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Author SHA1 Message Date
Akira Hatanaka 8f3573034b Make the following changes in MipsAsmPrinter.cpp:
- Remove code which lowers pseudo SETGP01.
- Fix LowerSETGP01. The first two of the three instructions that are emitted to
  initialize the global pointer register now use register $2.
- Stop emitting .cpload directive.

llvm-svn: 156689
2012-05-12 00:48:43 +00:00
Akira Hatanaka b049aef2d1 Add an option to use a virtual register as the global base register instead of
reserving a physical register ($gp or $28) for that purpose.

This will completely eliminate loads that restore the value of $gp after every
function call, if the register allocator assigns a callee-saved register, or
eliminate unnecessary loads if it assigns a temporary register. 

example:

.cpload $25       // set $gp.
...
.cprestore 16     // store $gp to stack slot 16($sp).
...
jalr $25          // function call. clobbers $gp.
lw $gp, 16($sp)   // not emitted if callee-saved reg is chosen.
...
lw $2, 4($gp)
...
jalr $25          // function call.
lw $gp, 16($sp)   // not emitted if $gp is not live after this instruction.
...

llvm-svn: 151402
2012-02-24 22:34:47 +00:00