[LLVMdev] x86 Frame Pointer with AVX

[Cameron McInally]

Hey guys,


I found a performance regression in the X86 backend related to PR10884.


In trunk, the frame pointer is always set up when an AVX register is used
in a function. This is done in case 32-byte spill code is later introduced
into the function and hence dynamic stack realignment is needed. Needless
to say, it's a big hammer. This regression seems particularly painful in
small-to-medium sized routines that are called frequently in some codes.


Is this issue already known? Is there a plan to fix this regression? If
not, does anyone have a suggestion on the best way to remedy this issue?


I have attached the IR and C code for a trivial test which exhibits the
problem. The IR was produced by clang-421.0.60.


Thanks,

Cameron
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