[Mlir-commits] [mlir] [mlir][vector] add consistent stride verification to `masked load/store` and `gather/scatter` ops (PR #204842)
Federico Bruzzone
llvmlistbot at llvm.org
Sat Jun 20 01:23:13 PDT 2026
https://github.com/FedericoBruzzone updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/204842
>From 28e41289c1eda26a14d69140555e6ace738f2f58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Federico Bruzzone <federico.bruzzone.i at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:17:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add consistent stride verification to masked load/store
and gather/scatter ops
---
mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++
mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 78 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp
index 67c31730f4b65..edacca4255cd6 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp
@@ -6284,6 +6284,16 @@ LogicalResult MaskedLoadOp::verify() {
VectorType resVType = getVectorType();
MemRefType memType = getMemRefType();
+ if (failed(verifyLoadStoreMemRefLayout(*this, resVType, memType)))
+ return failure();
+
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.maskedload.
+ auto [strides, offset] = memType.getStridesAndOffset();
+ for (int64_t stride : strides) {
+ if (ShapedType::isStatic(stride) && stride < 0)
+ return emitOpError("memref strides must be non-negative");
+ }
+
if (failed(
verifyElementTypesMatch(*this, memType, resVType, "base", "result")))
return failure();
@@ -6344,6 +6354,16 @@ LogicalResult MaskedStoreOp::verify() {
VectorType valueVType = getVectorType();
MemRefType memType = getMemRefType();
+ if (failed(verifyLoadStoreMemRefLayout(*this, valueVType, memType)))
+ return failure();
+
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.maskedstore.
+ auto [strides, offset] = memType.getStridesAndOffset();
+ for (int64_t stride : strides) {
+ if (ShapedType::isStatic(stride) && stride < 0)
+ return emitOpError("memref strides must be non-negative");
+ }
+
if (failed(verifyElementTypesMatch(*this, memType, valueVType, "base",
"valueToStore")))
return failure();
@@ -6405,6 +6425,15 @@ LogicalResult GatherOp::verify() {
if (!llvm::isa<MemRefType, RankedTensorType>(baseType))
return emitOpError("requires base to be a memref or ranked tensor type");
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.gather.
+ if (auto memRefType = dyn_cast<MemRefType>(baseType)) {
+ auto [strides, offset] = memRefType.getStridesAndOffset();
+ for (int64_t stride : strides) {
+ if (ShapedType::isStatic(stride) && stride < 0)
+ return emitOpError("memref strides must be non-negative");
+ }
+ }
+
if (failed(
verifyElementTypesMatch(*this, baseType, resVType, "base", "result")))
return failure();
@@ -6519,6 +6548,15 @@ LogicalResult ScatterOp::verify() {
if (!llvm::isa<MemRefType, RankedTensorType>(baseType))
return emitOpError("requires base to be a memref or ranked tensor type");
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.scatter.
+ if (auto memRefType = dyn_cast<MemRefType>(baseType)) {
+ auto [strides, offset] = memRefType.getStridesAndOffset();
+ for (int64_t stride : strides) {
+ if (ShapedType::isStatic(stride) && stride < 0)
+ return emitOpError("memref strides must be non-negative");
+ }
+ }
+
if (failed(verifyElementTypesMatch(*this, baseType, valueVType, "base",
"valueToStore")))
return failure();
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir
index 2fed3002596a3..2426f37e0482b 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir
@@ -1413,6 +1413,15 @@ func.func @maskedload_memref_mismatch(%base: memref<?xf32>, %mask: vector<16xi1>
// -----
+func.func @maskedload_negative_stride(%src: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, %mask: vector<8xi1>, %pass: vector<8xf32>) -> vector<8xf32> {
+ %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+ // expected-error @+1 {{'vector.maskedload' op memref strides must be non-negative}}
+ %0 = vector.maskedload %src[%c0, %c0], %mask, %pass : memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, vector<8xi1>, vector<8xf32> into vector<8xf32>
+ return %0 : vector<8xf32>
+}
+
+// -----
+
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
// vector.maskedstore
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
@@ -1457,6 +1466,15 @@ func.func @maskedstore_memref_mismatch(%base: memref<?xf32>, %mask: vector<16xi1
// -----
+func.func @maskedstore_negative_stride(%src: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, %mask: vector<8xi1>, %value: vector<8xf32>) {
+ %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+ // expected-error @+1 {{'vector.maskedstore' op memref strides must be non-negative}}
+ vector.maskedstore %src[%c0, %c0], %mask, %value : memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, vector<8xi1>, vector<8xf32>
+ return
+}
+
+// -----
+
func.func @gather_from_vector(%base: vector<16xf32>, %indices: vector<16xi32>,
%mask: vector<16xi1>, %pass_thru: vector<16xf32>) {
%c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
@@ -1554,6 +1572,17 @@ func.func @gather_tensor_alignment(%base: tensor<16xf32>, %indices: vector<16xi3
// -----
+func.func @gather_negative_stride(%src: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, %indices: vector<16xi32>,
+ %mask: vector<16xi1>, %pass_thru: vector<16xf32>) -> vector<16xf32> {
+ %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+ // expected-error @+1 {{'vector.gather' op memref strides must be non-negative}}
+ %0 = vector.gather %src[%c0, %c0][%indices], %mask, %pass_thru
+ : memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, vector<16xi32>, vector<16xi1>, vector<16xf32> into vector<16xf32>
+ return %0 : vector<16xf32>
+}
+
+// -----
+
func.func @scatter_to_vector(%base: vector<16xf32>, %indices: vector<16xi32>,
%mask: vector<16xi1>, %pass_thru: vector<16xf32>) {
%c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
@@ -1642,6 +1671,17 @@ func.func @scatter_tensor_alignment(%base: tensor<?xf32>, %indices: vector<16xi3
// -----
+func.func @scatter_negative_stride(%src: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, %indices: vector<16xi32>,
+ %mask: vector<16xi1>, %value: vector<16xf32>) {
+ %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+ // expected-error @+1 {{'vector.scatter' op memref strides must be non-negative}}
+ vector.scatter %src[%c0, %c0][%indices], %mask, %value
+ : memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, vector<16xi32>, vector<16xi1>, vector<16xf32>
+ return
+}
+
+// -----
+
func.func @expand_base_type_mismatch(%base: memref<?xf64>, %mask: vector<16xi1>, %pass_thru: vector<16xf32>) {
%c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
// expected-error at +1 {{'vector.expandload' op base element type ('f64') does not match result element type ('f32')}}
>From c15d581c0d95a24888449d9fe634b08a24917125 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Federico Bruzzone <federico.bruzzone.i at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:57:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Address nits
Signed-off-by: Federico Bruzzone <federico.bruzzone.i at gmail.com>
---
mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir | 10 ++++------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir
index 2426f37e0482b..50ca630b8cc4e 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Vector/invalid.mlir
@@ -1573,10 +1573,9 @@ func.func @gather_tensor_alignment(%base: tensor<16xf32>, %indices: vector<16xi3
// -----
func.func @gather_negative_stride(%src: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, %indices: vector<16xi32>,
- %mask: vector<16xi1>, %pass_thru: vector<16xf32>) -> vector<16xf32> {
- %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+ %mask: vector<16xi1>, %pass_thru: vector<16xf32>, %idx: index) -> vector<16xf32> {
// expected-error @+1 {{'vector.gather' op memref strides must be non-negative}}
- %0 = vector.gather %src[%c0, %c0][%indices], %mask, %pass_thru
+ %0 = vector.gather %src[%idx, %idx][%indices], %mask, %pass_thru
: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, vector<16xi32>, vector<16xi1>, vector<16xf32> into vector<16xf32>
return %0 : vector<16xf32>
}
@@ -1672,10 +1671,9 @@ func.func @scatter_tensor_alignment(%base: tensor<?xf32>, %indices: vector<16xi3
// -----
func.func @scatter_negative_stride(%src: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, %indices: vector<16xi32>,
- %mask: vector<16xi1>, %value: vector<16xf32>) {
- %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+ %mask: vector<16xi1>, %value: vector<16xf32>, %idx: index) {
// expected-error @+1 {{'vector.scatter' op memref strides must be non-negative}}
- vector.scatter %src[%c0, %c0][%indices], %mask, %value
+ vector.scatter %src[%idx, %idx][%indices], %mask, %value
: memref<100x100xf32, strided<[-100, 1]>>, vector<16xi32>, vector<16xi1>, vector<16xf32>
return
}
>From 92ebe52b893aea5d217be46ee8426265005e2140 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Federico Bruzzone <federico.bruzzone.i at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:05:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add rationale comments
---
mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp
index edacca4255cd6..d78dc259d0105 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/IR/VectorOps.cpp
@@ -6287,7 +6287,9 @@ LogicalResult MaskedLoadOp::verify() {
if (failed(verifyLoadStoreMemRefLayout(*this, resVType, memType)))
return failure();
- // Negative strides are not supported on vector.maskedload.
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.maskedload. The lowering to
+ // LLVM emits arithmetic operations (e.g., GEP, mul) with nuw flags that
+ // assume non-negative strides to avoid undefined behavior.
auto [strides, offset] = memType.getStridesAndOffset();
for (int64_t stride : strides) {
if (ShapedType::isStatic(stride) && stride < 0)
@@ -6357,7 +6359,9 @@ LogicalResult MaskedStoreOp::verify() {
if (failed(verifyLoadStoreMemRefLayout(*this, valueVType, memType)))
return failure();
- // Negative strides are not supported on vector.maskedstore.
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.maskedstore. The lowering to
+ // LLVM emits arithmetic operations (e.g., GEP, mul) with nuw flags that
+ // assume non-negative strides to avoid undefined behavior.
auto [strides, offset] = memType.getStridesAndOffset();
for (int64_t stride : strides) {
if (ShapedType::isStatic(stride) && stride < 0)
@@ -6425,7 +6429,9 @@ LogicalResult GatherOp::verify() {
if (!llvm::isa<MemRefType, RankedTensorType>(baseType))
return emitOpError("requires base to be a memref or ranked tensor type");
- // Negative strides are not supported on vector.gather.
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.gather (memref only).
+ // The lowering to LLVM emits arithmetic operations (e.g., GEP, mul) with nuw
+ // flags that assume non-negative strides to avoid undefined behavior.
if (auto memRefType = dyn_cast<MemRefType>(baseType)) {
auto [strides, offset] = memRefType.getStridesAndOffset();
for (int64_t stride : strides) {
@@ -6548,7 +6554,9 @@ LogicalResult ScatterOp::verify() {
if (!llvm::isa<MemRefType, RankedTensorType>(baseType))
return emitOpError("requires base to be a memref or ranked tensor type");
- // Negative strides are not supported on vector.scatter.
+ // Negative strides are not supported on vector.scatter (memref only).
+ // The lowering to LLVM emits arithmetic operations (e.g., GEP, mul) with nuw
+ // flags that assume non-negative strides to avoid undefined behavior.
if (auto memRefType = dyn_cast<MemRefType>(baseType)) {
auto [strides, offset] = memRefType.getStridesAndOffset();
for (int64_t stride : strides) {
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