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Writing an LLVM Backend
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Introduction
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============
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This document describes techniques for writing compiler backends that convert
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the LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR) to code for a specified machine or
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other languages. Code intended for a specific machine can take the form of
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either assembly code or binary code (usable for a JIT compiler).
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The backend of LLVM features a target-independent code generator that may
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create output for several types of target CPUs --- including X86, PowerPC,
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ARM, and SPARC. The backend may also be used to generate code targeted at SPUs
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of the Cell processor or GPUs to support the execution of compute kernels.
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The document focuses on existing examples found in subdirectories of
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``llvm/lib/Target`` in a downloaded LLVM release. In particular, this document
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focuses on the example of creating a static compiler (one that emits text
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assembly) for a SPARC target, because SPARC has fairly standard
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characteristics, such as a RISC instruction set and straightforward calling
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conventions.
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Audience
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--------
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The audience for this document is anyone who needs to write an LLVM backend to
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generate code for a specific hardware or software target.
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Prerequisite Reading
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--------------------
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These essential documents must be read before reading this document:
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* `LLVM Language Reference Manual <LangRef.html>`_ --- a reference manual for
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the LLVM assembly language.
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* :doc:`CodeGenerator` --- a guide to the components (classes and code
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generation algorithms) for translating the LLVM internal representation into
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machine code for a specified target. Pay particular attention to the
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descriptions of code generation stages: Instruction Selection, Scheduling and
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Formation, SSA-based Optimization, Register Allocation, Prolog/Epilog Code
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Insertion, Late Machine Code Optimizations, and Code Emission.
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* :doc:`TableGenFundamentals` --- a document that describes the TableGen
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(``tblgen``) application that manages domain-specific information to support
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LLVM code generation. TableGen processes input from a target description
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file (``.td`` suffix) and generates C++ code that can be used for code
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generation.
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* :doc:`WritingAnLLVMPass` --- The assembly printer is a ``FunctionPass``, as
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are several ``SelectionDAG`` processing steps.
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To follow the SPARC examples in this document, have a copy of `The SPARC
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Architecture Manual, Version 8 <http://www.sparc.org/standards/V8.pdf>`_ for
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reference. For details about the ARM instruction set, refer to the `ARM
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Architecture Reference Manual <http://infocenter.arm.com/>`_. For more about
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the GNU Assembler format (``GAS``), see `Using As
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<http://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/index.html>`_, especially for the
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assembly printer. "Using As" contains a list of target machine dependent
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features.
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Basic Steps
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-----------
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To write a compiler backend for LLVM that converts the LLVM IR to code for a
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specified target (machine or other language), follow these steps:
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* Create a subclass of the ``TargetMachine`` class that describes
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characteristics of your target machine. Copy existing examples of specific
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``TargetMachine`` class and header files; for example, start with
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``SparcTargetMachine.cpp`` and ``SparcTargetMachine.h``, but change the file
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names for your target. Similarly, change code that references "``Sparc``" to
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reference your target.
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* Describe the register set of the target. Use TableGen to generate code for
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register definition, register aliases, and register classes from a
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target-specific ``RegisterInfo.td`` input file. You should also write
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additional code for a subclass of the ``TargetRegisterInfo`` class that
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represents the class register file data used for register allocation and also
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describes the interactions between registers.
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* Describe the instruction set of the target. Use TableGen to generate code
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for target-specific instructions from target-specific versions of
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``TargetInstrFormats.td`` and ``TargetInstrInfo.td``. You should write
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additional code for a subclass of the ``TargetInstrInfo`` class to represent
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machine instructions supported by the target machine.
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* Describe the selection and conversion of the LLVM IR from a Directed Acyclic
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Graph (DAG) representation of instructions to native target-specific
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instructions. Use TableGen to generate code that matches patterns and
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selects instructions based on additional information in a target-specific
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version of ``TargetInstrInfo.td``. Write code for ``XXXISelDAGToDAG.cpp``,
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where ``XXX`` identifies the specific target, to perform pattern matching and
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DAG-to-DAG instruction selection. Also write code in ``XXXISelLowering.cpp``
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to replace or remove operations and data types that are not supported
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natively in a SelectionDAG.
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* Write code for an assembly printer that converts LLVM IR to a GAS format for
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your target machine. You should add assembly strings to the instructions
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defined in your target-specific version of ``TargetInstrInfo.td``. You
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should also write code for a subclass of ``AsmPrinter`` that performs the
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LLVM-to-assembly conversion and a trivial subclass of ``TargetAsmInfo``.
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* Optionally, add support for subtargets (i.e., variants with different
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capabilities). You should also write code for a subclass of the
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``TargetSubtarget`` class, which allows you to use the ``-mcpu=`` and
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``-mattr=`` command-line options.
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* Optionally, add JIT support and create a machine code emitter (subclass of
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``TargetJITInfo``) that is used to emit binary code directly into memory.
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In the ``.cpp`` and ``.h``. files, initially stub up these methods and then
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implement them later. Initially, you may not know which private members that
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the class will need and which components will need to be subclassed.
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Preliminaries
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-------------
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To actually create your compiler backend, you need to create and modify a few
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files. The absolute minimum is discussed here. But to actually use the LLVM
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target-independent code generator, you must perform the steps described in the
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:doc:`LLVM Target-Independent Code Generator <CodeGenerator>` document.
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First, you should create a subdirectory under ``lib/Target`` to hold all the
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files related to your target. If your target is called "Dummy", create the
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directory ``lib/Target/Dummy``.
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In this new directory, create a ``Makefile``. It is easiest to copy a
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``Makefile`` of another target and modify it. It should at least contain the
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``LEVEL``, ``LIBRARYNAME`` and ``TARGET`` variables, and then include
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``$(LEVEL)/Makefile.common``. The library can be named ``LLVMDummy`` (for
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example, see the MIPS target). Alternatively, you can split the library into
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``LLVMDummyCodeGen`` and ``LLVMDummyAsmPrinter``, the latter of which should be
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implemented in a subdirectory below ``lib/Target/Dummy`` (for example, see the
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PowerPC target).
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Note that these two naming schemes are hardcoded into ``llvm-config``. Using
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any other naming scheme will confuse ``llvm-config`` and produce a lot of
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(seemingly unrelated) linker errors when linking ``llc``.
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To make your target actually do something, you need to implement a subclass of
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``TargetMachine``. This implementation should typically be in the file
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``lib/Target/DummyTargetMachine.cpp``, but any file in the ``lib/Target``
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directory will be built and should work. To use LLVM's target independent code
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generator, you should do what all current machine backends do: create a
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subclass of ``LLVMTargetMachine``. (To create a target from scratch, create a
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subclass of ``TargetMachine``.)
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To get LLVM to actually build and link your target, you need to add it to the
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``TARGETS_TO_BUILD`` variable. To do this, you modify the configure script to
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know about your target when parsing the ``--enable-targets`` option. Search
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the configure script for ``TARGETS_TO_BUILD``, add your target to the lists
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there (some creativity required), and then reconfigure. Alternatively, you can
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change ``autotools/configure.ac`` and regenerate configure by running
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``./autoconf/AutoRegen.sh``.
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Target Machine
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==============
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``LLVMTargetMachine`` is designed as a base class for targets implemented with
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the LLVM target-independent code generator. The ``LLVMTargetMachine`` class
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should be specialized by a concrete target class that implements the various
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virtual methods. ``LLVMTargetMachine`` is defined as a subclass of
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``TargetMachine`` in ``include/llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h``. The
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``TargetMachine`` class implementation (``TargetMachine.cpp``) also processes
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numerous command-line options.
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To create a concrete target-specific subclass of ``LLVMTargetMachine``, start
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by copying an existing ``TargetMachine`` class and header. You should name the
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files that you create to reflect your specific target. For instance, for the
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SPARC target, name the files ``SparcTargetMachine.h`` and
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``SparcTargetMachine.cpp``.
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For a target machine ``XXX``, the implementation of ``XXXTargetMachine`` must
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have access methods to obtain objects that represent target components. These
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methods are named ``get*Info``, and are intended to obtain the instruction set
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(``getInstrInfo``), register set (``getRegisterInfo``), stack frame layout
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(``getFrameInfo``), and similar information. ``XXXTargetMachine`` must also
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implement the ``getDataLayout`` method to access an object with target-specific
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data characteristics, such as data type size and alignment requirements.
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For instance, for the SPARC target, the header file ``SparcTargetMachine.h``
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declares prototypes for several ``get*Info`` and ``getDataLayout`` methods that
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simply return a class member.
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.. code-block:: c++
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namespace llvm {
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class Module;
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class SparcTargetMachine : public LLVMTargetMachine {
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const DataLayout DataLayout; // Calculates type size & alignment
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SparcSubtarget Subtarget;
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SparcInstrInfo InstrInfo;
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TargetFrameInfo FrameInfo;
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protected:
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virtual const TargetAsmInfo *createTargetAsmInfo() const;
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public:
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SparcTargetMachine(const Module &M, const std::string &FS);
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virtual const SparcInstrInfo *getInstrInfo() const {return &InstrInfo; }
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virtual const TargetFrameInfo *getFrameInfo() const {return &FrameInfo; }
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virtual const TargetSubtarget *getSubtargetImpl() const{return &Subtarget; }
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virtual const TargetRegisterInfo *getRegisterInfo() const {
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return &InstrInfo.getRegisterInfo();
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}
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virtual const DataLayout *getDataLayout() const { return &DataLayout; }
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static unsigned getModuleMatchQuality(const Module &M);
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// Pass Pipeline Configuration
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virtual bool addInstSelector(PassManagerBase &PM, bool Fast);
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virtual bool addPreEmitPass(PassManagerBase &PM, bool Fast);
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};
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} // end namespace llvm
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* ``getInstrInfo()``
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* ``getRegisterInfo()``
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* ``getFrameInfo()``
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* ``getDataLayout()``
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* ``getSubtargetImpl()``
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For some targets, you also need to support the following methods:
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* ``getTargetLowering()``
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* ``getJITInfo()``
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In addition, the ``XXXTargetMachine`` constructor should specify a
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``TargetDescription`` string that determines the data layout for the target
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machine, including characteristics such as pointer size, alignment, and
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endianness. For example, the constructor for ``SparcTargetMachine`` contains
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the following:
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.. code-block:: c++
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SparcTargetMachine::SparcTargetMachine(const Module &M, const std::string &FS)
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: DataLayout("E-p:32:32-f128:128:128"),
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Subtarget(M, FS), InstrInfo(Subtarget),
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FrameInfo(TargetFrameInfo::StackGrowsDown, 8, 0) {
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}
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Hyphens separate portions of the ``TargetDescription`` string.
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* An upper-case "``E``" in the string indicates a big-endian target data model.
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A lower-case "``e``" indicates little-endian.
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* "``p:``" is followed by pointer information: size, ABI alignment, and
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preferred alignment. If only two figures follow "``p:``", then the first
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value is pointer size, and the second value is both ABI and preferred
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alignment.
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* Then a letter for numeric type alignment: "``i``", "``f``", "``v``", or
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"``a``" (corresponding to integer, floating point, vector, or aggregate).
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"``i``", "``v``", or "``a``" are followed by ABI alignment and preferred
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alignment. "``f``" is followed by three values: the first indicates the size
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of a long double, then ABI alignment, and then ABI preferred alignment.
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Target Registration
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===================
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You must also register your target with the ``TargetRegistry``, which is what
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other LLVM tools use to be able to lookup and use your target at runtime. The
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``TargetRegistry`` can be used directly, but for most targets there are helper
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templates which should take care of the work for you.
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All targets should declare a global ``Target`` object which is used to
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represent the target during registration. Then, in the target's ``TargetInfo``
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library, the target should define that object and use the ``RegisterTarget``
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template to register the target. For example, the Sparc registration code
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looks like this:
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Target llvm::TheSparcTarget;
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extern "C" void LLVMInitializeSparcTargetInfo() {
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RegisterTarget<Triple::sparc, /*HasJIT=*/false>
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X(TheSparcTarget, "sparc", "Sparc");
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}
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This allows the ``TargetRegistry`` to look up the target by name or by target
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triple. In addition, most targets will also register additional features which
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are available in separate libraries. These registration steps are separate,
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because some clients may wish to only link in some parts of the target --- the
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JIT code generator does not require the use of the assembler printer, for
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example. Here is an example of registering the Sparc assembly printer:
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.. code-block:: c++
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extern "C" void LLVMInitializeSparcAsmPrinter() {
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RegisterAsmPrinter<SparcAsmPrinter> X(TheSparcTarget);
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}
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For more information, see "`llvm/Target/TargetRegistry.h
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</doxygen/TargetRegistry_8h-source.html>`_".
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Register Set and Register Classes
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You should describe a concrete target-specific class that represents the
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register file of a target machine. This class is called ``XXXRegisterInfo``
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(where ``XXX`` identifies the target) and represents the class register file
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data that is used for register allocation. It also describes the interactions
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between registers.
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You also need to define register classes to categorize related registers. A
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register class should be added for groups of registers that are all treated the
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same way for some instruction. Typical examples are register classes for
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integer, floating-point, or vector registers. A register allocator allows an
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instruction to use any register in a specified register class to perform the
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instruction in a similar manner. Register classes allocate virtual registers
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to instructions from these sets, and register classes let the
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target-independent register allocator automatically choose the actual
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registers.
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Much of the code for registers, including register definition, register
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aliases, and register classes, is generated by TableGen from
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``XXXRegisterInfo.td`` input files and placed in ``XXXGenRegisterInfo.h.inc``
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and ``XXXGenRegisterInfo.inc`` output files. Some of the code in the
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implementation of ``XXXRegisterInfo`` requires hand-coding.
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Defining a Register
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-------------------
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The ``XXXRegisterInfo.td`` file typically starts with register definitions for
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a target machine. The ``Register`` class (specified in ``Target.td``) is used
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to define an object for each register. The specified string ``n`` becomes the
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``Name`` of the register. The basic ``Register`` object does not have any
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subregisters and does not specify any aliases.
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class Register<string n> {
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string Namespace = "";
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string AsmName = n;
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string Name = n;
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int SpillSize = 0;
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int SpillAlignment = 0;
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list<Register> Aliases = [];
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list<Register> SubRegs = [];
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list<int> DwarfNumbers = [];
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}
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For example, in the ``X86RegisterInfo.td`` file, there are register definitions
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that utilize the ``Register`` class, such as:
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def AL : Register<"AL">, DwarfRegNum<[0, 0, 0]>;
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This defines the register ``AL`` and assigns it values (with ``DwarfRegNum``)
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that are used by ``gcc``, ``gdb``, or a debug information writer to identify a
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register. For register ``AL``, ``DwarfRegNum`` takes an array of 3 values
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representing 3 different modes: the first element is for X86-64, the second for
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exception handling (EH) on X86-32, and the third is generic. -1 is a special
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Dwarf number that indicates the gcc number is undefined, and -2 indicates the
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register number is invalid for this mode.
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From the previously described line in the ``X86RegisterInfo.td`` file, TableGen
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generates this code in the ``X86GenRegisterInfo.inc`` file:
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.. code-block:: c++
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static const unsigned GR8[] = { X86::AL, ... };
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const unsigned AL_AliasSet[] = { X86::AX, X86::EAX, X86::RAX, 0 };
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const TargetRegisterDesc RegisterDescriptors[] = {
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...
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{ "AL", "AL", AL_AliasSet, Empty_SubRegsSet, Empty_SubRegsSet, AL_SuperRegsSet }, ...
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From the register info file, TableGen generates a ``TargetRegisterDesc`` object
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for each register. ``TargetRegisterDesc`` is defined in
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``include/llvm/Target/TargetRegisterInfo.h`` with the following fields:
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.. code-block:: c++
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struct TargetRegisterDesc {
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const char *AsmName; // Assembly language name for the register
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const char *Name; // Printable name for the reg (for debugging)
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const unsigned *AliasSet; // Register Alias Set
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const unsigned *SubRegs; // Sub-register set
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const unsigned *ImmSubRegs; // Immediate sub-register set
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const unsigned *SuperRegs; // Super-register set
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};
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TableGen uses the entire target description file (``.td``) to determine text
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names for the register (in the ``AsmName`` and ``Name`` fields of
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``TargetRegisterDesc``) and the relationships of other registers to the defined
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register (in the other ``TargetRegisterDesc`` fields). In this example, other
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definitions establish the registers "``AX``", "``EAX``", and "``RAX``" as
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aliases for one another, so TableGen generates a null-terminated array
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(``AL_AliasSet``) for this register alias set.
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The ``Register`` class is commonly used as a base class for more complex
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classes. In ``Target.td``, the ``Register`` class is the base for the
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``RegisterWithSubRegs`` class that is used to define registers that need to
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specify subregisters in the ``SubRegs`` list, as shown here:
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.. code-block:: llvm
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class RegisterWithSubRegs<string n, list<Register> subregs> : Register<n> {
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let SubRegs = subregs;
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}
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In ``SparcRegisterInfo.td``, additional register classes are defined for SPARC:
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a ``Register`` subclass, ``SparcReg``, and further subclasses: ``Ri``, ``Rf``,
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and ``Rd``. SPARC registers are identified by 5-bit ID numbers, which is a
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feature common to these subclasses. Note the use of "``let``" expressions to
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override values that are initially defined in a superclass (such as ``SubRegs``
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field in the ``Rd`` class).
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.. code-block:: llvm
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class SparcReg<string n> : Register<n> {
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field bits<5> Num;
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let Namespace = "SP";
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}
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// Ri - 32-bit integer registers
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class Ri<bits<5> num, string n> :
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SparcReg<n> {
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let Num = num;
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}
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// Rf - 32-bit floating-point registers
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class Rf<bits<5> num, string n> :
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SparcReg<n> {
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let Num = num;
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}
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// Rd - Slots in the FP register file for 64-bit floating-point values.
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class Rd<bits<5> num, string n, list<Register> subregs> : SparcReg<n> {
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let Num = num;
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let SubRegs = subregs;
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}
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In the ``SparcRegisterInfo.td`` file, there are register definitions that
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utilize these subclasses of ``Register``, such as:
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.. code-block:: llvm
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def G0 : Ri< 0, "G0">, DwarfRegNum<[0]>;
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def G1 : Ri< 1, "G1">, DwarfRegNum<[1]>;
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...
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def F0 : Rf< 0, "F0">, DwarfRegNum<[32]>;
|
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def F1 : Rf< 1, "F1">, DwarfRegNum<[33]>;
|
|
...
|
|
def D0 : Rd< 0, "F0", [F0, F1]>, DwarfRegNum<[32]>;
|
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def D1 : Rd< 2, "F2", [F2, F3]>, DwarfRegNum<[34]>;
|
|
|
|
The last two registers shown above (``D0`` and ``D1``) are double-precision
|
|
floating-point registers that are aliases for pairs of single-precision
|
|
floating-point sub-registers. In addition to aliases, the sub-register and
|
|
super-register relationships of the defined register are in fields of a
|
|
register's ``TargetRegisterDesc``.
|
|
|
|
Defining a Register Class
|
|
-------------------------
|
|
|
|
The ``RegisterClass`` class (specified in ``Target.td``) is used to define an
|
|
object that represents a group of related registers and also defines the
|
|
default allocation order of the registers. A target description file
|
|
``XXXRegisterInfo.td`` that uses ``Target.td`` can construct register classes
|
|
using the following class:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
class RegisterClass<string namespace,
|
|
list<ValueType> regTypes, int alignment, dag regList> {
|
|
string Namespace = namespace;
|
|
list<ValueType> RegTypes = regTypes;
|
|
int Size = 0; // spill size, in bits; zero lets tblgen pick the size
|
|
int Alignment = alignment;
|
|
|
|
// CopyCost is the cost of copying a value between two registers
|
|
// default value 1 means a single instruction
|
|
// A negative value means copying is extremely expensive or impossible
|
|
int CopyCost = 1;
|
|
dag MemberList = regList;
|
|
|
|
// for register classes that are subregisters of this class
|
|
list<RegisterClass> SubRegClassList = [];
|
|
|
|
code MethodProtos = [{}]; // to insert arbitrary code
|
|
code MethodBodies = [{}];
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
To define a ``RegisterClass``, use the following 4 arguments:
|
|
|
|
* The first argument of the definition is the name of the namespace.
|
|
|
|
* The second argument is a list of ``ValueType`` register type values that are
|
|
defined in ``include/llvm/CodeGen/ValueTypes.td``. Defined values include
|
|
integer types (such as ``i16``, ``i32``, and ``i1`` for Boolean),
|
|
floating-point types (``f32``, ``f64``), and vector types (for example,
|
|
``v8i16`` for an ``8 x i16`` vector). All registers in a ``RegisterClass``
|
|
must have the same ``ValueType``, but some registers may store vector data in
|
|
different configurations. For example a register that can process a 128-bit
|
|
vector may be able to handle 16 8-bit integer elements, 8 16-bit integers, 4
|
|
32-bit integers, and so on.
|
|
|
|
* The third argument of the ``RegisterClass`` definition specifies the
|
|
alignment required of the registers when they are stored or loaded to
|
|
memory.
|
|
|
|
* The final argument, ``regList``, specifies which registers are in this class.
|
|
If an alternative allocation order method is not specified, then ``regList``
|
|
also defines the order of allocation used by the register allocator. Besides
|
|
simply listing registers with ``(add R0, R1, ...)``, more advanced set
|
|
operators are available. See ``include/llvm/Target/Target.td`` for more
|
|
information.
|
|
|
|
In ``SparcRegisterInfo.td``, three ``RegisterClass`` objects are defined:
|
|
``FPRegs``, ``DFPRegs``, and ``IntRegs``. For all three register classes, the
|
|
first argument defines the namespace with the string "``SP``". ``FPRegs``
|
|
defines a group of 32 single-precision floating-point registers (``F0`` to
|
|
``F31``); ``DFPRegs`` defines a group of 16 double-precision registers
|
|
(``D0-D15``).
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
// F0, F1, F2, ..., F31
|
|
def FPRegs : RegisterClass<"SP", [f32], 32, (sequence "F%u", 0, 31)>;
|
|
|
|
def DFPRegs : RegisterClass<"SP", [f64], 64,
|
|
(add D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8,
|
|
D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15)>;
|
|
|
|
def IntRegs : RegisterClass<"SP", [i32], 32,
|
|
(add L0, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7,
|
|
I0, I1, I2, I3, I4, I5,
|
|
O0, O1, O2, O3, O4, O5, O7,
|
|
G1,
|
|
// Non-allocatable regs:
|
|
G2, G3, G4,
|
|
O6, // stack ptr
|
|
I6, // frame ptr
|
|
I7, // return address
|
|
G0, // constant zero
|
|
G5, G6, G7 // reserved for kernel
|
|
)>;
|
|
|
|
Using ``SparcRegisterInfo.td`` with TableGen generates several output files
|
|
that are intended for inclusion in other source code that you write.
|
|
``SparcRegisterInfo.td`` generates ``SparcGenRegisterInfo.h.inc``, which should
|
|
be included in the header file for the implementation of the SPARC register
|
|
implementation that you write (``SparcRegisterInfo.h``). In
|
|
``SparcGenRegisterInfo.h.inc`` a new structure is defined called
|
|
``SparcGenRegisterInfo`` that uses ``TargetRegisterInfo`` as its base. It also
|
|
specifies types, based upon the defined register classes: ``DFPRegsClass``,
|
|
``FPRegsClass``, and ``IntRegsClass``.
|
|
|
|
``SparcRegisterInfo.td`` also generates ``SparcGenRegisterInfo.inc``, which is
|
|
included at the bottom of ``SparcRegisterInfo.cpp``, the SPARC register
|
|
implementation. The code below shows only the generated integer registers and
|
|
associated register classes. The order of registers in ``IntRegs`` reflects
|
|
the order in the definition of ``IntRegs`` in the target description file.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
// IntRegs Register Class...
|
|
static const unsigned IntRegs[] = {
|
|
SP::L0, SP::L1, SP::L2, SP::L3, SP::L4, SP::L5,
|
|
SP::L6, SP::L7, SP::I0, SP::I1, SP::I2, SP::I3,
|
|
SP::I4, SP::I5, SP::O0, SP::O1, SP::O2, SP::O3,
|
|
SP::O4, SP::O5, SP::O7, SP::G1, SP::G2, SP::G3,
|
|
SP::G4, SP::O6, SP::I6, SP::I7, SP::G0, SP::G5,
|
|
SP::G6, SP::G7,
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
// IntRegsVTs Register Class Value Types...
|
|
static const MVT::ValueType IntRegsVTs[] = {
|
|
MVT::i32, MVT::Other
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
namespace SP { // Register class instances
|
|
DFPRegsClass DFPRegsRegClass;
|
|
FPRegsClass FPRegsRegClass;
|
|
IntRegsClass IntRegsRegClass;
|
|
...
|
|
// IntRegs Sub-register Classess...
|
|
static const TargetRegisterClass* const IntRegsSubRegClasses [] = {
|
|
NULL
|
|
};
|
|
...
|
|
// IntRegs Super-register Classess...
|
|
static const TargetRegisterClass* const IntRegsSuperRegClasses [] = {
|
|
NULL
|
|
};
|
|
...
|
|
// IntRegs Register Class sub-classes...
|
|
static const TargetRegisterClass* const IntRegsSubclasses [] = {
|
|
NULL
|
|
};
|
|
...
|
|
// IntRegs Register Class super-classes...
|
|
static const TargetRegisterClass* const IntRegsSuperclasses [] = {
|
|
NULL
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
IntRegsClass::IntRegsClass() : TargetRegisterClass(IntRegsRegClassID,
|
|
IntRegsVTs, IntRegsSubclasses, IntRegsSuperclasses, IntRegsSubRegClasses,
|
|
IntRegsSuperRegClasses, 4, 4, 1, IntRegs, IntRegs + 32) {}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
The register allocators will avoid using reserved registers, and callee saved
|
|
registers are not used until all the volatile registers have been used. That
|
|
is usually good enough, but in some cases it may be necessary to provide custom
|
|
allocation orders.
|
|
|
|
Implement a subclass of ``TargetRegisterInfo``
|
|
----------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
The final step is to hand code portions of ``XXXRegisterInfo``, which
|
|
implements the interface described in ``TargetRegisterInfo.h`` (see
|
|
:ref:`TargetRegisterInfo`). These functions return ``0``, ``NULL``, or
|
|
``false``, unless overridden. Here is a list of functions that are overridden
|
|
for the SPARC implementation in ``SparcRegisterInfo.cpp``:
|
|
|
|
* ``getCalleeSavedRegs`` --- Returns a list of callee-saved registers in the
|
|
order of the desired callee-save stack frame offset.
|
|
|
|
* ``getReservedRegs`` --- Returns a bitset indexed by physical register
|
|
numbers, indicating if a particular register is unavailable.
|
|
|
|
* ``hasFP`` --- Return a Boolean indicating if a function should have a
|
|
dedicated frame pointer register.
|
|
|
|
* ``eliminateCallFramePseudoInstr`` --- If call frame setup or destroy pseudo
|
|
instructions are used, this can be called to eliminate them.
|
|
|
|
* ``eliminateFrameIndex`` --- Eliminate abstract frame indices from
|
|
instructions that may use them.
|
|
|
|
* ``emitPrologue`` --- Insert prologue code into the function.
|
|
|
|
* ``emitEpilogue`` --- Insert epilogue code into the function.
|
|
|
|
.. _instruction-set:
|
|
|
|
Instruction Set
|
|
===============
|
|
|
|
During the early stages of code generation, the LLVM IR code is converted to a
|
|
``SelectionDAG`` with nodes that are instances of the ``SDNode`` class
|
|
containing target instructions. An ``SDNode`` has an opcode, operands, type
|
|
requirements, and operation properties. For example, is an operation
|
|
commutative, does an operation load from memory. The various operation node
|
|
types are described in the ``include/llvm/CodeGen/SelectionDAGNodes.h`` file
|
|
(values of the ``NodeType`` enum in the ``ISD`` namespace).
|
|
|
|
TableGen uses the following target description (``.td``) input files to
|
|
generate much of the code for instruction definition:
|
|
|
|
* ``Target.td`` --- Where the ``Instruction``, ``Operand``, ``InstrInfo``, and
|
|
other fundamental classes are defined.
|
|
|
|
* ``TargetSelectionDAG.td`` --- Used by ``SelectionDAG`` instruction selection
|
|
generators, contains ``SDTC*`` classes (selection DAG type constraint),
|
|
definitions of ``SelectionDAG`` nodes (such as ``imm``, ``cond``, ``bb``,
|
|
``add``, ``fadd``, ``sub``), and pattern support (``Pattern``, ``Pat``,
|
|
``PatFrag``, ``PatLeaf``, ``ComplexPattern``.
|
|
|
|
* ``XXXInstrFormats.td`` --- Patterns for definitions of target-specific
|
|
instructions.
|
|
|
|
* ``XXXInstrInfo.td`` --- Target-specific definitions of instruction templates,
|
|
condition codes, and instructions of an instruction set. For architecture
|
|
modifications, a different file name may be used. For example, for Pentium
|
|
with SSE instruction, this file is ``X86InstrSSE.td``, and for Pentium with
|
|
MMX, this file is ``X86InstrMMX.td``.
|
|
|
|
There is also a target-specific ``XXX.td`` file, where ``XXX`` is the name of
|
|
the target. The ``XXX.td`` file includes the other ``.td`` input files, but
|
|
its contents are only directly important for subtargets.
|
|
|
|
You should describe a concrete target-specific class ``XXXInstrInfo`` that
|
|
represents machine instructions supported by a target machine.
|
|
``XXXInstrInfo`` contains an array of ``XXXInstrDescriptor`` objects, each of
|
|
which describes one instruction. An instruction descriptor defines:
|
|
|
|
* Opcode mnemonic
|
|
* Number of operands
|
|
* List of implicit register definitions and uses
|
|
* Target-independent properties (such as memory access, is commutable)
|
|
* Target-specific flags
|
|
|
|
The Instruction class (defined in ``Target.td``) is mostly used as a base for
|
|
more complex instruction classes.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
class Instruction {
|
|
string Namespace = "";
|
|
dag OutOperandList; // A dag containing the MI def operand list.
|
|
dag InOperandList; // A dag containing the MI use operand list.
|
|
string AsmString = ""; // The .s format to print the instruction with.
|
|
list<dag> Pattern; // Set to the DAG pattern for this instruction.
|
|
list<Register> Uses = [];
|
|
list<Register> Defs = [];
|
|
list<Predicate> Predicates = []; // predicates turned into isel match code
|
|
... remainder not shown for space ...
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
A ``SelectionDAG`` node (``SDNode``) should contain an object representing a
|
|
target-specific instruction that is defined in ``XXXInstrInfo.td``. The
|
|
instruction objects should represent instructions from the architecture manual
|
|
of the target machine (such as the SPARC Architecture Manual for the SPARC
|
|
target).
|
|
|
|
A single instruction from the architecture manual is often modeled as multiple
|
|
target instructions, depending upon its operands. For example, a manual might
|
|
describe an add instruction that takes a register or an immediate operand. An
|
|
LLVM target could model this with two instructions named ``ADDri`` and
|
|
``ADDrr``.
|
|
|
|
You should define a class for each instruction category and define each opcode
|
|
as a subclass of the category with appropriate parameters such as the fixed
|
|
binary encoding of opcodes and extended opcodes. You should map the register
|
|
bits to the bits of the instruction in which they are encoded (for the JIT).
|
|
Also you should specify how the instruction should be printed when the
|
|
automatic assembly printer is used.
|
|
|
|
As is described in the SPARC Architecture Manual, Version 8, there are three
|
|
major 32-bit formats for instructions. Format 1 is only for the ``CALL``
|
|
instruction. Format 2 is for branch on condition codes and ``SETHI`` (set high
|
|
bits of a register) instructions. Format 3 is for other instructions.
|
|
|
|
Each of these formats has corresponding classes in ``SparcInstrFormat.td``.
|
|
``InstSP`` is a base class for other instruction classes. Additional base
|
|
classes are specified for more precise formats: for example in
|
|
``SparcInstrFormat.td``, ``F2_1`` is for ``SETHI``, and ``F2_2`` is for
|
|
branches. There are three other base classes: ``F3_1`` for register/register
|
|
operations, ``F3_2`` for register/immediate operations, and ``F3_3`` for
|
|
floating-point operations. ``SparcInstrInfo.td`` also adds the base class
|
|
``Pseudo`` for synthetic SPARC instructions.
|
|
|
|
``SparcInstrInfo.td`` largely consists of operand and instruction definitions
|
|
for the SPARC target. In ``SparcInstrInfo.td``, the following target
|
|
description file entry, ``LDrr``, defines the Load Integer instruction for a
|
|
Word (the ``LD`` SPARC opcode) from a memory address to a register. The first
|
|
parameter, the value 3 (``11``\ :sub:`2`), is the operation value for this
|
|
category of operation. The second parameter (``000000``\ :sub:`2`) is the
|
|
specific operation value for ``LD``/Load Word. The third parameter is the
|
|
output destination, which is a register operand and defined in the ``Register``
|
|
target description file (``IntRegs``).
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def LDrr : F3_1 <3, 0b000000, (outs IntRegs:$dst), (ins MEMrr:$addr),
|
|
"ld [$addr], $dst",
|
|
[(set i32:$dst, (load ADDRrr:$addr))]>;
|
|
|
|
The fourth parameter is the input source, which uses the address operand
|
|
``MEMrr`` that is defined earlier in ``SparcInstrInfo.td``:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def MEMrr : Operand<i32> {
|
|
let PrintMethod = "printMemOperand";
|
|
let MIOperandInfo = (ops IntRegs, IntRegs);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
The fifth parameter is a string that is used by the assembly printer and can be
|
|
left as an empty string until the assembly printer interface is implemented.
|
|
The sixth and final parameter is the pattern used to match the instruction
|
|
during the SelectionDAG Select Phase described in :doc:`CodeGenerator`.
|
|
This parameter is detailed in the next section, :ref:`instruction-selector`.
|
|
|
|
Instruction class definitions are not overloaded for different operand types,
|
|
so separate versions of instructions are needed for register, memory, or
|
|
immediate value operands. For example, to perform a Load Integer instruction
|
|
for a Word from an immediate operand to a register, the following instruction
|
|
class is defined:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def LDri : F3_2 <3, 0b000000, (outs IntRegs:$dst), (ins MEMri:$addr),
|
|
"ld [$addr], $dst",
|
|
[(set i32:$dst, (load ADDRri:$addr))]>;
|
|
|
|
Writing these definitions for so many similar instructions can involve a lot of
|
|
cut and paste. In ``.td`` files, the ``multiclass`` directive enables the
|
|
creation of templates to define several instruction classes at once (using the
|
|
``defm`` directive). For example in ``SparcInstrInfo.td``, the ``multiclass``
|
|
pattern ``F3_12`` is defined to create 2 instruction classes each time
|
|
``F3_12`` is invoked:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
multiclass F3_12 <string OpcStr, bits<6> Op3Val, SDNode OpNode> {
|
|
def rr : F3_1 <2, Op3Val,
|
|
(outs IntRegs:$dst), (ins IntRegs:$b, IntRegs:$c),
|
|
!strconcat(OpcStr, " $b, $c, $dst"),
|
|
[(set i32:$dst, (OpNode i32:$b, i32:$c))]>;
|
|
def ri : F3_2 <2, Op3Val,
|
|
(outs IntRegs:$dst), (ins IntRegs:$b, i32imm:$c),
|
|
!strconcat(OpcStr, " $b, $c, $dst"),
|
|
[(set i32:$dst, (OpNode i32:$b, simm13:$c))]>;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
So when the ``defm`` directive is used for the ``XOR`` and ``ADD``
|
|
instructions, as seen below, it creates four instruction objects: ``XORrr``,
|
|
``XORri``, ``ADDrr``, and ``ADDri``.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
defm XOR : F3_12<"xor", 0b000011, xor>;
|
|
defm ADD : F3_12<"add", 0b000000, add>;
|
|
|
|
``SparcInstrInfo.td`` also includes definitions for condition codes that are
|
|
referenced by branch instructions. The following definitions in
|
|
``SparcInstrInfo.td`` indicate the bit location of the SPARC condition code.
|
|
For example, the 10\ :sup:`th` bit represents the "greater than" condition for
|
|
integers, and the 22\ :sup:`nd` bit represents the "greater than" condition for
|
|
floats.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def ICC_NE : ICC_VAL< 9>; // Not Equal
|
|
def ICC_E : ICC_VAL< 1>; // Equal
|
|
def ICC_G : ICC_VAL<10>; // Greater
|
|
...
|
|
def FCC_U : FCC_VAL<23>; // Unordered
|
|
def FCC_G : FCC_VAL<22>; // Greater
|
|
def FCC_UG : FCC_VAL<21>; // Unordered or Greater
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
(Note that ``Sparc.h`` also defines enums that correspond to the same SPARC
|
|
condition codes. Care must be taken to ensure the values in ``Sparc.h``
|
|
correspond to the values in ``SparcInstrInfo.td``. I.e., ``SPCC::ICC_NE = 9``,
|
|
``SPCC::FCC_U = 23`` and so on.)
|
|
|
|
Instruction Operand Mapping
|
|
---------------------------
|
|
|
|
The code generator backend maps instruction operands to fields in the
|
|
instruction. Operands are assigned to unbound fields in the instruction in the
|
|
order they are defined. Fields are bound when they are assigned a value. For
|
|
example, the Sparc target defines the ``XNORrr`` instruction as a ``F3_1``
|
|
format instruction having three operands.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def XNORrr : F3_1<2, 0b000111,
|
|
(outs IntRegs:$dst), (ins IntRegs:$b, IntRegs:$c),
|
|
"xnor $b, $c, $dst",
|
|
[(set i32:$dst, (not (xor i32:$b, i32:$c)))]>;
|
|
|
|
The instruction templates in ``SparcInstrFormats.td`` show the base class for
|
|
``F3_1`` is ``InstSP``.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
class InstSP<dag outs, dag ins, string asmstr, list<dag> pattern> : Instruction {
|
|
field bits<32> Inst;
|
|
let Namespace = "SP";
|
|
bits<2> op;
|
|
let Inst{31-30} = op;
|
|
dag OutOperandList = outs;
|
|
dag InOperandList = ins;
|
|
let AsmString = asmstr;
|
|
let Pattern = pattern;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
``InstSP`` leaves the ``op`` field unbound.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
class F3<dag outs, dag ins, string asmstr, list<dag> pattern>
|
|
: InstSP<outs, ins, asmstr, pattern> {
|
|
bits<5> rd;
|
|
bits<6> op3;
|
|
bits<5> rs1;
|
|
let op{1} = 1; // Op = 2 or 3
|
|
let Inst{29-25} = rd;
|
|
let Inst{24-19} = op3;
|
|
let Inst{18-14} = rs1;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
``F3`` binds the ``op`` field and defines the ``rd``, ``op3``, and ``rs1``
|
|
fields. ``F3`` format instructions will bind the operands ``rd``, ``op3``, and
|
|
``rs1`` fields.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
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class F3_1<bits<2> opVal, bits<6> op3val, dag outs, dag ins,
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string asmstr, list<dag> pattern> : F3<outs, ins, asmstr, pattern> {
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bits<8> asi = 0; // asi not currently used
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bits<5> rs2;
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let op = opVal;
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let op3 = op3val;
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let Inst{13} = 0; // i field = 0
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let Inst{12-5} = asi; // address space identifier
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let Inst{4-0} = rs2;
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}
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``F3_1`` binds the ``op3`` field and defines the ``rs2`` fields. ``F3_1``
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format instructions will bind the operands to the ``rd``, ``rs1``, and ``rs2``
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fields. This results in the ``XNORrr`` instruction binding ``$dst``, ``$b``,
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and ``$c`` operands to the ``rd``, ``rs1``, and ``rs2`` fields respectively.
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TableGen will also generate a function called getNamedOperandIdx() which
|
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can be used to look up an operand's index in a MachineInstr based on its
|
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TableGen name. Setting the UseNamedOperandTable bit in an instruction's
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TableGen definition will add all of its operands to an enumeration in the
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llvm::XXX:OpName namespace and also add an entry for it into the OperandMap
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table, which can be queried using getNamedOperandIdx()
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.. code-block:: llvm
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int DstIndex = SP::getNamedOperandIdx(SP::XNORrr, SP::OpName::dst); // => 0
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int BIndex = SP::getNamedOperandIdx(SP::XNORrr, SP::OpName::b); // => 1
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int CIndex = SP::getNamedOperandIdx(SP::XNORrr, SP::OpName::c); // => 2
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int DIndex = SP::getNamedOperandIdx(SP::XNORrr, SP::OpName::d); // => -1
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...
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The entries in the OpName enum are taken verbatim from the TableGen definitions,
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so operands with lowercase names will have lower case entries in the enum.
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To include the getNamedOperandIdx() function in your backend, you will need
|
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to define a few preprocessor macros in XXXInstrInfo.cpp and XXXInstrInfo.h.
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For example:
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XXXInstrInfo.cpp:
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.. code-block:: c++
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#define GET_INSTRINFO_NAMED_OPS // For getNamedOperandIdx() function
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#include "XXXGenInstrInfo.inc"
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XXXInstrInfo.h:
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.. code-block:: c++
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#define GET_INSTRINFO_OPERAND_ENUM // For OpName enum
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#include "XXXGenInstrInfo.inc"
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namespace XXX {
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int16_t getNamedOperandIdx(uint16_t Opcode, uint16_t NamedIndex);
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} // End namespace XXX
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Instruction itineraries can be queried using MCDesc::getSchedClass(). The
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value can be named by an enumemation in llvm::XXX::Sched namespace generated
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by TableGen in XXXGenInstrInfo.inc. The name of the schedule classes are
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the same as provided in XXXSchedule.td plus a default NoIntinerary class.
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Instruction Relation Mapping
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----------------------------
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This TableGen feature is used to relate instructions with each other. It is
|
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particularly useful when you have multiple instruction formats and need to
|
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switch between them after instruction selection. This entire feature is driven
|
|
by relation models which can be defined in ``XXXInstrInfo.td`` files
|
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according to the target-specific instruction set. Relation models are defined
|
|
using ``InstrMapping`` class as a base. TableGen parses all the models
|
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and generates instruction relation maps using the specified information.
|
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Relation maps are emitted as tables in the ``XXXGenInstrInfo.inc`` file
|
|
along with the functions to query them. For the detailed information on how to
|
|
use this feature, please refer to :doc:`HowToUseInstrMappings`.
|
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|
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Implement a subclass of ``TargetInstrInfo``
|
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-------------------------------------------
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|
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The final step is to hand code portions of ``XXXInstrInfo``, which implements
|
|
the interface described in ``TargetInstrInfo.h`` (see :ref:`TargetInstrInfo`).
|
|
These functions return ``0`` or a Boolean or they assert, unless overridden.
|
|
Here's a list of functions that are overridden for the SPARC implementation in
|
|
``SparcInstrInfo.cpp``:
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* ``isLoadFromStackSlot`` --- If the specified machine instruction is a direct
|
|
load from a stack slot, return the register number of the destination and the
|
|
``FrameIndex`` of the stack slot.
|
|
|
|
* ``isStoreToStackSlot`` --- If the specified machine instruction is a direct
|
|
store to a stack slot, return the register number of the destination and the
|
|
``FrameIndex`` of the stack slot.
|
|
|
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* ``copyPhysReg`` --- Copy values between a pair of physical registers.
|
|
|
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* ``storeRegToStackSlot`` --- Store a register value to a stack slot.
|
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|
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* ``loadRegFromStackSlot`` --- Load a register value from a stack slot.
|
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|
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* ``storeRegToAddr`` --- Store a register value to memory.
|
|
|
|
* ``loadRegFromAddr`` --- Load a register value from memory.
|
|
|
|
* ``foldMemoryOperand`` --- Attempt to combine instructions of any load or
|
|
store instruction for the specified operand(s).
|
|
|
|
Branch Folding and If Conversion
|
|
--------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Performance can be improved by combining instructions or by eliminating
|
|
instructions that are never reached. The ``AnalyzeBranch`` method in
|
|
``XXXInstrInfo`` may be implemented to examine conditional instructions and
|
|
remove unnecessary instructions. ``AnalyzeBranch`` looks at the end of a
|
|
machine basic block (MBB) for opportunities for improvement, such as branch
|
|
folding and if conversion. The ``BranchFolder`` and ``IfConverter`` machine
|
|
function passes (see the source files ``BranchFolding.cpp`` and
|
|
``IfConversion.cpp`` in the ``lib/CodeGen`` directory) call ``AnalyzeBranch``
|
|
to improve the control flow graph that represents the instructions.
|
|
|
|
Several implementations of ``AnalyzeBranch`` (for ARM, Alpha, and X86) can be
|
|
examined as models for your own ``AnalyzeBranch`` implementation. Since SPARC
|
|
does not implement a useful ``AnalyzeBranch``, the ARM target implementation is
|
|
shown below.
|
|
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` returns a Boolean value and takes four parameters:
|
|
|
|
* ``MachineBasicBlock &MBB`` --- The incoming block to be examined.
|
|
|
|
* ``MachineBasicBlock *&TBB`` --- A destination block that is returned. For a
|
|
conditional branch that evaluates to true, ``TBB`` is the destination.
|
|
|
|
* ``MachineBasicBlock *&FBB`` --- For a conditional branch that evaluates to
|
|
false, ``FBB`` is returned as the destination.
|
|
|
|
* ``std::vector<MachineOperand> &Cond`` --- List of operands to evaluate a
|
|
condition for a conditional branch.
|
|
|
|
In the simplest case, if a block ends without a branch, then it falls through
|
|
to the successor block. No destination blocks are specified for either ``TBB``
|
|
or ``FBB``, so both parameters return ``NULL``. The start of the
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` (see code below for the ARM target) shows the function
|
|
parameters and the code for the simplest case.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
bool ARMInstrInfo::AnalyzeBranch(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
|
|
MachineBasicBlock *&TBB,
|
|
MachineBasicBlock *&FBB,
|
|
std::vector<MachineOperand> &Cond) const
|
|
{
|
|
MachineBasicBlock::iterator I = MBB.end();
|
|
if (I == MBB.begin() || !isUnpredicatedTerminator(--I))
|
|
return false;
|
|
|
|
If a block ends with a single unconditional branch instruction, then
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` (shown below) should return the destination of that branch in
|
|
the ``TBB`` parameter.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
if (LastOpc == ARM::B || LastOpc == ARM::tB) {
|
|
TBB = LastInst->getOperand(0).getMBB();
|
|
return false;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
If a block ends with two unconditional branches, then the second branch is
|
|
never reached. In that situation, as shown below, remove the last branch
|
|
instruction and return the penultimate branch in the ``TBB`` parameter.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
if ((SecondLastOpc == ARM::B || SecondLastOpc == ARM::tB) &&
|
|
(LastOpc == ARM::B || LastOpc == ARM::tB)) {
|
|
TBB = SecondLastInst->getOperand(0).getMBB();
|
|
I = LastInst;
|
|
I->eraseFromParent();
|
|
return false;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
A block may end with a single conditional branch instruction that falls through
|
|
to successor block if the condition evaluates to false. In that case,
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` (shown below) should return the destination of that
|
|
conditional branch in the ``TBB`` parameter and a list of operands in the
|
|
``Cond`` parameter to evaluate the condition.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
if (LastOpc == ARM::Bcc || LastOpc == ARM::tBcc) {
|
|
// Block ends with fall-through condbranch.
|
|
TBB = LastInst->getOperand(0).getMBB();
|
|
Cond.push_back(LastInst->getOperand(1));
|
|
Cond.push_back(LastInst->getOperand(2));
|
|
return false;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
If a block ends with both a conditional branch and an ensuing unconditional
|
|
branch, then ``AnalyzeBranch`` (shown below) should return the conditional
|
|
branch destination (assuming it corresponds to a conditional evaluation of
|
|
"``true``") in the ``TBB`` parameter and the unconditional branch destination
|
|
in the ``FBB`` (corresponding to a conditional evaluation of "``false``"). A
|
|
list of operands to evaluate the condition should be returned in the ``Cond``
|
|
parameter.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
unsigned SecondLastOpc = SecondLastInst->getOpcode();
|
|
|
|
if ((SecondLastOpc == ARM::Bcc && LastOpc == ARM::B) ||
|
|
(SecondLastOpc == ARM::tBcc && LastOpc == ARM::tB)) {
|
|
TBB = SecondLastInst->getOperand(0).getMBB();
|
|
Cond.push_back(SecondLastInst->getOperand(1));
|
|
Cond.push_back(SecondLastInst->getOperand(2));
|
|
FBB = LastInst->getOperand(0).getMBB();
|
|
return false;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
For the last two cases (ending with a single conditional branch or ending with
|
|
one conditional and one unconditional branch), the operands returned in the
|
|
``Cond`` parameter can be passed to methods of other instructions to create new
|
|
branches or perform other operations. An implementation of ``AnalyzeBranch``
|
|
requires the helper methods ``RemoveBranch`` and ``InsertBranch`` to manage
|
|
subsequent operations.
|
|
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` should return false indicating success in most circumstances.
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` should only return true when the method is stumped about what
|
|
to do, for example, if a block has three terminating branches.
|
|
``AnalyzeBranch`` may return true if it encounters a terminator it cannot
|
|
handle, such as an indirect branch.
|
|
|
|
.. _instruction-selector:
|
|
|
|
Instruction Selector
|
|
====================
|
|
|
|
LLVM uses a ``SelectionDAG`` to represent LLVM IR instructions, and nodes of
|
|
the ``SelectionDAG`` ideally represent native target instructions. During code
|
|
generation, instruction selection passes are performed to convert non-native
|
|
DAG instructions into native target-specific instructions. The pass described
|
|
in ``XXXISelDAGToDAG.cpp`` is used to match patterns and perform DAG-to-DAG
|
|
instruction selection. Optionally, a pass may be defined (in
|
|
``XXXBranchSelector.cpp``) to perform similar DAG-to-DAG operations for branch
|
|
instructions. Later, the code in ``XXXISelLowering.cpp`` replaces or removes
|
|
operations and data types not supported natively (legalizes) in a
|
|
``SelectionDAG``.
|
|
|
|
TableGen generates code for instruction selection using the following target
|
|
description input files:
|
|
|
|
* ``XXXInstrInfo.td`` --- Contains definitions of instructions in a
|
|
target-specific instruction set, generates ``XXXGenDAGISel.inc``, which is
|
|
included in ``XXXISelDAGToDAG.cpp``.
|
|
|
|
* ``XXXCallingConv.td`` --- Contains the calling and return value conventions
|
|
for the target architecture, and it generates ``XXXGenCallingConv.inc``,
|
|
which is included in ``XXXISelLowering.cpp``.
|
|
|
|
The implementation of an instruction selection pass must include a header that
|
|
declares the ``FunctionPass`` class or a subclass of ``FunctionPass``. In
|
|
``XXXTargetMachine.cpp``, a Pass Manager (PM) should add each instruction
|
|
selection pass into the queue of passes to run.
|
|
|
|
The LLVM static compiler (``llc``) is an excellent tool for visualizing the
|
|
contents of DAGs. To display the ``SelectionDAG`` before or after specific
|
|
processing phases, use the command line options for ``llc``, described at
|
|
:ref:`SelectionDAG-Process`.
|
|
|
|
To describe instruction selector behavior, you should add patterns for lowering
|
|
LLVM code into a ``SelectionDAG`` as the last parameter of the instruction
|
|
definitions in ``XXXInstrInfo.td``. For example, in ``SparcInstrInfo.td``,
|
|
this entry defines a register store operation, and the last parameter describes
|
|
a pattern with the store DAG operator.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def STrr : F3_1< 3, 0b000100, (outs), (ins MEMrr:$addr, IntRegs:$src),
|
|
"st $src, [$addr]", [(store i32:$src, ADDRrr:$addr)]>;
|
|
|
|
``ADDRrr`` is a memory mode that is also defined in ``SparcInstrInfo.td``:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def ADDRrr : ComplexPattern<i32, 2, "SelectADDRrr", [], []>;
|
|
|
|
The definition of ``ADDRrr`` refers to ``SelectADDRrr``, which is a function
|
|
defined in an implementation of the Instructor Selector (such as
|
|
``SparcISelDAGToDAG.cpp``).
|
|
|
|
In ``lib/Target/TargetSelectionDAG.td``, the DAG operator for store is defined
|
|
below:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def store : PatFrag<(ops node:$val, node:$ptr),
|
|
(st node:$val, node:$ptr), [{
|
|
if (StoreSDNode *ST = dyn_cast<StoreSDNode>(N))
|
|
return !ST->isTruncatingStore() &&
|
|
ST->getAddressingMode() == ISD::UNINDEXED;
|
|
return false;
|
|
}]>;
|
|
|
|
``XXXInstrInfo.td`` also generates (in ``XXXGenDAGISel.inc``) the
|
|
``SelectCode`` method that is used to call the appropriate processing method
|
|
for an instruction. In this example, ``SelectCode`` calls ``Select_ISD_STORE``
|
|
for the ``ISD::STORE`` opcode.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
SDNode *SelectCode(SDValue N) {
|
|
...
|
|
MVT::ValueType NVT = N.getNode()->getValueType(0);
|
|
switch (N.getOpcode()) {
|
|
case ISD::STORE: {
|
|
switch (NVT) {
|
|
default:
|
|
return Select_ISD_STORE(N);
|
|
break;
|
|
}
|
|
break;
|
|
}
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
The pattern for ``STrr`` is matched, so elsewhere in ``XXXGenDAGISel.inc``,
|
|
code for ``STrr`` is created for ``Select_ISD_STORE``. The ``Emit_22`` method
|
|
is also generated in ``XXXGenDAGISel.inc`` to complete the processing of this
|
|
instruction.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
SDNode *Select_ISD_STORE(const SDValue &N) {
|
|
SDValue Chain = N.getOperand(0);
|
|
if (Predicate_store(N.getNode())) {
|
|
SDValue N1 = N.getOperand(1);
|
|
SDValue N2 = N.getOperand(2);
|
|
SDValue CPTmp0;
|
|
SDValue CPTmp1;
|
|
|
|
// Pattern: (st:void i32:i32:$src,
|
|
// ADDRrr:i32:$addr)<<P:Predicate_store>>
|
|
// Emits: (STrr:void ADDRrr:i32:$addr, IntRegs:i32:$src)
|
|
// Pattern complexity = 13 cost = 1 size = 0
|
|
if (SelectADDRrr(N, N2, CPTmp0, CPTmp1) &&
|
|
N1.getNode()->getValueType(0) == MVT::i32 &&
|
|
N2.getNode()->getValueType(0) == MVT::i32) {
|
|
return Emit_22(N, SP::STrr, CPTmp0, CPTmp1);
|
|
}
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
The SelectionDAG Legalize Phase
|
|
-------------------------------
|
|
|
|
The Legalize phase converts a DAG to use types and operations that are natively
|
|
supported by the target. For natively unsupported types and operations, you
|
|
need to add code to the target-specific ``XXXTargetLowering`` implementation to
|
|
convert unsupported types and operations to supported ones.
|
|
|
|
In the constructor for the ``XXXTargetLowering`` class, first use the
|
|
``addRegisterClass`` method to specify which types are supported and which
|
|
register classes are associated with them. The code for the register classes
|
|
are generated by TableGen from ``XXXRegisterInfo.td`` and placed in
|
|
``XXXGenRegisterInfo.h.inc``. For example, the implementation of the
|
|
constructor for the SparcTargetLowering class (in ``SparcISelLowering.cpp``)
|
|
starts with the following code:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
addRegisterClass(MVT::i32, SP::IntRegsRegisterClass);
|
|
addRegisterClass(MVT::f32, SP::FPRegsRegisterClass);
|
|
addRegisterClass(MVT::f64, SP::DFPRegsRegisterClass);
|
|
|
|
You should examine the node types in the ``ISD`` namespace
|
|
(``include/llvm/CodeGen/SelectionDAGNodes.h``) and determine which operations
|
|
the target natively supports. For operations that do **not** have native
|
|
support, add a callback to the constructor for the ``XXXTargetLowering`` class,
|
|
so the instruction selection process knows what to do. The ``TargetLowering``
|
|
class callback methods (declared in ``llvm/Target/TargetLowering.h``) are:
|
|
|
|
* ``setOperationAction`` --- General operation.
|
|
* ``setLoadExtAction`` --- Load with extension.
|
|
* ``setTruncStoreAction`` --- Truncating store.
|
|
* ``setIndexedLoadAction`` --- Indexed load.
|
|
* ``setIndexedStoreAction`` --- Indexed store.
|
|
* ``setConvertAction`` --- Type conversion.
|
|
* ``setCondCodeAction`` --- Support for a given condition code.
|
|
|
|
Note: on older releases, ``setLoadXAction`` is used instead of
|
|
``setLoadExtAction``. Also, on older releases, ``setCondCodeAction`` may not
|
|
be supported. Examine your release to see what methods are specifically
|
|
supported.
|
|
|
|
These callbacks are used to determine that an operation does or does not work
|
|
with a specified type (or types). And in all cases, the third parameter is a
|
|
``LegalAction`` type enum value: ``Promote``, ``Expand``, ``Custom``, or
|
|
``Legal``. ``SparcISelLowering.cpp`` contains examples of all four
|
|
``LegalAction`` values.
|
|
|
|
Promote
|
|
^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
For an operation without native support for a given type, the specified type
|
|
may be promoted to a larger type that is supported. For example, SPARC does
|
|
not support a sign-extending load for Boolean values (``i1`` type), so in
|
|
``SparcISelLowering.cpp`` the third parameter below, ``Promote``, changes
|
|
``i1`` type values to a large type before loading.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
setLoadExtAction(ISD::SEXTLOAD, MVT::i1, Promote);
|
|
|
|
Expand
|
|
^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
For a type without native support, a value may need to be broken down further,
|
|
rather than promoted. For an operation without native support, a combination
|
|
of other operations may be used to similar effect. In SPARC, the
|
|
floating-point sine and cosine trig operations are supported by expansion to
|
|
other operations, as indicated by the third parameter, ``Expand``, to
|
|
``setOperationAction``:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
setOperationAction(ISD::FSIN, MVT::f32, Expand);
|
|
setOperationAction(ISD::FCOS, MVT::f32, Expand);
|
|
|
|
Custom
|
|
^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
For some operations, simple type promotion or operation expansion may be
|
|
insufficient. In some cases, a special intrinsic function must be implemented.
|
|
|
|
For example, a constant value may require special treatment, or an operation
|
|
may require spilling and restoring registers in the stack and working with
|
|
register allocators.
|
|
|
|
As seen in ``SparcISelLowering.cpp`` code below, to perform a type conversion
|
|
from a floating point value to a signed integer, first the
|
|
``setOperationAction`` should be called with ``Custom`` as the third parameter:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
setOperationAction(ISD::FP_TO_SINT, MVT::i32, Custom);
|
|
|
|
In the ``LowerOperation`` method, for each ``Custom`` operation, a case
|
|
statement should be added to indicate what function to call. In the following
|
|
code, an ``FP_TO_SINT`` opcode will call the ``LowerFP_TO_SINT`` method:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
SDValue SparcTargetLowering::LowerOperation(SDValue Op, SelectionDAG &DAG) {
|
|
switch (Op.getOpcode()) {
|
|
case ISD::FP_TO_SINT: return LowerFP_TO_SINT(Op, DAG);
|
|
...
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
Finally, the ``LowerFP_TO_SINT`` method is implemented, using an FP register to
|
|
convert the floating-point value to an integer.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
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|
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static SDValue LowerFP_TO_SINT(SDValue Op, SelectionDAG &DAG) {
|
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assert(Op.getValueType() == MVT::i32);
|
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Op = DAG.getNode(SPISD::FTOI, MVT::f32, Op.getOperand(0));
|
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return DAG.getNode(ISD::BITCAST, MVT::i32, Op);
|
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}
|
|
|
|
Legal
|
|
^^^^^
|
|
|
|
The ``Legal`` ``LegalizeAction`` enum value simply indicates that an operation
|
|
**is** natively supported. ``Legal`` represents the default condition, so it
|
|
is rarely used. In ``SparcISelLowering.cpp``, the action for ``CTPOP`` (an
|
|
operation to count the bits set in an integer) is natively supported only for
|
|
SPARC v9. The following code enables the ``Expand`` conversion technique for
|
|
non-v9 SPARC implementations.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
setOperationAction(ISD::CTPOP, MVT::i32, Expand);
|
|
...
|
|
if (TM.getSubtarget<SparcSubtarget>().isV9())
|
|
setOperationAction(ISD::CTPOP, MVT::i32, Legal);
|
|
|
|
Calling Conventions
|
|
-------------------
|
|
|
|
To support target-specific calling conventions, ``XXXGenCallingConv.td`` uses
|
|
interfaces (such as ``CCIfType`` and ``CCAssignToReg``) that are defined in
|
|
``lib/Target/TargetCallingConv.td``. TableGen can take the target descriptor
|
|
file ``XXXGenCallingConv.td`` and generate the header file
|
|
``XXXGenCallingConv.inc``, which is typically included in
|
|
``XXXISelLowering.cpp``. You can use the interfaces in
|
|
``TargetCallingConv.td`` to specify:
|
|
|
|
* The order of parameter allocation.
|
|
|
|
* Where parameters and return values are placed (that is, on the stack or in
|
|
registers).
|
|
|
|
* Which registers may be used.
|
|
|
|
* Whether the caller or callee unwinds the stack.
|
|
|
|
The following example demonstrates the use of the ``CCIfType`` and
|
|
``CCAssignToReg`` interfaces. If the ``CCIfType`` predicate is true (that is,
|
|
if the current argument is of type ``f32`` or ``f64``), then the action is
|
|
performed. In this case, the ``CCAssignToReg`` action assigns the argument
|
|
value to the first available register: either ``R0`` or ``R1``.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
CCIfType<[f32,f64], CCAssignToReg<[R0, R1]>>
|
|
|
|
``SparcCallingConv.td`` contains definitions for a target-specific return-value
|
|
calling convention (``RetCC_Sparc32``) and a basic 32-bit C calling convention
|
|
(``CC_Sparc32``). The definition of ``RetCC_Sparc32`` (shown below) indicates
|
|
which registers are used for specified scalar return types. A single-precision
|
|
float is returned to register ``F0``, and a double-precision float goes to
|
|
register ``D0``. A 32-bit integer is returned in register ``I0`` or ``I1``.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def RetCC_Sparc32 : CallingConv<[
|
|
CCIfType<[i32], CCAssignToReg<[I0, I1]>>,
|
|
CCIfType<[f32], CCAssignToReg<[F0]>>,
|
|
CCIfType<[f64], CCAssignToReg<[D0]>>
|
|
]>;
|
|
|
|
The definition of ``CC_Sparc32`` in ``SparcCallingConv.td`` introduces
|
|
``CCAssignToStack``, which assigns the value to a stack slot with the specified
|
|
size and alignment. In the example below, the first parameter, 4, indicates
|
|
the size of the slot, and the second parameter, also 4, indicates the stack
|
|
alignment along 4-byte units. (Special cases: if size is zero, then the ABI
|
|
size is used; if alignment is zero, then the ABI alignment is used.)
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def CC_Sparc32 : CallingConv<[
|
|
// All arguments get passed in integer registers if there is space.
|
|
CCIfType<[i32, f32, f64], CCAssignToReg<[I0, I1, I2, I3, I4, I5]>>,
|
|
CCAssignToStack<4, 4>
|
|
]>;
|
|
|
|
``CCDelegateTo`` is another commonly used interface, which tries to find a
|
|
specified sub-calling convention, and, if a match is found, it is invoked. In
|
|
the following example (in ``X86CallingConv.td``), the definition of
|
|
``RetCC_X86_32_C`` ends with ``CCDelegateTo``. After the current value is
|
|
assigned to the register ``ST0`` or ``ST1``, the ``RetCC_X86Common`` is
|
|
invoked.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def RetCC_X86_32_C : CallingConv<[
|
|
CCIfType<[f32], CCAssignToReg<[ST0, ST1]>>,
|
|
CCIfType<[f64], CCAssignToReg<[ST0, ST1]>>,
|
|
CCDelegateTo<RetCC_X86Common>
|
|
]>;
|
|
|
|
``CCIfCC`` is an interface that attempts to match the given name to the current
|
|
calling convention. If the name identifies the current calling convention,
|
|
then a specified action is invoked. In the following example (in
|
|
``X86CallingConv.td``), if the ``Fast`` calling convention is in use, then
|
|
``RetCC_X86_32_Fast`` is invoked. If the ``SSECall`` calling convention is in
|
|
use, then ``RetCC_X86_32_SSE`` is invoked.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def RetCC_X86_32 : CallingConv<[
|
|
CCIfCC<"CallingConv::Fast", CCDelegateTo<RetCC_X86_32_Fast>>,
|
|
CCIfCC<"CallingConv::X86_SSECall", CCDelegateTo<RetCC_X86_32_SSE>>,
|
|
CCDelegateTo<RetCC_X86_32_C>
|
|
]>;
|
|
|
|
Other calling convention interfaces include:
|
|
|
|
* ``CCIf <predicate, action>`` --- If the predicate matches, apply the action.
|
|
|
|
* ``CCIfInReg <action>`` --- If the argument is marked with the "``inreg``"
|
|
attribute, then apply the action.
|
|
|
|
* ``CCIfNest <action>`` --- If the argument is marked with the "``nest``"
|
|
attribute, then apply the action.
|
|
|
|
* ``CCIfNotVarArg <action>`` --- If the current function does not take a
|
|
variable number of arguments, apply the action.
|
|
|
|
* ``CCAssignToRegWithShadow <registerList, shadowList>`` --- similar to
|
|
``CCAssignToReg``, but with a shadow list of registers.
|
|
|
|
* ``CCPassByVal <size, align>`` --- Assign value to a stack slot with the
|
|
minimum specified size and alignment.
|
|
|
|
* ``CCPromoteToType <type>`` --- Promote the current value to the specified
|
|
type.
|
|
|
|
* ``CallingConv <[actions]>`` --- Define each calling convention that is
|
|
supported.
|
|
|
|
Assembly Printer
|
|
================
|
|
|
|
During the code emission stage, the code generator may utilize an LLVM pass to
|
|
produce assembly output. To do this, you want to implement the code for a
|
|
printer that converts LLVM IR to a GAS-format assembly language for your target
|
|
machine, using the following steps:
|
|
|
|
* Define all the assembly strings for your target, adding them to the
|
|
instructions defined in the ``XXXInstrInfo.td`` file. (See
|
|
:ref:`instruction-set`.) TableGen will produce an output file
|
|
(``XXXGenAsmWriter.inc``) with an implementation of the ``printInstruction``
|
|
method for the ``XXXAsmPrinter`` class.
|
|
|
|
* Write ``XXXTargetAsmInfo.h``, which contains the bare-bones declaration of
|
|
the ``XXXTargetAsmInfo`` class (a subclass of ``TargetAsmInfo``).
|
|
|
|
* Write ``XXXTargetAsmInfo.cpp``, which contains target-specific values for
|
|
``TargetAsmInfo`` properties and sometimes new implementations for methods.
|
|
|
|
* Write ``XXXAsmPrinter.cpp``, which implements the ``AsmPrinter`` class that
|
|
performs the LLVM-to-assembly conversion.
|
|
|
|
The code in ``XXXTargetAsmInfo.h`` is usually a trivial declaration of the
|
|
``XXXTargetAsmInfo`` class for use in ``XXXTargetAsmInfo.cpp``. Similarly,
|
|
``XXXTargetAsmInfo.cpp`` usually has a few declarations of ``XXXTargetAsmInfo``
|
|
replacement values that override the default values in ``TargetAsmInfo.cpp``.
|
|
For example in ``SparcTargetAsmInfo.cpp``:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
SparcTargetAsmInfo::SparcTargetAsmInfo(const SparcTargetMachine &TM) {
|
|
Data16bitsDirective = "\t.half\t";
|
|
Data32bitsDirective = "\t.word\t";
|
|
Data64bitsDirective = 0; // .xword is only supported by V9.
|
|
ZeroDirective = "\t.skip\t";
|
|
CommentString = "!";
|
|
ConstantPoolSection = "\t.section \".rodata\",#alloc\n";
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
The X86 assembly printer implementation (``X86TargetAsmInfo``) is an example
|
|
where the target specific ``TargetAsmInfo`` class uses an overridden methods:
|
|
``ExpandInlineAsm``.
|
|
|
|
A target-specific implementation of ``AsmPrinter`` is written in
|
|
``XXXAsmPrinter.cpp``, which implements the ``AsmPrinter`` class that converts
|
|
the LLVM to printable assembly. The implementation must include the following
|
|
headers that have declarations for the ``AsmPrinter`` and
|
|
``MachineFunctionPass`` classes. The ``MachineFunctionPass`` is a subclass of
|
|
``FunctionPass``.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
#include "llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h"
|
|
#include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunctionPass.h"
|
|
|
|
As a ``FunctionPass``, ``AsmPrinter`` first calls ``doInitialization`` to set
|
|
up the ``AsmPrinter``. In ``SparcAsmPrinter``, a ``Mangler`` object is
|
|
instantiated to process variable names.
|
|
|
|
In ``XXXAsmPrinter.cpp``, the ``runOnMachineFunction`` method (declared in
|
|
``MachineFunctionPass``) must be implemented for ``XXXAsmPrinter``. In
|
|
``MachineFunctionPass``, the ``runOnFunction`` method invokes
|
|
``runOnMachineFunction``. Target-specific implementations of
|
|
``runOnMachineFunction`` differ, but generally do the following to process each
|
|
machine function:
|
|
|
|
* Call ``SetupMachineFunction`` to perform initialization.
|
|
|
|
* Call ``EmitConstantPool`` to print out (to the output stream) constants which
|
|
have been spilled to memory.
|
|
|
|
* Call ``EmitJumpTableInfo`` to print out jump tables used by the current
|
|
function.
|
|
|
|
* Print out the label for the current function.
|
|
|
|
* Print out the code for the function, including basic block labels and the
|
|
assembly for the instruction (using ``printInstruction``)
|
|
|
|
The ``XXXAsmPrinter`` implementation must also include the code generated by
|
|
TableGen that is output in the ``XXXGenAsmWriter.inc`` file. The code in
|
|
``XXXGenAsmWriter.inc`` contains an implementation of the ``printInstruction``
|
|
method that may call these methods:
|
|
|
|
* ``printOperand``
|
|
* ``printMemOperand``
|
|
* ``printCCOperand`` (for conditional statements)
|
|
* ``printDataDirective``
|
|
* ``printDeclare``
|
|
* ``printImplicitDef``
|
|
* ``printInlineAsm``
|
|
|
|
The implementations of ``printDeclare``, ``printImplicitDef``,
|
|
``printInlineAsm``, and ``printLabel`` in ``AsmPrinter.cpp`` are generally
|
|
adequate for printing assembly and do not need to be overridden.
|
|
|
|
The ``printOperand`` method is implemented with a long ``switch``/``case``
|
|
statement for the type of operand: register, immediate, basic block, external
|
|
symbol, global address, constant pool index, or jump table index. For an
|
|
instruction with a memory address operand, the ``printMemOperand`` method
|
|
should be implemented to generate the proper output. Similarly,
|
|
``printCCOperand`` should be used to print a conditional operand.
|
|
|
|
``doFinalization`` should be overridden in ``XXXAsmPrinter``, and it should be
|
|
called to shut down the assembly printer. During ``doFinalization``, global
|
|
variables and constants are printed to output.
|
|
|
|
Subtarget Support
|
|
=================
|
|
|
|
Subtarget support is used to inform the code generation process of instruction
|
|
set variations for a given chip set. For example, the LLVM SPARC
|
|
implementation provided covers three major versions of the SPARC microprocessor
|
|
architecture: Version 8 (V8, which is a 32-bit architecture), Version 9 (V9, a
|
|
64-bit architecture), and the UltraSPARC architecture. V8 has 16
|
|
double-precision floating-point registers that are also usable as either 32
|
|
single-precision or 8 quad-precision registers. V8 is also purely big-endian.
|
|
V9 has 32 double-precision floating-point registers that are also usable as 16
|
|
quad-precision registers, but cannot be used as single-precision registers.
|
|
The UltraSPARC architecture combines V9 with UltraSPARC Visual Instruction Set
|
|
extensions.
|
|
|
|
If subtarget support is needed, you should implement a target-specific
|
|
``XXXSubtarget`` class for your architecture. This class should process the
|
|
command-line options ``-mcpu=`` and ``-mattr=``.
|
|
|
|
TableGen uses definitions in the ``Target.td`` and ``Sparc.td`` files to
|
|
generate code in ``SparcGenSubtarget.inc``. In ``Target.td``, shown below, the
|
|
``SubtargetFeature`` interface is defined. The first 4 string parameters of
|
|
the ``SubtargetFeature`` interface are a feature name, an attribute set by the
|
|
feature, the value of the attribute, and a description of the feature. (The
|
|
fifth parameter is a list of features whose presence is implied, and its
|
|
default value is an empty array.)
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
class SubtargetFeature<string n, string a, string v, string d,
|
|
list<SubtargetFeature> i = []> {
|
|
string Name = n;
|
|
string Attribute = a;
|
|
string Value = v;
|
|
string Desc = d;
|
|
list<SubtargetFeature> Implies = i;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
In the ``Sparc.td`` file, the ``SubtargetFeature`` is used to define the
|
|
following features.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
def FeatureV9 : SubtargetFeature<"v9", "IsV9", "true",
|
|
"Enable SPARC-V9 instructions">;
|
|
def FeatureV8Deprecated : SubtargetFeature<"deprecated-v8",
|
|
"V8DeprecatedInsts", "true",
|
|
"Enable deprecated V8 instructions in V9 mode">;
|
|
def FeatureVIS : SubtargetFeature<"vis", "IsVIS", "true",
|
|
"Enable UltraSPARC Visual Instruction Set extensions">;
|
|
|
|
Elsewhere in ``Sparc.td``, the ``Proc`` class is defined and then is used to
|
|
define particular SPARC processor subtypes that may have the previously
|
|
described features.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: llvm
|
|
|
|
class Proc<string Name, list<SubtargetFeature> Features>
|
|
: Processor<Name, NoItineraries, Features>;
|
|
|
|
def : Proc<"generic", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"v8", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"supersparc", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"sparclite", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"f934", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"hypersparc", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"sparclite86x", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"sparclet", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"tsc701", []>;
|
|
def : Proc<"v9", [FeatureV9]>;
|
|
def : Proc<"ultrasparc", [FeatureV9, FeatureV8Deprecated]>;
|
|
def : Proc<"ultrasparc3", [FeatureV9, FeatureV8Deprecated]>;
|
|
def : Proc<"ultrasparc3-vis", [FeatureV9, FeatureV8Deprecated, FeatureVIS]>;
|
|
|
|
From ``Target.td`` and ``Sparc.td`` files, the resulting
|
|
``SparcGenSubtarget.inc`` specifies enum values to identify the features,
|
|
arrays of constants to represent the CPU features and CPU subtypes, and the
|
|
``ParseSubtargetFeatures`` method that parses the features string that sets
|
|
specified subtarget options. The generated ``SparcGenSubtarget.inc`` file
|
|
should be included in the ``SparcSubtarget.cpp``. The target-specific
|
|
implementation of the ``XXXSubtarget`` method should follow this pseudocode:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
XXXSubtarget::XXXSubtarget(const Module &M, const std::string &FS) {
|
|
// Set the default features
|
|
// Determine default and user specified characteristics of the CPU
|
|
// Call ParseSubtargetFeatures(FS, CPU) to parse the features string
|
|
// Perform any additional operations
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
JIT Support
|
|
===========
|
|
|
|
The implementation of a target machine optionally includes a Just-In-Time (JIT)
|
|
code generator that emits machine code and auxiliary structures as binary
|
|
output that can be written directly to memory. To do this, implement JIT code
|
|
generation by performing the following steps:
|
|
|
|
* Write an ``XXXCodeEmitter.cpp`` file that contains a machine function pass
|
|
that transforms target-machine instructions into relocatable machine
|
|
code.
|
|
|
|
* Write an ``XXXJITInfo.cpp`` file that implements the JIT interfaces for
|
|
target-specific code-generation activities, such as emitting machine code and
|
|
stubs.
|
|
|
|
* Modify ``XXXTargetMachine`` so that it provides a ``TargetJITInfo`` object
|
|
through its ``getJITInfo`` method.
|
|
|
|
There are several different approaches to writing the JIT support code. For
|
|
instance, TableGen and target descriptor files may be used for creating a JIT
|
|
code generator, but are not mandatory. For the Alpha and PowerPC target
|
|
machines, TableGen is used to generate ``XXXGenCodeEmitter.inc``, which
|
|
contains the binary coding of machine instructions and the
|
|
``getBinaryCodeForInstr`` method to access those codes. Other JIT
|
|
implementations do not.
|
|
|
|
Both ``XXXJITInfo.cpp`` and ``XXXCodeEmitter.cpp`` must include the
|
|
``llvm/CodeGen/MachineCodeEmitter.h`` header file that defines the
|
|
``MachineCodeEmitter`` class containing code for several callback functions
|
|
that write data (in bytes, words, strings, etc.) to the output stream.
|
|
|
|
Machine Code Emitter
|
|
--------------------
|
|
|
|
In ``XXXCodeEmitter.cpp``, a target-specific of the ``Emitter`` class is
|
|
implemented as a function pass (subclass of ``MachineFunctionPass``). The
|
|
target-specific implementation of ``runOnMachineFunction`` (invoked by
|
|
``runOnFunction`` in ``MachineFunctionPass``) iterates through the
|
|
``MachineBasicBlock`` calls ``emitInstruction`` to process each instruction and
|
|
emit binary code. ``emitInstruction`` is largely implemented with case
|
|
statements on the instruction types defined in ``XXXInstrInfo.h``. For
|
|
example, in ``X86CodeEmitter.cpp``, the ``emitInstruction`` method is built
|
|
around the following ``switch``/``case`` statements:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
switch (Desc->TSFlags & X86::FormMask) {
|
|
case X86II::Pseudo: // for not yet implemented instructions
|
|
... // or pseudo-instructions
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::RawFrm: // for instructions with a fixed opcode value
|
|
...
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::AddRegFrm: // for instructions that have one register operand
|
|
... // added to their opcode
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRMDestReg:// for instructions that use the Mod/RM byte
|
|
... // to specify a destination (register)
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRMDestMem:// for instructions that use the Mod/RM byte
|
|
... // to specify a destination (memory)
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRMSrcReg: // for instructions that use the Mod/RM byte
|
|
... // to specify a source (register)
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRMSrcMem: // for instructions that use the Mod/RM byte
|
|
... // to specify a source (memory)
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRM0r: case X86II::MRM1r: // for instructions that operate on
|
|
case X86II::MRM2r: case X86II::MRM3r: // a REGISTER r/m operand and
|
|
case X86II::MRM4r: case X86II::MRM5r: // use the Mod/RM byte and a field
|
|
case X86II::MRM6r: case X86II::MRM7r: // to hold extended opcode data
|
|
...
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRM0m: case X86II::MRM1m: // for instructions that operate on
|
|
case X86II::MRM2m: case X86II::MRM3m: // a MEMORY r/m operand and
|
|
case X86II::MRM4m: case X86II::MRM5m: // use the Mod/RM byte and a field
|
|
case X86II::MRM6m: case X86II::MRM7m: // to hold extended opcode data
|
|
...
|
|
break;
|
|
case X86II::MRMInitReg: // for instructions whose source and
|
|
... // destination are the same register
|
|
break;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
The implementations of these case statements often first emit the opcode and
|
|
then get the operand(s). Then depending upon the operand, helper methods may
|
|
be called to process the operand(s). For example, in ``X86CodeEmitter.cpp``,
|
|
for the ``X86II::AddRegFrm`` case, the first data emitted (by ``emitByte``) is
|
|
the opcode added to the register operand. Then an object representing the
|
|
machine operand, ``MO1``, is extracted. The helper methods such as
|
|
``isImmediate``, ``isGlobalAddress``, ``isExternalSymbol``,
|
|
``isConstantPoolIndex``, and ``isJumpTableIndex`` determine the operand type.
|
|
(``X86CodeEmitter.cpp`` also has private methods such as ``emitConstant``,
|
|
``emitGlobalAddress``, ``emitExternalSymbolAddress``, ``emitConstPoolAddress``,
|
|
and ``emitJumpTableAddress`` that emit the data into the output stream.)
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.. code-block:: c++
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case X86II::AddRegFrm:
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MCE.emitByte(BaseOpcode + getX86RegNum(MI.getOperand(CurOp++).getReg()));
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if (CurOp != NumOps) {
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const MachineOperand &MO1 = MI.getOperand(CurOp++);
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unsigned Size = X86InstrInfo::sizeOfImm(Desc);
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if (MO1.isImmediate())
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emitConstant(MO1.getImm(), Size);
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else {
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unsigned rt = Is64BitMode ? X86::reloc_pcrel_word
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: (IsPIC ? X86::reloc_picrel_word : X86::reloc_absolute_word);
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if (Opcode == X86::MOV64ri)
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rt = X86::reloc_absolute_dword; // FIXME: add X86II flag?
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if (MO1.isGlobalAddress()) {
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bool NeedStub = isa<Function>(MO1.getGlobal());
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bool isLazy = gvNeedsLazyPtr(MO1.getGlobal());
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emitGlobalAddress(MO1.getGlobal(), rt, MO1.getOffset(), 0,
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NeedStub, isLazy);
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} else if (MO1.isExternalSymbol())
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emitExternalSymbolAddress(MO1.getSymbolName(), rt);
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else if (MO1.isConstantPoolIndex())
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emitConstPoolAddress(MO1.getIndex(), rt);
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else if (MO1.isJumpTableIndex())
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emitJumpTableAddress(MO1.getIndex(), rt);
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}
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}
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break;
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In the previous example, ``XXXCodeEmitter.cpp`` uses the variable ``rt``, which
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is a ``RelocationType`` enum that may be used to relocate addresses (for
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example, a global address with a PIC base offset). The ``RelocationType`` enum
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for that target is defined in the short target-specific ``XXXRelocations.h``
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file. The ``RelocationType`` is used by the ``relocate`` method defined in
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``XXXJITInfo.cpp`` to rewrite addresses for referenced global symbols.
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For example, ``X86Relocations.h`` specifies the following relocation types for
|
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the X86 addresses. In all four cases, the relocated value is added to the
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value already in memory. For ``reloc_pcrel_word`` and ``reloc_picrel_word``,
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there is an additional initial adjustment.
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|
.. code-block:: c++
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enum RelocationType {
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reloc_pcrel_word = 0, // add reloc value after adjusting for the PC loc
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reloc_picrel_word = 1, // add reloc value after adjusting for the PIC base
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reloc_absolute_word = 2, // absolute relocation; no additional adjustment
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reloc_absolute_dword = 3 // absolute relocation; no additional adjustment
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};
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Target JIT Info
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---------------
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|
``XXXJITInfo.cpp`` implements the JIT interfaces for target-specific
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|
code-generation activities, such as emitting machine code and stubs. At
|
|
minimum, a target-specific version of ``XXXJITInfo`` implements the following:
|
|
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* ``getLazyResolverFunction`` --- Initializes the JIT, gives the target a
|
|
function that is used for compilation.
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|
* ``emitFunctionStub`` --- Returns a native function with a specified address
|
|
for a callback function.
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|
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|
* ``relocate`` --- Changes the addresses of referenced globals, based on
|
|
relocation types.
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|
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|
* Callback function that are wrappers to a function stub that is used when the
|
|
real target is not initially known.
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|
|
|
``getLazyResolverFunction`` is generally trivial to implement. It makes the
|
|
incoming parameter as the global ``JITCompilerFunction`` and returns the
|
|
callback function that will be used a function wrapper. For the Alpha target
|
|
(in ``AlphaJITInfo.cpp``), the ``getLazyResolverFunction`` implementation is
|
|
simply:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
TargetJITInfo::LazyResolverFn AlphaJITInfo::getLazyResolverFunction(
|
|
JITCompilerFn F) {
|
|
JITCompilerFunction = F;
|
|
return AlphaCompilationCallback;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
For the X86 target, the ``getLazyResolverFunction`` implementation is a little
|
|
more complicated, because it returns a different callback function for
|
|
processors with SSE instructions and XMM registers.
|
|
|
|
The callback function initially saves and later restores the callee register
|
|
values, incoming arguments, and frame and return address. The callback
|
|
function needs low-level access to the registers or stack, so it is typically
|
|
implemented with assembler.
|
|
|