Summary:
It is important to emit HINT instructions instead of PAC ones when
PAC is disabled. This allows compatibility with other assemblers
(e.g. GAS). This was implemented in commit da33762de8.
Still, developers of assembly code will want to write code that is
compatible with both pre- and post-PAC CPUs. They could use HINT
mnemonics, but the new mnemonics are a lot more readable (e.g.
paciaz instead of hint #24), and they will result in the same
encodings. So, while LLVM should not *emit* the new mnemonics when
PAC is disabled, this patch will at least make LLVM *accept*
assembly code that uses them.
Reviewers: danielkiss, chill, olista01, LukeCheeseman, simon_tatham
Subscribers: kristof.beyls, hiraditya, llvm-commits
Tags: #llvm
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D78372
Summary:
The Pointer Authentication Extension (PAC) was added in Armv8.3-A. Some
instructions are implemented in the HINT space to allow compiling code
common to CPUs regardless of whether they feature PAC or not, and still
benefit from PAC protection in the PAC-enabled CPUs.
The 8.3-specific mnemonics were currently enabled in any architecture, and
LLVM was emitting them in assembly files when PAC code generation was
enabled. This was ok for compilations where both LLVM codegen and the
integrated assembler were used. However, the LLVM codegen was not
compatible with other assemblers (e.g. GAS). Given the fact that the
approach from these assemblers (i.e. to disallow Armv8.3-A mnemonics if
compiling for Armv8.2-A or lower) is entirely reasonable, this patch makes
LLVM to emit HINT when building for Armv8.2-A and below, instead of
PACIASP, AUTIASP and friends. Then, LLVM assembly should be compatible
with other assemblers.
Reviewers: samparker, chill, LukeCheeseman
Subscribers: kristof.beyls, hiraditya, llvm-commits
Tags: #llvm
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D71658
Summary:
In rG643ac6c0420b, the syntax `ldraa x1, [x0]!` was added as an alias
for `ldraa x1, [x0, #0]!`. That syntax is less obvious in meaning, and
also will not be accepted by assemblers that haven't been updated yet.
So it would be better not to emit it as the preferred disassembly for
that instruction.
This change lowers the EmitPriority of the new alias so that the more
explicit syntax `[x0, #0]!` is preferred by the disassembler. The new
syntax is still accepted by the assembler.
Reviewers: ab, ostannard
Reviewed By: ostannard
Subscribers: kristof.beyls, hiraditya, llvm-commits
Tags: #llvm
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D70813
The instruction definition has been retroactively expanded to
allow for an alias for '[xN, 0]!' as '[xN]!'.
That wouldn't make sense on LDR, but does for LDRA.
This patch splits backend features currently
hidden behind architecture versions.
For example, currently the only way to activate
complex numbers extension is targeting an v8.3
architecture, where after the patch this extension
can be added separately.
This refactoring is required by the new command lines proposal:
http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2018-September/126346.html
Reviewers: DavidSpickett, olista01, t.p.northover
Subscribers: kristof.beyls, bryanpkc, javed.absar, pbarrio
Differential revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D54633
--
It was reverted in rL348249 due a build bot failure in one of the
regression tests:
http://lab.llvm.org:8011/builders/llvm-clang-x86_64-expensive-checks-win/builds/14386
The problem seems to be that FileCheck behaves
different in windows and linux. This new patch
splits the test file in multiple,
and does more exact pattern matching attempting
to circumvent the issue.
llvm-svn: 348493
This patch splits backend features currently
hidden behind architecture versions.
For example, currently the only way to activate
complex numbers extension is targeting an v8.3
architecture, where after the patch this extension
can be added separately.
This refactoring is required by the new command lines proposal:
http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2018-September/126346.html
Reviewers: DavidSpickett, olista01, t.p.northover
Subscribers: kristof.beyls, bryanpkc, javed.absar, pbarrio
Differential revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D54633
llvm-svn: 348121
- Some of the v8.3 pointer authentication instruction inhabit the Hint space
- These instructions can be assembled to hint instructions which act as NOP instructions prior to v8.3
- This patch permits using the hint instructions for all v8a targets
- Also, correct the RETA{A,B} instructions to match the instruction attributes of RET (set isTerminator and isBarrier)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D49786
llvm-svn: 338029
Add assembler and disassembler support for the ARMv8.3-A pointer
authentication instructions.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D36517
llvm-svn: 310709
Pablo Barrio