[llvm] [InstCombine] Add limit for expansion of gep chains (PR #147065)

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Author: Nikita Popov (nikic)

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<summary>Changes</summary>

When converting gep subtraction / comparison to offset subtraction / comparison, avoid expanding very long multi-use gep chains.

Another improvement we could make is to expand one-use followed by multi-use gep differently, by rewriting the multi-use gep to include the one-use offsets. But I think we want to have some kind of complexity cut-off in any case.

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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/147065.diff


5 Files Affected:

- (modified) llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp (+23-1) 
- (modified) llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp (+1-1) 
- (modified) llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h (+3) 
- (modified) llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll (+88) 
- (modified) llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll (+52) 


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diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
index f727eb0a63e05..5dae81a5bea9c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
@@ -2144,13 +2144,35 @@ CommonPointerBase CommonPointerBase::compute(Value *LHS, Value *RHS) {
   return Base;
 }
 
+bool CommonPointerBase::isExpensive() const {
+  bool SeenConst = false;
+  unsigned NumGEPs = 0;
+  auto ProcessGEPs = [&SeenConst, &NumGEPs](ArrayRef<GEPOperator *> GEPs) {
+    bool SeenMultiUse = false;
+    for (GEPOperator *GEP : GEPs) {
+      // Only count GEPs after the first multi-use GEP. For the first one,
+      // we will directly reuse the offset.
+      if (SeenMultiUse) {
+        bool IsConst = GEP->hasAllConstantIndices();
+        SeenConst |= IsConst;
+        NumGEPs += !IsConst;
+      }
+      SeenMultiUse |= !GEP->hasOneUse();
+    }
+  };
+  ProcessGEPs(LHSGEPs);
+  ProcessGEPs(RHSGEPs);
+  NumGEPs += SeenConst;
+  return NumGEPs > 2;
+}
+
 /// Optimize pointer differences into the same array into a size.  Consider:
 ///  &A[10] - &A[0]: we should compile this to "10".  LHS/RHS are the pointer
 /// operands to the ptrtoint instructions for the LHS/RHS of the subtract.
 Value *InstCombinerImpl::OptimizePointerDifference(Value *LHS, Value *RHS,
                                                    Type *Ty, bool IsNUW) {
   CommonPointerBase Base = CommonPointerBase::compute(LHS, RHS);
-  if (!Base.Ptr)
+  if (!Base.Ptr || Base.isExpensive())
     return nullptr;
 
   // To avoid duplicating the offset arithmetic, rewrite the GEP to use the
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp
index 6737b50405ee2..cbe4e3718a75c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ Instruction *InstCombinerImpl::foldGEPICmp(GEPOperator *GEPLHS, Value *RHS,
   };
 
   CommonPointerBase Base = CommonPointerBase::compute(GEPLHS, RHS);
-  if (Base.Ptr == RHS && CanFold(Base.LHSNW)) {
+  if (Base.Ptr == RHS && CanFold(Base.LHSNW) && !Base.isExpensive()) {
     // ((gep Ptr, OFFSET) cmp Ptr)   ---> (OFFSET cmp 0).
     Type *IdxTy = DL.getIndexType(GEPLHS->getType());
     Value *Offset =
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
index 9adde8094d44d..4ffc11db6856f 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
@@ -896,6 +896,9 @@ struct CommonPointerBase {
   GEPNoWrapFlags RHSNW = GEPNoWrapFlags::all();
 
   static CommonPointerBase compute(Value *LHS, Value *RHS);
+
+  /// Whether expanding the GEP chains is expensive.
+  bool isExpensive() const;
 };
 
 } // end namespace llvm
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll
index 3f104056fb1f2..6c7572089532a 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll
@@ -849,3 +849,91 @@ define i1 @gep_mugtiple_ugt_inbounds_nusw(ptr %base, i64 %idx, i64 %idx2) {
   %cmp = icmp ugt ptr %gep2, %base
   ret i1 %cmp
 }
+
+define i1 @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX1:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[GEP1_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX2:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP1]], i64 [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX3:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP2]], i64 [[GEP3_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP3]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = add i64 [[GEP1_IDX]], [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = sub i64 0, [[GEP3_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[CMP:%.*]] = icmp eq i64 [[TMP1]], [[TMP2]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i1 [[CMP]]
+;
+  %gep1 = getelementptr i32, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx2
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 %idx3
+  call void @use(ptr %gep3)
+  %cmp = icmp eq ptr %gep3, %base
+  ret i1 %cmp
+}
+
+define i1 @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_extra_one_use_gep(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3, i64 %idx4) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_extra_one_use_gep(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX1:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[GEP1_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX2:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP1]], i64 [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX3:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP2]], i64 [[GEP3_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4_IDX_NEG:%.*]] = mul i64 [[IDX4:%.*]], -4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP3]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = add i64 [[GEP1_IDX]], [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = add i64 [[TMP1]], [[GEP3_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[CMP:%.*]] = icmp eq i64 [[TMP2]], [[GEP4_IDX_NEG]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i1 [[CMP]]
+;
+  %gep1 = getelementptr i32, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx2
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 %idx3
+  %gep4 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep3, i64 %idx4
+  call void @use(ptr %gep3)
+  %cmp = icmp eq ptr %gep4, %base
+  ret i1 %cmp
+}
+
+define i1 @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_consts(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_consts(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 16
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX1:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP1]], i64 [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP2]], i64 16
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX2:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP3]], i64 [[GEP4_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = add i64 [[GEP2_IDX]], 32
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = sub i64 0, [[GEP4_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[CMP:%.*]] = icmp eq i64 [[TMP1]], [[TMP2]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i1 [[CMP]]
+;
+  %gep1 = getelementptr i32, ptr %base, i64 4
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx1
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 4
+  %gep4 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep3, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %gep4)
+  %cmp = icmp eq ptr %gep4, %base
+  ret i1 %cmp
+}
+
+define i1 @gep_multiple_multi_use_above_limit(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3, i64 %idx4) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_use_above_limit(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[IDX1:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP1]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP2]], i64 [[IDX3:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP3]], i64 [[IDX4:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[CMP:%.*]] = icmp eq ptr [[GEP4]], [[BASE]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i1 [[CMP]]
+;
+  %gep1 = getelementptr i32, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx2
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 %idx3
+  %gep4 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep3, i64 %idx4
+  call void @use(ptr %gep4)
+  %cmp = icmp eq ptr %gep4, %base
+  ret i1 %cmp
+}
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll
index 993a06ad1780f..c53973c482f39 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll
@@ -1089,3 +1089,55 @@ define <2 x i64> @splat_geps_multiple(ptr %base, i64 %idx0, <2 x i64> %idx1, <2
   %d = sub <2 x i64> %gep2.int, %gep1.int
   ret <2 x i64> %d
 }
+
+define i64 @multiple_geps_multi_use_below_limit(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3, i64 %idx4) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @multiple_geps_multi_use_below_limit(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P1:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[IDX1:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P2:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P1]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P2]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P3:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[BASE]], i64 [[IDX3:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P4:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P3]], i64 [[IDX4:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = add nuw nsw i64 [[IDX1]], [[IDX2]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = add nuw nsw i64 [[IDX3]], [[IDX4]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEPDIFF:%.*]] = sub nsw i64 [[TMP1]], [[TMP2]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i64 [[GEPDIFF]]
+;
+  %p1 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  %p2 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %p2)
+  %p3 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx3
+  %p4 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p3, i64 %idx4
+  call void @use(ptr %p4)
+  %i1 = ptrtoint ptr %p4 to i64
+  %i2 = ptrtoint ptr %p2 to i64
+  %d = sub i64 %i2, %i1
+  ret i64 %d
+}
+
+define i64 @multiple_geps_multi_use_above_limit(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3, i64 %idx4, i64 %idx5) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @multiple_geps_multi_use_above_limit(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P1:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[IDX1:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P2:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P1]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P2]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P3:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[BASE]], i64 [[IDX3:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P4:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P3]], i64 [[IDX4:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P5:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P4]], i64 [[IDX5:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P5]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[I1:%.*]] = ptrtoint ptr [[P5]] to i64
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[I2:%.*]] = ptrtoint ptr [[P2]] to i64
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[D:%.*]] = sub i64 [[I2]], [[I1]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i64 [[D]]
+;
+  %p1 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  %p2 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %p2)
+  %p3 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx3
+  %p4 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p3, i64 %idx4
+  %p5 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p4, i64 %idx5
+  call void @use(ptr %p5)
+  %i1 = ptrtoint ptr %p5 to i64
+  %i2 = ptrtoint ptr %p2 to i64
+  %d = sub i64 %i2, %i1
+  ret i64 %d
+}

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