[cfe-dev] "Optimized implementations"?

Craig Topper via cfe-dev cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org
Wed Sep 9 08:50:42 PDT 2020


Turn on optimizations.

~Craig


On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 4:28 AM Stefan Kanthak <stefan.kanthak at nexgo.de>
wrote:

> "Craig Topper" <craig.topper at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > __builtin_parity uses setnp on older x86 and popcnt with sse4.2
>
> Reality check, PLEASE:
>
> --- bug.c ---
> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
>     return __builtin_parity(argc);
> }
> --- EOF ---
>
> clang -o- -target i386-pc-linux -S bug.c
> clang version 10.0.0
> Target: i386-pc-linux
>
>         pushl   %ebp
>         movl    %esp, %ebp
>         subl    $8, %esp
>         movl    8(%ebp), %eax
>         movl    $0, -4(%ebp)
>         movl    8(%ebp), %ecx
>         movl    %ecx, %edx
>         shrl    %edx
>         andl    $1431655765, %edx       # imm = 0x55555555
>         subl    %edx, %ecx
>         movl    %ecx, %edx
>         andl    $858993459, %edx        # imm = 0x33333333
>         shrl    $2, %ecx
>         andl    $858993459, %ecx        # imm = 0x33333333
>         addl    %ecx, %edx
>         movl    %edx, %ecx
>         shrl    $4, %ecx
>         addl    %ecx, %edx
>         andl    $252645135, %edx        # imm = 0xF0F0F0F
>         imull   $16843009, %edx, %ecx   # imm = 0x1010101
>         shrl    $24, %ecx
>         andl    $1, %ecx
>         movl    %eax, -8(%ebp)          # 4-byte Spill
>         movl    %ecx, %eax
>         addl    $8, %esp
>         popl    %ebp
>         retl
>
>
> clang -o- -target amd64-pc-linux -S bug.c
>
>         pushq   %rbp
>         .cfi_def_cfa_offset 16
>         .cfi_offset %rbp, -16
>         movq    %rsp, %rbp
>         .cfi_def_cfa_register %rbp
>         movl    $0, -4(%rbp)
>         movl    %edi, -8(%rbp)
>         movl    -8(%rbp), %eax
>         movl    %eax, %ecx
>         shrl    %ecx
>         andl    $1431655765, %ecx       # imm = 0x55555555
>         subl    %ecx, %eax
>         movl    %eax, %ecx
>         andl    $858993459, %ecx        # imm = 0x33333333
>         shrl    $2, %eax
>         andl    $858993459, %eax        # imm = 0x33333333
>         addl    %eax, %ecx
>         movl    %ecx, %eax
>         shrl    $4, %eax
>         addl    %eax, %ecx
>         andl    $252645135, %ecx        # imm = 0xF0F0F0F
>         imull   $16843009, %ecx, %eax   # imm = 0x1010101
>         shrl    $24, %eax
>         andl    $1, %eax
>         popq    %rbp
>         .cfi_def_cfa %rsp, 8
>         retq
>
> JFTR: this is the same unoptimised code as shipped in the builtins library!
>
> Stefan
>
> > On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 1:32 PM Stefan Kanthak <stefan.kanthak at nexgo.de>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> "Craig Topper" <craig.topper at gmail.com> wrote;
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > Clang never generates calls to ___paritysi2, ___paritydi2, ___cmpdi2,
> or
> >>
> >> > ___ucmpdi2 on X86 so its not clear the performance of this matters at
> >> all.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So you can safely remove them for X86 and all the other targets where
> such
> >>
> >> unoptimized code is never called!
> >>
> >> But fix these routines for targets where they are called.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The statement does NOT make any exceptions, and it does not say
> >>
> >> | ships unoptimized routines the compiler never calls
> >>
> >> but
> >>
> >> | optimized target-independent implementations
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Stefan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> BTW: do builtins like __builtin_*parity* exist?
> >>
> >>      If yes: do they generate the same bad code?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 12:31 PM Stefan Kanthak via cfe-dev <
> >>
> >> > cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >> >> <https://compiler-rt.llvm.org/index.html> boasts:
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> | The builtins library provides optimized implementations of this
> >>
> >> >> | and other low-level routines, either in target-independent C form,
> >>
> >> >> | or as a heavily-optimized assembly.
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> Really?
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> Left: inperformant code shipped in    # Right: slightly improved
> code,
> >>
> >> >>       clang_rt.builtins-*             #        which the optimiser
> >> REALLY
> >>
> >> >>                                       #        should have generated
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> ___cmpdi2:
> >>
> >> >>         mov     ecx, [esp+16]         #       mov     ecx, [esp+16]
> >>
> >> >>         xor     eax, eax              #       xor     eax, eax
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     [esp+8], ecx          #       cmp     ecx, [esp+8]
> >>
> >> >>         jl      @f                    #       jg      @f
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, 2                #       mov     eax, 2
> >>
> >> >>         jg      @f                    #       jl      @f
> >>
> >> >>         mov     ecx, [esp+4]          #
> >>
> >> >>         mov     edx, [esp+12]         #       mov     ecx, [esp+12]
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, 0                #       xor     eax, eax
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     ecx, edx              #       cmp     ecx, [esp+4]
> >>
> >> >>         jb      @f                    #       ja      @f
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     edx, ecx              #
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, 1                #
> >>
> >> >>         adc     eax, 0                #       adc     eax, 1
> >>
> >> >> @@:                                   # @@:
> >>
> >> >>         ret                           #       ret
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >>                                       # 3 instructions less, 10 bytes
> >> saved
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> ___ucmpdi2:
> >>
> >> >>         mov     ecx, [esp+16]         #       mov     ecx, [esp+16]
> >>
> >> >>         xor     eax, eax              #       xor     eax, eax
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     [esp+8], ecx          #       cmp     ecx, [esp+8]
> >>
> >> >>         jb      @f                    #       ja      @f
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, 2                #       mov     eax, 2
> >>
> >> >>         ja      @f                    #       jb      @f
> >>
> >> >>         mov     ecx, [esp+4]          #
> >>
> >> >>         mov     edx, [esp+12]         #       mov     ecx, [esp+12]
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, 0                #       xor     eax, eax
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     ecx, edx              #       cmp     ecx, [esp+4]
> >>
> >> >>         jb      @f                    #       ja      @f
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     edx, ecx              #
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, 1                #
> >>
> >> >>         adc     eax, 0                #       adc     eax, 1
> >>
> >> >> @@:                                   # @@:
> >>
> >> >>         ret                           #       ret
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >>                                       # 3 instructions less, 10 bytes
> >> saved
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> Now properly written code, of course branch-free, faster and shorter:
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> # Copyright (C) 2004-2020, Stefan Kanthak <stefan.kanthak at nexgo.de>
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> ___cmpdi2:
> >>
> >> >>         mov     ecx, [esp+4]
> >>
> >> >>         mov     edx, [esp+12]
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     ecx, edx
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, [esp+8]
> >>
> >> >>         sbb     eax, [esp+16]
> >>
> >> >>         setl    ah
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     edx, ecx
> >>
> >> >>         mov     edx, [esp+16]
> >>
> >> >>         sbb     edx, [esp+8]
> >>
> >> >>         setl    al
> >>
> >> >>         sub     al, ah
> >>
> >> >>         movsx   eax, al
> >>
> >> >>         inc     eax
> >>
> >> >>         ret
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> ___ucmpdi2:
> >>
> >> >>         mov     ecx, [esp+4]
> >>
> >> >>         mov     edx, [esp+12]
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     ecx, edx
> >>
> >> >>         mov     eax, [esp+8]
> >>
> >> >>         sbb     eax, [esp+16]
> >>
> >> >>         sbb     eax, eax
> >>
> >> >>         cmp     edx, ecx
> >>
> >> >>         mov     edx, [esp+16]
> >>
> >> >>         sbb     edx, [esp+8]
> >>
> >> >>         adc     eax, 1
> >>
> >> >>         ret
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> AGAIN:
> >>
> >> >> Remove every occurance of the word "optimized" on the above web page.
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >> 'nuff said
> >>
> >> >> Stefan
> >>
> >> >> _______________________________________________
> >>
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> >>
> >> >> cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org
> >>
> >> >> https://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cfe-dev
> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> > ~Craig
> >
>
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