add __builtin_unpredictable and convert to metadata

This patch depends on r246688 (D12341).

The goal is to make LLVM generate different code for these functions for a target that
has cheap branches (see PR23827 for more details):

int foo();

int normal(int x, int y, int z) {
   if (x != 0 && y != 0) return foo();
   return 1;
}

int crazy(int x, int y) {
   if (__builtin_unpredictable(x != 0 && y != 0)) return foo();
   return 1;
}

Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D12458

llvm-svn: 246699
This commit is contained in:
Sanjay Patel 2015-09-02 20:01:30 +00:00
parent d428e203a0
commit a24296b459
6 changed files with 93 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -1540,6 +1540,33 @@ takes no arguments and produces a void result.
Query for this feature with ``__has_builtin(__builtin_unreachable)``.
``__builtin_unpredictable``
---------------------------
``__builtin_unpredictable`` is used to indicate that a branch condition is
unpredictable by hardware mechanisms such as branch prediction logic.
**Syntax**:
.. code-block:: c++
__builtin_unpredictable(long long)
**Example of use**:
.. code-block:: c++
if (__builtin_unpredictable(x > 0)) {
foo();
}
**Description**:
The ``__builtin_unpredictable()`` builtin is expected to be used with control
flow conditions such as in ``if`` and ``switch`` statements.
Query for this feature with ``__has_builtin(__builtin_unpredictable)``.
``__sync_swap``
---------------

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@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ BUILTIN(__builtin___printf_chk, "iicC*.", "Fp:1:")
BUILTIN(__builtin___vfprintf_chk, "iP*icC*a", "FP:2:")
BUILTIN(__builtin___vprintf_chk, "iicC*a", "FP:1:")
BUILTIN(__builtin_unpredictable, "LiLi" , "nc")
BUILTIN(__builtin_expect, "LiLiLi" , "nc")
BUILTIN(__builtin_prefetch, "vvC*.", "nc")
BUILTIN(__builtin_readcyclecounter, "ULLi", "n")

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@ -455,6 +455,12 @@ RValue CodeGenFunction::EmitBuiltinExpr(const FunctionDecl *FD,
"cast");
return RValue::get(Result);
}
case Builtin::BI__builtin_unpredictable: {
// Always return the argument of __builtin_unpredictable. LLVM does not
// handle this builtin. Metadata for this builtin should be added directly
// to instructions such as branches or switches that use it.
return RValue::get(EmitScalarExpr(E->getArg(0)));
}
case Builtin::BI__builtin_expect: {
Value *ArgValue = EmitScalarExpr(E->getArg(0));
llvm::Type *ArgType = ArgValue->getType();

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@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include "clang/AST/Decl.h"
#include "clang/AST/DeclCXX.h"
#include "clang/AST/StmtCXX.h"
#include "clang/Basic/Builtins.h"
#include "clang/Basic/TargetInfo.h"
#include "clang/CodeGen/CGFunctionInfo.h"
#include "clang/Frontend/CodeGenOptions.h"
@ -1203,6 +1204,22 @@ void CodeGenFunction::EmitBranchOnBoolExpr(const Expr *Cond,
return;
}
// If the branch has a condition wrapped by __builtin_unpredictable,
// create metadata that specifies that the branch is unpredictable.
// Don't bother if not optimizing because that metadata would not be used.
llvm::MDNode *Unpredictable = nullptr;
if (CGM.getCodeGenOpts().OptimizationLevel != 0) {
if (const CallExpr *Call = dyn_cast<CallExpr>(Cond)) {
const Decl *TargetDecl = Call->getCalleeDecl();
if (const FunctionDecl *FD = dyn_cast_or_null<FunctionDecl>(TargetDecl)) {
if (FD->getBuiltinID() == Builtin::BI__builtin_unpredictable) {
llvm::MDBuilder MDHelper(getLLVMContext());
Unpredictable = MDHelper.createUnpredictable();
}
}
}
}
// Create branch weights based on the number of times we get here and the
// number of times the condition should be true.
uint64_t CurrentCount = std::max(getCurrentProfileCount(), TrueCount);
@ -1215,7 +1232,7 @@ void CodeGenFunction::EmitBranchOnBoolExpr(const Expr *Cond,
ApplyDebugLocation DL(*this, Cond);
CondV = EvaluateExprAsBool(Cond);
}
Builder.CreateCondBr(CondV, TrueBlock, FalseBlock, Weights);
Builder.CreateCondBr(CondV, TrueBlock, FalseBlock, Weights, Unpredictable);
}
/// ErrorUnsupported - Print out an error that codegen doesn't support the

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@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ bool BuiltinFunctionChecker::evalCall(const CallExpr *CE,
default:
return false;
case Builtin::BI__builtin_unpredictable:
case Builtin::BI__builtin_expect:
case Builtin::BI__builtin_assume_aligned:
case Builtin::BI__builtin_addressof: {
// For __builtin_expect and __builtin_assume_aligned, just return the value
// of the subexpression.
// For __builtin_unpredictable, __builtin_expect, and
// __builtin_assume_aligned, just return the value of the subexpression.
// __builtin_addressof is going from a reference to a pointer, but those
// are represented the same way in the analyzer.
assert (CE->arg_begin() != CE->arg_end());

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@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple x86_64-unknown-unknown -emit-llvm -o - %s -O1 | FileCheck %s
// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple x86_64-unknown-unknown -emit-llvm -o - %s -O0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK_O0
// When optimizing, the builtin should be converted to metadata.
// When not optimizing, there should be no metadata created for the builtin.
// In both cases, the builtin should be removed from the code.
void foo();
void branch(int x) {
// CHECK-LABEL: define void @branch(
// CHECK-NOT: builtin_unpredictable
// CHECK: !unpredictable [[METADATA:.+]]
// CHECK: [[METADATA]] = !{}
// CHECK_O0-NOT: builtin_unpredictable
// CHECK_O0-NOT: !unpredictable
if (__builtin_unpredictable(x > 0))
foo ();
}
// TODO: Add metadata for unpredictable switches.
int unpredictable_switch(int x) {
switch(__builtin_unpredictable(x)) {
default:
return 0;
case 0:
case 1:
case 2:
return 1;
case 5:
return 5;
};
return 0;
}