[Mlir-commits] [mlir] 941e8ef - [mlir][arith] Add support for `arith.flush_denormals` emulation (#192660)

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Author: Matthias Springer
Date: 2026-04-21T14:59:57+02:00
New Revision: 941e8ef04ebb35b7b96c58060786f73bb44b1a1a

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/941e8ef04ebb35b7b96c58060786f73bb44b1a1a
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/941e8ef04ebb35b7b96c58060786f73bb44b1a1a.diff

LOG: [mlir][arith] Add support for `arith.flush_denormals` emulation (#192660)

Add lowering pattern and a new pass `arith-expand-flush-denormals` that
rewrites `arith.flush_denormals` ops with integer arithmetics. This
lowering is useful for target architectures that cannot pattern-match
`arith.flush_denormals` + other FP arithmetics into special instructions
with FTZ semantics.

Assisted-by: claude-opus-4.7-thinking-high

Depends on #192641.

Added: 
    mlir/test/Dialect/Arith/expand-flush-denormals.mlir

Modified: 
    mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.h
    mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.td
    mlir/lib/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/ExpandOps.cpp

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.h
index 18ac0dbc8d13e..5a07a01d0928a 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ void populateExpandF8E8M0Patterns(RewritePatternSet &patterns);
 /// Add patterns to expand scaling ExtF/TruncF ops to equivalent arith ops
 void populateExpandScalingExtTruncPatterns(RewritePatternSet &patterns);
 
+/// Add patterns to expand `arith.flush_denormals` into integer arithmetic
+/// (bitcast + bit masks + compare + select). Only matches IEEE-like
+/// floating-point types.
+void populateExpandFlushDenormalsPatterns(RewritePatternSet &patterns);
+
 /// Add patterns to expand Arith ops.
 void populateArithExpandOpsPatterns(RewritePatternSet &patterns);
 

diff  --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.td b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.td
index c7370b83fdb6c..27e9146ec3606 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/Passes.td
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ def ArithExpandOpsPass : Pass<"arith-expand"> {
               "Enable the F8E8M0 expansion patterns">,
        Option<"includeF4E2M1", "include-f4e2m1", "bool", /*default=*/"false",
               "Enable the F4E2M1 expansion patterns">,
+       Option<"includeFlushDenormals", "include-flush-denormals", "bool",
+              /*default=*/"false",
+              "Enable expansion of `arith.flush_denormals` on IEEE-like "
+              "floating-point types">,
   ];
 }
 

diff  --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/ExpandOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/ExpandOps.cpp
index 46f8c1037d47b..c9217c57a5f25 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/ExpandOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Arith/Transforms/ExpandOps.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ static Value createConst(Location loc, Type type, int value,
   return arith::ConstantOp::create(rewriter, loc, attr);
 }
 
+/// Create an integer constant from an APInt.
+static Value createAPIntConst(Location loc, Type type, const APInt &value,
+                              PatternRewriter &rewriter) {
+  auto attr = IntegerAttr::get(getElementTypeOrSelf(type), value);
+  if (auto shapedTy = dyn_cast<ShapedType>(type)) {
+    return arith::ConstantOp::create(rewriter, loc,
+                                     DenseElementsAttr::get(shapedTy, attr));
+  }
+  return arith::ConstantOp::create(rewriter, loc, attr);
+}
+
 /// Create a float constant.
 static Value createFloatConst(Location loc, Type type, const APFloat &value,
                               PatternRewriter &rewriter) {
@@ -729,6 +740,81 @@ struct ScalingTruncFOpConverter
   }
 };
 
+/// Expands `arith.flush_denormals` into integer arithmetic.
+///
+/// For an IEEE-like floating-point value with a sign|exponent|mantissa bit
+/// layout, a value is denormal iff its biased exponent field is zero and its
+/// stored mantissa is non-zero. When the exponent field is zero, the value is
+/// either pos/neg 0 (mantissa = 0) or a denormal (mantissa != 0); in both
+/// cases, clearing the mantissa bits produces the desired sign-preserved zero
+/// (a no-op for pos/neg 0, a flush for denormals). When the exponent field is
+/// non-zero, the value passes through unchanged.
+///
+/// Pseudocode:
+///   bits        = bitcast(x, iN)
+///   expIsZero   = (bits & expMask) == 0
+///   cleared     = bits & ~manMask
+///   resultBits  = select(expIsZero, cleared, bits)
+///   result      = bitcast(resultBits, floatTy)
+struct FlushDenormalsOpConverter
+    : public OpRewritePattern<arith::FlushDenormalsOp> {
+  using Base::Base;
+  LogicalResult matchAndRewrite(arith::FlushDenormalsOp op,
+                                PatternRewriter &rewriter) const final {
+    Location loc = op.getLoc();
+    ImplicitLocOpBuilder b(loc, rewriter);
+    Value operand = op.getOperand();
+    Type operandTy = operand.getType();
+    auto floatTy = dyn_cast<FloatType>(getElementTypeOrSelf(operandTy));
+    if (!floatTy)
+      return rewriter.notifyMatchFailure(op, "operand is not a float type");
+
+    const llvm::fltSemantics &sem = floatTy.getFloatSemantics();
+    // Restrict to IEEE-like encodings, where the sign bit is the MSB and
+    // denormals are exactly "biased exponent == 0 and non-zero mantissa".
+    if (!llvm::APFloatBase::isIEEELikeFP(sem))
+      return rewriter.notifyMatchFailure(
+          op, "only IEEE-like floating-point types are supported");
+
+    unsigned totalBits = llvm::APFloatBase::semanticsSizeInBits(sem);
+    unsigned precision = llvm::APFloatBase::semanticsPrecision(sem);
+    // Stored mantissa bits = precision - 1 (implicit leading bit not stored).
+    // Exponent field bits = totalBits - 1 (sign) - storedMantissa.
+    if (precision < 1 || precision > totalBits)
+      return rewriter.notifyMatchFailure(op, "unexpected float semantics");
+    unsigned mantissaBits = precision - 1;
+    unsigned expBits = totalBits - 1 - mantissaBits;
+    if (expBits == 0 || mantissaBits == 0)
+      return rewriter.notifyMatchFailure(
+          op, "degenerate float encoding has no exponent or mantissa");
+
+    Type intTy =
+        cloneToShapedType(operandTy, rewriter.getIntegerType(totalBits));
+    Value bits = arith::BitcastOp::create(b, intTy, operand);
+    APInt expMaskVal =
+        APInt::getBitsSet(totalBits, mantissaBits, mantissaBits + expBits);
+    APInt clearMantissaMaskVal = ~APInt::getLowBitsSet(totalBits, mantissaBits);
+    APInt zeroVal = APInt::getZero(totalBits);
+    Value expMask = createAPIntConst(loc, intTy, expMaskVal, rewriter);
+    Value clearMantissaMask =
+        createAPIntConst(loc, intTy, clearMantissaMaskVal, rewriter);
+    Value zero = createAPIntConst(loc, intTy, zeroVal, rewriter);
+
+    // expField == 0
+    Value expField = arith::AndIOp::create(b, bits, expMask);
+    Value expIsZero =
+        arith::CmpIOp::create(b, arith::CmpIPredicate::eq, expField, zero);
+
+    // Clear mantissa bits: when exp == 0, this produces pos/neg 0.0.
+    Value cleared = arith::AndIOp::create(b, bits, clearMantissaMask);
+    Value resultBits = arith::SelectOp::create(b, expIsZero, cleared, bits);
+    Value result = arith::BitcastOp::create(b, operandTy, resultBits);
+
+    rewriter.replaceOp(op, result);
+    return success();
+  }
+};
+
 struct ArithExpandOpsPass
     : public arith::impl::ArithExpandOpsPassBase<ArithExpandOpsPass> {
   using ArithExpandOpsPassBase::ArithExpandOpsPassBase;
@@ -765,6 +851,20 @@ struct ArithExpandOpsPass
       arith::populateExpandF8E8M0Patterns(patterns);
     if (includeF4E2M1)
       arith::populateExpandF4E2M1Patterns(patterns);
+    if (includeFlushDenormals) {
+      arith::populateExpandFlushDenormalsPatterns(patterns);
+      // Only IEEE-like floating-point types are expanded by the pattern;
+      // leave `arith.flush_denormals` on other types alone.
+      target.addDynamicallyLegalOp<arith::FlushDenormalsOp>(
+          [](arith::FlushDenormalsOp op) {
+            auto floatTy =
+                dyn_cast<FloatType>(getElementTypeOrSelf(op.getType()));
+            if (!floatTy)
+              return true;
+            return !llvm::APFloatBase::isIEEELikeFP(
+                floatTy.getFloatSemantics());
+          });
+    }
 
     target.addDynamicallyLegalOp<arith::ExtFOp>(
       [=](arith::ExtFOp op) {
@@ -831,6 +931,11 @@ void mlir::arith::populateExpandScalingExtTruncPatterns(
       patterns.getContext());
 }
 
+void mlir::arith::populateExpandFlushDenormalsPatterns(
+    RewritePatternSet &patterns) {
+  patterns.add<FlushDenormalsOpConverter>(patterns.getContext());
+}
+
 void mlir::arith::populateArithExpandOpsPatterns(RewritePatternSet &patterns) {
   populateCeilFloorDivExpandOpsPatterns(patterns);
   populateExpandScalingExtTruncPatterns(patterns);

diff  --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Arith/expand-flush-denormals.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Arith/expand-flush-denormals.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..69a8e6b789cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Arith/expand-flush-denormals.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// RUN: mlir-opt %s -arith-expand=include-flush-denormals=true -split-input-file | FileCheck %s
+
+// Expansion for f32:
+//   exp  mask        = 0x7f800000   (sign 0, exp all 1, mantissa 0)
+//   clear-man mask   = 0xff800000   (sign 1, exp all 1, mantissa 0)
+// When the exponent field is zero (±0 or denormal), the mantissa bits are
+// cleared, yielding a sign-preserved zero. Otherwise the bits pass through.
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @flush_denormals_f32
+// CHECK-SAME:    (%[[ARG0:.+]]: f32) -> f32
+// CHECK:         %[[BITS:.+]] = arith.bitcast %[[ARG0]] : f32 to i32
+// CHECK:         %[[EXP_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant 2139095040 : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[CLEAR_MAN_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant -8388608 : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[ZERO:.+]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[EXP:.+]] = arith.andi %[[BITS]], %[[EXP_MASK]] : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[EXP_ZERO:.+]] = arith.cmpi eq, %[[EXP]], %[[ZERO]] : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[CLEARED:.+]] = arith.andi %[[BITS]], %[[CLEAR_MAN_MASK]] : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[RES_BITS:.+]] = arith.select %[[EXP_ZERO]], %[[CLEARED]], %[[BITS]] : i32
+// CHECK:         %[[RES:.+]] = arith.bitcast %[[RES_BITS]] : i32 to f32
+// CHECK:         return %[[RES]] : f32
+func.func @flush_denormals_f32(%arg0: f32) -> f32 {
+  %0 = arith.flush_denormals %arg0 : f32
+  return %0 : f32
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// Expansion for bf16:
+//   exp  mask      = 0x7f80
+//   clear-man mask = 0xff80 (-128 as signed i16)
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @flush_denormals_bf16
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : bf16 to i16
+// CHECK:         %[[EXP_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant 32640 : i16
+// CHECK:         %[[CLEAR_MAN_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant -128 : i16
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : i16 to bf16
+func.func @flush_denormals_bf16(%arg0: bf16) -> bf16 {
+  %0 = arith.flush_denormals %arg0 : bf16
+  return %0 : bf16
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// Expansion for f16:
+//   exp  mask      = 0x7c00
+//   clear-man mask = 0xfc00 (-1024 as signed i16)
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @flush_denormals_f16
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : f16 to i16
+// CHECK:         %[[EXP_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant 31744 : i16
+// CHECK:         %[[CLEAR_MAN_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant -1024 : i16
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : i16 to f16
+func.func @flush_denormals_f16(%arg0: f16) -> f16 {
+  %0 = arith.flush_denormals %arg0 : f16
+  return %0 : f16
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// Expansion for f64 (verifies wide APInt masks work):
+//   exp  mask      = 0x7ff0000000000000 =  9218868437227405312
+//   clear-man mask = 0xfff0000000000000 = -4503599627370496 (signed i64)
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @flush_denormals_f64
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : f64 to i64
+// CHECK:         %[[EXP_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant 9218868437227405312 : i64
+// CHECK:         %[[CLEAR_MAN_MASK:.+]] = arith.constant -4503599627370496 : i64
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : i64 to f64
+func.func @flush_denormals_f64(%arg0: f64) -> f64 {
+  %0 = arith.flush_denormals %arg0 : f64
+  return %0 : f64
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @flush_denormals_vector
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : vector<4xf32> to vector<4xi32>
+// CHECK:         arith.andi %{{.*}} : vector<4xi32>
+// CHECK:         arith.cmpi eq, %{{.*}} : vector<4xi32>
+// CHECK:         arith.andi %{{.*}} : vector<4xi32>
+// CHECK:         arith.select %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}} : vector<4xi1>, vector<4xi32>
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : vector<4xi32> to vector<4xf32>
+func.func @flush_denormals_vector(%arg0: vector<4xf32>) -> vector<4xf32> {
+  %0 = arith.flush_denormals %arg0 : vector<4xf32>
+  return %0 : vector<4xf32>
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @flush_denormals_tensor
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : tensor<8xf32> to tensor<8xi32>
+// CHECK:         arith.bitcast %{{.*}} : tensor<8xi32> to tensor<8xf32>
+func.func @flush_denormals_tensor(%arg0: tensor<8xf32>) -> tensor<8xf32> {
+  %0 = arith.flush_denormals %arg0 : tensor<8xf32>
+  return %0 : tensor<8xf32>
+}


        


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