[llvm] [CodeGenPrepare] Invert select predicates when profitable (PR #218296)

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Author: Kevin Choi (choikwa)

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Use the target cost model to compare an integer comparison with its inverse, and invert it while swapping the select operands when that is strictly cheaper. Look through one-use shuffle chains needed by vector selects, preserve profile metadata, and retain canonical predicates when costs are equal or the comparison is shared.

Assisted by gpt-5.6-sol
Fixes #<!-- -->216534

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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/218296.diff


2 Files Affected:

- (modified) llvm/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenPrepare.cpp (+45-4) 
- (added) llvm/test/Transforms/CodeGenPrepare/X86/invert-icmp-select.ll (+56) 


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diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenPrepare.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenPrepare.cpp
index 53b7a81537975..3ec30357a8589 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenPrepare.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenPrepare.cpp
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ class CodeGenPrepare {
   bool optimizeLoadExt(LoadInst *Load);
   bool optimizeShiftInst(BinaryOperator *BO);
   bool optimizeFunnelShift(IntrinsicInst *Fsh);
+  bool invertSelectPredicateIfProfitable(SelectInst *SI);
   bool optimizeSelectInst(SelectInst *SI);
   bool optimizeShuffleVectorInst(ShuffleVectorInst *SVI);
   bool optimizeSwitchType(SwitchInst *SI);
@@ -7717,15 +7718,55 @@ bool CodeGenPrepare::optimizeFunnelShift(IntrinsicInst *Fsh) {
   return true;
 }
 
+/// Invert an integer comparison feeding \p SI and swap the select operands if
+/// the target reports that the inverse predicate is strictly cheaper.
+bool CodeGenPrepare::invertSelectPredicateIfProfitable(SelectInst *SI) {
+  Value *Cond = SI->getCondition();
+
+  // Look through one-use shuffles of the compare result. Inverting a compare
+  // commutes with a shuffle whose second input is poison or undef.
+  while (auto *SVI = dyn_cast<ShuffleVectorInst>(Cond)) {
+    if (!SVI->hasOneUse() || !isa<PoisonValue, UndefValue>(SVI->getOperand(1)))
+      return false;
+    Cond = SVI->getOperand(0);
+  }
+
+  auto *Cmp = dyn_cast<ICmpInst>(Cond);
+  if (!Cmp || !Cmp->hasOneUse())
+    return false;
+
+  Type *ValTy = Cmp->getOperand(0)->getType();
+  Type *CondTy = Cmp->getType();
+  CmpInst::Predicate Pred = Cmp->getPredicate();
+  CmpInst::Predicate InversePred = Cmp->getInversePredicate();
+  TTI::OperandValueInfo Op1Info = TTI::getOperandInfo(Cmp->getOperand(0));
+  TTI::OperandValueInfo Op2Info = TTI::getOperandInfo(Cmp->getOperand(1));
+  InstructionCost Cost =
+      TTI->getCmpSelInstrCost(Instruction::ICmp, ValTy, CondTy, Pred,
+                              TTI::TCK_RecipThroughput, Op1Info, Op2Info, Cmp);
+  InstructionCost InverseCost =
+      TTI->getCmpSelInstrCost(Instruction::ICmp, ValTy, CondTy, InversePred,
+                              TTI::TCK_RecipThroughput, Op1Info, Op2Info, Cmp);
+  if (!Cost.isValid() || !InverseCost.isValid() || InverseCost >= Cost)
+    return false;
+
+  Cmp->setPredicate(InversePred);
+  SI->swapValues();
+  SI->swapProfMetadata();
+  return true;
+}
+
 /// If we have a SelectInst that will likely profit from branch prediction,
 /// turn it into a branch.
 bool CodeGenPrepare::optimizeSelectInst(SelectInst *SI) {
+  bool Changed = invertSelectPredicateIfProfitable(SI);
+
   if (DisableSelectToBranch)
-    return false;
+    return Changed;
 
   // If the SelectOptimize pass is enabled, selects have already been optimized.
   if (!getCGPassBuilderOption().DisableSelectOptimize)
-    return false;
+    return Changed;
 
   // Find all consecutive select instructions that share the same condition.
   SmallVector<SelectInst *, 2> ASI;
@@ -7754,7 +7795,7 @@ bool CodeGenPrepare::optimizeSelectInst(SelectInst *SI) {
 
   // Can we convert the 'select' to CF ?
   if (VectorCond || SI->getMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_unpredictable))
-    return false;
+    return Changed;
 
   TargetLowering::SelectSupportKind SelectKind;
   if (SI->getType()->isVectorTy())
@@ -7765,7 +7806,7 @@ bool CodeGenPrepare::optimizeSelectInst(SelectInst *SI) {
   if (TLI->isSelectSupported(SelectKind) &&
       (!isFormingBranchFromSelectProfitable(TTI, TLI, SI) ||
        llvm::shouldOptimizeForSize(SI->getParent(), PSI, BFI)))
-    return false;
+    return Changed;
 
   // Transform a sequence like this:
   //    start:
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/CodeGenPrepare/X86/invert-icmp-select.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/CodeGenPrepare/X86/invert-icmp-select.ll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2d6c2bacac211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/CodeGenPrepare/X86/invert-icmp-select.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+; RUN: opt -S -passes='require<profile-summary>,function(codegenprepare)' \
+; RUN:   -mtriple=x86_64 -mattr=+avx2 %s | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AVX2
+; RUN: opt -S -passes='require<profile-summary>,function(codegenprepare)' \
+; RUN:   -mtriple=x86_64 -mattr=+avx512bw %s | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AVX512
+
+define <8 x i8> @direct(<8 x i8> %a, <8 x i8> %b, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y) {
+; AVX2-LABEL: @direct(
+; AVX2: %cmp = icmp uge <8 x i8> %a, %b
+; AVX2: %sel = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %y, <8 x i8> %x, !prof [[INVERTED_WEIGHTS:![0-9]+]]
+; AVX512-LABEL: @direct(
+; AVX512: %cmp = icmp ult <8 x i8> %a, %b
+; AVX512: %sel = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y, !prof [[ORIGINAL_WEIGHTS:![0-9]+]]
+  %cmp = icmp ult <8 x i8> %a, %b
+  %sel = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y, !prof !0
+  ret <8 x i8> %sel
+}
+
+define <4 x i8> @through_shuffle(<8 x i8> %a, <8 x i8> %b,
+                                 <4 x i8> %x, <4 x i8> %y) {
+; AVX2-LABEL: @through_shuffle(
+; AVX2: %cmp = icmp uge <8 x i8> %a, %b
+; AVX2: %cond = shufflevector <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i1> poison, <4 x i32> <i32 3, i32 2, i32 1, i32 0>
+; AVX2: %sel = select <4 x i1> %cond, <4 x i8> %y, <4 x i8> %x
+  %cmp = icmp ult <8 x i8> %a, %b
+  %cond = shufflevector <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i1> poison,
+                        <4 x i32> <i32 3, i32 2, i32 1, i32 0>
+  %sel = select <4 x i1> %cond, <4 x i8> %x, <4 x i8> %y
+  ret <4 x i8> %sel
+}
+
+define <8 x i8> @not_profitable(<8 x i8> %a, <8 x i8> %b,
+                                <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y) {
+; AVX2-LABEL: @not_profitable(
+; AVX2: %cmp = icmp eq <8 x i8> %a, %b
+; AVX2: %sel = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y
+  %cmp = icmp eq <8 x i8> %a, %b
+  %sel = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y
+  ret <8 x i8> %sel
+}
+
+define <8 x i8> @shared_cmp(<8 x i8> %a, <8 x i8> %b,
+                            <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y) {
+; AVX2-LABEL: @shared_cmp(
+; AVX2: %cmp = icmp ult <8 x i8> %a, %b
+; AVX2: %sel1 = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y
+; AVX2: %sel2 = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %sel1, <8 x i8> %a
+  %cmp = icmp ult <8 x i8> %a, %b
+  %sel1 = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %x, <8 x i8> %y
+  %sel2 = select <8 x i1> %cmp, <8 x i8> %sel1, <8 x i8> %a
+  ret <8 x i8> %sel2
+}
+
+; AVX2: [[INVERTED_WEIGHTS]] = !{!"branch_weights", i32 90, i32 10}
+; AVX512: [[ORIGINAL_WEIGHTS]] = !{!"branch_weights", i32 10, i32 90}
+
+!0 = !{!"branch_weights", i32 10, i32 90}

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https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/218296


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