[llvm-dev] GEP transformation by InstCombiner

[Demikhovsky, Elena via llvm-dev]

       Hi all,

       I'm working on an out-of-tree target and encountered the following problem:

       InstCombiner "normalizes" GEPs and extends Index operand to the Pointer width.
       It works fine if you can convert pointer to integer for address calculation and I assume that all registered targets do this.

       The target I'm working on has very restricted ISA for the pointer calculation:
       ptr + int,   ptr - int,    ptr - ptr    and   ptr-compare

       I have full arithmetic set for 32-bit integers, but the Ptr is wider. Extending index to the Ptr width requires full arithmetic support for pointers.
       But, actually, it does not come from C-sources (casting Ptr to int means truncation).

       I'd like to add TTI (TargetTransformInfo) to InstCombiner in order to configure the width of GEP indices.
       The current default behavior will be preserved.
       What do you think?

       Thanks.

-        Elena



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