[llvm] [IVDescriptors] Implement MonotonicDescriptor (PR #214490)

[Gaëtan Bossu via llvm-commits]

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@@ -1696,3 +1696,125 @@ bool InductionDescriptor::isInductionPHI(
                           /*InductionBinOp=*/nullptr, /*Casts=*/nullptr, Preds);
   return true;
 }
+
+bool MonotonicDescriptor::setSCEV(const SCEV *NewExpr) {
+  auto *AddRec = dyn_cast<SCEVAddRecExpr>(NewExpr);
+  if (!AddRec || !AddRec->isAffine())
+    return false;
+  Expr = AddRec;
+  return true;
+}
+
+// Recognize monotonic phi variable by matching the following pattern:
+// loop_header:
+//   %monotonic_phi = [%start, %preheader], [%chain_phi0, %latch]
+//
+// step_bb:
+//   %step = add/gep %monotonic_phi, %step_val
+//
+// bbN:
+//   %chain_phiN = [%monotonic_phi, ], [%step, ]
+//
+// ...
+//
+// bb1:
+//   %chain_phi1 = [%monotonic_phi, ], [%chain_phi2, ]
+//
+// latch:
+//   %chain_phi0 = [%monotonic_phi, %pred], [%chain_phi1, %pred]
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gbossu wrote:

Drive-by: I find it quite hard to read this example because it does not explain the control flow. Could you add some branch instructions and/or predecessor comments? (Same in the PR description)

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/214490