The diff modifies ext-tsp code layout algorithm in the following ways:
(i) fixes merging of cold block chains (this is a port of D129397);
(ii) adjusts the cost model utilized for optimization;
(iii) adjusts some APIs so that the implementation can be used in BOLT; this is
a prerequisite for D129895.
The only non-trivial change is (ii). Here we introduce different weights for
conditional and unconditional branches in the cost model. Based on the new model
it is slightly more important to increase the number of "fall-through
unconditional" jumps, which makes sense, as placing two blocks with an
unconditional jump next to each other reduces the number of jump instructions in
the generated code. Experimentally, this makes a mild impact on the performance;
I've seen up to 0.2%-0.3% perf win on some benchmarks.
Reviewed By: hoy
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D129893
Test updates were performed using:
https://gist.github.com/nikic/98357b71fd67756b0f064c9517b62a34
These are only the test updates where the test passed without
further modification (which is almost all of them, as the backend
is largely pointer-type agnostic).
A new basic block ordering improving existing MachineBlockPlacement.
The algorithm tries to find a layout of nodes (basic blocks) of a given CFG
optimizing jump locality and thus processor I-cache utilization. This is
achieved via increasing the number of fall-through jumps and co-locating
frequently executed nodes together. The name follows the underlying
optimization problem, Extended-TSP, which is a generalization of classical
(maximum) Traveling Salesmen Problem.
The algorithm is a greedy heuristic that works with chains (ordered lists)
of basic blocks. Initially all chains are isolated basic blocks. On every
iteration, we pick a pair of chains whose merging yields the biggest increase
in the ExtTSP value, which models how i-cache "friendly" a specific chain is.
A pair of chains giving the maximum gain is merged into a new chain. The
procedure stops when there is only one chain left, or when merging does not
increase ExtTSP. In the latter case, the remaining chains are sorted by
density in decreasing order.
An important aspect is the way two chains are merged. Unlike earlier
algorithms (e.g., based on the approach of Pettis-Hansen), two
chains, X and Y, are first split into three, X1, X2, and Y. Then we
consider all possible ways of gluing the three chains (e.g., X1YX2, X1X2Y,
X2X1Y, X2YX1, YX1X2, YX2X1) and choose the one producing the largest score.
This improves the quality of the final result (the search space is larger)
while keeping the implementation sufficiently fast.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D113424
A new basic block ordering improving existing MachineBlockPlacement.
The algorithm tries to find a layout of nodes (basic blocks) of a given CFG
optimizing jump locality and thus processor I-cache utilization. This is
achieved via increasing the number of fall-through jumps and co-locating
frequently executed nodes together. The name follows the underlying
optimization problem, Extended-TSP, which is a generalization of classical
(maximum) Traveling Salesmen Problem.
The algorithm is a greedy heuristic that works with chains (ordered lists)
of basic blocks. Initially all chains are isolated basic blocks. On every
iteration, we pick a pair of chains whose merging yields the biggest increase
in the ExtTSP value, which models how i-cache "friendly" a specific chain is.
A pair of chains giving the maximum gain is merged into a new chain. The
procedure stops when there is only one chain left, or when merging does not
increase ExtTSP. In the latter case, the remaining chains are sorted by
density in decreasing order.
An important aspect is the way two chains are merged. Unlike earlier
algorithms (e.g., based on the approach of Pettis-Hansen), two
chains, X and Y, are first split into three, X1, X2, and Y. Then we
consider all possible ways of gluing the three chains (e.g., X1YX2, X1X2Y,
X2X1Y, X2YX1, YX1X2, YX2X1) and choose the one producing the largest score.
This improves the quality of the final result (the search space is larger)
while keeping the implementation sufficiently fast.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D113424
