llvm/lib/Target/IA64
Duraid Madina b2322561cb * Add code to reduce multiplies by constant integers to shifts, adds and
subtracts. This is a very rough and nasty implementation of Lefevre's
  "pattern finding" algorithm. With a few small changes though, it should
  end up beating most other methods in common use, regardless of the size
  of the constant (currently, it's often one or two shifts worse)

  TODO: rewrite it so it's not hideously ugly (this is a translation from
        perl, which doesn't help ;)
        bypass most of it for multiplies by 2^n+1
	(eventually) teach it that some combinations of shift+add are
	cheaper than others (e.g. shladd on ia64, scaled adds on alpha)
	get it to try multiple booth encodings in search of the cheapest
	routine
	make it work for negative constants

  This is hacked up as a DAG->DAG transform, so once I clean it up I hope
  it'll be pulled out of here and put somewhere else. The only thing backends
  should really have to worry about for now is where to draw the line
  between using this code vs. going ahead and doing an integer multiply
  anyway.


git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@21560 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
2005-04-26 07:23:02 +00:00
..
IA64.h Remove trailing whitespace 2005-04-21 23:13:11 +00:00
IA64.td lie a bit and say that r1/r12 (GP/SP) _aren't_ callee-save, as we take 2005-04-06 06:18:36 +00:00
IA64AsmPrinter.cpp Convert tabs to spaces 2005-04-22 17:54:37 +00:00
IA64InstrBuilder.h Remove trailing whitespace 2005-04-21 23:13:11 +00:00
IA64InstrFormats.td
IA64InstrInfo.cpp Convert tabs to spaces 2005-04-22 17:54:37 +00:00
IA64InstrInfo.h Remove trailing whitespace 2005-04-21 23:13:11 +00:00
IA64InstrInfo.td print negative 64 bit immediates as negative numbers, makes things a little 2005-04-14 10:08:01 +00:00
IA64ISelPattern.cpp * Add code to reduce multiplies by constant integers to shifts, adds and 2005-04-26 07:23:02 +00:00
IA64MachineFunctionInfo.h Remove trailing whitespace 2005-04-21 23:13:11 +00:00
IA64RegisterInfo.cpp Convert tabs to spaces 2005-04-22 17:54:37 +00:00
IA64RegisterInfo.h Remove trailing whitespace 2005-04-21 23:13:11 +00:00
IA64RegisterInfo.td * OK, after changing to use liveIn/liveOut instead of IDEFs, 2005-04-12 18:42:59 +00:00
IA64TargetMachine.cpp Convert tabs to spaces 2005-04-22 17:54:37 +00:00
IA64TargetMachine.h Remove trailing whitespace 2005-04-21 23:13:11 +00:00
Makefile OK, IA64 is statically linked into llc 2005-03-17 18:37:05 +00:00
README * OK, after changing to use liveIn/liveOut instead of IDEFs, 2005-04-12 18:42:59 +00:00

*** README for the LLVM IA64 Backend "Version 0.01" - March 18, 2005
*** Quote for this version:

      "Kaori and Hitomi are naughty!!"


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DEVELOPMENT PLAN:

   _  you are       2005           maybe 2005       2006            2006 and
  /   here            |               |              |               beyond 
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CLEAN UP        ADD INSTRUCTION      ADD          PLAY WITH
INSTRUCTION --> SCHEDULING AND  -->  JIT    -->    DYNAMIC     --> FUTURE WORK
SELECTION       BUNDLING            SUPPORT     REOPTIMIZATION

DISCLAIMER AND PROMISE:

As of the time of this release, you are probably better off using Intel C/C++
or GCC. The performance of the code emitted right now is, in a word,
terrible. Check back in a few months - the story will be different then,
I guarantee it.

TODO:

  - clean up and thoroughly test the isel patterns.
  - fix stacked register allocation order: (for readability) we don't want
    the out? registers being the first ones used
  - fix up floating point
    (nb http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki?pagename=ia64%20floating%20point )
  - bundling!
    (we will avoid the mess that is:
     http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-12/msg00832.html )
  - instruction scheduling (yep)
  - write truly inspirational documentation
  - if-conversion (predicate database/knowledge? etc etc)
  - counted loop support
  - make integer + FP mul/div more clever (we have fixed pseudocode atm)
  - track and use comparison complements

INFO:

  - we are strictly LP64 here, no support for ILP32 on HP-UX. Linux users
    don't need to worry about this.
  - i have instruction scheduling/bundling pseudocode, that really works
    (has been tested, albeit at the perl-script level).
    so, before you go write your own, send me an email!

KNOWN DEFECTS AT THE CURRENT TIME:

  - C++ vtables contain naked function pointers, not function descriptors,
  which is bad. see http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=406
  - varargs are broken
  - alloca doesn't work (indeed, stack frame layout is bogus)
  - no support for big-endian environments
  - (not really the backend, but...) the CFE has some issues on IA64.
    these will probably be fixed soon.
  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

  - Chris Lattner (x100)
  - Other LLVM developers ("hey, that looks familiar")

CONTACT:

  - You can email me at duraid@octopus.com.au. If you find a small bug,
    just email me. If you find a big bug, please file a bug report
    in bugzilla! http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu is your one stop shop for all
    things LLVM.