http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54610
--- Comment #8 from Marc Glisse <glisse at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-09-18 16:22:09 UTC --- (In reply to comment #7) > It is true that it has TYPE_VECTOR_SUBPARTS at its disposal, but it just uses > the common vectorizer infrastructure to create vector types. > The routines it is using also use other vectorizer specific stuff, like > vect_print_dump_info. That one probably wouldn't hurt so much, but I see your point, it is really not meant to be generic. > So, if you really want, the better way would be to > create a new helper routine in tree-vect-generic.c, that would do what I've > changed the routine to do, and use that routine in tree-ssa-forwprop.c and > possibly in tree-vect-generic.c too. Thanks, I'll do that if I need it again.