[LLVMdev] llvm 'select' instruction

[Caldarale, Charles R]

> From: llvmdev-bounces at cs.uiuc.edu [mailto:llvmdev-bounces at cs.uiuc.edu]
> On Behalf Of Dong Chen
> Subject: Re: [LLVMdev] llvm 'select' instruction

> but i have another question about this 'select' instruction.

There's no reason to post the same query to the list multiple times; more than once is annoying.

> i think that in LLVM IR, i can use a branch and two seperate assignments to
> replace 'select' instruction(am i right?).
> so is there any compiling option to aviod generate 'select' instruction?

Not in the standard LLVM.  We have implemented local code that avoids the generation of selects, since on some CPUs branch prediction is superior to cmov.

 - Chuck


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