Currently, for vectorised loops that use the get.active.lane.mask
intrinsic we only use the mask for predicated vector operations,
such as masked loads and stores, etc. The loop itself is still
controlled by comparing the canonical induction variable with the
trip count. However, for some targets this is inefficient when it's
cheap to use the mask itself to control the loop.
This patch adds support for using the active lane mask for control
flow by:
1. Generating the active lane mask for the next iteration of the
vector loop, rather than the current one. If there are still any
remaining iterations then at least the first bit of the mask will
be set.
2. Extract the first bit of this mask and use this bit for the
conditional branch.
I did this by creating a new VPActiveLaneMaskPHIRecipe that sets
up the initial PHI values in the vector loop pre-header. I've also
made use of the new BranchOnCond VPInstruction for the final
instruction in the loop region.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D125301
This patch is a simple piece of refactoring that now permits users
to create VPInstructions and specify the name of the value being
generated. This is useful for creating more readable/meaningful
names in IR.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D128982
This patch moves the code for recipe implementations to a separate file.
The benefits are:
* Keep VPlan.cpp smaller => faster compile-time during parallel builds.
* Keep code for logical units together
As a follow-up I am also planning on moving all ::execute
implemetnations from LoopVectorize.cpp over to the new file, which
should help to reduce the size of the file a bit.
Reviewed By: Ayal
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D127965
