On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 09:48:50AM -0600, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Nov 08, 2015 at 07:36:16PM -0500, Michael Meissner wrote:
> > [gcc/testsuite]
> >     * lib/target-supports.exp (check_p9vector_hw_available): Add
> >     checks for power9 availability.
> >     (check_effective_target_powerpc_p9vector_ok): Likewise.
> 
> It's probably better not to use this for modulo; it is confusing and if
> you'll later need to untangle it it is much more work.
> 
> > +/* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-* && lp64 } } } */
> > +/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } { "*" } { "" } } */
> 
> Lose this line?  If Darwin cannot support modulo, the next line will
> catch that.
> 
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p9vector_ok } */
> > +/* { dg-skip-if "do not override -mcpu" { powerpc*-*-* } { "-mcpu=*" } { 
> > "-mcpu=power9" } } */
> > +/* { dg-options "-mcpu=power9 -O3" } */
> 
> Is -O3 needed?  Why won't -O2 work?

Just habit.

> > +proc check_p9vector_hw_available { } {
> > +    return [check_cached_effective_target p9vector_hw_available {
> > +   # Some simulators are known to not support VSX/power8 instructions.
> > +   # For now, disable on Darwin
> > +   if { [istarget powerpc-*-eabi] || [istarget powerpc*-*-eabispe] || 
> > [istarget *-*-darwin*]} {
> 
> Long line.

Cut and paste from other tests.

> > Index: gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.md
> > ===================================================================
> > --- gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.md     (revision 229972)
> > +++ gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.md     (working copy)
> > @@ -2885,9 +2885,9 @@ (define_insn_and_split "*div<mode>3_sra_
> >     (set_attr "cell_micro" "not")])
> >  
> >  (define_expand "mod<mode>3"
> > -  [(use (match_operand:GPR 0 "gpc_reg_operand" ""))
> > -   (use (match_operand:GPR 1 "gpc_reg_operand" ""))
> > -   (use (match_operand:GPR 2 "reg_or_cint_operand" ""))]
> > +  [(set (match_operand:GPR 0 "gpc_reg_operand" "")
> > +   (mod:GPR (match_operand:GPR 1 "gpc_reg_operand" "")
> > +            (match_operand:GPR 2 "reg_or_cint_operand" "")))]
> 
> You could delete the empty constraint strings while you're at it.
> 
> > +;; On machines with modulo support, do a combined div/mod the old fashioned
> > +;; method, since the multiply/subtract is faster than doing the mod 
> > instruction
> > +;; after a divide.
> 
> You can instead have a "divmod" insn that is split to either of div, mod,
> or div+mul+sub depending on which of the outputs is unused.  Peepholes
> do not get all cases.

Yes, though as I recall, I couldn't get it to do what I wanted, and moved on to
other targets.

> This can be a later improvement of course.

Yep.

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