[llvm] [X86] X86FixupVectorConstantsPass - use scheduler model to avoid regressions (PR #140028)

[Phoebe Wang via llvm-commits]

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@@ -355,6 +356,36 @@ bool X86FixupVectorConstantsPass::processInstruction(MachineFunction &MF,
     std::function<Constant *(const Constant *, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)>
         RebuildConstant;
   };
+
+  auto NewOpcPreferable = [&](const FixupEntry &Fixup,
+                              unsigned RegBitWidth) -> bool {
+    if (SM->hasInstrSchedModel()) {
+      unsigned NewOpc = Fixup.Op;
+      auto *OldDesc = SM->getSchedClassDesc(TII->get(Opc).getSchedClass());
+      auto *NewDesc = SM->getSchedClassDesc(TII->get(NewOpc).getSchedClass());
+      unsigned BitsSaved = RegBitWidth - (Fixup.NumCstElts * Fixup.MemBitWidth);
+
+      // Compare tput/lat - avoid any regressions, but allow extra cycle of
+      // latency in exchange for each 128-bit (or less) constant pool reduction
+      // (this is a very simple cost:benefit estimate - there will probably be
+      // better ways to calculate this).
+      double OldTput = MCSchedModel::getReciprocalThroughput(*ST, *OldDesc);
+      double NewTput = MCSchedModel::getReciprocalThroughput(*ST, *NewDesc);
+      if (OldTput != NewTput)
+        return NewTput < OldTput;
+
+      int LatTol = (BitsSaved + 127) / 128;
+      int OldLat = MCSchedModel::computeInstrLatency(*ST, *OldDesc);
+      int NewLat = MCSchedModel::computeInstrLatency(*ST, *NewDesc);
+      if (OldLat != NewLat)
+        return NewLat < (OldLat + LatTol);
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phoebewang wrote:

I don't understand the formula here. Is it a heuristic?

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/140028