+   AVX instructions in the auto-vectorizer.  NB: This is also enabled for
+   -mtune=haswell so that we can tune Skylake, Cannonlake and Icelake as
+   Haswell.  */
+DEF_TUNE (X86_TUNE_AVX256_OPTIMAL, "avx256_optimal", m_SKYLAKE_AVX512
+	  | m_HASWELL)
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Historical relics: tuning flags that helps a specific old CPU designs     */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c94d7715cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O3 -march=skylake-avx512" } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "%zmm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "vmulpd\[ \\t\]+\[^\n\]*%ymm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+
+#define N 1024
+
+double a[N], b[N], c[N];
+
+void
+avx512f_test (void)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
+    c[i] = a[i] * b[i];
+}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-2.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..adf9b527cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O3 -march=cannonlake" } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "%zmm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "vmulpd\[ \\t\]+\[^\n\]*%ymm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+
+#define N 1024
+
+double a[N], b[N], c[N];
+
+void
+avx512f_test (void)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
+    c[i] = a[i] * b[i];
+}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-3.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-3.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76bf25fc56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O3 -march=icelake-server" } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "%zmm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "vmulpd\[ \\t\]+\[^\n\]*%ymm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+
+#define N 1024
+
+double a[N], b[N], c[N];
+
+void
+avx512f_test (void)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
+    c[i] = a[i] * b[i];
+}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-4.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-4.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..031ef0c8916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr84413-4.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O3 -march=haswell -mavx512f" } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "%zmm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "vmulpd\[ \\t\]+\[^\n\]*%ymm\[0-9\]+" } } */
+
+#define N 1024
+
+double a[N], b[N], c[N];
+
+void
+avx512f_test (void)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
+    c[i] = a[i] * b[i];
+}
-- 
2.17.1



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