loading registers before shift operations

[Danish Samad]

hello,

the following c code:

long i;
long j;
  i = 64;
  j = 1;
  i = i<<j;
 
produces the following rtl to load the value of j:
(insn 27 25 29 (set (reg:SI 44)
        (symbol_ref:SI ("j"))) -1 (nil)
    (expr_list:REG_EQUAL (symbol_ref:SI ("j"))
        (nil)))

(insn 29 27 31 (set (reg:SI 45)
        (sign_extend:SI (mem/f:HI (reg:SI 44) 0))) -1
(nil)
    (nil))

I donot understand why does it sign extend while
loading? why doesnt it use the define_expand movsi
pattern to load the value? I have defined long
variables to be 32 bit. please respond

regards,
danish  

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