[llvm] [MemCpyOpt] allow memcpy-to-memcpy optimization with smaller dest than src (PR #176010)

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Author: Jameson Nash (vtjnash)

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<summary>Changes</summary>

Resize the alloca if needed to a common size, as long as the dest was still fully initialized by the copy.

Extracted from PR optimization improvement series at https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/150792 (included all tests additions from there as well)

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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/176010.diff


2 Files Affected:

- (modified) llvm/lib/Transforms/Scalar/MemCpyOptimizer.cpp (+17-6) 
- (modified) llvm/test/Transforms/MemCpyOpt/stack-move.ll (+72-29) 


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diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Scalar/MemCpyOptimizer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Scalar/MemCpyOptimizer.cpp
index f054b21f2e9dd..f7e761550f211 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Scalar/MemCpyOptimizer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Scalar/MemCpyOptimizer.cpp
@@ -1516,12 +1516,13 @@ bool MemCpyOptPass::performStackMoveOptzn(Instruction *Load, Instruction *Store,
   // Check that copy is full with static size.
   const DataLayout &DL = DestAlloca->getDataLayout();
   std::optional<TypeSize> SrcSize = SrcAlloca->getAllocationSize(DL);
-  if (!SrcSize || Size != *SrcSize) {
-    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Stack Move: Source alloca size mismatch\n");
-    return false;
-  }
   std::optional<TypeSize> DestSize = DestAlloca->getAllocationSize(DL);
-  if (!DestSize || Size != *DestSize) {
+  if (!SrcSize || !DestSize)
+    return false;
+  if (*SrcSize != *DestSize)
+    if (!SrcSize->isFixed() || !DestSize->isFixed())
+      return false;
+  if (Size != *DestSize) {
     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Stack Move: Destination alloca size mismatch\n");
     return false;
   }
@@ -1680,6 +1681,16 @@ bool MemCpyOptPass::performStackMoveOptzn(Instruction *Load, Instruction *Store,
   SrcAlloca->setAlignment(
       std::max(SrcAlloca->getAlign(), DestAlloca->getAlign()));
 
+  // Size the allocas appropriately.
+  if (*SrcSize != *DestSize) {
+    // Only possible if both sizes are fixed (due to earlier check)
+    // Set Src to the type and array size of Dest if Dest was larger
+    if (DestSize->getFixedValue() > SrcSize->getFixedValue()) {
+      SrcAlloca->setAllocatedType(DestAlloca->getAllocatedType());
+      SrcAlloca->setOperand(0, DestAlloca->getArraySize());
+    }
+  }
+
   // Merge the two allocas.
   DestAlloca->replaceAllUsesWith(SrcAlloca);
   eraseInstruction(DestAlloca);
@@ -1707,7 +1718,7 @@ bool MemCpyOptPass::performStackMoveOptzn(Instruction *Load, Instruction *Store,
     I->setMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_tbaa_struct, nullptr);
   }
 
-  LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Stack Move: Performed staack-move optimization\n");
+  LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Stack Move: Performed stack-move optimization\n");
   NumStackMove++;
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/MemCpyOpt/stack-move.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/MemCpyOpt/stack-move.ll
index 0c2e05fa8fed6..cf91ea98b2a55 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/MemCpyOpt/stack-move.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/MemCpyOpt/stack-move.ll
@@ -1022,6 +1022,30 @@ bb2:
   ret void
 }
 
+; Tests merging allocas with different sizes
+define void @mismatched_alloca_size() {
+; CHECK-LABEL: define void @mismatched_alloca_size() {
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[SRC:%.*]] = alloca i8, i64 24, align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    store [[STRUCT_FOO:%.*]] { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr [[SRC]], align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret void
+;
+  %src = alloca i8, i64 24, align 4
+  %dest = alloca i8, i64 12, align 4
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  store %struct.Foo { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr %src
+  %1 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %src)
+
+  call void @llvm.memcpy.p0.p0.i64(ptr align 4 %dest, ptr align 4 %src, i64 12, i1 false)
+
+  %2 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  ret void
+}
+
 
 ; Optimization failures follow:
 
@@ -1085,6 +1109,54 @@ define void @incomplete_store() {
   ret void
 }
 
+; Tests merging allocas with different types
+define void @mismatched_alloca_type() {
+; CHECK-LABEL: define void @mismatched_alloca_type() {
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[SRC:%.*]] = alloca i16, i64 6, align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    store [[STRUCT_FOO:%.*]] { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr [[SRC]], align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret void
+;
+  %src = alloca i16, i64 6, align 4
+  %dest = alloca i8, i64 12, align 4
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  store %struct.Foo { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr %src
+  %1 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %src)
+
+  call void @llvm.memcpy.p0.p0.i64(ptr align 4 %dest, ptr align 4 %src, i64 12, i1 false)
+
+  %2 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  ret void
+}
+
+; Tests merging allocas with different types and sizes
+define void @mismatched_alloca_type_size() {
+; CHECK-LABEL: define void @mismatched_alloca_type_size() {
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[SRC:%.*]] = alloca i16, i64 12, align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    store [[STRUCT_FOO:%.*]] { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr [[SRC]], align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ret void
+;
+  %src = alloca i16, i64 12, align 4
+  %dest = alloca i8, i64 12, align 4
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  store %struct.Foo { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr %src
+  %1 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %src)
+
+  call void @llvm.memcpy.p0.p0.i64(ptr align 4 %dest, ptr align 4 %src, i64 12, i1 false)
+
+  %2 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
+  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
+  ret void
+}
+
 ; Tests that dynamically-sized allocas are never merged.
 define void @dynamically_sized_alloca(i64 %i) {
 ; CHECK-LABEL: define void @dynamically_sized_alloca
@@ -1178,35 +1250,6 @@ define void @dynamically_sized_memcpy(i64 %size) {
   ret void
 }
 
-; Tests that allocas with different sizes aren't merged together.
-define void @mismatched_alloca_size() {
-; CHECK-LABEL: define void @mismatched_alloca_size() {
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[SRC:%.*]] = alloca i8, i64 24, align 4
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[DEST:%.*]] = alloca i8, i64 12, align 4
-; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
-; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr captures(none) [[DEST]])
-; CHECK-NEXT:    store [[STRUCT_FOO:%.*]] { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr [[SRC]], align 4
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP1:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
-; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.memcpy.p0.p0.i64(ptr align 4 [[DEST]], ptr align 4 [[SRC]], i64 12, i1 false)
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP2:%.*]] = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr captures(none) [[DEST]])
-; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr captures(none) [[SRC]])
-; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr captures(none) [[DEST]])
-; CHECK-NEXT:    ret void
-;
-  %src = alloca i8, i64 24, align 4
-  %dest = alloca i8, i64 12, align 4
-  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
-  call void @llvm.lifetime.start.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
-  store %struct.Foo { i32 10, i32 20, i32 30 }, ptr %src
-  %1 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %src)
-
-  call void @llvm.memcpy.p0.p0.i64(ptr align 4 %dest, ptr align 4 %src, i64 12, i1 false)
-
-  %2 = call i32 @use_nocapture(ptr nocapture %dest)
-  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %src)
-  call void @llvm.lifetime.end.p0(ptr nocapture %dest)
-  ret void
-}
 
 ; Tests that allocas with mismatched address spaces aren't combined.
 define void @mismatched_alloca_addrspace() {

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https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/176010


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