[clang] [Sema][AArch64] Emit error for mismatched VLs on streaming mode transitions (PR #159131)

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Author: Mary Kassayova (marykass-arm)

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Update Sema::checkCall to handle the case where a call involves a streaming mode transition and passes or returns scalable vector types. Previously, Clang always issued a warning in this case, noting that the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths may differ at runtime. With this change:
- if both `-msve-vector-bits` and `-msve-streaming-vector-bits` are specified and produce different fixed VL values, Clang now emits an error rather than a warning
- If either flag is missing or vector lengths are equal, the diagnostic remains a warning

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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/159131.diff


3 Files Affected:

- (modified) clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td (+3) 
- (modified) clang/lib/Sema/SemaChecking.cpp (+22-6) 
- (added) clang/test/Sema/aarch64-sme-streaming-nonstreaming-vl-checks.c (+110) 


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diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
index 409a8202d8a09..eec5047e56334 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
@@ -3976,6 +3976,9 @@ def warn_sme_streaming_pass_return_vl_to_non_streaming : Warning<
   "%select{returning|passing}0 a VL-dependent argument %select{from|to}0 a function with a different"
   " streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime">,
   InGroup<AArch64SMEAttributes>, DefaultIgnore;
+def err_sme_streaming_transition_vl_mismatch : Error<
+  "%select{returning|passing}0 a VL-dependent argument %select{from|to}0 a function with a different"
+  " streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (%1) and streaming vector length (%2) differ">;
 def warn_sme_locally_streaming_has_vl_args_returns : Warning<
   "%select{returning|passing}0 a VL-dependent argument %select{from|to}0 a locally streaming function is undefined"
   " behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime">,
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaChecking.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaChecking.cpp
index 05ee51913aec1..c031d74596fa8 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaChecking.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaChecking.cpp
@@ -3756,6 +3756,8 @@ void Sema::checkCall(NamedDecl *FDecl, const FunctionProtoType *Proto,
     // If the call requires a streaming-mode change and has scalable vector
     // arguments or return values, then warn the user that the streaming and
     // non-streaming vector lengths may be different.
+    // When both streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are defined and
+    // mismatched, produce an error.
     const auto *CallerFD = dyn_cast<FunctionDecl>(CurContext);
     if (CallerFD && (!FD || !FD->getBuiltinID()) &&
         (IsScalableArg || IsScalableRet)) {
@@ -3768,12 +3770,26 @@ void Sema::checkCall(NamedDecl *FDecl, const FunctionProtoType *Proto,
       if (!IsCalleeStreamingCompatible &&
           (CallerFnType == SemaARM::ArmStreamingCompatible ||
            ((CallerFnType == SemaARM::ArmStreaming) ^ IsCalleeStreaming))) {
-        if (IsScalableArg)
-          Diag(Loc, diag::warn_sme_streaming_pass_return_vl_to_non_streaming)
-              << /*IsArg=*/true;
-        if (IsScalableRet)
-          Diag(Loc, diag::warn_sme_streaming_pass_return_vl_to_non_streaming)
-              << /*IsArg=*/false;
+        const LangOptions &LO = getLangOpts();
+        auto VL = LO.VScaleMin * 128;
+        auto SVL = LO.VScaleStreamingMin * 128;
+
+        if (IsScalableArg) {
+          if (VL && SVL && VL != SVL)
+            Diag(Loc, diag::err_sme_streaming_transition_vl_mismatch)
+                << /*IsArg=*/true << VL << SVL;
+          else
+            Diag(Loc, diag::warn_sme_streaming_pass_return_vl_to_non_streaming)
+                << /*IsArg=*/true;
+        }
+        if (IsScalableRet) {
+          if (VL && SVL && VL != SVL)
+            Diag(Loc, diag::err_sme_streaming_transition_vl_mismatch)
+                << /*IsArg=*/false << VL << SVL;
+          else
+            Diag(Loc, diag::warn_sme_streaming_pass_return_vl_to_non_streaming)
+                << /*IsArg=*/false;
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/clang/test/Sema/aarch64-sme-streaming-nonstreaming-vl-checks.c b/clang/test/Sema/aarch64-sme-streaming-nonstreaming-vl-checks.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..78473df82d309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Sema/aarch64-sme-streaming-nonstreaming-vl-checks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// Case 1: No vscale flags — should only produce warnings
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple aarch64-none-linux-gnu -target-feature +bf16 -target-feature +sme -target-feature +sme2 -target-feature +sve -Waarch64-sme-attributes -fsyntax-only -verify=expected-noflags %s
+
+// Case 2: Explicit mismatch in vscale flags — should produce errors
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple aarch64-none-linux-gnu -target-feature +bf16 -target-feature +sme -target-feature +sme2 -target-feature +sve -Waarch64-sme-attributes -fsyntax-only -mvscale-min=1 -mvscale-max=1 -mvscale-streaming-min=2 -mvscale-streaming-max=2 -verify=expected-flags %s
+
+void sme_streaming_with_vl_arg(__SVInt8_t a) __arm_streaming { } 
+
+__SVInt8_t sme_streaming_returns_vl(void) __arm_streaming { __SVInt8_t r; return r; }
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_with_vl_arg(__SVInt8_t a) __arm_streaming_compatible { }
+
+__SVInt8_t sme_streaming_compatible_returns_vl(void) __arm_streaming_compatible { __SVInt8_t r; return r; }
+
+void sme_no_streaming_with_vl_arg(__SVInt8_t a) { }
+
+__SVInt8_t sme_no_streaming_returns_vl(void) { __SVInt8_t r; return r; }
+
+
+void sme_no_streaming_calling_streaming_with_vl_args() {
+  __SVInt8_t a;
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  sme_streaming_with_vl_arg(a);
+}
+
+void sme_no_streaming_calling_streaming_with_return_vl() {
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_streaming_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_calling_non_streaming_with_vl_args(void) __arm_streaming {
+  __SVInt8_t a;
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  sme_no_streaming_with_vl_arg(a);
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_calling_non_streaming_with_return_vl(void) __arm_streaming {
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_no_streaming_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_calling_streaming_with_vl_args(__SVInt8_t arg) __arm_streaming_compatible {
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  sme_streaming_with_vl_arg(arg);
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_calling_sme_streaming_return_vl(void) __arm_streaming_compatible {
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_streaming_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_calling_no_streaming_with_vl_args(__SVInt8_t arg) __arm_streaming_compatible {
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{passing a VL-dependent argument to a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  sme_no_streaming_with_vl_arg(arg);
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_calling_no_sme_streaming_return_vl(void) __arm_streaming_compatible {
+  // expected-noflags-warning at +2 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is undefined behaviour when the streaming and non-streaming vector lengths are different at runtime}}
+  // expected-flags-error at +1 {{returning a VL-dependent argument from a function with a different streaming-mode is invalid because the non-streaming vector length (128) and streaming vector length (256) differ}}
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_no_streaming_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_calling_streaming_with_vl_args(__SVInt8_t a) __arm_streaming {
+  sme_streaming_with_vl_arg(a);
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_calling_streaming_with_return_vl(void) __arm_streaming {
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_streaming_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_calling_streaming_compatible_with_vl_args(__SVInt8_t a) __arm_streaming {
+  sme_streaming_compatible_with_vl_arg(a);
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_calling_streaming_compatible_with_return_vl(void) __arm_streaming {
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_streaming_compatible_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_no_streaming_calling_streaming_compatible_with_vl_args() {
+  __SVInt8_t a;
+  sme_streaming_compatible_with_vl_arg(a);
+}
+
+void sme_no_streaming_calling_streaming_compatible_with_return_vl() {
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_streaming_compatible_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_no_streaming_calling_non_streaming_compatible_with_vl_args() {
+  __SVInt8_t a;
+  sme_no_streaming_with_vl_arg(a);
+}
+
+void sme_no_streaming_calling_non_streaming_compatible_with_return_vl() {
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_no_streaming_returns_vl();
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_calling_streaming_compatible_with_vl_args(__SVInt8_t arg) __arm_streaming_compatible {
+  sme_streaming_compatible_with_vl_arg(arg);
+}
+
+void sme_streaming_compatible_calling_streaming_compatible_with_return_vl(void) __arm_streaming_compatible {
+  __SVInt8_t r = sme_streaming_compatible_returns_vl();
+}

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https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/159131


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