[llvm] [FunctionAttrs] Treat byval calls as only reading ptrs (PR #122618)

Alex MacLean via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Sun Jan 12 15:42:01 PST 2025


https://github.com/AlexMaclean updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/122618

>From 8f51b0d74cf469053a6d46eaf0dc4088b0dcafe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Maclean <amaclean at nvidia.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 22:49:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] pre-commit tests

---
 .../Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll     | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
index 004c0485d764ae..de5b487580dab9 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
@@ -762,5 +762,27 @@ define void @writable_readnone(ptr writable dereferenceable(4) %p) {
   ret void
 }
 
+declare void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) %p)
+
+define void @call_byval_param(ptr %p) {
+; FNATTRS-LABEL: define {{[^@]+}}@call_byval_param
+; FNATTRS-SAME: (ptr [[P:%.*]]) {
+; FNATTRS-NEXT:    call void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) [[P]])
+; FNATTRS-NEXT:    ret void
+;
+; ATTRIBUTOR-LABEL: define {{[^@]+}}@call_byval_param
+; ATTRIBUTOR-SAME: (ptr nocapture readonly [[P:%.*]]) {
+; ATTRIBUTOR-NEXT:    call void @byval_param(ptr nocapture readonly byval(i32) [[P]])
+; ATTRIBUTOR-NEXT:    ret void
+;
+; ATTRIBUTOR-CGSCC-LABEL: define {{[^@]+}}@call_byval_param
+; ATTRIBUTOR-CGSCC-SAME: (ptr nocapture readonly [[P:%.*]]) {
+; ATTRIBUTOR-CGSCC-NEXT:    call void @byval_param(ptr nocapture readonly byval(i32) [[P]])
+; ATTRIBUTOR-CGSCC-NEXT:    ret void
+;
+  call void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) %p)
+  ret void
+}
+
 ;; NOTE: These prefixes are unused and the list is autogenerated. Do not add tests below this line:
 ; COMMON: {{.*}}

>From 5ebe920c72022f36484cc6bb9cc94971c07d3429 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Maclean <amaclean at nvidia.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 22:50:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] [FunctionAttrs] Treat byval calls as only reading ptrs

---
 llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp       | 8 +++++---
 llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp
index fe9cca01a8f31f..ca9e97e08ea27e 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp
@@ -852,9 +852,11 @@ determinePointerAccessAttrs(Argument *A,
         continue;
       }
 
-      // Given we've explictily handled the callee operand above, what's left
+      // Given we've explicitly handled the callee operand above, what's left
       // must be a data operand (e.g. argument or operand bundle)
       const unsigned UseIndex = CB.getDataOperandNo(U);
+      const bool IsByVal =
+          CB.isArgOperand(U) && CB.isByValArgument(CB.getArgOperandNo(U));
 
       // Some intrinsics (for instance ptrmask) do not capture their results,
       // but return results thas alias their pointer argument, and thus should
@@ -864,7 +866,7 @@ determinePointerAccessAttrs(Argument *A,
         for (Use &UU : CB.uses())
           if (Visited.insert(&UU).second)
             Worklist.push_back(&UU);
-      } else if (!CB.doesNotCapture(UseIndex)) {
+      } else if (!(CB.doesNotCapture(UseIndex) || IsByVal)) {
         if (!CB.onlyReadsMemory())
           // If the callee can save a copy into other memory, then simply
           // scanning uses of the call is insufficient.  We have no way
@@ -894,7 +896,7 @@ determinePointerAccessAttrs(Argument *A,
       // invokes with operand bundles.
       if (CB.doesNotAccessMemory(UseIndex)) {
         /* nop */
-      } else if (!isModSet(ArgMR) || CB.onlyReadsMemory(UseIndex)) {
+      } else if (!isModSet(ArgMR) || CB.onlyReadsMemory(UseIndex) || IsByVal) {
         IsRead = true;
       } else if (!isRefSet(ArgMR) ||
                  CB.dataOperandHasImpliedAttr(UseIndex, Attribute::WriteOnly)) {
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
index de5b487580dab9..6087160d13ca1d 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ declare void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) %p)
 
 define void @call_byval_param(ptr %p) {
 ; FNATTRS-LABEL: define {{[^@]+}}@call_byval_param
-; FNATTRS-SAME: (ptr [[P:%.*]]) {
+; FNATTRS-SAME: (ptr readonly [[P:%.*]]) {
 ; FNATTRS-NEXT:    call void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) [[P]])
 ; FNATTRS-NEXT:    ret void
 ;

>From 24f49f4b866c6edb72203ff6ad0d41dbe2dfa8a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Maclean <amaclean at nvidia.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:41:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] address comments

---
 llvm/include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h               | 5 +++++
 llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp       | 7 ++++---
 llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h
index e6332a16df7d5f..adbdbb6e438da6 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h
@@ -1675,6 +1675,11 @@ class CallBase : public Instruction {
   // FIXME: Once this API is no longer duplicated in `CallSite`, rename this to
   // better indicate that this may return a conservative answer.
   bool doesNotCapture(unsigned OpNo) const {
+    // If the argument is passed byval, the callee does not have access to the
+    // original pointer and thus cannot capture it.
+    if (OpNo < arg_size() && isByValArgument(OpNo))
+      return true;
+
     return dataOperandHasImpliedAttr(OpNo, Attribute::NoCapture);
   }
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp
index ca9e97e08ea27e..06b5d791abe95e 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionAttrs.cpp
@@ -855,8 +855,6 @@ determinePointerAccessAttrs(Argument *A,
       // Given we've explicitly handled the callee operand above, what's left
       // must be a data operand (e.g. argument or operand bundle)
       const unsigned UseIndex = CB.getDataOperandNo(U);
-      const bool IsByVal =
-          CB.isArgOperand(U) && CB.isByValArgument(CB.getArgOperandNo(U));
 
       // Some intrinsics (for instance ptrmask) do not capture their results,
       // but return results thas alias their pointer argument, and thus should
@@ -866,7 +864,7 @@ determinePointerAccessAttrs(Argument *A,
         for (Use &UU : CB.uses())
           if (Visited.insert(&UU).second)
             Worklist.push_back(&UU);
-      } else if (!(CB.doesNotCapture(UseIndex) || IsByVal)) {
+      } else if (!CB.doesNotCapture(UseIndex)) {
         if (!CB.onlyReadsMemory())
           // If the callee can save a copy into other memory, then simply
           // scanning uses of the call is insufficient.  We have no way
@@ -892,6 +890,9 @@ determinePointerAccessAttrs(Argument *A,
           // can participate in the speculation.
           break;
 
+      const bool IsByVal =
+          CB.isArgOperand(U) && CB.isByValArgument(CB.getArgOperandNo(U));
+
       // The accessors used on call site here do the right thing for calls and
       // invokes with operand bundles.
       if (CB.doesNotAccessMemory(UseIndex)) {
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
index 6087160d13ca1d..e60954c9cd29a3 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/FunctionAttrs/readattrs.ll
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ declare void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) %p)
 
 define void @call_byval_param(ptr %p) {
 ; FNATTRS-LABEL: define {{[^@]+}}@call_byval_param
-; FNATTRS-SAME: (ptr readonly [[P:%.*]]) {
+; FNATTRS-SAME: (ptr nocapture readonly [[P:%.*]]) {
 ; FNATTRS-NEXT:    call void @byval_param(ptr byval(i32) [[P]])
 ; FNATTRS-NEXT:    ret void
 ;



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