[llvm] [LV][EVL] Emit vp.merge intrinsic to enable out-loop reduction in EVL vectorization. (PR #101641)

[Mel Chen via llvm-commits]

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@@ -1392,7 +1395,19 @@ static void transformRecipestoEVLRecipes(VPlan &Plan, VPValue &EVL) {
                                                   TypeInfo.inferScalarType(Sel),
                                                   false, false, false);
               })
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+              .Case<VPInstruction>([&](VPInstruction *VPI) -> VPRecipeBase * {
+                VPValue *LHS, *RHS;
+                if (!match(VPI, m_Select(m_Specific(HeaderMask), m_VPValue(LHS),
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Mel-Chen wrote:

doc it dc2da769fabe791feee128e4e401e55301c4881a
As far as I know, currently only out-loop reduction requires this transformation.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/101641