This patch simplified IR generation for __builtin_btf_type_id().
For __builtin_btf_type_id(obj, flag), previously IR builtin
looks like
if (obj is a lvalue)
llvm.bpf.btf.type.id(obj.ptr, 1, flag) !type
else
llvm.bpf.btf.type.id(obj, 0, flag) !type
The purpose of the 2nd argument is to differentiate
__builtin_btf_type_id(obj, flag) where obj is a lvalue
vs.
__builtin_btf_type_id(obj.ptr, flag)
Note that obj or obj.ptr is never used by the backend
and the `obj` argument is only used to derive the type.
This code sequence is subject to potential llvm CSE when
- obj is the same .e.g., nullptr
- flag is the same
- metadata type is different, e.g., typedef of struct "s"
and strust "s".
In the above, we don't want CSE since their metadata is different.
This patch change IR builtin to
llvm.bpf.btf.type.id(seq_num, flag) !type
and seq_num is always increasing. This will prevent potential
llvm CSE.
Also report an error if the type name is empty for
remote relocation since remote relocation needs non-empty
type name to do relocation against vmlinux.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D85174
IRgen optimization opportunities.
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The common pattern of
--
short x; // or char, etc
(x == 10)
--
generates an zext/sext of x which can easily be avoided.
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Bitfields accesses can be shifted to simplify masking and sign
extension. For example, if the bitfield width is 8 and it is
appropriately aligned then is is a lot shorter to just load the char
directly.
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It may be worth avoiding creation of alloca's for formal arguments
for the common situation where the argument is never written to or has
its address taken. The idea would be to begin generating code by using
the argument directly and if its address is taken or it is stored to
then generate the alloca and patch up the existing code.
In theory, the same optimization could be a win for block local
variables as long as the declaration dominates all statements in the
block.
NOTE: The main case we care about this for is for -O0 -g compile time
performance, and in that scenario we will need to emit the alloca
anyway currently to emit proper debug info. So this is blocked by
being able to emit debug information which refers to an LLVM
temporary, not an alloca.
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We should try and avoid generating basic blocks which only contain
jumps. At -O0, this penalizes us all the way from IRgen (malloc &
instruction overhead), all the way down through code generation and
assembly time.
On 176.gcc:expr.ll, it looks like over 12% of basic blocks are just
direct branches!
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