[PATCH] AMDGPU/SI: Better handle s_wait insertion

Axel Davy axel.davy at ens.fr
Sat Jul 25 11:13:36 PDT 2015


We can wait on either VM, EXP or LGKM.
The waits are independent.

Without this patch, a wait inserted because of one of them
would also wait for all the previous others.
This patch makes s_wait only wait for the ones we need for the next instruction.

Here's an example of subtle perf reduction this patch solves:

This is without the patch:

buffer_load_format_xyzw v[8:11], v0, s[44:47], 0 idxen
buffer_load_format_xyzw v[12:15], v0, s[48:51], 0 idxen
s_load_dwordx4 s[44:47], s[8:9], 0xc
s_waitcnt lgkmcnt(0)
buffer_load_format_xyzw v[16:19], v0, s[52:55], 0 idxen
s_load_dwordx4 s[48:51], s[8:9], 0x10
s_waitcnt vmcnt(1)
buffer_load_format_xyzw v[20:23], v0, s[44:47], 0 idxen

The s_waitcnt vmcnt(1) is useless.
The reason it is added is because the last
buffer_load_format_xyzw needs s[44:47], which was issued
by the first s_load_dwordx4. It waits for all VM
before that call to have finished.

Internally after every instruction, 3 counters (for VM, EXP and LGTM)
are updated after every instruction. For example buffer_load_format_xyzw will
increase the VM counter, and s_load_dwordx4 the LGKM one.

Without the patch, for every defined register,
the current 3 counters are stored, and are used to know
how long to wait when an instruction needs the register.

Because of that, the s[44:47] counter includes that to use the register
you need to wait for the previous buffer_load_format_xyzw.

Instead this patch stores only the counters that matter for the register,
and puts zero for the other ones, since we don't need any wait for them.
---
 lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInsertWaits.cpp | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInsertWaits.cpp b/lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInsertWaits.cpp
index 90a37f1..b08851f 100644
--- a/lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInsertWaits.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInsertWaits.cpp
@@ -246,10 +246,13 @@ void SIInsertWaits::pushInstruction(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
 
   // Get the hardware counter increments and sum them up
   Counters Increment = getHwCounts(*I);
+  Counters Limit = ZeroCounts;
   unsigned Sum = 0;
 
   for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
     LastIssued.Array[i] += Increment.Array[i];
+    if (Increment.Array[i])
+      Limit.Array[i] = LastIssued.Array[i];
     Sum += Increment.Array[i];
   }
 
@@ -300,11 +303,11 @@ void SIInsertWaits::pushInstruction(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
 
       // Remember which registers we define
       if (Op.isDef())
-        DefinedRegs[j] = LastIssued;
+        DefinedRegs[j] = Limit;
 
       // and which one we are using
       if (Op.isUse())
-        UsedRegs[j] = LastIssued;
+        UsedRegs[j] = Limit;
     }
   }
 }
-- 
2.4.4




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