[llvm] 1e24b53 - [InstCombine] Add limit for expansion of gep chains (#147065)

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Wed Jul 23 00:47:56 PDT 2025


Author: Nikita Popov
Date: 2025-07-23T09:47:53+02:00
New Revision: 1e24b53534ed4043562ae32bb16c55b7820a3aed

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/1e24b53534ed4043562ae32bb16c55b7820a3aed
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/1e24b53534ed4043562ae32bb16c55b7820a3aed.diff

LOG: [InstCombine] Add limit for expansion of gep chains (#147065)

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

Added: 
    

Modified: 
    llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
    llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp
    llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
    llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll
    llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
index 981c5271fb3f6..7f605be976549 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineAddSub.cpp
@@ -2146,13 +2146,33 @@ CommonPointerBase CommonPointerBase::compute(Value *LHS, Value *RHS) {
   return Base;
 }
 
+bool CommonPointerBase::isExpensive() const {
+  unsigned NumGEPs = 0;
+  auto ProcessGEPs = [&NumGEPs](ArrayRef<GEPOperator *> GEPs) {
+    bool SeenMultiUse = false;
+    for (GEPOperator *GEP : GEPs) {
+      // Only count multi-use GEPs, excluding the first one. For the first one,
+      // we will directly reuse the offset. For one-use GEPs, their offset will
+      // be folded into a multi-use GEP.
+      if (!GEP->hasOneUse()) {
+        if (SeenMultiUse)
+          ++NumGEPs;
+        SeenMultiUse = true;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  ProcessGEPs(LHSGEPs);
+  ProcessGEPs(RHSGEPs);
+  return NumGEPs > 2;
+}
+
 /// Optimize pointer 
diff erences 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 c90ff2a868d4c..c5e1b04002545 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCompares.cpp
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ 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 f7fbf0815df03..c67e27e5b3e7c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
@@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ 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..938ec64c2bcad 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/icmp-gep.ll
@@ -849,3 +849,135 @@ 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:    [[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:    [[GEP2_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX2:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP3]], i64 [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3_IDX1:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX4:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP5:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP4]], i64 [[GEP3_IDX1]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP5]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = add i64 [[GEP3_IDX]], [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = sub i64 0, [[GEP3_IDX1]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[CMP:%.*]] = icmp eq i64 [[TMP1]], [[TMP2]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i1 [[CMP]]
+;
+  %gep1 = getelementptr i32, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  call void @use(ptr %gep1)
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %gep2)
+  %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_gep1(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3, i64 %idx4) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_extra_one_use_gep1(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX1:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[GEP1_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP1]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX2:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP1]], i64 [[GEP2_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP2]])
+; 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:    [[GEP4_IDX_NEG:%.*]] = mul i64 [[IDX4:%.*]], -4
+; 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
+  call void @use(ptr %gep1)
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %gep2)
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 %idx3
+  call void @use(ptr %gep3)
+  %gep4 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep3, i64 %idx4
+  %cmp = icmp eq ptr %gep4, %base
+  ret i1 %cmp
+}
+
+define i1 @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_extra_one_use_gep2(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2, i64 %idx3, i64 %idx4) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_use_below_limit_extra_one_use_gep2(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1_IDX1:%.*]] = add i64 [[IDX1:%.*]], [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = shl i64 [[GEP1_IDX1]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[TMP1]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP2]])
+; 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:    [[GEP4_IDX:%.*]] = shl i64 [[IDX4:%.*]], 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP3]], i64 [[GEP4_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = add i64 [[TMP1]], [[GEP3_IDX]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4_IDX_NEG:%.*]] = sub i64 0, [[GEP4_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
+  call void @use(ptr %gep2)
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 %idx3
+  call void @use(ptr %gep3)
+  %gep4 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep3, i64 %idx4
+  call void @use(ptr %gep4)
+  %cmp = icmp eq ptr %gep4, %base
+  ret i1 %cmp
+}
+
+define i1 @gep_multiple_multi_above_below_limit_consts(ptr %base, i64 %idx1, i64 %idx2) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @gep_multiple_multi_above_below_limit_consts(
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP1:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 16
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP1]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP2:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP1]], i64 [[IDX1:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP2]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3:%.*]] = getelementptr i8, ptr [[GEP2]], i64 16
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP3]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP4:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP3]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; 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 4
+  call void @use(ptr %gep1)
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx1
+  call void @use(ptr %gep2)
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 4
+  call void @use(ptr %gep3)
+  %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:    [[GEP4:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[BASE:%.*]], i64 [[IDX1:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP3:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP4]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP3]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP5:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP3]], i64 [[IDX3:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP5]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[GEP6:%.*]] = getelementptr i32, ptr [[GEP5]], i64 [[IDX4:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[GEP6]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[CMP:%.*]] = icmp eq ptr [[GEP6]], [[BASE]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i1 [[CMP]]
+;
+  %gep1 = getelementptr i32, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  call void @use(ptr %gep1)
+  %gep2 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %gep2)
+  %gep3 = getelementptr i32, ptr %gep2, i64 %idx3
+  call void @use(ptr %gep3)
+  %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 84e570395e03b..45e5686ad70e7 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/sub-gep.ll
@@ -1172,3 +1172,65 @@ define i64 @nuw_ptr
diff _mul_nsw_nneg_scale_multiuse(ptr %base, i64 %idx) {
   %
diff  = sub nuw i64 %lhs, %rhs
   ret i64 %
diff 
 }
+
+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:    [[P2:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P1:%.*]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P2]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P4:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P2]], i64 [[IDX5:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P4]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P3:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P1]], i64 [[IDX3:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P3]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P5:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P3]], i64 [[IDX4:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P5]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = add nuw nsw i64 [[IDX2]], [[IDX5]]
+; 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
+  call void @use(ptr %p1)
+  %p2 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %p2)
+  %p3 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx3
+  call void @use(ptr %p3)
+  %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:    [[P2:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P1:%.*]], i64 [[IDX2:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P2]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P3:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P2]], i64 [[IDX6:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P3]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P5:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P1]], i64 [[TMP3:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P5]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P6:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P5]], i64 [[IDX7:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P6]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[P7:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr [[P6]], i64 [[IDX5:%.*]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @use(ptr [[P7]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[I1:%.*]] = ptrtoint ptr [[P7]] to i64
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[I2:%.*]] = ptrtoint ptr [[P3]] to i64
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[D:%.*]] = sub i64 [[I2]], [[I1]]
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i64 [[D]]
+;
+  %p1 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx1
+  call void @use(ptr %p1)
+  %p2 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p1, i64 %idx2
+  call void @use(ptr %p2)
+  %p3 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %base, i64 %idx3
+  call void @use(ptr %p3)
+  %p4 = getelementptr inbounds nuw i8, ptr %p3, i64 %idx4
+  call void @use(ptr %p4)
+  %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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