Due to various implementation constraints, despite the programmer
choosing a 'processor' cpu_dispatch/cpu_specific needs to use the
'feature' list of a processor to identify it. This results in the
identified processor in source-code not being propogated to the
optimizer, and thus, not able to be tuned for.
This patch changes to use the actual cpu as written for tune-cpu so that
opt can make decisions based on the cpu-as-spelled, which should better
match the behavior expected by the programmer.
Note that the 'valid' list of processors for x86 is in
llvm/include/llvm/Support/X86TargetParser.def. At the moment, this list
contains only Intel processors, but other vendors may wish to add their
own entries as 'alias'es (or with different feature lists!).
If this is not done, there is two potential performance issues with the
patch, but I believe them to be worth it in light of the improvements to
behavior and performance.
1- In the event that the user spelled "ProcessorB", but we only have the
features available to test for "ProcessorA" (where A is B minus
features),
AND there is an optimization opportunity for "B" that negatively affects
"A", the optimizer will likely choose to do so.
2- In the event that the user spelled VendorI's processor, and the
feature
list allows it to run on VendorA's processor of similar features, AND
there
is an optimization opportunity for VendorIs that negatively affects
"A"s,
the optimizer will likely choose to do so. This can be fixed by adding
an
alias to X86TargetParser.def.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D121410
If the feature is on the command line we should honor it for all
functions. I don't think we could reliably target a single function
for a less capable processor than what the rest of the program is
compiled for.
Fixes PR52407.
Reviewed By: erichkeane
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D113647
Erich Keane