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2 @c This is part of the GCC manual.
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7 @chapter Machine Descriptions
8 @cindex machine descriptions
10 A machine description has two parts: a file of instruction patterns
11 (@file{.md} file) and a C header file of macro definitions.
13 The @file{.md} file for a target machine contains a pattern for each
14 instruction that the target machine supports (or at least each instruction
15 that is worth telling the compiler about). It may also contain comments.
16 A semicolon causes the rest of the line to be a comment, unless the semicolon
17 is inside a quoted string.
19 See the next chapter for information on the C header file.
22 * Overview:: How the machine description is used.
23 * Patterns:: How to write instruction patterns.
24 * Example:: An explained example of a @code{define_insn} pattern.
25 * RTL Template:: The RTL template defines what insns match a pattern.
26 * Output Template:: The output template says how to make assembler code
28 * Output Statement:: For more generality, write C code to output
30 * Predicates:: Controlling what kinds of operands can be used
32 * Constraints:: Fine-tuning operand selection.
33 * Standard Names:: Names mark patterns to use for code generation.
34 * Pattern Ordering:: When the order of patterns makes a difference.
35 * Dependent Patterns:: Having one pattern may make you need another.
36 * Jump Patterns:: Special considerations for patterns for jump insns.
37 * Looping Patterns:: How to define patterns for special looping insns.
38 * Insn Canonicalizations::Canonicalization of Instructions
39 * Expander Definitions::Generating a sequence of several RTL insns
40 for a standard operation.
41 * Insn Splitting:: Splitting Instructions into Multiple Instructions.
42 * Including Patterns:: Including Patterns in Machine Descriptions.
43 * Peephole Definitions::Defining machine-specific peephole optimizations.
44 * Insn Attributes:: Specifying the value of attributes for generated insns.
45 * Conditional Execution::Generating @code{define_insn} patterns for
47 * Define Subst:: Generating @code{define_insn} and @code{define_expand}
48 patterns from other patterns.
49 * Constant Definitions::Defining symbolic constants that can be used in the
51 * Iterators:: Using iterators to generate patterns from a template.
55 @section Overview of How the Machine Description is Used
57 There are three main conversions that happen in the compiler:
62 The front end reads the source code and builds a parse tree.
65 The parse tree is used to generate an RTL insn list based on named
69 The insn list is matched against the RTL templates to produce assembler
74 For the generate pass, only the names of the insns matter, from either a
75 named @code{define_insn} or a @code{define_expand}. The compiler will
76 choose the pattern with the right name and apply the operands according
77 to the documentation later in this chapter, without regard for the RTL
78 template or operand constraints. Note that the names the compiler looks
79 for are hard-coded in the compiler---it will ignore unnamed patterns and
80 patterns with names it doesn't know about, but if you don't provide a
81 named pattern it needs, it will abort.
83 If a @code{define_insn} is used, the template given is inserted into the
84 insn list. If a @code{define_expand} is used, one of three things
85 happens, based on the condition logic. The condition logic may manually
86 create new insns for the insn list, say via @code{emit_insn()}, and
87 invoke @code{DONE}. For certain named patterns, it may invoke @code{FAIL} to tell the
88 compiler to use an alternate way of performing that task. If it invokes
89 neither @code{DONE} nor @code{FAIL}, the template given in the pattern
90 is inserted, as if the @code{define_expand} were a @code{define_insn}.
92 Once the insn list is generated, various optimization passes convert,
93 replace, and rearrange the insns in the insn list. This is where the
94 @code{define_split} and @code{define_peephole} patterns get used, for
97 Finally, the insn list's RTL is matched up with the RTL templates in the
98 @code{define_insn} patterns, and those patterns are used to emit the
99 final assembly code. For this purpose, each named @code{define_insn}
100 acts like it's unnamed, since the names are ignored.
103 @section Everything about Instruction Patterns
105 @cindex instruction patterns
108 A @code{define_insn} expression is used to define instruction patterns
109 to which insns may be matched. A @code{define_insn} expression contains
110 an incomplete RTL expression, with pieces to be filled in later, operand
111 constraints that restrict how the pieces can be filled in, and an output
112 template or C code to generate the assembler output.
114 A @code{define_insn} is an RTL expression containing four or five operands:
118 An optional name. The presence of a name indicate that this instruction
119 pattern can perform a certain standard job for the RTL-generation
120 pass of the compiler. This pass knows certain names and will use
121 the instruction patterns with those names, if the names are defined
122 in the machine description.
124 The absence of a name is indicated by writing an empty string
125 where the name should go. Nameless instruction patterns are never
126 used for generating RTL code, but they may permit several simpler insns
127 to be combined later on.
129 Names that are not thus known and used in RTL-generation have no
130 effect; they are equivalent to no name at all.
132 For the purpose of debugging the compiler, you may also specify a
133 name beginning with the @samp{*} character. Such a name is used only
134 for identifying the instruction in RTL dumps; it is equivalent to having
135 a nameless pattern for all other purposes. Names beginning with the
136 @samp{*} character are not required to be unique.
139 The @dfn{RTL template}: This is a vector of incomplete RTL expressions
140 which describe the semantics of the instruction (@pxref{RTL Template}).
141 It is incomplete because it may contain @code{match_operand},
142 @code{match_operator}, and @code{match_dup} expressions that stand for
143 operands of the instruction.
145 If the vector has multiple elements, the RTL template is treated as a
146 @code{parallel} expression.
149 @cindex pattern conditions
150 @cindex conditions, in patterns
151 The condition: This is a string which contains a C expression. When the
152 compiler attempts to match RTL against a pattern, the condition is
153 evaluated. If the condition evaluates to @code{true}, the match is
154 permitted. The condition may be an empty string, which is treated
155 as always @code{true}.
157 @cindex named patterns and conditions
158 For a named pattern, the condition may not depend on the data in the
159 insn being matched, but only the target-machine-type flags. The compiler
160 needs to test these conditions during initialization in order to learn
161 exactly which named instructions are available in a particular run.
164 For nameless patterns, the condition is applied only when matching an
165 individual insn, and only after the insn has matched the pattern's
166 recognition template. The insn's operands may be found in the vector
169 For an insn where the condition has once matched, it
170 cannot later be used to control register allocation by excluding
171 certain register or value combinations.
174 The @dfn{output template} or @dfn{output statement}: This is either
175 a string, or a fragment of C code which returns a string.
177 When simple substitution isn't general enough, you can specify a piece
178 of C code to compute the output. @xref{Output Statement}.
181 The @dfn{insn attributes}: This is an optional vector containing the values of
182 attributes for insns matching this pattern (@pxref{Insn Attributes}).
186 @section Example of @code{define_insn}
187 @cindex @code{define_insn} example
189 Here is an example of an instruction pattern, taken from the machine
190 description for the 68000/68020.
195 (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "rm"))]
199 if (TARGET_68020 || ! ADDRESS_REG_P (operands[0]))
201 return \"cmpl #0,%0\";
206 This can also be written using braced strings:
211 (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "rm"))]
214 if (TARGET_68020 || ! ADDRESS_REG_P (operands[0]))
220 This describes an instruction which sets the condition codes based on the
221 value of a general operand. It has no condition, so any insn with an RTL
222 description of the form shown may be matched to this pattern. The name
223 @samp{tstsi} means ``test a @code{SImode} value'' and tells the RTL
224 generation pass that, when it is necessary to test such a value, an insn
225 to do so can be constructed using this pattern.
227 The output control string is a piece of C code which chooses which
228 output template to return based on the kind of operand and the specific
229 type of CPU for which code is being generated.
231 @samp{"rm"} is an operand constraint. Its meaning is explained below.
234 @section RTL Template
235 @cindex RTL insn template
236 @cindex generating insns
237 @cindex insns, generating
238 @cindex recognizing insns
239 @cindex insns, recognizing
241 The RTL template is used to define which insns match the particular pattern
242 and how to find their operands. For named patterns, the RTL template also
243 says how to construct an insn from specified operands.
245 Construction involves substituting specified operands into a copy of the
246 template. Matching involves determining the values that serve as the
247 operands in the insn being matched. Both of these activities are
248 controlled by special expression types that direct matching and
249 substitution of the operands.
252 @findex match_operand
253 @item (match_operand:@var{m} @var{n} @var{predicate} @var{constraint})
254 This expression is a placeholder for operand number @var{n} of
255 the insn. When constructing an insn, operand number @var{n}
256 will be substituted at this point. When matching an insn, whatever
257 appears at this position in the insn will be taken as operand
258 number @var{n}; but it must satisfy @var{predicate} or this instruction
259 pattern will not match at all.
261 Operand numbers must be chosen consecutively counting from zero in
262 each instruction pattern. There may be only one @code{match_operand}
263 expression in the pattern for each operand number. Usually operands
264 are numbered in the order of appearance in @code{match_operand}
265 expressions. In the case of a @code{define_expand}, any operand numbers
266 used only in @code{match_dup} expressions have higher values than all
267 other operand numbers.
269 @var{predicate} is a string that is the name of a function that
270 accepts two arguments, an expression and a machine mode.
271 @xref{Predicates}. During matching, the function will be called with
272 the putative operand as the expression and @var{m} as the mode
273 argument (if @var{m} is not specified, @code{VOIDmode} will be used,
274 which normally causes @var{predicate} to accept any mode). If it
275 returns zero, this instruction pattern fails to match.
276 @var{predicate} may be an empty string; then it means no test is to be
277 done on the operand, so anything which occurs in this position is
280 Most of the time, @var{predicate} will reject modes other than @var{m}---but
281 not always. For example, the predicate @code{address_operand} uses
282 @var{m} as the mode of memory ref that the address should be valid for.
283 Many predicates accept @code{const_int} nodes even though their mode is
286 @var{constraint} controls reloading and the choice of the best register
287 class to use for a value, as explained later (@pxref{Constraints}).
288 If the constraint would be an empty string, it can be omitted.
290 People are often unclear on the difference between the constraint and the
291 predicate. The predicate helps decide whether a given insn matches the
292 pattern. The constraint plays no role in this decision; instead, it
293 controls various decisions in the case of an insn which does match.
295 @findex match_scratch
296 @item (match_scratch:@var{m} @var{n} @var{constraint})
297 This expression is also a placeholder for operand number @var{n}
298 and indicates that operand must be a @code{scratch} or @code{reg}
301 When matching patterns, this is equivalent to
304 (match_operand:@var{m} @var{n} "scratch_operand" @var{constraint})
307 but, when generating RTL, it produces a (@code{scratch}:@var{m})
310 If the last few expressions in a @code{parallel} are @code{clobber}
311 expressions whose operands are either a hard register or
312 @code{match_scratch}, the combiner can add or delete them when
313 necessary. @xref{Side Effects}.
316 @item (match_dup @var{n})
317 This expression is also a placeholder for operand number @var{n}.
318 It is used when the operand needs to appear more than once in the
321 In construction, @code{match_dup} acts just like @code{match_operand}:
322 the operand is substituted into the insn being constructed. But in
323 matching, @code{match_dup} behaves differently. It assumes that operand
324 number @var{n} has already been determined by a @code{match_operand}
325 appearing earlier in the recognition template, and it matches only an
326 identical-looking expression.
328 Note that @code{match_dup} should not be used to tell the compiler that
329 a particular register is being used for two operands (example:
330 @code{add} that adds one register to another; the second register is
331 both an input operand and the output operand). Use a matching
332 constraint (@pxref{Simple Constraints}) for those. @code{match_dup} is for the cases where one
333 operand is used in two places in the template, such as an instruction
334 that computes both a quotient and a remainder, where the opcode takes
335 two input operands but the RTL template has to refer to each of those
336 twice; once for the quotient pattern and once for the remainder pattern.
338 @findex match_operator
339 @item (match_operator:@var{m} @var{n} @var{predicate} [@var{operands}@dots{}])
340 This pattern is a kind of placeholder for a variable RTL expression
343 When constructing an insn, it stands for an RTL expression whose
344 expression code is taken from that of operand @var{n}, and whose
345 operands are constructed from the patterns @var{operands}.
347 When matching an expression, it matches an expression if the function
348 @var{predicate} returns nonzero on that expression @emph{and} the
349 patterns @var{operands} match the operands of the expression.
351 Suppose that the function @code{commutative_operator} is defined as
352 follows, to match any expression whose operator is one of the
353 commutative arithmetic operators of RTL and whose mode is @var{mode}:
357 commutative_integer_operator (x, mode)
361 enum rtx_code code = GET_CODE (x);
362 if (GET_MODE (x) != mode)
364 return (GET_RTX_CLASS (code) == RTX_COMM_ARITH
365 || code == EQ || code == NE);
369 Then the following pattern will match any RTL expression consisting
370 of a commutative operator applied to two general operands:
373 (match_operator:SI 3 "commutative_operator"
374 [(match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "g")
375 (match_operand:SI 2 "general_operand" "g")])
378 Here the vector @code{[@var{operands}@dots{}]} contains two patterns
379 because the expressions to be matched all contain two operands.
381 When this pattern does match, the two operands of the commutative
382 operator are recorded as operands 1 and 2 of the insn. (This is done
383 by the two instances of @code{match_operand}.) Operand 3 of the insn
384 will be the entire commutative expression: use @code{GET_CODE
385 (operands[3])} to see which commutative operator was used.
387 The machine mode @var{m} of @code{match_operator} works like that of
388 @code{match_operand}: it is passed as the second argument to the
389 predicate function, and that function is solely responsible for
390 deciding whether the expression to be matched ``has'' that mode.
392 When constructing an insn, argument 3 of the gen-function will specify
393 the operation (i.e.@: the expression code) for the expression to be
394 made. It should be an RTL expression, whose expression code is copied
395 into a new expression whose operands are arguments 1 and 2 of the
396 gen-function. The subexpressions of argument 3 are not used;
397 only its expression code matters.
399 When @code{match_operator} is used in a pattern for matching an insn,
400 it usually best if the operand number of the @code{match_operator}
401 is higher than that of the actual operands of the insn. This improves
402 register allocation because the register allocator often looks at
403 operands 1 and 2 of insns to see if it can do register tying.
405 There is no way to specify constraints in @code{match_operator}. The
406 operand of the insn which corresponds to the @code{match_operator}
407 never has any constraints because it is never reloaded as a whole.
408 However, if parts of its @var{operands} are matched by
409 @code{match_operand} patterns, those parts may have constraints of
413 @item (match_op_dup:@var{m} @var{n}[@var{operands}@dots{}])
414 Like @code{match_dup}, except that it applies to operators instead of
415 operands. When constructing an insn, operand number @var{n} will be
416 substituted at this point. But in matching, @code{match_op_dup} behaves
417 differently. It assumes that operand number @var{n} has already been
418 determined by a @code{match_operator} appearing earlier in the
419 recognition template, and it matches only an identical-looking
422 @findex match_parallel
423 @item (match_parallel @var{n} @var{predicate} [@var{subpat}@dots{}])
424 This pattern is a placeholder for an insn that consists of a
425 @code{parallel} expression with a variable number of elements. This
426 expression should only appear at the top level of an insn pattern.
428 When constructing an insn, operand number @var{n} will be substituted at
429 this point. When matching an insn, it matches if the body of the insn
430 is a @code{parallel} expression with at least as many elements as the
431 vector of @var{subpat} expressions in the @code{match_parallel}, if each
432 @var{subpat} matches the corresponding element of the @code{parallel},
433 @emph{and} the function @var{predicate} returns nonzero on the
434 @code{parallel} that is the body of the insn. It is the responsibility
435 of the predicate to validate elements of the @code{parallel} beyond
436 those listed in the @code{match_parallel}.
438 A typical use of @code{match_parallel} is to match load and store
439 multiple expressions, which can contain a variable number of elements
440 in a @code{parallel}. For example,
444 [(match_parallel 0 "load_multiple_operation"
445 [(set (match_operand:SI 1 "gpc_reg_operand" "=r")
446 (match_operand:SI 2 "memory_operand" "m"))
448 (clobber (reg:SI 179))])]
453 This example comes from @file{a29k.md}. The function
454 @code{load_multiple_operation} is defined in @file{a29k.c} and checks
455 that subsequent elements in the @code{parallel} are the same as the
456 @code{set} in the pattern, except that they are referencing subsequent
457 registers and memory locations.
459 An insn that matches this pattern might look like:
463 [(set (reg:SI 20) (mem:SI (reg:SI 100)))
465 (clobber (reg:SI 179))
467 (mem:SI (plus:SI (reg:SI 100)
470 (mem:SI (plus:SI (reg:SI 100)
474 @findex match_par_dup
475 @item (match_par_dup @var{n} [@var{subpat}@dots{}])
476 Like @code{match_op_dup}, but for @code{match_parallel} instead of
477 @code{match_operator}.
481 @node Output Template
482 @section Output Templates and Operand Substitution
483 @cindex output templates
484 @cindex operand substitution
486 @cindex @samp{%} in template
488 The @dfn{output template} is a string which specifies how to output the
489 assembler code for an instruction pattern. Most of the template is a
490 fixed string which is output literally. The character @samp{%} is used
491 to specify where to substitute an operand; it can also be used to
492 identify places where different variants of the assembler require
495 In the simplest case, a @samp{%} followed by a digit @var{n} says to output
496 operand @var{n} at that point in the string.
498 @samp{%} followed by a letter and a digit says to output an operand in an
499 alternate fashion. Four letters have standard, built-in meanings described
500 below. The machine description macro @code{PRINT_OPERAND} can define
501 additional letters with nonstandard meanings.
503 @samp{%c@var{digit}} can be used to substitute an operand that is a
504 constant value without the syntax that normally indicates an immediate
507 @samp{%n@var{digit}} is like @samp{%c@var{digit}} except that the value of
508 the constant is negated before printing.
510 @samp{%a@var{digit}} can be used to substitute an operand as if it were a
511 memory reference, with the actual operand treated as the address. This may
512 be useful when outputting a ``load address'' instruction, because often the
513 assembler syntax for such an instruction requires you to write the operand
514 as if it were a memory reference.
516 @samp{%l@var{digit}} is used to substitute a @code{label_ref} into a jump
519 @samp{%=} outputs a number which is unique to each instruction in the
520 entire compilation. This is useful for making local labels to be
521 referred to more than once in a single template that generates multiple
522 assembler instructions.
524 @samp{%} followed by a punctuation character specifies a substitution that
525 does not use an operand. Only one case is standard: @samp{%%} outputs a
526 @samp{%} into the assembler code. Other nonstandard cases can be
527 defined in the @code{PRINT_OPERAND} macro. You must also define
528 which punctuation characters are valid with the
529 @code{PRINT_OPERAND_PUNCT_VALID_P} macro.
533 The template may generate multiple assembler instructions. Write the text
534 for the instructions, with @samp{\;} between them.
536 @cindex matching operands
537 When the RTL contains two operands which are required by constraint to match
538 each other, the output template must refer only to the lower-numbered operand.
539 Matching operands are not always identical, and the rest of the compiler
540 arranges to put the proper RTL expression for printing into the lower-numbered
543 One use of nonstandard letters or punctuation following @samp{%} is to
544 distinguish between different assembler languages for the same machine; for
545 example, Motorola syntax versus MIT syntax for the 68000. Motorola syntax
546 requires periods in most opcode names, while MIT syntax does not. For
547 example, the opcode @samp{movel} in MIT syntax is @samp{move.l} in Motorola
548 syntax. The same file of patterns is used for both kinds of output syntax,
549 but the character sequence @samp{%.} is used in each place where Motorola
550 syntax wants a period. The @code{PRINT_OPERAND} macro for Motorola syntax
551 defines the sequence to output a period; the macro for MIT syntax defines
554 @cindex @code{#} in template
555 As a special case, a template consisting of the single character @code{#}
556 instructs the compiler to first split the insn, and then output the
557 resulting instructions separately. This helps eliminate redundancy in the
558 output templates. If you have a @code{define_insn} that needs to emit
559 multiple assembler instructions, and there is a matching @code{define_split}
560 already defined, then you can simply use @code{#} as the output template
561 instead of writing an output template that emits the multiple assembler
564 If the macro @code{ASSEMBLER_DIALECT} is defined, you can use construct
565 of the form @samp{@{option0|option1|option2@}} in the templates. These
566 describe multiple variants of assembler language syntax.
567 @xref{Instruction Output}.
569 @node Output Statement
570 @section C Statements for Assembler Output
571 @cindex output statements
572 @cindex C statements for assembler output
573 @cindex generating assembler output
575 Often a single fixed template string cannot produce correct and efficient
576 assembler code for all the cases that are recognized by a single
577 instruction pattern. For example, the opcodes may depend on the kinds of
578 operands; or some unfortunate combinations of operands may require extra
579 machine instructions.
581 If the output control string starts with a @samp{@@}, then it is actually
582 a series of templates, each on a separate line. (Blank lines and
583 leading spaces and tabs are ignored.) The templates correspond to the
584 pattern's constraint alternatives (@pxref{Multi-Alternative}). For example,
585 if a target machine has a two-address add instruction @samp{addr} to add
586 into a register and another @samp{addm} to add a register to memory, you
587 might write this pattern:
590 (define_insn "addsi3"
591 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r,m")
592 (plus:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "0,0")
593 (match_operand:SI 2 "general_operand" "g,r")))]
600 @cindex @code{*} in template
601 @cindex asterisk in template
602 If the output control string starts with a @samp{*}, then it is not an
603 output template but rather a piece of C program that should compute a
604 template. It should execute a @code{return} statement to return the
605 template-string you want. Most such templates use C string literals, which
606 require doublequote characters to delimit them. To include these
607 doublequote characters in the string, prefix each one with @samp{\}.
609 If the output control string is written as a brace block instead of a
610 double-quoted string, it is automatically assumed to be C code. In that
611 case, it is not necessary to put in a leading asterisk, or to escape the
612 doublequotes surrounding C string literals.
614 The operands may be found in the array @code{operands}, whose C data type
617 It is very common to select different ways of generating assembler code
618 based on whether an immediate operand is within a certain range. Be
619 careful when doing this, because the result of @code{INTVAL} is an
620 integer on the host machine. If the host machine has more bits in an
621 @code{int} than the target machine has in the mode in which the constant
622 will be used, then some of the bits you get from @code{INTVAL} will be
623 superfluous. For proper results, you must carefully disregard the
624 values of those bits.
626 @findex output_asm_insn
627 It is possible to output an assembler instruction and then go on to output
628 or compute more of them, using the subroutine @code{output_asm_insn}. This
629 receives two arguments: a template-string and a vector of operands. The
630 vector may be @code{operands}, or it may be another array of @code{rtx}
631 that you declare locally and initialize yourself.
633 @findex which_alternative
634 When an insn pattern has multiple alternatives in its constraints, often
635 the appearance of the assembler code is determined mostly by which alternative
636 was matched. When this is so, the C code can test the variable
637 @code{which_alternative}, which is the ordinal number of the alternative
638 that was actually satisfied (0 for the first, 1 for the second alternative,
641 For example, suppose there are two opcodes for storing zero, @samp{clrreg}
642 for registers and @samp{clrmem} for memory locations. Here is how
643 a pattern could use @code{which_alternative} to choose between them:
647 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r,m")
651 return (which_alternative == 0
652 ? "clrreg %0" : "clrmem %0");
656 The example above, where the assembler code to generate was
657 @emph{solely} determined by the alternative, could also have been specified
658 as follows, having the output control string start with a @samp{@@}:
663 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r,m")
672 If you just need a little bit of C code in one (or a few) alternatives,
673 you can use @samp{*} inside of a @samp{@@} multi-alternative template:
678 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r,<,m")
683 * return stack_mem_p (operands[0]) ? \"push 0\" : \"clrmem %0\";
691 @cindex operand predicates
692 @cindex operator predicates
694 A predicate determines whether a @code{match_operand} or
695 @code{match_operator} expression matches, and therefore whether the
696 surrounding instruction pattern will be used for that combination of
697 operands. GCC has a number of machine-independent predicates, and you
698 can define machine-specific predicates as needed. By convention,
699 predicates used with @code{match_operand} have names that end in
700 @samp{_operand}, and those used with @code{match_operator} have names
701 that end in @samp{_operator}.
703 All predicates are boolean functions (in the mathematical sense) of
704 two arguments: the RTL expression that is being considered at that
705 position in the instruction pattern, and the machine mode that the
706 @code{match_operand} or @code{match_operator} specifies. In this
707 section, the first argument is called @var{op} and the second argument
708 @var{mode}. Predicates can be called from C as ordinary two-argument
709 functions; this can be useful in output templates or other
710 machine-specific code.
712 Operand predicates can allow operands that are not actually acceptable
713 to the hardware, as long as the constraints give reload the ability to
714 fix them up (@pxref{Constraints}). However, GCC will usually generate
715 better code if the predicates specify the requirements of the machine
716 instructions as closely as possible. Reload cannot fix up operands
717 that must be constants (``immediate operands''); you must use a
718 predicate that allows only constants, or else enforce the requirement
719 in the extra condition.
721 @cindex predicates and machine modes
722 @cindex normal predicates
723 @cindex special predicates
724 Most predicates handle their @var{mode} argument in a uniform manner.
725 If @var{mode} is @code{VOIDmode} (unspecified), then @var{op} can have
726 any mode. If @var{mode} is anything else, then @var{op} must have the
727 same mode, unless @var{op} is a @code{CONST_INT} or integer
728 @code{CONST_DOUBLE}. These RTL expressions always have
729 @code{VOIDmode}, so it would be counterproductive to check that their
730 mode matches. Instead, predicates that accept @code{CONST_INT} and/or
731 integer @code{CONST_DOUBLE} check that the value stored in the
732 constant will fit in the requested mode.
734 Predicates with this behavior are called @dfn{normal}.
735 @command{genrecog} can optimize the instruction recognizer based on
736 knowledge of how normal predicates treat modes. It can also diagnose
737 certain kinds of common errors in the use of normal predicates; for
738 instance, it is almost always an error to use a normal predicate
739 without specifying a mode.
741 Predicates that do something different with their @var{mode} argument
742 are called @dfn{special}. The generic predicates
743 @code{address_operand} and @code{pmode_register_operand} are special
744 predicates. @command{genrecog} does not do any optimizations or
745 diagnosis when special predicates are used.
748 * Machine-Independent Predicates:: Predicates available to all back ends.
749 * Defining Predicates:: How to write machine-specific predicate
753 @node Machine-Independent Predicates
754 @subsection Machine-Independent Predicates
755 @cindex machine-independent predicates
756 @cindex generic predicates
758 These are the generic predicates available to all back ends. They are
759 defined in @file{recog.c}. The first category of predicates allow
760 only constant, or @dfn{immediate}, operands.
762 @defun immediate_operand
763 This predicate allows any sort of constant that fits in @var{mode}.
764 It is an appropriate choice for instructions that take operands that
768 @defun const_int_operand
769 This predicate allows any @code{CONST_INT} expression that fits in
770 @var{mode}. It is an appropriate choice for an immediate operand that
771 does not allow a symbol or label.
774 @defun const_double_operand
775 This predicate accepts any @code{CONST_DOUBLE} expression that has
776 exactly @var{mode}. If @var{mode} is @code{VOIDmode}, it will also
777 accept @code{CONST_INT}. It is intended for immediate floating point
782 The second category of predicates allow only some kind of machine
785 @defun register_operand
786 This predicate allows any @code{REG} or @code{SUBREG} expression that
787 is valid for @var{mode}. It is often suitable for arithmetic
788 instruction operands on a RISC machine.
791 @defun pmode_register_operand
792 This is a slight variant on @code{register_operand} which works around
793 a limitation in the machine-description reader.
796 (match_operand @var{n} "pmode_register_operand" @var{constraint})
803 (match_operand:P @var{n} "register_operand" @var{constraint})
807 would mean, if the machine-description reader accepted @samp{:P}
808 mode suffixes. Unfortunately, it cannot, because @code{Pmode} is an
809 alias for some other mode, and might vary with machine-specific
810 options. @xref{Misc}.
813 @defun scratch_operand
814 This predicate allows hard registers and @code{SCRATCH} expressions,
815 but not pseudo-registers. It is used internally by @code{match_scratch};
816 it should not be used directly.
820 The third category of predicates allow only some kind of memory reference.
822 @defun memory_operand
823 This predicate allows any valid reference to a quantity of mode
824 @var{mode} in memory, as determined by the weak form of
825 @code{GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS} (@pxref{Addressing Modes}).
828 @defun address_operand
829 This predicate is a little unusual; it allows any operand that is a
830 valid expression for the @emph{address} of a quantity of mode
831 @var{mode}, again determined by the weak form of
832 @code{GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS}. To first order, if
833 @samp{@w{(mem:@var{mode} (@var{exp}))}} is acceptable to
834 @code{memory_operand}, then @var{exp} is acceptable to
835 @code{address_operand}. Note that @var{exp} does not necessarily have
839 @defun indirect_operand
840 This is a stricter form of @code{memory_operand} which allows only
841 memory references with a @code{general_operand} as the address
842 expression. New uses of this predicate are discouraged, because
843 @code{general_operand} is very permissive, so it's hard to tell what
844 an @code{indirect_operand} does or does not allow. If a target has
845 different requirements for memory operands for different instructions,
846 it is better to define target-specific predicates which enforce the
847 hardware's requirements explicitly.
851 This predicate allows a memory reference suitable for pushing a value
852 onto the stack. This will be a @code{MEM} which refers to
853 @code{stack_pointer_rtx}, with a side-effect in its address expression
854 (@pxref{Incdec}); which one is determined by the
855 @code{STACK_PUSH_CODE} macro (@pxref{Frame Layout}).
859 This predicate allows a memory reference suitable for popping a value
860 off the stack. Again, this will be a @code{MEM} referring to
861 @code{stack_pointer_rtx}, with a side-effect in its address
862 expression. However, this time @code{STACK_POP_CODE} is expected.
866 The fourth category of predicates allow some combination of the above
869 @defun nonmemory_operand
870 This predicate allows any immediate or register operand valid for @var{mode}.
873 @defun nonimmediate_operand
874 This predicate allows any register or memory operand valid for @var{mode}.
877 @defun general_operand
878 This predicate allows any immediate, register, or memory operand
879 valid for @var{mode}.
883 Finally, there are two generic operator predicates.
885 @defun comparison_operator
886 This predicate matches any expression which performs an arithmetic
887 comparison in @var{mode}; that is, @code{COMPARISON_P} is true for the
891 @defun ordered_comparison_operator
892 This predicate matches any expression which performs an arithmetic
893 comparison in @var{mode} and whose expression code is valid for integer
894 modes; that is, the expression code will be one of @code{eq}, @code{ne},
895 @code{lt}, @code{ltu}, @code{le}, @code{leu}, @code{gt}, @code{gtu},
896 @code{ge}, @code{geu}.
899 @node Defining Predicates
900 @subsection Defining Machine-Specific Predicates
901 @cindex defining predicates
902 @findex define_predicate
903 @findex define_special_predicate
905 Many machines have requirements for their operands that cannot be
906 expressed precisely using the generic predicates. You can define
907 additional predicates using @code{define_predicate} and
908 @code{define_special_predicate} expressions. These expressions have
913 The name of the predicate, as it will be referred to in
914 @code{match_operand} or @code{match_operator} expressions.
917 An RTL expression which evaluates to true if the predicate allows the
918 operand @var{op}, false if it does not. This expression can only use
919 the following RTL codes:
923 When written inside a predicate expression, a @code{MATCH_OPERAND}
924 expression evaluates to true if the predicate it names would allow
925 @var{op}. The operand number and constraint are ignored. Due to
926 limitations in @command{genrecog}, you can only refer to generic
927 predicates and predicates that have already been defined.
930 This expression evaluates to true if @var{op} or a specified
931 subexpression of @var{op} has one of a given list of RTX codes.
933 The first operand of this expression is a string constant containing a
934 comma-separated list of RTX code names (in lower case). These are the
935 codes for which the @code{MATCH_CODE} will be true.
937 The second operand is a string constant which indicates what
938 subexpression of @var{op} to examine. If it is absent or the empty
939 string, @var{op} itself is examined. Otherwise, the string constant
940 must be a sequence of digits and/or lowercase letters. Each character
941 indicates a subexpression to extract from the current expression; for
942 the first character this is @var{op}, for the second and subsequent
943 characters it is the result of the previous character. A digit
944 @var{n} extracts @samp{@w{XEXP (@var{e}, @var{n})}}; a letter @var{l}
945 extracts @samp{@w{XVECEXP (@var{e}, 0, @var{n})}} where @var{n} is the
946 alphabetic ordinal of @var{l} (0 for `a', 1 for 'b', and so on). The
947 @code{MATCH_CODE} then examines the RTX code of the subexpression
948 extracted by the complete string. It is not possible to extract
949 components of an @code{rtvec} that is not at position 0 within its RTX
953 This expression has one operand, a string constant containing a C
954 expression. The predicate's arguments, @var{op} and @var{mode}, are
955 available with those names in the C expression. The @code{MATCH_TEST}
956 evaluates to true if the C expression evaluates to a nonzero value.
957 @code{MATCH_TEST} expressions must not have side effects.
963 The basic @samp{MATCH_} expressions can be combined using these
964 logical operators, which have the semantics of the C operators
965 @samp{&&}, @samp{||}, @samp{!}, and @samp{@w{? :}} respectively. As
966 in Common Lisp, you may give an @code{AND} or @code{IOR} expression an
967 arbitrary number of arguments; this has exactly the same effect as
968 writing a chain of two-argument @code{AND} or @code{IOR} expressions.
972 An optional block of C code, which should execute
973 @samp{@w{return true}} if the predicate is found to match and
974 @samp{@w{return false}} if it does not. It must not have any side
975 effects. The predicate arguments, @var{op} and @var{mode}, are
976 available with those names.
978 If a code block is present in a predicate definition, then the RTL
979 expression must evaluate to true @emph{and} the code block must
980 execute @samp{@w{return true}} for the predicate to allow the operand.
981 The RTL expression is evaluated first; do not re-check anything in the
982 code block that was checked in the RTL expression.
985 The program @command{genrecog} scans @code{define_predicate} and
986 @code{define_special_predicate} expressions to determine which RTX
987 codes are possibly allowed. You should always make this explicit in
988 the RTL predicate expression, using @code{MATCH_OPERAND} and
991 Here is an example of a simple predicate definition, from the IA64
996 ;; @r{True if @var{op} is a @code{SYMBOL_REF} which refers to the sdata section.}
997 (define_predicate "small_addr_symbolic_operand"
998 (and (match_code "symbol_ref")
999 (match_test "SYMBOL_REF_SMALL_ADDR_P (op)")))
1004 And here is another, showing the use of the C block.
1008 ;; @r{True if @var{op} is a register operand that is (or could be) a GR reg.}
1009 (define_predicate "gr_register_operand"
1010 (match_operand 0 "register_operand")
1013 if (GET_CODE (op) == SUBREG)
1014 op = SUBREG_REG (op);
1017 return (regno >= FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER || GENERAL_REGNO_P (regno));
1022 Predicates written with @code{define_predicate} automatically include
1023 a test that @var{mode} is @code{VOIDmode}, or @var{op} has the same
1024 mode as @var{mode}, or @var{op} is a @code{CONST_INT} or
1025 @code{CONST_DOUBLE}. They do @emph{not} check specifically for
1026 integer @code{CONST_DOUBLE}, nor do they test that the value of either
1027 kind of constant fits in the requested mode. This is because
1028 target-specific predicates that take constants usually have to do more
1029 stringent value checks anyway. If you need the exact same treatment
1030 of @code{CONST_INT} or @code{CONST_DOUBLE} that the generic predicates
1031 provide, use a @code{MATCH_OPERAND} subexpression to call
1032 @code{const_int_operand}, @code{const_double_operand}, or
1033 @code{immediate_operand}.
1035 Predicates written with @code{define_special_predicate} do not get any
1036 automatic mode checks, and are treated as having special mode handling
1037 by @command{genrecog}.
1039 The program @command{genpreds} is responsible for generating code to
1040 test predicates. It also writes a header file containing function
1041 declarations for all machine-specific predicates. It is not necessary
1042 to declare these predicates in @file{@var{cpu}-protos.h}.
1045 @c Most of this node appears by itself (in a different place) even
1046 @c when the INTERNALS flag is clear. Passages that require the internals
1047 @c manual's context are conditionalized to appear only in the internals manual.
1050 @section Operand Constraints
1051 @cindex operand constraints
1054 Each @code{match_operand} in an instruction pattern can specify
1055 constraints for the operands allowed. The constraints allow you to
1056 fine-tune matching within the set of operands allowed by the
1062 @section Constraints for @code{asm} Operands
1063 @cindex operand constraints, @code{asm}
1064 @cindex constraints, @code{asm}
1065 @cindex @code{asm} constraints
1067 Here are specific details on what constraint letters you can use with
1068 @code{asm} operands.
1070 Constraints can say whether
1071 an operand may be in a register, and which kinds of register; whether the
1072 operand can be a memory reference, and which kinds of address; whether the
1073 operand may be an immediate constant, and which possible values it may
1074 have. Constraints can also require two operands to match.
1075 Side-effects aren't allowed in operands of inline @code{asm}, unless
1076 @samp{<} or @samp{>} constraints are used, because there is no guarantee
1077 that the side-effects will happen exactly once in an instruction that can update
1078 the addressing register.
1082 * Simple Constraints:: Basic use of constraints.
1083 * Multi-Alternative:: When an insn has two alternative constraint-patterns.
1084 * Class Preferences:: Constraints guide which hard register to put things in.
1085 * Modifiers:: More precise control over effects of constraints.
1086 * Machine Constraints:: Existing constraints for some particular machines.
1087 * Disable Insn Alternatives:: Disable insn alternatives using attributes.
1088 * Define Constraints:: How to define machine-specific constraints.
1089 * C Constraint Interface:: How to test constraints from C code.
1095 * Simple Constraints:: Basic use of constraints.
1096 * Multi-Alternative:: When an insn has two alternative constraint-patterns.
1097 * Modifiers:: More precise control over effects of constraints.
1098 * Machine Constraints:: Special constraints for some particular machines.
1102 @node Simple Constraints
1103 @subsection Simple Constraints
1104 @cindex simple constraints
1106 The simplest kind of constraint is a string full of letters, each of
1107 which describes one kind of operand that is permitted. Here are
1108 the letters that are allowed:
1112 Whitespace characters are ignored and can be inserted at any position
1113 except the first. This enables each alternative for different operands to
1114 be visually aligned in the machine description even if they have different
1115 number of constraints and modifiers.
1117 @cindex @samp{m} in constraint
1118 @cindex memory references in constraints
1120 A memory operand is allowed, with any kind of address that the machine
1121 supports in general.
1122 Note that the letter used for the general memory constraint can be
1123 re-defined by a back end using the @code{TARGET_MEM_CONSTRAINT} macro.
1125 @cindex offsettable address
1126 @cindex @samp{o} in constraint
1128 A memory operand is allowed, but only if the address is
1129 @dfn{offsettable}. This means that adding a small integer (actually,
1130 the width in bytes of the operand, as determined by its machine mode)
1131 may be added to the address and the result is also a valid memory
1134 @cindex autoincrement/decrement addressing
1135 For example, an address which is constant is offsettable; so is an
1136 address that is the sum of a register and a constant (as long as a
1137 slightly larger constant is also within the range of address-offsets
1138 supported by the machine); but an autoincrement or autodecrement
1139 address is not offsettable. More complicated indirect/indexed
1140 addresses may or may not be offsettable depending on the other
1141 addressing modes that the machine supports.
1143 Note that in an output operand which can be matched by another
1144 operand, the constraint letter @samp{o} is valid only when accompanied
1145 by both @samp{<} (if the target machine has predecrement addressing)
1146 and @samp{>} (if the target machine has preincrement addressing).
1148 @cindex @samp{V} in constraint
1150 A memory operand that is not offsettable. In other words, anything that
1151 would fit the @samp{m} constraint but not the @samp{o} constraint.
1153 @cindex @samp{<} in constraint
1155 A memory operand with autodecrement addressing (either predecrement or
1156 postdecrement) is allowed. In inline @code{asm} this constraint is only
1157 allowed if the operand is used exactly once in an instruction that can
1158 handle the side-effects. Not using an operand with @samp{<} in constraint
1159 string in the inline @code{asm} pattern at all or using it in multiple
1160 instructions isn't valid, because the side-effects wouldn't be performed
1161 or would be performed more than once. Furthermore, on some targets
1162 the operand with @samp{<} in constraint string must be accompanied by
1163 special instruction suffixes like @code{%U0} instruction suffix on PowerPC
1164 or @code{%P0} on IA-64.
1166 @cindex @samp{>} in constraint
1168 A memory operand with autoincrement addressing (either preincrement or
1169 postincrement) is allowed. In inline @code{asm} the same restrictions
1170 as for @samp{<} apply.
1172 @cindex @samp{r} in constraint
1173 @cindex registers in constraints
1175 A register operand is allowed provided that it is in a general
1178 @cindex constants in constraints
1179 @cindex @samp{i} in constraint
1181 An immediate integer operand (one with constant value) is allowed.
1182 This includes symbolic constants whose values will be known only at
1183 assembly time or later.
1185 @cindex @samp{n} in constraint
1187 An immediate integer operand with a known numeric value is allowed.
1188 Many systems cannot support assembly-time constants for operands less
1189 than a word wide. Constraints for these operands should use @samp{n}
1190 rather than @samp{i}.
1192 @cindex @samp{I} in constraint
1193 @item @samp{I}, @samp{J}, @samp{K}, @dots{} @samp{P}
1194 Other letters in the range @samp{I} through @samp{P} may be defined in
1195 a machine-dependent fashion to permit immediate integer operands with
1196 explicit integer values in specified ranges. For example, on the
1197 68000, @samp{I} is defined to stand for the range of values 1 to 8.
1198 This is the range permitted as a shift count in the shift
1201 @cindex @samp{E} in constraint
1203 An immediate floating operand (expression code @code{const_double}) is
1204 allowed, but only if the target floating point format is the same as
1205 that of the host machine (on which the compiler is running).
1207 @cindex @samp{F} in constraint
1209 An immediate floating operand (expression code @code{const_double} or
1210 @code{const_vector}) is allowed.
1212 @cindex @samp{G} in constraint
1213 @cindex @samp{H} in constraint
1214 @item @samp{G}, @samp{H}
1215 @samp{G} and @samp{H} may be defined in a machine-dependent fashion to
1216 permit immediate floating operands in particular ranges of values.
1218 @cindex @samp{s} in constraint
1220 An immediate integer operand whose value is not an explicit integer is
1223 This might appear strange; if an insn allows a constant operand with a
1224 value not known at compile time, it certainly must allow any known
1225 value. So why use @samp{s} instead of @samp{i}? Sometimes it allows
1226 better code to be generated.
1228 For example, on the 68000 in a fullword instruction it is possible to
1229 use an immediate operand; but if the immediate value is between @minus{}128
1230 and 127, better code results from loading the value into a register and
1231 using the register. This is because the load into the register can be
1232 done with a @samp{moveq} instruction. We arrange for this to happen
1233 by defining the letter @samp{K} to mean ``any integer outside the
1234 range @minus{}128 to 127'', and then specifying @samp{Ks} in the operand
1237 @cindex @samp{g} in constraint
1239 Any register, memory or immediate integer operand is allowed, except for
1240 registers that are not general registers.
1242 @cindex @samp{X} in constraint
1245 Any operand whatsoever is allowed, even if it does not satisfy
1246 @code{general_operand}. This is normally used in the constraint of
1247 a @code{match_scratch} when certain alternatives will not actually
1248 require a scratch register.
1251 Any operand whatsoever is allowed.
1254 @cindex @samp{0} in constraint
1255 @cindex digits in constraint
1256 @item @samp{0}, @samp{1}, @samp{2}, @dots{} @samp{9}
1257 An operand that matches the specified operand number is allowed. If a
1258 digit is used together with letters within the same alternative, the
1259 digit should come last.
1261 This number is allowed to be more than a single digit. If multiple
1262 digits are encountered consecutively, they are interpreted as a single
1263 decimal integer. There is scant chance for ambiguity, since to-date
1264 it has never been desirable that @samp{10} be interpreted as matching
1265 either operand 1 @emph{or} operand 0. Should this be desired, one
1266 can use multiple alternatives instead.
1268 @cindex matching constraint
1269 @cindex constraint, matching
1270 This is called a @dfn{matching constraint} and what it really means is
1271 that the assembler has only a single operand that fills two roles
1273 considered separate in the RTL insn. For example, an add insn has two
1274 input operands and one output operand in the RTL, but on most CISC
1277 which @code{asm} distinguishes. For example, an add instruction uses
1278 two input operands and an output operand, but on most CISC
1280 machines an add instruction really has only two operands, one of them an
1281 input-output operand:
1287 Matching constraints are used in these circumstances.
1288 More precisely, the two operands that match must include one input-only
1289 operand and one output-only operand. Moreover, the digit must be a
1290 smaller number than the number of the operand that uses it in the
1294 For operands to match in a particular case usually means that they
1295 are identical-looking RTL expressions. But in a few special cases
1296 specific kinds of dissimilarity are allowed. For example, @code{*x}
1297 as an input operand will match @code{*x++} as an output operand.
1298 For proper results in such cases, the output template should always
1299 use the output-operand's number when printing the operand.
1302 @cindex load address instruction
1303 @cindex push address instruction
1304 @cindex address constraints
1305 @cindex @samp{p} in constraint
1307 An operand that is a valid memory address is allowed. This is
1308 for ``load address'' and ``push address'' instructions.
1310 @findex address_operand
1311 @samp{p} in the constraint must be accompanied by @code{address_operand}
1312 as the predicate in the @code{match_operand}. This predicate interprets
1313 the mode specified in the @code{match_operand} as the mode of the memory
1314 reference for which the address would be valid.
1316 @cindex other register constraints
1317 @cindex extensible constraints
1318 @item @var{other-letters}
1319 Other letters can be defined in machine-dependent fashion to stand for
1320 particular classes of registers or other arbitrary operand types.
1321 @samp{d}, @samp{a} and @samp{f} are defined on the 68000/68020 to stand
1322 for data, address and floating point registers.
1326 In order to have valid assembler code, each operand must satisfy
1327 its constraint. But a failure to do so does not prevent the pattern
1328 from applying to an insn. Instead, it directs the compiler to modify
1329 the code so that the constraint will be satisfied. Usually this is
1330 done by copying an operand into a register.
1332 Contrast, therefore, the two instruction patterns that follow:
1336 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r")
1337 (plus:SI (match_dup 0)
1338 (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "r")))]
1344 which has two operands, one of which must appear in two places, and
1348 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r")
1349 (plus:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "0")
1350 (match_operand:SI 2 "general_operand" "r")))]
1356 which has three operands, two of which are required by a constraint to be
1357 identical. If we are considering an insn of the form
1360 (insn @var{n} @var{prev} @var{next}
1362 (plus:SI (reg:SI 6) (reg:SI 109)))
1367 the first pattern would not apply at all, because this insn does not
1368 contain two identical subexpressions in the right place. The pattern would
1369 say, ``That does not look like an add instruction; try other patterns''.
1370 The second pattern would say, ``Yes, that's an add instruction, but there
1371 is something wrong with it''. It would direct the reload pass of the
1372 compiler to generate additional insns to make the constraint true. The
1373 results might look like this:
1376 (insn @var{n2} @var{prev} @var{n}
1377 (set (reg:SI 3) (reg:SI 6))
1380 (insn @var{n} @var{n2} @var{next}
1382 (plus:SI (reg:SI 3) (reg:SI 109)))
1386 It is up to you to make sure that each operand, in each pattern, has
1387 constraints that can handle any RTL expression that could be present for
1388 that operand. (When multiple alternatives are in use, each pattern must,
1389 for each possible combination of operand expressions, have at least one
1390 alternative which can handle that combination of operands.) The
1391 constraints don't need to @emph{allow} any possible operand---when this is
1392 the case, they do not constrain---but they must at least point the way to
1393 reloading any possible operand so that it will fit.
1397 If the constraint accepts whatever operands the predicate permits,
1398 there is no problem: reloading is never necessary for this operand.
1400 For example, an operand whose constraints permit everything except
1401 registers is safe provided its predicate rejects registers.
1403 An operand whose predicate accepts only constant values is safe
1404 provided its constraints include the letter @samp{i}. If any possible
1405 constant value is accepted, then nothing less than @samp{i} will do;
1406 if the predicate is more selective, then the constraints may also be
1410 Any operand expression can be reloaded by copying it into a register.
1411 So if an operand's constraints allow some kind of register, it is
1412 certain to be safe. It need not permit all classes of registers; the
1413 compiler knows how to copy a register into another register of the
1414 proper class in order to make an instruction valid.
1416 @cindex nonoffsettable memory reference
1417 @cindex memory reference, nonoffsettable
1419 A nonoffsettable memory reference can be reloaded by copying the
1420 address into a register. So if the constraint uses the letter
1421 @samp{o}, all memory references are taken care of.
1424 A constant operand can be reloaded by allocating space in memory to
1425 hold it as preinitialized data. Then the memory reference can be used
1426 in place of the constant. So if the constraint uses the letters
1427 @samp{o} or @samp{m}, constant operands are not a problem.
1430 If the constraint permits a constant and a pseudo register used in an insn
1431 was not allocated to a hard register and is equivalent to a constant,
1432 the register will be replaced with the constant. If the predicate does
1433 not permit a constant and the insn is re-recognized for some reason, the
1434 compiler will crash. Thus the predicate must always recognize any
1435 objects allowed by the constraint.
1438 If the operand's predicate can recognize registers, but the constraint does
1439 not permit them, it can make the compiler crash. When this operand happens
1440 to be a register, the reload pass will be stymied, because it does not know
1441 how to copy a register temporarily into memory.
1443 If the predicate accepts a unary operator, the constraint applies to the
1444 operand. For example, the MIPS processor at ISA level 3 supports an
1445 instruction which adds two registers in @code{SImode} to produce a
1446 @code{DImode} result, but only if the registers are correctly sign
1447 extended. This predicate for the input operands accepts a
1448 @code{sign_extend} of an @code{SImode} register. Write the constraint
1449 to indicate the type of register that is required for the operand of the
1453 @node Multi-Alternative
1454 @subsection Multiple Alternative Constraints
1455 @cindex multiple alternative constraints
1457 Sometimes a single instruction has multiple alternative sets of possible
1458 operands. For example, on the 68000, a logical-or instruction can combine
1459 register or an immediate value into memory, or it can combine any kind of
1460 operand into a register; but it cannot combine one memory location into
1463 These constraints are represented as multiple alternatives. An alternative
1464 can be described by a series of letters for each operand. The overall
1465 constraint for an operand is made from the letters for this operand
1466 from the first alternative, a comma, the letters for this operand from
1467 the second alternative, a comma, and so on until the last alternative.
1468 All operands for a single instruction must have the same number of
1471 Here is how it is done for fullword logical-or on the 68000:
1474 (define_insn "iorsi3"
1475 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=m,d")
1476 (ior:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "%0,0")
1477 (match_operand:SI 2 "general_operand" "dKs,dmKs")))]
1481 The first alternative has @samp{m} (memory) for operand 0, @samp{0} for
1482 operand 1 (meaning it must match operand 0), and @samp{dKs} for operand
1483 2. The second alternative has @samp{d} (data register) for operand 0,
1484 @samp{0} for operand 1, and @samp{dmKs} for operand 2. The @samp{=} and
1485 @samp{%} in the constraints apply to all the alternatives; their
1486 meaning is explained in the next section (@pxref{Class Preferences}).
1488 If all the operands fit any one alternative, the instruction is valid.
1489 Otherwise, for each alternative, the compiler counts how many instructions
1490 must be added to copy the operands so that that alternative applies.
1491 The alternative requiring the least copying is chosen. If two alternatives
1492 need the same amount of copying, the one that comes first is chosen.
1493 These choices can be altered with the @samp{?} and @samp{!} characters:
1496 @cindex @samp{?} in constraint
1497 @cindex question mark
1499 Disparage slightly the alternative that the @samp{?} appears in,
1500 as a choice when no alternative applies exactly. The compiler regards
1501 this alternative as one unit more costly for each @samp{?} that appears
1504 @cindex @samp{!} in constraint
1505 @cindex exclamation point
1507 Disparage severely the alternative that the @samp{!} appears in.
1508 This alternative can still be used if it fits without reloading,
1509 but if reloading is needed, some other alternative will be used.
1511 @cindex @samp{^} in constraint
1514 This constraint is analogous to @samp{?} but it disparages slightly
1515 the alternative only if the operand with the @samp{^} needs a reload.
1517 @cindex @samp{$} in constraint
1520 This constraint is analogous to @samp{!} but it disparages severely
1521 the alternative only if the operand with the @samp{$} needs a reload.
1524 When an insn pattern has multiple alternatives in its constraints, often
1525 the appearance of the assembler code is determined mostly by which
1526 alternative was matched. When this is so, the C code for writing the
1527 assembler code can use the variable @code{which_alternative}, which is
1528 the ordinal number of the alternative that was actually satisfied (0 for
1529 the first, 1 for the second alternative, etc.). @xref{Output Statement}.
1533 So the first alternative for the 68000's logical-or could be written as
1534 @code{"+m" (output) : "ir" (input)}. The second could be @code{"+r"
1535 (output): "irm" (input)}. However, the fact that two memory locations
1536 cannot be used in a single instruction prevents simply using @code{"+rm"
1537 (output) : "irm" (input)}. Using multi-alternatives, this might be
1538 written as @code{"+m,r" (output) : "ir,irm" (input)}. This describes
1539 all the available alternatives to the compiler, allowing it to choose
1540 the most efficient one for the current conditions.
1542 There is no way within the template to determine which alternative was
1543 chosen. However you may be able to wrap your @code{asm} statements with
1544 builtins such as @code{__builtin_constant_p} to achieve the desired results.
1548 @node Class Preferences
1549 @subsection Register Class Preferences
1550 @cindex class preference constraints
1551 @cindex register class preference constraints
1553 @cindex voting between constraint alternatives
1554 The operand constraints have another function: they enable the compiler
1555 to decide which kind of hardware register a pseudo register is best
1556 allocated to. The compiler examines the constraints that apply to the
1557 insns that use the pseudo register, looking for the machine-dependent
1558 letters such as @samp{d} and @samp{a} that specify classes of registers.
1559 The pseudo register is put in whichever class gets the most ``votes''.
1560 The constraint letters @samp{g} and @samp{r} also vote: they vote in
1561 favor of a general register. The machine description says which registers
1562 are considered general.
1564 Of course, on some machines all registers are equivalent, and no register
1565 classes are defined. Then none of this complexity is relevant.
1569 @subsection Constraint Modifier Characters
1570 @cindex modifiers in constraints
1571 @cindex constraint modifier characters
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1574 Here are constraint modifier characters.
1577 @cindex @samp{=} in constraint
1579 Means that this operand is written to by this instruction:
1580 the previous value is discarded and replaced by new data.
1582 @cindex @samp{+} in constraint
1584 Means that this operand is both read and written by the instruction.
1586 When the compiler fixes up the operands to satisfy the constraints,
1587 it needs to know which operands are read by the instruction and
1588 which are written by it. @samp{=} identifies an operand which is only
1589 written; @samp{+} identifies an operand that is both read and written; all
1590 other operands are assumed to only be read.
1592 If you specify @samp{=} or @samp{+} in a constraint, you put it in the
1593 first character of the constraint string.
1595 @cindex @samp{&} in constraint
1596 @cindex earlyclobber operand
1598 Means (in a particular alternative) that this operand is an
1599 @dfn{earlyclobber} operand, which is written before the instruction is
1600 finished using the input operands. Therefore, this operand may not lie
1601 in a register that is read by the instruction or as part of any memory
1604 @samp{&} applies only to the alternative in which it is written. In
1605 constraints with multiple alternatives, sometimes one alternative
1606 requires @samp{&} while others do not. See, for example, the
1607 @samp{movdf} insn of the 68000.
1609 A operand which is read by the instruction can be tied to an earlyclobber
1610 operand if its only use as an input occurs before the early result is
1611 written. Adding alternatives of this form often allows GCC to produce
1612 better code when only some of the read operands can be affected by the
1613 earlyclobber. See, for example, the @samp{mulsi3} insn of the ARM@.
1615 Furthermore, if the @dfn{earlyclobber} operand is also a read/write
1616 operand, then that operand is written only after it's used.
1618 @samp{&} does not obviate the need to write @samp{=} or @samp{+}. As
1619 @dfn{earlyclobber} operands are always written, a read-only
1620 @dfn{earlyclobber} operand is ill-formed and will be rejected by the
1623 @cindex @samp{%} in constraint
1625 Declares the instruction to be commutative for this operand and the
1626 following operand. This means that the compiler may interchange the
1627 two operands if that is the cheapest way to make all operands fit the
1628 constraints. @samp{%} applies to all alternatives and must appear as
1629 the first character in the constraint. Only read-only operands can use
1633 This is often used in patterns for addition instructions
1634 that really have only two operands: the result must go in one of the
1635 arguments. Here for example, is how the 68000 halfword-add
1636 instruction is defined:
1639 (define_insn "addhi3"
1640 [(set (match_operand:HI 0 "general_operand" "=m,r")
1641 (plus:HI (match_operand:HI 1 "general_operand" "%0,0")
1642 (match_operand:HI 2 "general_operand" "di,g")))]
1646 GCC can only handle one commutative pair in an asm; if you use more,
1647 the compiler may fail. Note that you need not use the modifier if
1648 the two alternatives are strictly identical; this would only waste
1649 time in the reload pass.
1651 The modifier is not operational after
1652 register allocation, so the result of @code{define_peephole2}
1653 and @code{define_split}s performed after reload cannot rely on
1654 @samp{%} to make the intended insn match.
1656 @cindex @samp{#} in constraint
1658 Says that all following characters, up to the next comma, are to be
1659 ignored as a constraint. They are significant only for choosing
1660 register preferences.
1662 @cindex @samp{*} in constraint
1664 Says that the following character should be ignored when choosing
1665 register preferences. @samp{*} has no effect on the meaning of the
1666 constraint as a constraint, and no effect on reloading. For LRA
1667 @samp{*} additionally disparages slightly the alternative if the
1668 following character matches the operand.
1670 Here is an example: the 68000 has an instruction to sign-extend a
1671 halfword in a data register, and can also sign-extend a value by
1672 copying it into an address register. While either kind of register is
1673 acceptable, the constraints on an address-register destination are
1674 less strict, so it is best if register allocation makes an address
1675 register its goal. Therefore, @samp{*} is used so that the @samp{d}
1676 constraint letter (for data register) is ignored when computing
1677 register preferences.
1680 (define_insn "extendhisi2"
1681 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=*d,a")
1683 (match_operand:HI 1 "general_operand" "0,g")))]
1689 @node Machine Constraints
1690 @subsection Constraints for Particular Machines
1691 @cindex machine specific constraints
1692 @cindex constraints, machine specific
1694 Whenever possible, you should use the general-purpose constraint letters
1695 in @code{asm} arguments, since they will convey meaning more readily to
1696 people reading your code. Failing that, use the constraint letters
1697 that usually have very similar meanings across architectures. The most
1698 commonly used constraints are @samp{m} and @samp{r} (for memory and
1699 general-purpose registers respectively; @pxref{Simple Constraints}), and
1700 @samp{I}, usually the letter indicating the most common
1701 immediate-constant format.
1703 Each architecture defines additional constraints. These constraints
1704 are used by the compiler itself for instruction generation, as well as
1705 for @code{asm} statements; therefore, some of the constraints are not
1706 particularly useful for @code{asm}. Here is a summary of some of the
1707 machine-dependent constraints available on some particular machines;
1708 it includes both constraints that are useful for @code{asm} and
1709 constraints that aren't. The compiler source file mentioned in the
1710 table heading for each architecture is the definitive reference for
1711 the meanings of that architecture's constraints.
1713 @c Please keep this table alphabetized by target!
1715 @item AArch64 family---@file{config/aarch64/constraints.md}
1718 The stack pointer register (@code{SP})
1721 Floating point or SIMD vector register
1724 Integer constant that is valid as an immediate operand in an @code{ADD}
1728 Integer constant that is valid as an immediate operand in a @code{SUB}
1729 instruction (once negated)
1732 Integer constant that can be used with a 32-bit logical instruction
1735 Integer constant that can be used with a 64-bit logical instruction
1738 Integer constant that is valid as an immediate operand in a 32-bit @code{MOV}
1739 pseudo instruction. The @code{MOV} may be assembled to one of several different
1740 machine instructions depending on the value
1743 Integer constant that is valid as an immediate operand in a 64-bit @code{MOV}
1747 An absolute symbolic address or a label reference
1750 Floating point constant zero
1753 Integer constant zero
1756 The high part (bits 12 and upwards) of the pc-relative address of a symbol
1757 within 4GB of the instruction
1760 A memory address which uses a single base register with no offset
1763 A memory address suitable for a load/store pair instruction in SI, DI, SF and
1769 @item ARC ---@file{config/arc/constraints.md}
1772 Registers usable in ARCompact 16-bit instructions: @code{r0}-@code{r3},
1773 @code{r12}-@code{r15}. This constraint can only match when the @option{-mq}
1774 option is in effect.
1777 Registers usable as base-regs of memory addresses in ARCompact 16-bit memory
1778 instructions: @code{r0}-@code{r3}, @code{r12}-@code{r15}, @code{sp}.
1779 This constraint can only match when the @option{-mq}
1780 option is in effect.
1782 ARC FPX (dpfp) 64-bit registers. @code{D0}, @code{D1}.
1785 A signed 12-bit integer constant.
1788 constant for arithmetic/logical operations. This might be any constant
1789 that can be put into a long immediate by the assmbler or linker without
1790 involving a PIC relocation.
1793 A 3-bit unsigned integer constant.
1796 A 6-bit unsigned integer constant.
1799 One's complement of a 6-bit unsigned integer constant.
1802 Two's complement of a 6-bit unsigned integer constant.
1805 A 5-bit unsigned integer constant.
1808 A 7-bit unsigned integer constant.
1811 A 8-bit unsigned integer constant.
1814 Any const_double value.
1817 @item ARM family---@file{config/arm/constraints.md}
1821 In Thumb state, the core registers @code{r8}-@code{r15}.
1824 The stack pointer register.
1827 In Thumb State the core registers @code{r0}-@code{r7}. In ARM state this
1828 is an alias for the @code{r} constraint.
1831 VFP floating-point registers @code{s0}-@code{s31}. Used for 32 bit values.
1834 VFP floating-point registers @code{d0}-@code{d31} and the appropriate
1835 subset @code{d0}-@code{d15} based on command line options.
1836 Used for 64 bit values only. Not valid for Thumb1.
1839 The iWMMX co-processor registers.
1842 The iWMMX GR registers.
1845 The floating-point constant 0.0
1848 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand in a data processing
1849 instruction. That is, an integer in the range 0 to 255 rotated by a
1853 Integer in the range @minus{}4095 to 4095
1856 Integer that satisfies constraint @samp{I} when inverted (ones complement)
1859 Integer that satisfies constraint @samp{I} when negated (twos complement)
1862 Integer in the range 0 to 32
1865 A memory reference where the exact address is in a single register
1866 (`@samp{m}' is preferable for @code{asm} statements)
1869 An item in the constant pool
1872 A symbol in the text segment of the current file
1875 A memory reference suitable for VFP load/store insns (reg+constant offset)
1878 A memory reference suitable for iWMMXt load/store instructions.
1881 A memory reference suitable for the ARMv4 ldrsb instruction.
1884 @item AVR family---@file{config/avr/constraints.md}
1887 Registers from r0 to r15
1890 Registers from r16 to r23
1893 Registers from r16 to r31
1896 Registers from r24 to r31. These registers can be used in @samp{adiw} command
1899 Pointer register (r26--r31)
1902 Base pointer register (r28--r31)
1905 Stack pointer register (SPH:SPL)
1908 Temporary register r0
1911 Register pair X (r27:r26)
1914 Register pair Y (r29:r28)
1917 Register pair Z (r31:r30)
1920 Constant greater than @minus{}1, less than 64
1923 Constant greater than @minus{}64, less than 1
1932 Constant that fits in 8 bits
1935 Constant integer @minus{}1
1938 Constant integer 8, 16, or 24
1944 A floating point constant 0.0
1947 A memory address based on Y or Z pointer with displacement.
1950 @item Blackfin family---@file{config/bfin/constraints.md}
1959 A call clobbered P register.
1962 A single register. If @var{n} is in the range 0 to 7, the corresponding D
1963 register. If it is @code{A}, then the register P0.
1966 Even-numbered D register
1969 Odd-numbered D register
1972 Accumulator register.
1975 Even-numbered accumulator register.
1978 Odd-numbered accumulator register.
1990 Registers used for circular buffering, i.e. I, B, or L registers.
2005 Any D, P, B, M, I or L register.
2008 Additional registers typically used only in prologues and epilogues: RETS,
2009 RETN, RETI, RETX, RETE, ASTAT, SEQSTAT and USP.
2012 Any register except accumulators or CC.
2015 Signed 16 bit integer (in the range @minus{}32768 to 32767)
2018 Unsigned 16 bit integer (in the range 0 to 65535)
2021 Signed 7 bit integer (in the range @minus{}64 to 63)
2024 Unsigned 7 bit integer (in the range 0 to 127)
2027 Unsigned 5 bit integer (in the range 0 to 31)
2030 Signed 4 bit integer (in the range @minus{}8 to 7)
2033 Signed 3 bit integer (in the range @minus{}3 to 4)
2036 Unsigned 3 bit integer (in the range 0 to 7)
2039 Constant @var{n}, where @var{n} is a single-digit constant in the range 0 to 4.
2042 An integer equal to one of the MACFLAG_XXX constants that is suitable for
2043 use with either accumulator.
2046 An integer equal to one of the MACFLAG_XXX constants that is suitable for
2047 use only with accumulator A1.
2056 An integer constant with exactly a single bit set.
2059 An integer constant with all bits set except exactly one.
2067 @item CR16 Architecture---@file{config/cr16/cr16.h}
2071 Registers from r0 to r14 (registers without stack pointer)
2074 Register from r0 to r11 (all 16-bit registers)
2077 Register from r12 to r15 (all 32-bit registers)
2080 Signed constant that fits in 4 bits
2083 Signed constant that fits in 5 bits
2086 Signed constant that fits in 6 bits
2089 Unsigned constant that fits in 4 bits
2092 Signed constant that fits in 32 bits
2095 Check for 64 bits wide constants for add/sub instructions
2098 Floating point constant that is legal for store immediate
2101 @item Epiphany---@file{config/epiphany/constraints.md}
2104 An unsigned 16-bit constant.
2107 An unsigned 5-bit constant.
2110 A signed 11-bit constant.
2113 A signed 11-bit constant added to @minus{}1.
2114 Can only match when the @option{-m1reg-@var{reg}} option is active.
2117 Left-shift of @minus{}1, i.e., a bit mask with a block of leading ones, the rest
2118 being a block of trailing zeroes.
2119 Can only match when the @option{-m1reg-@var{reg}} option is active.
2122 Right-shift of @minus{}1, i.e., a bit mask with a trailing block of ones, the
2123 rest being zeroes. Or to put it another way, one less than a power of two.
2124 Can only match when the @option{-m1reg-@var{reg}} option is active.
2127 Constant for arithmetic/logical operations.
2128 This is like @code{i}, except that for position independent code,
2129 no symbols / expressions needing relocations are allowed.
2132 Symbolic constant for call/jump instruction.
2135 The register class usable in short insns. This is a register class
2136 constraint, and can thus drive register allocation.
2137 This constraint won't match unless @option{-mprefer-short-insn-regs} is
2141 The the register class of registers that can be used to hold a
2142 sibcall call address. I.e., a caller-saved register.
2145 Core control register class.
2148 The register group usable in short insns.
2149 This constraint does not use a register class, so that it only
2150 passively matches suitable registers, and doesn't drive register allocation.
2154 Constant suitable for the addsi3_r pattern. This is a valid offset
2155 For byte, halfword, or word addressing.
2159 Matches the return address if it can be replaced with the link register.
2162 Matches the integer condition code register.
2165 Matches the return address if it is in a stack slot.
2168 Matches control register values to switch fp mode, which are encapsulated in
2169 @code{UNSPEC_FP_MODE}.
2172 @item FRV---@file{config/frv/frv.h}
2175 Register in the class @code{ACC_REGS} (@code{acc0} to @code{acc7}).
2178 Register in the class @code{EVEN_ACC_REGS} (@code{acc0} to @code{acc7}).
2181 Register in the class @code{CC_REGS} (@code{fcc0} to @code{fcc3} and
2182 @code{icc0} to @code{icc3}).
2185 Register in the class @code{GPR_REGS} (@code{gr0} to @code{gr63}).
2188 Register in the class @code{EVEN_REGS} (@code{gr0} to @code{gr63}).
2189 Odd registers are excluded not in the class but through the use of a machine
2190 mode larger than 4 bytes.
2193 Register in the class @code{FPR_REGS} (@code{fr0} to @code{fr63}).
2196 Register in the class @code{FEVEN_REGS} (@code{fr0} to @code{fr63}).
2197 Odd registers are excluded not in the class but through the use of a machine
2198 mode larger than 4 bytes.
2201 Register in the class @code{LR_REG} (the @code{lr} register).
2204 Register in the class @code{QUAD_REGS} (@code{gr2} to @code{gr63}).
2205 Register numbers not divisible by 4 are excluded not in the class but through
2206 the use of a machine mode larger than 8 bytes.
2209 Register in the class @code{ICC_REGS} (@code{icc0} to @code{icc3}).
2212 Register in the class @code{FCC_REGS} (@code{fcc0} to @code{fcc3}).
2215 Register in the class @code{ICR_REGS} (@code{cc4} to @code{cc7}).
2218 Register in the class @code{FCR_REGS} (@code{cc0} to @code{cc3}).
2221 Register in the class @code{QUAD_FPR_REGS} (@code{fr0} to @code{fr63}).
2222 Register numbers not divisible by 4 are excluded not in the class but through
2223 the use of a machine mode larger than 8 bytes.
2226 Register in the class @code{SPR_REGS} (@code{lcr} and @code{lr}).
2229 Register in the class @code{QUAD_ACC_REGS} (@code{acc0} to @code{acc7}).
2232 Register in the class @code{ACCG_REGS} (@code{accg0} to @code{accg7}).
2235 Register in the class @code{CR_REGS} (@code{cc0} to @code{cc7}).
2238 Floating point constant zero
2241 6-bit signed integer constant
2244 10-bit signed integer constant
2247 16-bit signed integer constant
2250 16-bit unsigned integer constant
2253 12-bit signed integer constant that is negative---i.e.@: in the
2254 range of @minus{}2048 to @minus{}1
2260 12-bit signed integer constant that is greater than zero---i.e.@: in the
2265 @item FT32---@file{config/ft32/constraints.md}
2274 A register indirect memory operand
2283 The constant zero or one
2286 A 16-bit signed constant (@minus{}32768 @dots{} 32767)
2289 A bitfield mask suitable for bext or bins
2292 An inverted bitfield mask suitable for bext or bins
2295 A 16-bit unsigned constant, multiple of 4 (0 @dots{} 65532)
2298 A 20-bit signed constant (@minus{}524288 @dots{} 524287)
2301 A constant for a bitfield width (1 @dots{} 16)
2304 A 10-bit signed constant (@minus{}512 @dots{} 511)
2308 @item Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC---@file{config/pa/pa.h}
2314 Floating point register
2317 Shift amount register
2320 Floating point register (deprecated)
2323 Upper floating point register (32-bit), floating point register (64-bit)
2329 Signed 11-bit integer constant
2332 Signed 14-bit integer constant
2335 Integer constant that can be deposited with a @code{zdepi} instruction
2338 Signed 5-bit integer constant
2344 Integer constant that can be loaded with a @code{ldil} instruction
2347 Integer constant whose value plus one is a power of 2
2350 Integer constant that can be used for @code{and} operations in @code{depi}
2351 and @code{extru} instructions
2360 Floating-point constant 0.0
2363 A @code{lo_sum} data-linkage-table memory operand
2366 A memory operand that can be used as the destination operand of an
2367 integer store instruction
2370 A scaled or unscaled indexed memory operand
2373 A memory operand for floating-point loads and stores
2376 A register indirect memory operand
2379 @item Intel IA-64---@file{config/ia64/ia64.h}
2382 General register @code{r0} to @code{r3} for @code{addl} instruction
2388 Predicate register (@samp{c} as in ``conditional'')
2391 Application register residing in M-unit
2394 Application register residing in I-unit
2397 Floating-point register
2400 Memory operand. If used together with @samp{<} or @samp{>},
2401 the operand can have postincrement and postdecrement which
2402 require printing with @samp{%Pn} on IA-64.
2405 Floating-point constant 0.0 or 1.0
2408 14-bit signed integer constant
2411 22-bit signed integer constant
2414 8-bit signed integer constant for logical instructions
2417 8-bit adjusted signed integer constant for compare pseudo-ops
2420 6-bit unsigned integer constant for shift counts
2423 9-bit signed integer constant for load and store postincrements
2429 0 or @minus{}1 for @code{dep} instruction
2432 Non-volatile memory for floating-point loads and stores
2435 Integer constant in the range 1 to 4 for @code{shladd} instruction
2438 Memory operand except postincrement and postdecrement. This is
2439 now roughly the same as @samp{m} when not used together with @samp{<}
2443 @item M32C---@file{config/m32c/m32c.c}
2448 @samp{$sp}, @samp{$fb}, @samp{$sb}.
2451 Any control register, when they're 16 bits wide (nothing if control
2452 registers are 24 bits wide)
2455 Any control register, when they're 24 bits wide.
2464 $r0 or $r2, or $r2r0 for 32 bit values.
2467 $r1 or $r3, or $r3r1 for 32 bit values.
2470 A register that can hold a 64 bit value.
2473 $r0 or $r1 (registers with addressable high/low bytes)
2482 Address registers when they're 16 bits wide.
2485 Address registers when they're 24 bits wide.
2488 Registers that can hold QI values.
2491 Registers that can be used with displacements ($a0, $a1, $sb).
2494 Registers that can hold 32 bit values.
2497 Registers that can hold 16 bit values.
2500 Registers chat can hold 16 bit values, including all control
2504 $r0 through R1, plus $a0 and $a1.
2510 The memory-based pseudo-registers $mem0 through $mem15.
2513 Registers that can hold pointers (16 bit registers for r8c, m16c; 24
2514 bit registers for m32cm, m32c).
2517 Matches multiple registers in a PARALLEL to form a larger register.
2518 Used to match function return values.
2524 @minus{}128 @dots{} 127
2527 @minus{}32768 @dots{} 32767
2533 @minus{}8 @dots{} @minus{}1 or 1 @dots{} 8
2536 @minus{}16 @dots{} @minus{}1 or 1 @dots{} 16
2539 @minus{}32 @dots{} @minus{}1 or 1 @dots{} 32
2542 @minus{}65536 @dots{} @minus{}1
2545 An 8 bit value with exactly one bit set.
2548 A 16 bit value with exactly one bit set.
2551 The common src/dest memory addressing modes.
2554 Memory addressed using $a0 or $a1.
2557 Memory addressed with immediate addresses.
2560 Memory addressed using the stack pointer ($sp).
2563 Memory addressed using the frame base register ($fb).
2566 Memory addressed using the small base register ($sb).
2572 @item MicroBlaze---@file{config/microblaze/constraints.md}
2575 A general register (@code{r0} to @code{r31}).
2578 A status register (@code{rmsr}, @code{$fcc1} to @code{$fcc7}).
2582 @item MIPS---@file{config/mips/constraints.md}
2585 A general-purpose register. This is equivalent to @code{r} unless
2586 generating MIPS16 code, in which case the MIPS16 register set is used.
2589 A floating-point register (if available).
2592 Formerly the @code{hi} register. This constraint is no longer supported.
2595 The @code{lo} register. Use this register to store values that are
2596 no bigger than a word.
2599 The concatenated @code{hi} and @code{lo} registers. Use this register
2600 to store doubleword values.
2603 A register suitable for use in an indirect jump. This will always be
2604 @code{$25} for @option{-mabicalls}.
2607 Register @code{$3}. Do not use this constraint in new code;
2608 it is retained only for compatibility with glibc.
2611 Equivalent to @code{r}; retained for backwards compatibility.
2614 A floating-point condition code register.
2617 A signed 16-bit constant (for arithmetic instructions).
2623 An unsigned 16-bit constant (for logic instructions).
2626 A signed 32-bit constant in which the lower 16 bits are zero.
2627 Such constants can be loaded using @code{lui}.
2630 A constant that cannot be loaded using @code{lui}, @code{addiu}
2634 A constant in the range @minus{}65535 to @minus{}1 (inclusive).
2637 A signed 15-bit constant.
2640 A constant in the range 1 to 65535 (inclusive).
2643 Floating-point zero.
2646 An address that can be used in a non-macro load or store.
2649 A memory operand whose address is formed by a base register and offset
2650 that is suitable for use in instructions with the same addressing mode
2651 as @code{ll} and @code{sc}.
2654 An address suitable for a @code{prefetch} instruction, or for any other
2655 instruction with the same addressing mode as @code{prefetch}.
2658 @item Motorola 680x0---@file{config/m68k/constraints.md}
2667 68881 floating-point register, if available
2670 Integer in the range 1 to 8
2673 16-bit signed number
2676 Signed number whose magnitude is greater than 0x80
2679 Integer in the range @minus{}8 to @minus{}1
2682 Signed number whose magnitude is greater than 0x100
2685 Range 24 to 31, rotatert:SI 8 to 1 expressed as rotate
2688 16 (for rotate using swap)
2691 Range 8 to 15, rotatert:HI 8 to 1 expressed as rotate
2694 Numbers that mov3q can handle
2697 Floating point constant that is not a 68881 constant
2700 Operands that satisfy 'm' when -mpcrel is in effect
2703 Operands that satisfy 's' when -mpcrel is not in effect
2706 Address register indirect addressing mode
2709 Register offset addressing
2724 Range of signed numbers that don't fit in 16 bits
2727 Integers valid for mvq
2730 Integers valid for a moveq followed by a swap
2733 Integers valid for mvz
2736 Integers valid for mvs
2742 Non-register operands allowed in clr
2746 @item Moxie---@file{config/moxie/constraints.md}
2755 A register indirect memory operand
2758 A constant in the range of 0 to 255.
2761 A constant in the range of 0 to @minus{}255.
2765 @item MSP430--@file{config/msp430/constraints.md}
2778 Integer constant -1^20..1^19.
2781 Integer constant 1-4.
2784 Memory references which do not require an extended MOVX instruction.
2787 Memory reference, labels only.
2790 Memory reference, stack only.
2794 @item NDS32---@file{config/nds32/constraints.md}
2797 LOW register class $r0 to $r7 constraint for V3/V3M ISA.
2799 LOW register class $r0 to $r7.
2801 MIDDLE register class $r0 to $r11, $r16 to $r19.
2803 HIGH register class $r12 to $r14, $r20 to $r31.
2805 Temporary assist register $ta (i.e.@: $r15).
2809 Unsigned immediate 3-bit value.
2811 Negative immediate 3-bit value in the range of @minus{}7--0.
2813 Unsigned immediate 4-bit value.
2815 Signed immediate 5-bit value.
2817 Unsigned immediate 5-bit value.
2819 Negative immediate 5-bit value in the range of @minus{}31--0.
2821 Unsigned immediate 5-bit value for movpi45 instruction with range 16--47.
2823 Unsigned immediate 6-bit value constraint for addri36.sp instruction.
2825 Unsigned immediate 8-bit value.
2827 Unsigned immediate 9-bit value.
2829 Signed immediate 10-bit value.
2831 Signed immediate 11-bit value.
2833 Signed immediate 15-bit value.
2835 Unsigned immediate 15-bit value.
2837 A constant which is not in the range of imm15u but ok for bclr instruction.
2839 A constant which is not in the range of imm15u but ok for bset instruction.
2841 A constant which is not in the range of imm15u but ok for btgl instruction.
2843 A constant whose compliment value is in the range of imm15u
2844 and ok for bitci instruction.
2846 Signed immediate 16-bit value.
2848 Signed immediate 17-bit value.
2850 Signed immediate 19-bit value.
2852 Signed immediate 20-bit value.
2854 The immediate value that can be simply set high 20-bit.
2856 The immediate value 0xff.
2858 The immediate value 0xffff.
2860 The immediate value 0x01.
2862 The immediate value 0x7ff.
2864 The immediate value with power of 2.
2866 The immediate value with power of 2 minus 1.
2868 Memory constraint for 333 format.
2870 Memory constraint for 45 format.
2872 Memory constraint for 37 format.
2875 @item Nios II family---@file{config/nios2/constraints.md}
2879 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand in an
2880 instruction taking a signed 16-bit number. Range
2881 @minus{}32768 to 32767.
2884 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand in an
2885 instruction taking an unsigned 16-bit number. Range
2889 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand in an
2890 instruction taking only the upper 16-bits of a
2891 32-bit number. Range 32-bit numbers with the lower
2895 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand for a
2896 shift instruction. Range 0 to 31.
2899 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand for
2900 only the value 0. Can be used in conjunction with
2901 the format modifier @code{z} to use @code{r0}
2902 instead of @code{0} in the assembly output.
2905 Integer that is valid as an immediate operand for
2906 a custom instruction opcode. Range 0 to 255.
2909 An immediate operand for R2 andchi/andci instructions.
2912 Matches immediates which are addresses in the small
2913 data section and therefore can be added to @code{gp}
2914 as a 16-bit immediate to re-create their 32-bit value.
2917 Matches constants suitable as an operand for the rdprs and
2921 A memory operand suitable for Nios II R2 load/store
2922 exclusive instructions.
2925 A memory operand suitable for load/store IO and cache
2930 A @code{const} wrapped @code{UNSPEC} expression,
2931 representing a supported PIC or TLS relocation.
2936 @item PDP-11---@file{config/pdp11/constraints.md}
2939 Floating point registers AC0 through AC3. These can be loaded from/to
2940 memory with a single instruction.
2943 Odd numbered general registers (R1, R3, R5). These are used for
2944 16-bit multiply operations.
2947 Any of the floating point registers (AC0 through AC5).
2950 Floating point constant 0.
2953 An integer constant that fits in 16 bits.
2956 An integer constant whose low order 16 bits are zero.
2959 An integer constant that does not meet the constraints for codes
2960 @samp{I} or @samp{J}.
2963 The integer constant 1.
2966 The integer constant @minus{}1.
2969 The integer constant 0.
2972 Integer constants @minus{}4 through @minus{}1 and 1 through 4; shifts by these
2973 amounts are handled as multiple single-bit shifts rather than a single
2974 variable-length shift.
2977 A memory reference which requires an additional word (address or
2978 offset) after the opcode.
2981 A memory reference that is encoded within the opcode.
2985 @item PowerPC and IBM RS6000---@file{config/rs6000/constraints.md}
2988 Address base register
2991 Floating point register (containing 64-bit value)
2994 Floating point register (containing 32-bit value)
2997 Altivec vector register
3000 Any VSX register if the -mvsx option was used or NO_REGS.
3002 When using any of the register constraints (@code{wa}, @code{wd},
3003 @code{wf}, @code{wg}, @code{wh}, @code{wi}, @code{wj}, @code{wk},
3004 @code{wl}, @code{wm}, @code{wo}, @code{wp}, @code{wq}, @code{ws},
3005 @code{wt}, @code{wu}, @code{wv}, @code{ww}, or @code{wy})
3006 that take VSX registers, you must use @code{%x<n>} in the template so
3007 that the correct register is used. Otherwise the register number
3008 output in the assembly file will be incorrect if an Altivec register
3009 is an operand of a VSX instruction that expects VSX register
3013 asm ("xvadddp %x0,%x1,%x2" : "=wa" (v1) : "wa" (v2), "wa" (v3));
3019 asm ("xvadddp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (v1) : "wa" (v2), "wa" (v3));
3024 If an instruction only takes Altivec registers, you do not want to use
3028 asm ("xsaddqp %0,%1,%2" : "=v" (v1) : "v" (v2), "v" (v3));
3031 is correct because the @code{xsaddqp} instruction only takes Altivec
3035 asm ("xsaddqp %x0,%x1,%x2" : "=v" (v1) : "v" (v2), "v" (v3));
3041 Altivec register if @option{-mcpu=power9} is used or NO_REGS.
3044 VSX vector register to hold vector double data or NO_REGS.
3047 VSX register if the @option{-mcpu=power9} and @option{-m64} options
3048 were used or NO_REGS.
3051 VSX vector register to hold vector float data or NO_REGS.
3054 If @option{-mmfpgpr} was used, a floating point register or NO_REGS.
3057 Floating point register if direct moves are available, or NO_REGS.
3060 FP or VSX register to hold 64-bit integers for VSX insns or NO_REGS.
3063 FP or VSX register to hold 64-bit integers for direct moves or NO_REGS.
3066 FP or VSX register to hold 64-bit doubles for direct moves or NO_REGS.
3069 Floating point register if the LFIWAX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.
3072 VSX register if direct move instructions are enabled, or NO_REGS.
3075 No register (NO_REGS).
3078 VSX register to use for ISA 3.0 vector instructions, or NO_REGS.
3081 VSX register to use for IEEE 128-bit floating point TFmode, or NO_REGS.
3084 VSX register to use for IEEE 128-bit floating point, or NO_REGS.
3087 General purpose register if 64-bit instructions are enabled or NO_REGS.
3090 VSX vector register to hold scalar double values or NO_REGS.
3093 VSX vector register to hold 128 bit integer or NO_REGS.
3096 Altivec register to use for float/32-bit int loads/stores or NO_REGS.
3099 Altivec register to use for double loads/stores or NO_REGS.
3102 FP or VSX register to perform float operations under @option{-mvsx} or NO_REGS.
3105 Floating point register if the STFIWX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.
3108 FP or VSX register to perform ISA 2.07 float ops or NO_REGS.
3111 Floating point register if the LFIWZX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.
3114 Signed 5-bit constant integer that can be loaded into an altivec register.
3117 Int constant that is the element number of the 64-bit scalar in a vector.
3120 Vector constant that can be loaded with the XXSPLTIB instruction.
3123 Memory operand suitable for power9 fusion load/stores.
3126 Memory operand suitable for TOC fusion memory references.
3129 Altivec register if @option{-mvsx-small-integer}.
3132 Floating point register if @option{-mvsx-small-integer}.
3135 FP register if @option{-mvsx-small-integer} and @option{-mpower9-vector}.
3138 Altivec register if @option{-mvsx-small-integer} and @option{-mpower9-vector}.
3141 Int constant that is the element number that the MFVSRLD instruction.
3145 Match vector constant with all 1's if the XXLORC instruction is available.
3148 A memory operand suitable for the ISA 3.0 vector d-form instructions.
3151 A memory address that will work with the @code{lq} and @code{stq}
3155 Vector constant that can be loaded with XXSPLTIB & sign extension.
3158 @samp{MQ}, @samp{CTR}, or @samp{LINK} register
3164 @samp{LINK} register
3167 @samp{CR} register (condition register) number 0
3170 @samp{CR} register (condition register)
3173 @samp{XER[CA]} carry bit (part of the XER register)
3176 Signed 16-bit constant
3179 Unsigned 16-bit constant shifted left 16 bits (use @samp{L} instead for
3180 @code{SImode} constants)
3183 Unsigned 16-bit constant
3186 Signed 16-bit constant shifted left 16 bits
3189 Constant larger than 31
3198 Constant whose negation is a signed 16-bit constant
3201 Floating point constant that can be loaded into a register with one
3202 instruction per word
3205 Integer/Floating point constant that can be loaded into a register using
3210 Normally, @code{m} does not allow addresses that update the base register.
3211 If @samp{<} or @samp{>} constraint is also used, they are allowed and
3212 therefore on PowerPC targets in that case it is only safe
3213 to use @samp{m<>} in an @code{asm} statement if that @code{asm} statement
3214 accesses the operand exactly once. The @code{asm} statement must also
3215 use @samp{%U@var{<opno>}} as a placeholder for the ``update'' flag in the
3216 corresponding load or store instruction. For example:
3219 asm ("st%U0 %1,%0" : "=m<>" (mem) : "r" (val));
3225 asm ("st %1,%0" : "=m<>" (mem) : "r" (val));
3231 A ``stable'' memory operand; that is, one which does not include any
3232 automodification of the base register. This used to be useful when
3233 @samp{m} allowed automodification of the base register, but as those are now only
3234 allowed when @samp{<} or @samp{>} is used, @samp{es} is basically the same
3235 as @samp{m} without @samp{<} and @samp{>}.
3238 Memory operand that is an offset from a register (it is usually better
3239 to use @samp{m} or @samp{es} in @code{asm} statements)
3242 Memory operand that is an indexed or indirect from a register (it is
3243 usually better to use @samp{m} or @samp{es} in @code{asm} statements)
3249 Address operand that is an indexed or indirect from a register (@samp{p} is
3250 preferable for @code{asm} statements)
3253 System V Release 4 small data area reference
3256 Vector constant that does not require memory
3259 Vector constant that is all zeros.
3263 @item RL78---@file{config/rl78/constraints.md}
3267 An integer constant in the range 1 @dots{} 7.
3269 An integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 255.
3271 An integer constant in the range @minus{}255 @dots{} 0
3273 The integer constant 1.
3275 The integer constant -1.
3277 The integer constant 0.
3279 The integer constant 2.
3281 The integer constant -2.
3283 An integer constant in the range 1 @dots{} 15.
3285 The built-in compare types--eq, ne, gtu, ltu, geu, and leu.
3287 The synthetic compare types--gt, lt, ge, and le.
3289 A memory reference with an absolute address.
3291 A memory reference using @code{BC} as a base register, with an optional offset.
3293 A memory reference using @code{AX}, @code{BC}, @code{DE}, or @code{HL} for the address, for calls.
3295 A memory reference using any 16-bit register pair for the address, for calls.
3297 A memory reference using @code{DE} as a base register, with an optional offset.
3299 A memory reference using @code{DE} as a base register, without any offset.
3301 Any memory reference to an address in the far address space.
3303 A memory reference using @code{HL} as a base register, with an optional one-byte offset.
3305 A memory reference using @code{HL} as a base register, with @code{B} or @code{C} as the index register.
3307 A memory reference using @code{HL} as a base register, without any offset.
3309 A memory reference using @code{SP} as a base register, with an optional one-byte offset.
3311 Any memory reference to an address in the near address space.
3313 The @code{AX} register.
3315 The @code{BC} register.
3317 The @code{DE} register.
3319 @code{A} through @code{L} registers.
3321 The @code{SP} register.
3323 The @code{HL} register.
3325 The 16-bit @code{R8} register.
3327 The 16-bit @code{R10} register.
3329 The registers reserved for interrupts (@code{R24} to @code{R31}).
3331 The @code{A} register.
3333 The @code{B} register.
3335 The @code{C} register.
3337 The @code{D} register.
3339 The @code{E} register.
3341 The @code{H} register.
3343 The @code{L} register.
3345 The virtual registers.
3347 The @code{PSW} register.
3349 The @code{X} register.
3353 @item RX---@file{config/rx/constraints.md}
3356 An address which does not involve register indirect addressing or
3357 pre/post increment/decrement addressing.
3363 A constant in the range @minus{}256 to 255, inclusive.
3366 A constant in the range @minus{}128 to 127, inclusive.
3369 A constant in the range @minus{}32768 to 32767, inclusive.
3372 A constant in the range @minus{}8388608 to 8388607, inclusive.
3375 A constant in the range 0 to 15, inclusive.
3379 @item S/390 and zSeries---@file{config/s390/s390.h}
3382 Address register (general purpose register except r0)
3385 Condition code register
3388 Data register (arbitrary general purpose register)
3391 Floating-point register
3394 Unsigned 8-bit constant (0--255)
3397 Unsigned 12-bit constant (0--4095)
3400 Signed 16-bit constant (@minus{}32768--32767)
3403 Value appropriate as displacement.
3406 for short displacement
3407 @item (@minus{}524288..524287)
3408 for long displacement
3412 Constant integer with a value of 0x7fffffff.
3415 Multiple letter constraint followed by 4 parameter letters.
3418 number of the part counting from most to least significant
3422 mode of the containing operand
3424 value of the other parts (F---all bits set)
3426 The constraint matches if the specified part of a constant
3427 has a value different from its other parts.
3430 Memory reference without index register and with short displacement.
3433 Memory reference with index register and short displacement.
3436 Memory reference without index register but with long displacement.
3439 Memory reference with index register and long displacement.
3442 Pointer with short displacement.
3445 Pointer with long displacement.
3448 Shift count operand.
3453 @item SPARC---@file{config/sparc/sparc.h}
3456 Floating-point register on the SPARC-V8 architecture and
3457 lower floating-point register on the SPARC-V9 architecture.
3460 Floating-point register. It is equivalent to @samp{f} on the
3461 SPARC-V8 architecture and contains both lower and upper
3462 floating-point registers on the SPARC-V9 architecture.
3465 Floating-point condition code register.
3468 Lower floating-point register. It is only valid on the SPARC-V9
3469 architecture when the Visual Instruction Set is available.
3472 Floating-point register. It is only valid on the SPARC-V9 architecture
3473 when the Visual Instruction Set is available.
3476 64-bit global or out register for the SPARC-V8+ architecture.
3479 The constant all-ones, for floating-point.
3482 Signed 5-bit constant
3488 Signed 13-bit constant
3494 32-bit constant with the low 12 bits clear (a constant that can be
3495 loaded with the @code{sethi} instruction)
3498 A constant in the range supported by @code{movcc} instructions (11-bit
3502 A constant in the range supported by @code{movrcc} instructions (10-bit
3506 Same as @samp{K}, except that it verifies that bits that are not in the
3507 lower 32-bit range are all zero. Must be used instead of @samp{K} for
3508 modes wider than @code{SImode}
3517 Signed 13-bit constant, sign-extended to 32 or 64 bits
3523 Floating-point constant whose integral representation can
3524 be moved into an integer register using a single sethi
3528 Floating-point constant whose integral representation can
3529 be moved into an integer register using a single mov
3533 Floating-point constant whose integral representation can
3534 be moved into an integer register using a high/lo_sum
3535 instruction sequence
3538 Memory address aligned to an 8-byte boundary
3544 Memory address for @samp{e} constraint registers
3547 Memory address with only a base register
3554 @item SPU---@file{config/spu/spu.h}
3557 An immediate which can be loaded with the il/ila/ilh/ilhu instructions. const_int is treated as a 64 bit value.
3560 An immediate for and/xor/or instructions. const_int is treated as a 64 bit value.
3563 An immediate for the @code{iohl} instruction. const_int is treated as a 64 bit value.
3566 An immediate which can be loaded with @code{fsmbi}.
3569 An immediate which can be loaded with the il/ila/ilh/ilhu instructions. const_int is treated as a 32 bit value.
3572 An immediate for most arithmetic instructions. const_int is treated as a 32 bit value.
3575 An immediate for and/xor/or instructions. const_int is treated as a 32 bit value.
3578 An immediate for the @code{iohl} instruction. const_int is treated as a 32 bit value.
3581 A constant in the range [@minus{}64, 63] for shift/rotate instructions.
3584 An unsigned 7-bit constant for conversion/nop/channel instructions.
3587 A signed 10-bit constant for most arithmetic instructions.
3590 A signed 16 bit immediate for @code{stop}.
3593 An unsigned 16-bit constant for @code{iohl} and @code{fsmbi}.
3596 An unsigned 7-bit constant whose 3 least significant bits are 0.
3599 An unsigned 3-bit constant for 16-byte rotates and shifts
3602 Call operand, reg, for indirect calls
3605 Call operand, symbol, for relative calls.
3608 Call operand, const_int, for absolute calls.
3611 An immediate which can be loaded with the il/ila/ilh/ilhu instructions. const_int is sign extended to 128 bit.
3614 An immediate for shift and rotate instructions. const_int is treated as a 32 bit value.
3617 An immediate for and/xor/or instructions. const_int is sign extended as a 128 bit.
3620 An immediate for the @code{iohl} instruction. const_int is sign extended to 128 bit.
3624 @item TI C6X family---@file{config/c6x/constraints.md}
3627 Register file A (A0--A31).
3630 Register file B (B0--B31).
3633 Predicate registers in register file A (A0--A2 on C64X and
3634 higher, A1 and A2 otherwise).
3637 Predicate registers in register file B (B0--B2).
3640 A call-used register in register file B (B0--B9, B16--B31).
3643 Register file A, excluding predicate registers (A3--A31,
3644 plus A0 if not C64X or higher).
3647 Register file B, excluding predicate registers (B3--B31).
3650 Integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 15.
3653 Integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 31.
3656 Integer constant in the range @minus{}31 @dots{} 0.
3659 Integer constant in the range @minus{}16 @dots{} 15.
3662 Integer constant that can be the operand of an ADDA or a SUBA insn.
3665 Integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 65535.
3668 Integer constant in the range @minus{}32768 @dots{} 32767.
3671 Integer constant in the range @math{-2^{20}} @dots{} @math{2^{20} - 1}.
3674 Integer constant that is a valid mask for the clr instruction.
3677 Integer constant that is a valid mask for the set instruction.
3680 Memory location with A base register.
3683 Memory location with B base register.
3687 On C64x+ targets, a GP-relative small data reference.
3690 Any kind of @code{SYMBOL_REF}, for use in a call address.
3693 Any kind of immediate operand, unless it matches the S0 constraint.
3696 Memory location with B base register, but not using a long offset.
3699 A memory operand with an address that can't be used in an unaligned access.
3703 Register B14 (aka DP).
3707 @item TILE-Gx---@file{config/tilegx/constraints.md}
3720 Each of these represents a register constraint for an individual
3721 register, from r0 to r10.
3724 Signed 8-bit integer constant.
3727 Signed 16-bit integer constant.
3730 Unsigned 16-bit integer constant.
3733 Integer constant that fits in one signed byte when incremented by one
3734 (@minus{}129 @dots{} 126).
3737 Memory operand. If used together with @samp{<} or @samp{>}, the
3738 operand can have postincrement which requires printing with @samp{%In}
3739 and @samp{%in} on TILE-Gx. For example:
3742 asm ("st_add %I0,%1,%i0" : "=m<>" (*mem) : "r" (val));
3746 A bit mask suitable for the BFINS instruction.
3749 Integer constant that is a byte tiled out eight times.
3752 The integer zero constant.
3755 Integer constant that is a sign-extended byte tiled out as four shorts.
3758 Integer constant that fits in one signed byte when incremented
3759 (@minus{}129 @dots{} 126), but excluding -1.
3762 Integer constant that has all 1 bits consecutive and starting at bit 0.
3765 A 16-bit fragment of a got, tls, or pc-relative reference.
3768 Memory operand except postincrement. This is roughly the same as
3769 @samp{m} when not used together with @samp{<} or @samp{>}.
3772 An 8-element vector constant with identical elements.
3775 A 4-element vector constant with identical elements.
3778 The integer constant 0xffffffff.
3781 The integer constant 0xffffffff00000000.
3785 @item TILEPro---@file{config/tilepro/constraints.md}
3798 Each of these represents a register constraint for an individual
3799 register, from r0 to r10.
3802 Signed 8-bit integer constant.
3805 Signed 16-bit integer constant.
3808 Nonzero integer constant with low 16 bits zero.
3811 Integer constant that fits in one signed byte when incremented by one
3812 (@minus{}129 @dots{} 126).
3815 Memory operand. If used together with @samp{<} or @samp{>}, the
3816 operand can have postincrement which requires printing with @samp{%In}
3817 and @samp{%in} on TILEPro. For example:
3820 asm ("swadd %I0,%1,%i0" : "=m<>" (mem) : "r" (val));
3824 A bit mask suitable for the MM instruction.
3827 Integer constant that is a byte tiled out four times.
3830 The integer zero constant.
3833 Integer constant that is a sign-extended byte tiled out as two shorts.
3836 Integer constant that fits in one signed byte when incremented
3837 (@minus{}129 @dots{} 126), but excluding -1.
3840 A symbolic operand, or a 16-bit fragment of a got, tls, or pc-relative
3844 Memory operand except postincrement. This is roughly the same as
3845 @samp{m} when not used together with @samp{<} or @samp{>}.
3848 A 4-element vector constant with identical elements.
3851 A 2-element vector constant with identical elements.
3855 @item Visium---@file{config/visium/constraints.md}
3858 EAM register @code{mdb}
3861 EAM register @code{mdc}
3864 Floating point register
3868 Register for sibcall optimization
3872 General register, but not @code{r29}, @code{r30} and @code{r31}
3884 Floating-point constant 0.0
3887 Integer constant in the range 0 .. 65535 (16-bit immediate)
3890 Integer constant in the range 1 .. 31 (5-bit immediate)
3893 Integer constant in the range @minus{}65535 .. @minus{}1 (16-bit negative immediate)
3896 Integer constant @minus{}1
3905 @item x86 family---@file{config/i386/constraints.md}
3908 Legacy register---the eight integer registers available on all
3909 i386 processors (@code{a}, @code{b}, @code{c}, @code{d},
3910 @code{si}, @code{di}, @code{bp}, @code{sp}).
3913 Any register accessible as @code{@var{r}l}. In 32-bit mode, @code{a},
3914 @code{b}, @code{c}, and @code{d}; in 64-bit mode, any integer register.
3917 Any register accessible as @code{@var{r}h}: @code{a}, @code{b},
3918 @code{c}, and @code{d}.
3922 Any register that can be used as the index in a base+index memory
3923 access: that is, any general register except the stack pointer.
3927 The @code{a} register.
3930 The @code{b} register.
3933 The @code{c} register.
3936 The @code{d} register.
3939 The @code{si} register.
3942 The @code{di} register.
3945 The @code{a} and @code{d} registers. This class is used for instructions
3946 that return double word results in the @code{ax:dx} register pair. Single
3947 word values will be allocated either in @code{ax} or @code{dx}.
3948 For example on i386 the following implements @code{rdtsc}:
3951 unsigned long long rdtsc (void)
3953 unsigned long long tick;
3954 __asm__ __volatile__("rdtsc":"=A"(tick));
3959 This is not correct on x86-64 as it would allocate tick in either @code{ax}
3960 or @code{dx}. You have to use the following variant instead:
3963 unsigned long long rdtsc (void)
3965 unsigned int tickl, tickh;
3966 __asm__ __volatile__("rdtsc":"=a"(tickl),"=d"(tickh));
3967 return ((unsigned long long)tickh << 32)|tickl;
3973 Any 80387 floating-point (stack) register.
3976 Top of 80387 floating-point stack (@code{%st(0)}).
3979 Second from top of 80387 floating-point stack (@code{%st(1)}).
3988 First SSE register (@code{%xmm0}).
3992 Any SSE register, when SSE2 is enabled.
3995 Any SSE register, when SSE2 and inter-unit moves are enabled.
3998 Any MMX register, when inter-unit moves are enabled.
4002 Integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 31, for 32-bit shifts.
4005 Integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 63, for 64-bit shifts.
4008 Signed 8-bit integer constant.
4011 @code{0xFF} or @code{0xFFFF}, for andsi as a zero-extending move.
4014 0, 1, 2, or 3 (shifts for the @code{lea} instruction).
4017 Unsigned 8-bit integer constant (for @code{in} and @code{out}
4022 Integer constant in the range 0 @dots{} 127, for 128-bit shifts.
4026 Standard 80387 floating point constant.
4029 SSE constant zero operand.
4032 32-bit signed integer constant, or a symbolic reference known
4033 to fit that range (for immediate operands in sign-extending x86-64
4037 32-bit unsigned integer constant, or a symbolic reference known
4038 to fit that range (for immediate operands in zero-extending x86-64
4043 @item Xstormy16---@file{config/stormy16/stormy16.h}
4058 Registers r0 through r7.
4061 Registers r0 and r1.
4067 Registers r8 and r9.
4070 A constant between 0 and 3 inclusive.
4073 A constant that has exactly one bit set.
4076 A constant that has exactly one bit clear.
4079 A constant between 0 and 255 inclusive.
4082 A constant between @minus{}255 and 0 inclusive.
4085 A constant between @minus{}3 and 0 inclusive.
4088 A constant between 1 and 4 inclusive.
4091 A constant between @minus{}4 and @minus{}1 inclusive.
4094 A memory reference that is a stack push.
4097 A memory reference that is a stack pop.
4100 A memory reference that refers to a constant address of known value.
4103 The register indicated by Rx (not implemented yet).
4106 A constant that is not between 2 and 15 inclusive.
4113 @item Xtensa---@file{config/xtensa/constraints.md}
4116 General-purpose 32-bit register
4119 One-bit boolean register
4122 MAC16 40-bit accumulator register
4125 Signed 12-bit integer constant, for use in MOVI instructions
4128 Signed 8-bit integer constant, for use in ADDI instructions
4131 Integer constant valid for BccI instructions
4134 Unsigned constant valid for BccUI instructions
4141 @node Disable Insn Alternatives
4142 @subsection Disable insn alternatives using the @code{enabled} attribute
4145 There are three insn attributes that may be used to selectively disable
4146 instruction alternatives:
4150 Says whether an alternative is available on the current subtarget.
4152 @item preferred_for_size
4153 Says whether an enabled alternative should be used in code that is
4156 @item preferred_for_speed
4157 Says whether an enabled alternative should be used in code that is
4158 optimized for speed.
4161 All these attributes should use @code{(const_int 1)} to allow an alternative
4162 or @code{(const_int 0)} to disallow it. The attributes must be a static
4163 property of the subtarget; they cannot for example depend on the
4164 current operands, on the current optimization level, on the location
4165 of the insn within the body of a loop, on whether register allocation
4166 has finished, or on the current compiler pass.
4168 The @code{enabled} attribute is a correctness property. It tells GCC to act
4169 as though the disabled alternatives were never defined in the first place.
4170 This is useful when adding new instructions to an existing pattern in
4171 cases where the new instructions are only available for certain cpu
4172 architecture levels (typically mapped to the @code{-march=} command-line
4175 In contrast, the @code{preferred_for_size} and @code{preferred_for_speed}
4176 attributes are strong optimization hints rather than correctness properties.
4177 @code{preferred_for_size} tells GCC which alternatives to consider when
4178 adding or modifying an instruction that GCC wants to optimize for size.
4179 @code{preferred_for_speed} does the same thing for speed. Note that things
4180 like code motion can lead to cases where code optimized for size uses
4181 alternatives that are not preferred for size, and similarly for speed.
4183 Although @code{define_insn}s can in principle specify the @code{enabled}
4184 attribute directly, it is often clearer to have subsiduary attributes
4185 for each architectural feature of interest. The @code{define_insn}s
4186 can then use these subsiduary attributes to say which alternatives
4187 require which features. The example below does this for @code{cpu_facility}.
4189 E.g. the following two patterns could easily be merged using the @code{enabled}
4194 (define_insn "*movdi_old"
4195 [(set (match_operand:DI 0 "register_operand" "=d")
4196 (match_operand:DI 1 "register_operand" " d"))]
4200 (define_insn "*movdi_new"
4201 [(set (match_operand:DI 0 "register_operand" "=d,f,d")
4202 (match_operand:DI 1 "register_operand" " d,d,f"))]
4215 (define_insn "*movdi_combined"
4216 [(set (match_operand:DI 0 "register_operand" "=d,f,d")
4217 (match_operand:DI 1 "register_operand" " d,d,f"))]
4223 [(set_attr "cpu_facility" "*,new,new")])
4227 with the @code{enabled} attribute defined like this:
4231 (define_attr "cpu_facility" "standard,new" (const_string "standard"))
4233 (define_attr "enabled" ""
4234 (cond [(eq_attr "cpu_facility" "standard") (const_int 1)
4235 (and (eq_attr "cpu_facility" "new")
4236 (ne (symbol_ref "TARGET_NEW") (const_int 0)))
4245 @node Define Constraints
4246 @subsection Defining Machine-Specific Constraints
4247 @cindex defining constraints
4248 @cindex constraints, defining
4250 Machine-specific constraints fall into two categories: register and
4251 non-register constraints. Within the latter category, constraints
4252 which allow subsets of all possible memory or address operands should
4253 be specially marked, to give @code{reload} more information.
4255 Machine-specific constraints can be given names of arbitrary length,
4256 but they must be entirely composed of letters, digits, underscores
4257 (@samp{_}), and angle brackets (@samp{< >}). Like C identifiers, they
4258 must begin with a letter or underscore.
4260 In order to avoid ambiguity in operand constraint strings, no
4261 constraint can have a name that begins with any other constraint's
4262 name. For example, if @code{x} is defined as a constraint name,
4263 @code{xy} may not be, and vice versa. As a consequence of this rule,
4264 no constraint may begin with one of the generic constraint letters:
4265 @samp{E F V X g i m n o p r s}.
4267 Register constraints correspond directly to register classes.
4268 @xref{Register Classes}. There is thus not much flexibility in their
4271 @deffn {MD Expression} define_register_constraint name regclass docstring
4272 All three arguments are string constants.
4273 @var{name} is the name of the constraint, as it will appear in
4274 @code{match_operand} expressions. If @var{name} is a multi-letter
4275 constraint its length shall be the same for all constraints starting
4276 with the same letter. @var{regclass} can be either the
4277 name of the corresponding register class (@pxref{Register Classes}),
4278 or a C expression which evaluates to the appropriate register class.
4279 If it is an expression, it must have no side effects, and it cannot
4280 look at the operand. The usual use of expressions is to map some
4281 register constraints to @code{NO_REGS} when the register class
4282 is not available on a given subarchitecture.
4284 @var{docstring} is a sentence documenting the meaning of the
4285 constraint. Docstrings are explained further below.
4288 Non-register constraints are more like predicates: the constraint
4289 definition gives a boolean expression which indicates whether the
4292 @deffn {MD Expression} define_constraint name docstring exp
4293 The @var{name} and @var{docstring} arguments are the same as for
4294 @code{define_register_constraint}, but note that the docstring comes
4295 immediately after the name for these expressions. @var{exp} is an RTL
4296 expression, obeying the same rules as the RTL expressions in predicate
4297 definitions. @xref{Defining Predicates}, for details. If it
4298 evaluates true, the constraint matches; if it evaluates false, it
4299 doesn't. Constraint expressions should indicate which RTL codes they
4300 might match, just like predicate expressions.
4302 @code{match_test} C expressions have access to the
4303 following variables:
4307 The RTL object defining the operand.
4309 The machine mode of @var{op}.
4311 @samp{INTVAL (@var{op})}, if @var{op} is a @code{const_int}.
4313 @samp{CONST_DOUBLE_HIGH (@var{op})}, if @var{op} is an integer
4314 @code{const_double}.
4316 @samp{CONST_DOUBLE_LOW (@var{op})}, if @var{op} is an integer
4317 @code{const_double}.
4319 @samp{CONST_DOUBLE_REAL_VALUE (@var{op})}, if @var{op} is a floating-point
4320 @code{const_double}.
4323 The @var{*val} variables should only be used once another piece of the
4324 expression has verified that @var{op} is the appropriate kind of RTL
4328 Most non-register constraints should be defined with
4329 @code{define_constraint}. The remaining two definition expressions
4330 are only appropriate for constraints that should be handled specially
4331 by @code{reload} if they fail to match.
4333 @deffn {MD Expression} define_memory_constraint name docstring exp
4334 Use this expression for constraints that match a subset of all memory
4335 operands: that is, @code{reload} can make them match by converting the
4336 operand to the form @samp{@w{(mem (reg @var{X}))}}, where @var{X} is a
4337 base register (from the register class specified by
4338 @code{BASE_REG_CLASS}, @pxref{Register Classes}).
4340 For example, on the S/390, some instructions do not accept arbitrary
4341 memory references, but only those that do not make use of an index
4342 register. The constraint letter @samp{Q} is defined to represent a
4343 memory address of this type. If @samp{Q} is defined with
4344 @code{define_memory_constraint}, a @samp{Q} constraint can handle any
4345 memory operand, because @code{reload} knows it can simply copy the
4346 memory address into a base register if required. This is analogous to
4347 the way an @samp{o} constraint can handle any memory operand.
4349 The syntax and semantics are otherwise identical to
4350 @code{define_constraint}.
4353 @deffn {MD Expression} define_special_memory_constraint name docstring exp
4354 Use this expression for constraints that match a subset of all memory
4355 operands: that is, @code{reload} can not make them match by reloading
4356 the address as it is described for @code{define_memory_constraint} or
4357 such address reload is undesirable with the performance point of view.
4359 For example, @code{define_special_memory_constraint} can be useful if
4360 specifically aligned memory is necessary or desirable for some insn
4363 The syntax and semantics are otherwise identical to
4364 @code{define_constraint}.
4367 @deffn {MD Expression} define_address_constraint name docstring exp
4368 Use this expression for constraints that match a subset of all address
4369 operands: that is, @code{reload} can make the constraint match by
4370 converting the operand to the form @samp{@w{(reg @var{X})}}, again
4371 with @var{X} a base register.
4373 Constraints defined with @code{define_address_constraint} can only be
4374 used with the @code{address_operand} predicate, or machine-specific
4375 predicates that work the same way. They are treated analogously to
4376 the generic @samp{p} constraint.
4378 The syntax and semantics are otherwise identical to
4379 @code{define_constraint}.
4382 For historical reasons, names beginning with the letters @samp{G H}
4383 are reserved for constraints that match only @code{const_double}s, and
4384 names beginning with the letters @samp{I J K L M N O P} are reserved
4385 for constraints that match only @code{const_int}s. This may change in
4386 the future. For the time being, constraints with these names must be
4387 written in a stylized form, so that @code{genpreds} can tell you did
4392 (define_constraint "[@var{GHIJKLMNOP}]@dots{}"
4394 (and (match_code "const_int") ; @r{@code{const_double} for G/H}
4395 @var{condition}@dots{})) ; @r{usually a @code{match_test}}
4398 @c the semicolons line up in the formatted manual
4400 It is fine to use names beginning with other letters for constraints
4401 that match @code{const_double}s or @code{const_int}s.
4403 Each docstring in a constraint definition should be one or more complete
4404 sentences, marked up in Texinfo format. @emph{They are currently unused.}
4405 In the future they will be copied into the GCC manual, in @ref{Machine
4406 Constraints}, replacing the hand-maintained tables currently found in
4407 that section. Also, in the future the compiler may use this to give
4408 more helpful diagnostics when poor choice of @code{asm} constraints
4409 causes a reload failure.
4411 If you put the pseudo-Texinfo directive @samp{@@internal} at the
4412 beginning of a docstring, then (in the future) it will appear only in
4413 the internals manual's version of the machine-specific constraint tables.
4414 Use this for constraints that should not appear in @code{asm} statements.
4416 @node C Constraint Interface
4417 @subsection Testing constraints from C
4418 @cindex testing constraints
4419 @cindex constraints, testing
4421 It is occasionally useful to test a constraint from C code rather than
4422 implicitly via the constraint string in a @code{match_operand}. The
4423 generated file @file{tm_p.h} declares a few interfaces for working
4424 with constraints. At present these are defined for all constraints
4425 except @code{g} (which is equivalent to @code{general_operand}).
4427 Some valid constraint names are not valid C identifiers, so there is a
4428 mangling scheme for referring to them from C@. Constraint names that
4429 do not contain angle brackets or underscores are left unchanged.
4430 Underscores are doubled, each @samp{<} is replaced with @samp{_l}, and
4431 each @samp{>} with @samp{_g}. Here are some examples:
4433 @c the @c's prevent double blank lines in the printed manual.
4435 @multitable {Original} {Mangled}
4436 @item @strong{Original} @tab @strong{Mangled} @c
4437 @item @code{x} @tab @code{x} @c
4438 @item @code{P42x} @tab @code{P42x} @c
4439 @item @code{P4_x} @tab @code{P4__x} @c
4440 @item @code{P4>x} @tab @code{P4_gx} @c
4441 @item @code{P4>>} @tab @code{P4_g_g} @c
4442 @item @code{P4_g>} @tab @code{P4__g_g} @c
4446 Throughout this section, the variable @var{c} is either a constraint
4447 in the abstract sense, or a constant from @code{enum constraint_num};
4448 the variable @var{m} is a mangled constraint name (usually as part of
4449 a larger identifier).
4451 @deftp Enum constraint_num
4452 For each constraint except @code{g}, there is a corresponding
4453 enumeration constant: @samp{CONSTRAINT_} plus the mangled name of the
4454 constraint. Functions that take an @code{enum constraint_num} as an
4455 argument expect one of these constants.
4458 @deftypefun {inline bool} satisfies_constraint_@var{m} (rtx @var{exp})
4459 For each non-register constraint @var{m} except @code{g}, there is
4460 one of these functions; it returns @code{true} if @var{exp} satisfies the
4461 constraint. These functions are only visible if @file{rtl.h} was included
4462 before @file{tm_p.h}.
4465 @deftypefun bool constraint_satisfied_p (rtx @var{exp}, enum constraint_num @var{c})
4466 Like the @code{satisfies_constraint_@var{m}} functions, but the
4467 constraint to test is given as an argument, @var{c}. If @var{c}
4468 specifies a register constraint, this function will always return
4472 @deftypefun {enum reg_class} reg_class_for_constraint (enum constraint_num @var{c})
4473 Returns the register class associated with @var{c}. If @var{c} is not
4474 a register constraint, or those registers are not available for the
4475 currently selected subtarget, returns @code{NO_REGS}.
4478 Here is an example use of @code{satisfies_constraint_@var{m}}. In
4479 peephole optimizations (@pxref{Peephole Definitions}), operand
4480 constraint strings are ignored, so if there are relevant constraints,
4481 they must be tested in the C condition. In the example, the
4482 optimization is applied if operand 2 does @emph{not} satisfy the
4483 @samp{K} constraint. (This is a simplified version of a peephole
4484 definition from the i386 machine description.)
4488 [(match_scratch:SI 3 "r")
4489 (set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "")
4490 (mult:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "memory_operand" "")
4491 (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "")))]
4493 "!satisfies_constraint_K (operands[2])"
4495 [(set (match_dup 3) (match_dup 1))
4496 (set (match_dup 0) (mult:SI (match_dup 3) (match_dup 2)))]
4501 @node Standard Names
4502 @section Standard Pattern Names For Generation
4503 @cindex standard pattern names
4504 @cindex pattern names
4505 @cindex names, pattern
4507 Here is a table of the instruction names that are meaningful in the RTL
4508 generation pass of the compiler. Giving one of these names to an
4509 instruction pattern tells the RTL generation pass that it can use the
4510 pattern to accomplish a certain task.
4513 @cindex @code{mov@var{m}} instruction pattern
4514 @item @samp{mov@var{m}}
4515 Here @var{m} stands for a two-letter machine mode name, in lowercase.
4516 This instruction pattern moves data with that machine mode from operand
4517 1 to operand 0. For example, @samp{movsi} moves full-word data.
4519 If operand 0 is a @code{subreg} with mode @var{m} of a register whose
4520 own mode is wider than @var{m}, the effect of this instruction is
4521 to store the specified value in the part of the register that corresponds
4522 to mode @var{m}. Bits outside of @var{m}, but which are within the
4523 same target word as the @code{subreg} are undefined. Bits which are
4524 outside the target word are left unchanged.
4526 This class of patterns is special in several ways. First of all, each
4527 of these names up to and including full word size @emph{must} be defined,
4528 because there is no other way to copy a datum from one place to another.
4529 If there are patterns accepting operands in larger modes,
4530 @samp{mov@var{m}} must be defined for integer modes of those sizes.
4532 Second, these patterns are not used solely in the RTL generation pass.
4533 Even the reload pass can generate move insns to copy values from stack
4534 slots into temporary registers. When it does so, one of the operands is
4535 a hard register and the other is an operand that can need to be reloaded
4539 Therefore, when given such a pair of operands, the pattern must generate
4540 RTL which needs no reloading and needs no temporary registers---no
4541 registers other than the operands. For example, if you support the
4542 pattern with a @code{define_expand}, then in such a case the
4543 @code{define_expand} mustn't call @code{force_reg} or any other such
4544 function which might generate new pseudo registers.
4546 This requirement exists even for subword modes on a RISC machine where
4547 fetching those modes from memory normally requires several insns and
4548 some temporary registers.
4550 @findex change_address
4551 During reload a memory reference with an invalid address may be passed
4552 as an operand. Such an address will be replaced with a valid address
4553 later in the reload pass. In this case, nothing may be done with the
4554 address except to use it as it stands. If it is copied, it will not be
4555 replaced with a valid address. No attempt should be made to make such
4556 an address into a valid address and no routine (such as
4557 @code{change_address}) that will do so may be called. Note that
4558 @code{general_operand} will fail when applied to such an address.
4560 @findex reload_in_progress
4561 The global variable @code{reload_in_progress} (which must be explicitly
4562 declared if required) can be used to determine whether such special
4563 handling is required.
4565 The variety of operands that have reloads depends on the rest of the
4566 machine description, but typically on a RISC machine these can only be
4567 pseudo registers that did not get hard registers, while on other
4568 machines explicit memory references will get optional reloads.
4570 If a scratch register is required to move an object to or from memory,
4571 it can be allocated using @code{gen_reg_rtx} prior to life analysis.
4573 If there are cases which need scratch registers during or after reload,
4574 you must provide an appropriate secondary_reload target hook.
4576 @findex can_create_pseudo_p
4577 The macro @code{can_create_pseudo_p} can be used to determine if it
4578 is unsafe to create new pseudo registers. If this variable is nonzero, then
4579 it is unsafe to call @code{gen_reg_rtx} to allocate a new pseudo.
4581 The constraints on a @samp{mov@var{m}} must permit moving any hard
4582 register to any other hard register provided that
4583 @code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK} permits mode @var{m} in both registers and
4584 @code{TARGET_REGISTER_MOVE_COST} applied to their classes returns a value
4587 It is obligatory to support floating point @samp{mov@var{m}}
4588 instructions into and out of any registers that can hold fixed point
4589 values, because unions and structures (which have modes @code{SImode} or
4590 @code{DImode}) can be in those registers and they may have floating
4593 There may also be a need to support fixed point @samp{mov@var{m}}
4594 instructions in and out of floating point registers. Unfortunately, I
4595 have forgotten why this was so, and I don't know whether it is still
4596 true. If @code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK} rejects fixed point values in
4597 floating point registers, then the constraints of the fixed point
4598 @samp{mov@var{m}} instructions must be designed to avoid ever trying to
4599 reload into a floating point register.
4601 @cindex @code{reload_in} instruction pattern
4602 @cindex @code{reload_out} instruction pattern
4603 @item @samp{reload_in@var{m}}
4604 @itemx @samp{reload_out@var{m}}
4605 These named patterns have been obsoleted by the target hook
4606 @code{secondary_reload}.
4608 Like @samp{mov@var{m}}, but used when a scratch register is required to
4609 move between operand 0 and operand 1. Operand 2 describes the scratch
4610 register. See the discussion of the @code{SECONDARY_RELOAD_CLASS}
4611 macro in @pxref{Register Classes}.
4613 There are special restrictions on the form of the @code{match_operand}s
4614 used in these patterns. First, only the predicate for the reload
4615 operand is examined, i.e., @code{reload_in} examines operand 1, but not
4616 the predicates for operand 0 or 2. Second, there may be only one
4617 alternative in the constraints. Third, only a single register class
4618 letter may be used for the constraint; subsequent constraint letters
4619 are ignored. As a special exception, an empty constraint string
4620 matches the @code{ALL_REGS} register class. This may relieve ports
4621 of the burden of defining an @code{ALL_REGS} constraint letter just
4624 @cindex @code{movstrict@var{m}} instruction pattern
4625 @item @samp{movstrict@var{m}}
4626 Like @samp{mov@var{m}} except that if operand 0 is a @code{subreg}
4627 with mode @var{m} of a register whose natural mode is wider,
4628 the @samp{movstrict@var{m}} instruction is guaranteed not to alter
4629 any of the register except the part which belongs to mode @var{m}.
4631 @cindex @code{movmisalign@var{m}} instruction pattern
4632 @item @samp{movmisalign@var{m}}
4633 This variant of a move pattern is designed to load or store a value
4634 from a memory address that is not naturally aligned for its mode.
4635 For a store, the memory will be in operand 0; for a load, the memory
4636 will be in operand 1. The other operand is guaranteed not to be a
4637 memory, so that it's easy to tell whether this is a load or store.
4639 This pattern is used by the autovectorizer, and when expanding a
4640 @code{MISALIGNED_INDIRECT_REF} expression.
4642 @cindex @code{load_multiple} instruction pattern
4643 @item @samp{load_multiple}
4644 Load several consecutive memory locations into consecutive registers.
4645 Operand 0 is the first of the consecutive registers, operand 1
4646 is the first memory location, and operand 2 is a constant: the
4647 number of consecutive registers.
4649 Define this only if the target machine really has such an instruction;
4650 do not define this if the most efficient way of loading consecutive
4651 registers from memory is to do them one at a time.
4653 On some machines, there are restrictions as to which consecutive
4654 registers can be stored into memory, such as particular starting or
4655 ending register numbers or only a range of valid counts. For those
4656 machines, use a @code{define_expand} (@pxref{Expander Definitions})
4657 and make the pattern fail if the restrictions are not met.
4659 Write the generated insn as a @code{parallel} with elements being a
4660 @code{set} of one register from the appropriate memory location (you may
4661 also need @code{use} or @code{clobber} elements). Use a
4662 @code{match_parallel} (@pxref{RTL Template}) to recognize the insn. See
4663 @file{rs6000.md} for examples of the use of this insn pattern.
4665 @cindex @samp{store_multiple} instruction pattern
4666 @item @samp{store_multiple}
4667 Similar to @samp{load_multiple}, but store several consecutive registers
4668 into consecutive memory locations. Operand 0 is the first of the
4669 consecutive memory locations, operand 1 is the first register, and
4670 operand 2 is a constant: the number of consecutive registers.
4672 @cindex @code{vec_load_lanes@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4673 @item @samp{vec_load_lanes@var{m}@var{n}}
4674 Perform an interleaved load of several vectors from memory operand 1
4675 into register operand 0. Both operands have mode @var{m}. The register
4676 operand is viewed as holding consecutive vectors of mode @var{n},
4677 while the memory operand is a flat array that contains the same number
4678 of elements. The operation is equivalent to:
4681 int c = GET_MODE_SIZE (@var{m}) / GET_MODE_SIZE (@var{n});
4682 for (j = 0; j < GET_MODE_NUNITS (@var{n}); j++)
4683 for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
4684 operand0[i][j] = operand1[j * c + i];
4687 For example, @samp{vec_load_lanestiv4hi} loads 8 16-bit values
4688 from memory into a register of mode @samp{TI}@. The register
4689 contains two consecutive vectors of mode @samp{V4HI}@.
4691 This pattern can only be used if:
4693 TARGET_ARRAY_MODE_SUPPORTED_P (@var{n}, @var{c})
4695 is true. GCC assumes that, if a target supports this kind of
4696 instruction for some mode @var{n}, it also supports unaligned
4697 loads for vectors of mode @var{n}.
4699 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
4701 @cindex @code{vec_store_lanes@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4702 @item @samp{vec_store_lanes@var{m}@var{n}}
4703 Equivalent to @samp{vec_load_lanes@var{m}@var{n}}, with the memory
4704 and register operands reversed. That is, the instruction is
4708 int c = GET_MODE_SIZE (@var{m}) / GET_MODE_SIZE (@var{n});
4709 for (j = 0; j < GET_MODE_NUNITS (@var{n}); j++)
4710 for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
4711 operand0[j * c + i] = operand1[i][j];
4714 for a memory operand 0 and register operand 1.
4716 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
4718 @cindex @code{vec_set@var{m}} instruction pattern
4719 @item @samp{vec_set@var{m}}
4720 Set given field in the vector value. Operand 0 is the vector to modify,
4721 operand 1 is new value of field and operand 2 specify the field index.
4723 @cindex @code{vec_extract@var{m}} instruction pattern
4724 @item @samp{vec_extract@var{m}}
4725 Extract given field from the vector value. Operand 1 is the vector, operand 2
4726 specify field index and operand 0 place to store value into.
4728 @cindex @code{vec_init@var{m}} instruction pattern
4729 @item @samp{vec_init@var{m}}
4730 Initialize the vector to given values. Operand 0 is the vector to initialize
4731 and operand 1 is parallel containing values for individual fields.
4733 @cindex @code{vec_cmp@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4734 @item @samp{vec_cmp@var{m}@var{n}}
4735 Output a vector comparison. Operand 0 of mode @var{n} is the destination for
4736 predicate in operand 1 which is a signed vector comparison with operands of
4737 mode @var{m} in operands 2 and 3. Predicate is computed by element-wise
4738 evaluation of the vector comparison with a truth value of all-ones and a false
4741 @cindex @code{vec_cmpu@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4742 @item @samp{vec_cmpu@var{m}@var{n}}
4743 Similar to @code{vec_cmp@var{m}@var{n}} but perform unsigned vector comparison.
4745 @cindex @code{vec_cmpeq@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4746 @item @samp{vec_cmpeq@var{m}@var{n}}
4747 Similar to @code{vec_cmp@var{m}@var{n}} but perform equality or non-equality
4748 vector comparison only. If @code{vec_cmp@var{m}@var{n}}
4749 or @code{vec_cmpu@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern is supported,
4750 it will be preferred over @code{vec_cmpeq@var{m}@var{n}}, so there is
4751 no need to define this instruction pattern if the others are supported.
4753 @cindex @code{vcond@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4754 @item @samp{vcond@var{m}@var{n}}
4755 Output a conditional vector move. Operand 0 is the destination to
4756 receive a combination of operand 1 and operand 2, which are of mode @var{m},
4757 dependent on the outcome of the predicate in operand 3 which is a signed
4758 vector comparison with operands of mode @var{n} in operands 4 and 5. The
4759 modes @var{m} and @var{n} should have the same size. Operand 0
4760 will be set to the value @var{op1} & @var{msk} | @var{op2} & ~@var{msk}
4761 where @var{msk} is computed by element-wise evaluation of the vector
4762 comparison with a truth value of all-ones and a false value of all-zeros.
4764 @cindex @code{vcondu@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4765 @item @samp{vcondu@var{m}@var{n}}
4766 Similar to @code{vcond@var{m}@var{n}} but performs unsigned vector
4769 @cindex @code{vcondeq@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4770 @item @samp{vcondeq@var{m}@var{n}}
4771 Similar to @code{vcond@var{m}@var{n}} but performs equality or
4772 non-equality vector comparison only. If @code{vcond@var{m}@var{n}}
4773 or @code{vcondu@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern is supported,
4774 it will be preferred over @code{vcondeq@var{m}@var{n}}, so there is
4775 no need to define this instruction pattern if the others are supported.
4777 @cindex @code{vcond_mask_@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4778 @item @samp{vcond_mask_@var{m}@var{n}}
4779 Similar to @code{vcond@var{m}@var{n}} but operand 3 holds a pre-computed
4780 result of vector comparison.
4782 @cindex @code{maskload@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4783 @item @samp{maskload@var{m}@var{n}}
4784 Perform a masked load of vector from memory operand 1 of mode @var{m}
4785 into register operand 0. Mask is provided in register operand 2 of
4788 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
4790 @cindex @code{maskstore@var{m}@var{n}} instruction pattern
4791 @item @samp{maskstore@var{m}@var{n}}
4792 Perform a masked store of vector from register operand 1 of mode @var{m}
4793 into memory operand 0. Mask is provided in register operand 2 of
4796 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
4798 @cindex @code{vec_perm@var{m}} instruction pattern
4799 @item @samp{vec_perm@var{m}}
4800 Output a (variable) vector permutation. Operand 0 is the destination
4801 to receive elements from operand 1 and operand 2, which are of mode
4802 @var{m}. Operand 3 is the @dfn{selector}. It is an integral mode
4803 vector of the same width and number of elements as mode @var{m}.
4805 The input elements are numbered from 0 in operand 1 through
4806 @math{2*@var{N}-1} in operand 2. The elements of the selector must
4807 be computed modulo @math{2*@var{N}}. Note that if
4808 @code{rtx_equal_p(operand1, operand2)}, this can be implemented
4809 with just operand 1 and selector elements modulo @var{N}.
4811 In order to make things easy for a number of targets, if there is no
4812 @samp{vec_perm} pattern for mode @var{m}, but there is for mode @var{q}
4813 where @var{q} is a vector of @code{QImode} of the same width as @var{m},
4814 the middle-end will lower the mode @var{m} @code{VEC_PERM_EXPR} to
4817 @cindex @code{vec_perm_const@var{m}} instruction pattern
4818 @item @samp{vec_perm_const@var{m}}
4819 Like @samp{vec_perm} except that the permutation is a compile-time
4820 constant. That is, operand 3, the @dfn{selector}, is a @code{CONST_VECTOR}.
4822 Some targets cannot perform a permutation with a variable selector,
4823 but can efficiently perform a constant permutation. Further, the
4824 target hook @code{vec_perm_ok} is queried to determine if the
4825 specific constant permutation is available efficiently; the named
4826 pattern is never expanded without @code{vec_perm_ok} returning true.
4828 There is no need for a target to supply both @samp{vec_perm@var{m}}
4829 and @samp{vec_perm_const@var{m}} if the former can trivially implement
4830 the operation with, say, the vector constant loaded into a register.
4832 @cindex @code{push@var{m}1} instruction pattern
4833 @item @samp{push@var{m}1}
4834 Output a push instruction. Operand 0 is value to push. Used only when
4835 @code{PUSH_ROUNDING} is defined. For historical reason, this pattern may be
4836 missing and in such case an @code{mov} expander is used instead, with a
4837 @code{MEM} expression forming the push operation. The @code{mov} expander
4838 method is deprecated.
4840 @cindex @code{add@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4841 @item @samp{add@var{m}3}
4842 Add operand 2 and operand 1, storing the result in operand 0. All operands
4843 must have mode @var{m}. This can be used even on two-address machines, by
4844 means of constraints requiring operands 1 and 0 to be the same location.
4846 @cindex @code{ssadd@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4847 @cindex @code{usadd@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4848 @cindex @code{sub@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4849 @cindex @code{sssub@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4850 @cindex @code{ussub@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4851 @cindex @code{mul@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4852 @cindex @code{ssmul@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4853 @cindex @code{usmul@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4854 @cindex @code{div@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4855 @cindex @code{ssdiv@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4856 @cindex @code{udiv@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4857 @cindex @code{usdiv@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4858 @cindex @code{mod@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4859 @cindex @code{umod@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4860 @cindex @code{umin@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4861 @cindex @code{umax@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4862 @cindex @code{and@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4863 @cindex @code{ior@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4864 @cindex @code{xor@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4865 @item @samp{ssadd@var{m}3}, @samp{usadd@var{m}3}
4866 @itemx @samp{sub@var{m}3}, @samp{sssub@var{m}3}, @samp{ussub@var{m}3}
4867 @itemx @samp{mul@var{m}3}, @samp{ssmul@var{m}3}, @samp{usmul@var{m}3}
4868 @itemx @samp{div@var{m}3}, @samp{ssdiv@var{m}3}
4869 @itemx @samp{udiv@var{m}3}, @samp{usdiv@var{m}3}
4870 @itemx @samp{mod@var{m}3}, @samp{umod@var{m}3}
4871 @itemx @samp{umin@var{m}3}, @samp{umax@var{m}3}
4872 @itemx @samp{and@var{m}3}, @samp{ior@var{m}3}, @samp{xor@var{m}3}
4873 Similar, for other arithmetic operations.
4875 @cindex @code{addv@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4876 @item @samp{addv@var{m}4}
4877 Like @code{add@var{m}3} but takes a @code{code_label} as operand 3 and
4878 emits code to jump to it if signed overflow occurs during the addition.
4879 This pattern is used to implement the built-in functions performing
4880 signed integer addition with overflow checking.
4882 @cindex @code{subv@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4883 @cindex @code{mulv@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4884 @item @samp{subv@var{m}4}, @samp{mulv@var{m}4}
4885 Similar, for other signed arithmetic operations.
4887 @cindex @code{uaddv@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4888 @item @samp{uaddv@var{m}4}
4889 Like @code{addv@var{m}4} but for unsigned addition. That is to
4890 say, the operation is the same as signed addition but the jump
4891 is taken only on unsigned overflow.
4893 @cindex @code{usubv@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4894 @cindex @code{umulv@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4895 @item @samp{usubv@var{m}4}, @samp{umulv@var{m}4}
4896 Similar, for other unsigned arithmetic operations.
4898 @cindex @code{addptr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4899 @item @samp{addptr@var{m}3}
4900 Like @code{add@var{m}3} but is guaranteed to only be used for address
4901 calculations. The expanded code is not allowed to clobber the
4902 condition code. It only needs to be defined if @code{add@var{m}3}
4903 sets the condition code. If adds used for address calculations and
4904 normal adds are not compatible it is required to expand a distinct
4905 pattern (e.g. using an unspec). The pattern is used by LRA to emit
4906 address calculations. @code{add@var{m}3} is used if
4907 @code{addptr@var{m}3} is not defined.
4909 @cindex @code{fma@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4910 @item @samp{fma@var{m}4}
4911 Multiply operand 2 and operand 1, then add operand 3, storing the
4912 result in operand 0 without doing an intermediate rounding step. All
4913 operands must have mode @var{m}. This pattern is used to implement
4914 the @code{fma}, @code{fmaf}, and @code{fmal} builtin functions from
4915 the ISO C99 standard.
4917 @cindex @code{fms@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4918 @item @samp{fms@var{m}4}
4919 Like @code{fma@var{m}4}, except operand 3 subtracted from the
4920 product instead of added to the product. This is represented
4924 (fma:@var{m} @var{op1} @var{op2} (neg:@var{m} @var{op3}))
4927 @cindex @code{fnma@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4928 @item @samp{fnma@var{m}4}
4929 Like @code{fma@var{m}4} except that the intermediate product
4930 is negated before being added to operand 3. This is represented
4934 (fma:@var{m} (neg:@var{m} @var{op1}) @var{op2} @var{op3})
4937 @cindex @code{fnms@var{m}4} instruction pattern
4938 @item @samp{fnms@var{m}4}
4939 Like @code{fms@var{m}4} except that the intermediate product
4940 is negated before subtracting operand 3. This is represented
4944 (fma:@var{m} (neg:@var{m} @var{op1}) @var{op2} (neg:@var{m} @var{op3}))
4947 @cindex @code{min@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4948 @cindex @code{max@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4949 @item @samp{smin@var{m}3}, @samp{smax@var{m}3}
4950 Signed minimum and maximum operations. When used with floating point,
4951 if both operands are zeros, or if either operand is @code{NaN}, then
4952 it is unspecified which of the two operands is returned as the result.
4954 @cindex @code{fmin@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4955 @cindex @code{fmax@var{m}3} instruction pattern
4956 @item @samp{fmin@var{m}3}, @samp{fmax@var{m}3}
4957 IEEE-conformant minimum and maximum operations. If one operand is a quiet
4958 @code{NaN}, then the other operand is returned. If both operands are quiet
4959 @code{NaN}, then a quiet @code{NaN} is returned. In the case when gcc supports
4960 signaling @code{NaN} (-fsignaling-nans) an invalid floating point exception is
4961 raised and a quiet @code{NaN} is returned.
4963 All operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
4964 floating-point mode. These patterns are not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
4966 @cindex @code{reduc_smin_scal_@var{m}} instruction pattern
4967 @cindex @code{reduc_smax_scal_@var{m}} instruction pattern
4968 @item @samp{reduc_smin_scal_@var{m}}, @samp{reduc_smax_scal_@var{m}}
4969 Find the signed minimum/maximum of the elements of a vector. The vector is
4970 operand 1, and operand 0 is the scalar result, with mode equal to the mode of
4971 the elements of the input vector.
4973 @cindex @code{reduc_umin_scal_@var{m}} instruction pattern
4974 @cindex @code{reduc_umax_scal_@var{m}} instruction pattern
4975 @item @samp{reduc_umin_scal_@var{m}}, @samp{reduc_umax_scal_@var{m}}
4976 Find the unsigned minimum/maximum of the elements of a vector. The vector is
4977 operand 1, and operand 0 is the scalar result, with mode equal to the mode of
4978 the elements of the input vector.
4980 @cindex @code{reduc_plus_scal_@var{m}} instruction pattern
4981 @item @samp{reduc_plus_scal_@var{m}}
4982 Compute the sum of the elements of a vector. The vector is operand 1, and
4983 operand 0 is the scalar result, with mode equal to the mode of the elements of
4986 @cindex @code{sdot_prod@var{m}} instruction pattern
4987 @item @samp{sdot_prod@var{m}}
4988 @cindex @code{udot_prod@var{m}} instruction pattern
4989 @itemx @samp{udot_prod@var{m}}
4990 Compute the sum of the products of two signed/unsigned elements.
4991 Operand 1 and operand 2 are of the same mode. Their product, which is of a
4992 wider mode, is computed and added to operand 3. Operand 3 is of a mode equal or
4993 wider than the mode of the product. The result is placed in operand 0, which
4994 is of the same mode as operand 3.
4996 @cindex @code{ssad@var{m}} instruction pattern
4997 @item @samp{ssad@var{m}}
4998 @cindex @code{usad@var{m}} instruction pattern
4999 @item @samp{usad@var{m}}
5000 Compute the sum of absolute differences of two signed/unsigned elements.
5001 Operand 1 and operand 2 are of the same mode. Their absolute difference, which
5002 is of a wider mode, is computed and added to operand 3. Operand 3 is of a mode
5003 equal or wider than the mode of the absolute difference. The result is placed
5004 in operand 0, which is of the same mode as operand 3.
5006 @cindex @code{widen_ssum@var{m3}} instruction pattern
5007 @item @samp{widen_ssum@var{m3}}
5008 @cindex @code{widen_usum@var{m3}} instruction pattern
5009 @itemx @samp{widen_usum@var{m3}}
5010 Operands 0 and 2 are of the same mode, which is wider than the mode of
5011 operand 1. Add operand 1 to operand 2 and place the widened result in
5012 operand 0. (This is used express accumulation of elements into an accumulator
5015 @cindex @code{vec_shr_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5016 @item @samp{vec_shr_@var{m}}
5017 Whole vector right shift in bits, i.e. towards element 0.
5018 Operand 1 is a vector to be shifted.
5019 Operand 2 is an integer shift amount in bits.
5020 Operand 0 is where the resulting shifted vector is stored.
5021 The output and input vectors should have the same modes.
5023 @cindex @code{vec_pack_trunc_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5024 @item @samp{vec_pack_trunc_@var{m}}
5025 Narrow (demote) and merge the elements of two vectors. Operands 1 and 2
5026 are vectors of the same mode having N integral or floating point elements
5027 of size S@. Operand 0 is the resulting vector in which 2*N elements of
5028 size N/2 are concatenated after narrowing them down using truncation.
5030 @cindex @code{vec_pack_ssat_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5031 @cindex @code{vec_pack_usat_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5032 @item @samp{vec_pack_ssat_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_pack_usat_@var{m}}
5033 Narrow (demote) and merge the elements of two vectors. Operands 1 and 2
5034 are vectors of the same mode having N integral elements of size S.
5035 Operand 0 is the resulting vector in which the elements of the two input
5036 vectors are concatenated after narrowing them down using signed/unsigned
5037 saturating arithmetic.
5039 @cindex @code{vec_pack_sfix_trunc_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5040 @cindex @code{vec_pack_ufix_trunc_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5041 @item @samp{vec_pack_sfix_trunc_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_pack_ufix_trunc_@var{m}}
5042 Narrow, convert to signed/unsigned integral type and merge the elements
5043 of two vectors. Operands 1 and 2 are vectors of the same mode having N
5044 floating point elements of size S@. Operand 0 is the resulting vector
5045 in which 2*N elements of size N/2 are concatenated.
5047 @cindex @code{vec_unpacks_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5048 @cindex @code{vec_unpacks_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5049 @item @samp{vec_unpacks_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_unpacks_lo_@var{m}}
5050 Extract and widen (promote) the high/low part of a vector of signed
5051 integral or floating point elements. The input vector (operand 1) has N
5052 elements of size S@. Widen (promote) the high/low elements of the vector
5053 using signed or floating point extension and place the resulting N/2
5054 values of size 2*S in the output vector (operand 0).
5056 @cindex @code{vec_unpacku_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5057 @cindex @code{vec_unpacku_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5058 @item @samp{vec_unpacku_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_unpacku_lo_@var{m}}
5059 Extract and widen (promote) the high/low part of a vector of unsigned
5060 integral elements. The input vector (operand 1) has N elements of size S.
5061 Widen (promote) the high/low elements of the vector using zero extension and
5062 place the resulting N/2 values of size 2*S in the output vector (operand 0).
5064 @cindex @code{vec_unpacks_float_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5065 @cindex @code{vec_unpacks_float_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5066 @cindex @code{vec_unpacku_float_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5067 @cindex @code{vec_unpacku_float_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5068 @item @samp{vec_unpacks_float_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_unpacks_float_lo_@var{m}}
5069 @itemx @samp{vec_unpacku_float_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_unpacku_float_lo_@var{m}}
5070 Extract, convert to floating point type and widen the high/low part of a
5071 vector of signed/unsigned integral elements. The input vector (operand 1)
5072 has N elements of size S@. Convert the high/low elements of the vector using
5073 floating point conversion and place the resulting N/2 values of size 2*S in
5074 the output vector (operand 0).
5076 @cindex @code{vec_widen_umult_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5077 @cindex @code{vec_widen_umult_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5078 @cindex @code{vec_widen_smult_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5079 @cindex @code{vec_widen_smult_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5080 @cindex @code{vec_widen_umult_even_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5081 @cindex @code{vec_widen_umult_odd_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5082 @cindex @code{vec_widen_smult_even_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5083 @cindex @code{vec_widen_smult_odd_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5084 @item @samp{vec_widen_umult_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_widen_umult_lo_@var{m}}
5085 @itemx @samp{vec_widen_smult_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_widen_smult_lo_@var{m}}
5086 @itemx @samp{vec_widen_umult_even_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_widen_umult_odd_@var{m}}
5087 @itemx @samp{vec_widen_smult_even_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_widen_smult_odd_@var{m}}
5088 Signed/Unsigned widening multiplication. The two inputs (operands 1 and 2)
5089 are vectors with N signed/unsigned elements of size S@. Multiply the high/low
5090 or even/odd elements of the two vectors, and put the N/2 products of size 2*S
5091 in the output vector (operand 0). A target shouldn't implement even/odd pattern
5092 pair if it is less efficient than lo/hi one.
5094 @cindex @code{vec_widen_ushiftl_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5095 @cindex @code{vec_widen_ushiftl_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5096 @cindex @code{vec_widen_sshiftl_hi_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5097 @cindex @code{vec_widen_sshiftl_lo_@var{m}} instruction pattern
5098 @item @samp{vec_widen_ushiftl_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_widen_ushiftl_lo_@var{m}}
5099 @itemx @samp{vec_widen_sshiftl_hi_@var{m}}, @samp{vec_widen_sshiftl_lo_@var{m}}
5100 Signed/Unsigned widening shift left. The first input (operand 1) is a vector
5101 with N signed/unsigned elements of size S@. Operand 2 is a constant. Shift
5102 the high/low elements of operand 1, and put the N/2 results of size 2*S in the
5103 output vector (operand 0).
5105 @cindex @code{mulhisi3} instruction pattern
5106 @item @samp{mulhisi3}
5107 Multiply operands 1 and 2, which have mode @code{HImode}, and store
5108 a @code{SImode} product in operand 0.
5110 @cindex @code{mulqihi3} instruction pattern
5111 @cindex @code{mulsidi3} instruction pattern
5112 @item @samp{mulqihi3}, @samp{mulsidi3}
5113 Similar widening-multiplication instructions of other widths.
5115 @cindex @code{umulqihi3} instruction pattern
5116 @cindex @code{umulhisi3} instruction pattern
5117 @cindex @code{umulsidi3} instruction pattern
5118 @item @samp{umulqihi3}, @samp{umulhisi3}, @samp{umulsidi3}
5119 Similar widening-multiplication instructions that do unsigned
5122 @cindex @code{usmulqihi3} instruction pattern
5123 @cindex @code{usmulhisi3} instruction pattern
5124 @cindex @code{usmulsidi3} instruction pattern
5125 @item @samp{usmulqihi3}, @samp{usmulhisi3}, @samp{usmulsidi3}
5126 Similar widening-multiplication instructions that interpret the first
5127 operand as unsigned and the second operand as signed, then do a signed
5130 @cindex @code{smul@var{m}3_highpart} instruction pattern
5131 @item @samp{smul@var{m}3_highpart}
5132 Perform a signed multiplication of operands 1 and 2, which have mode
5133 @var{m}, and store the most significant half of the product in operand 0.
5134 The least significant half of the product is discarded.
5136 @cindex @code{umul@var{m}3_highpart} instruction pattern
5137 @item @samp{umul@var{m}3_highpart}
5138 Similar, but the multiplication is unsigned.
5140 @cindex @code{madd@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5141 @item @samp{madd@var{m}@var{n}4}
5142 Multiply operands 1 and 2, sign-extend them to mode @var{n}, add
5143 operand 3, and store the result in operand 0. Operands 1 and 2
5144 have mode @var{m} and operands 0 and 3 have mode @var{n}.
5145 Both modes must be integer or fixed-point modes and @var{n} must be twice
5146 the size of @var{m}.
5148 In other words, @code{madd@var{m}@var{n}4} is like
5149 @code{mul@var{m}@var{n}3} except that it also adds operand 3.
5151 These instructions are not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5153 @cindex @code{umadd@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5154 @item @samp{umadd@var{m}@var{n}4}
5155 Like @code{madd@var{m}@var{n}4}, but zero-extend the multiplication
5156 operands instead of sign-extending them.
5158 @cindex @code{ssmadd@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5159 @item @samp{ssmadd@var{m}@var{n}4}
5160 Like @code{madd@var{m}@var{n}4}, but all involved operations must be
5163 @cindex @code{usmadd@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5164 @item @samp{usmadd@var{m}@var{n}4}
5165 Like @code{umadd@var{m}@var{n}4}, but all involved operations must be
5166 unsigned-saturating.
5168 @cindex @code{msub@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5169 @item @samp{msub@var{m}@var{n}4}
5170 Multiply operands 1 and 2, sign-extend them to mode @var{n}, subtract the
5171 result from operand 3, and store the result in operand 0. Operands 1 and 2
5172 have mode @var{m} and operands 0 and 3 have mode @var{n}.
5173 Both modes must be integer or fixed-point modes and @var{n} must be twice
5174 the size of @var{m}.
5176 In other words, @code{msub@var{m}@var{n}4} is like
5177 @code{mul@var{m}@var{n}3} except that it also subtracts the result
5180 These instructions are not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5182 @cindex @code{umsub@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5183 @item @samp{umsub@var{m}@var{n}4}
5184 Like @code{msub@var{m}@var{n}4}, but zero-extend the multiplication
5185 operands instead of sign-extending them.
5187 @cindex @code{ssmsub@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5188 @item @samp{ssmsub@var{m}@var{n}4}
5189 Like @code{msub@var{m}@var{n}4}, but all involved operations must be
5192 @cindex @code{usmsub@var{m}@var{n}4} instruction pattern
5193 @item @samp{usmsub@var{m}@var{n}4}
5194 Like @code{umsub@var{m}@var{n}4}, but all involved operations must be
5195 unsigned-saturating.
5197 @cindex @code{divmod@var{m}4} instruction pattern
5198 @item @samp{divmod@var{m}4}
5199 Signed division that produces both a quotient and a remainder.
5200 Operand 1 is divided by operand 2 to produce a quotient stored
5201 in operand 0 and a remainder stored in operand 3.
5203 For machines with an instruction that produces both a quotient and a
5204 remainder, provide a pattern for @samp{divmod@var{m}4} but do not
5205 provide patterns for @samp{div@var{m}3} and @samp{mod@var{m}3}. This
5206 allows optimization in the relatively common case when both the quotient
5207 and remainder are computed.
5209 If an instruction that just produces a quotient or just a remainder
5210 exists and is more efficient than the instruction that produces both,
5211 write the output routine of @samp{divmod@var{m}4} to call
5212 @code{find_reg_note} and look for a @code{REG_UNUSED} note on the
5213 quotient or remainder and generate the appropriate instruction.
5215 @cindex @code{udivmod@var{m}4} instruction pattern
5216 @item @samp{udivmod@var{m}4}
5217 Similar, but does unsigned division.
5219 @anchor{shift patterns}
5220 @cindex @code{ashl@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5221 @cindex @code{ssashl@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5222 @cindex @code{usashl@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5223 @item @samp{ashl@var{m}3}, @samp{ssashl@var{m}3}, @samp{usashl@var{m}3}
5224 Arithmetic-shift operand 1 left by a number of bits specified by operand
5225 2, and store the result in operand 0. Here @var{m} is the mode of
5226 operand 0 and operand 1; operand 2's mode is specified by the
5227 instruction pattern, and the compiler will convert the operand to that
5228 mode before generating the instruction. The shift or rotate expander
5229 or instruction pattern should explicitly specify the mode of the operand 2,
5230 it should never be @code{VOIDmode}. The meaning of out-of-range shift
5231 counts can optionally be specified by @code{TARGET_SHIFT_TRUNCATION_MASK}.
5232 @xref{TARGET_SHIFT_TRUNCATION_MASK}. Operand 2 is always a scalar type.
5234 @cindex @code{ashr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5235 @cindex @code{lshr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5236 @cindex @code{rotl@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5237 @cindex @code{rotr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5238 @item @samp{ashr@var{m}3}, @samp{lshr@var{m}3}, @samp{rotl@var{m}3}, @samp{rotr@var{m}3}
5239 Other shift and rotate instructions, analogous to the
5240 @code{ashl@var{m}3} instructions. Operand 2 is always a scalar type.
5242 @cindex @code{vashl@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5243 @cindex @code{vashr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5244 @cindex @code{vlshr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5245 @cindex @code{vrotl@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5246 @cindex @code{vrotr@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5247 @item @samp{vashl@var{m}3}, @samp{vashr@var{m}3}, @samp{vlshr@var{m}3}, @samp{vrotl@var{m}3}, @samp{vrotr@var{m}3}
5248 Vector shift and rotate instructions that take vectors as operand 2
5249 instead of a scalar type.
5251 @cindex @code{bswap@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5252 @item @samp{bswap@var{m}2}
5253 Reverse the order of bytes of operand 1 and store the result in operand 0.
5255 @cindex @code{neg@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5256 @cindex @code{ssneg@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5257 @cindex @code{usneg@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5258 @item @samp{neg@var{m}2}, @samp{ssneg@var{m}2}, @samp{usneg@var{m}2}
5259 Negate operand 1 and store the result in operand 0.
5261 @cindex @code{negv@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5262 @item @samp{negv@var{m}3}
5263 Like @code{neg@var{m}2} but takes a @code{code_label} as operand 2 and
5264 emits code to jump to it if signed overflow occurs during the negation.
5266 @cindex @code{abs@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5267 @item @samp{abs@var{m}2}
5268 Store the absolute value of operand 1 into operand 0.
5270 @cindex @code{sqrt@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5271 @item @samp{sqrt@var{m}2}
5272 Store the square root of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5273 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5275 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5277 @cindex @code{rsqrt@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5278 @item @samp{rsqrt@var{m}2}
5279 Store the reciprocal of the square root of operand 1 into operand 0.
5280 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5281 floating-point mode.
5283 On most architectures this pattern is only approximate, so either
5284 its C condition or the @code{TARGET_OPTAB_SUPPORTED_P} hook should
5285 check for the appropriate math flags. (Using the C condition is
5286 more direct, but using @code{TARGET_OPTAB_SUPPORTED_P} can be useful
5287 if a target-specific built-in also uses the @samp{rsqrt@var{m}2}
5290 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5292 @cindex @code{fmod@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5293 @item @samp{fmod@var{m}3}
5294 Store the remainder of dividing operand 1 by operand 2 into
5295 operand 0, rounded towards zero to an integer. All operands have
5296 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5298 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5300 @cindex @code{remainder@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5301 @item @samp{remainder@var{m}3}
5302 Store the remainder of dividing operand 1 by operand 2 into
5303 operand 0, rounded to the nearest integer. All operands have
5304 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5306 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5308 @cindex @code{scalb@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5309 @item @samp{scalb@var{m}3}
5310 Raise @code{FLT_RADIX} to the power of operand 2, multiply it by
5311 operand 1, and store the result in operand 0. All operands have
5312 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5314 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5316 @cindex @code{ldexp@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5317 @item @samp{ldexp@var{m}3}
5318 Raise 2 to the power of operand 2, multiply it by operand 1, and store
5319 the result in operand 0. Operands 0 and 1 have mode @var{m}, which is
5320 a scalar or vector floating-point mode. Operand 2's mode has
5321 the same number of elements as @var{m} and each element is wide
5322 enough to store an @code{int}. The integers are signed.
5324 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5326 @cindex @code{cos@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5327 @item @samp{cos@var{m}2}
5328 Store the cosine of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5329 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5331 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5333 @cindex @code{sin@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5334 @item @samp{sin@var{m}2}
5335 Store the sine of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5336 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5338 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5340 @cindex @code{sincos@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5341 @item @samp{sincos@var{m}3}
5342 Store the cosine of operand 2 into operand 0 and the sine of
5343 operand 2 into operand 1. All operands have mode @var{m},
5344 which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5346 Targets that can calculate the sine and cosine simultaneously can
5347 implement this pattern as opposed to implementing individual
5348 @code{sin@var{m}2} and @code{cos@var{m}2} patterns. The @code{sin}
5349 and @code{cos} built-in functions will then be expanded to the
5350 @code{sincos@var{m}3} pattern, with one of the output values
5353 @cindex @code{tan@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5354 @item @samp{tan@var{m}2}
5355 Store the tangent of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5356 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5358 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5360 @cindex @code{asin@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5361 @item @samp{asin@var{m}2}
5362 Store the arc sine of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5363 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5365 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5367 @cindex @code{acos@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5368 @item @samp{acos@var{m}2}
5369 Store the arc cosine of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5370 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5372 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5374 @cindex @code{atan@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5375 @item @samp{atan@var{m}2}
5376 Store the arc tangent of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands have
5377 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5379 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5381 @cindex @code{exp@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5382 @item @samp{exp@var{m}2}
5383 Raise e (the base of natural logarithms) to the power of operand 1
5384 and store the result in operand 0. Both operands have mode @var{m},
5385 which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5387 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5389 @cindex @code{expm1@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5390 @item @samp{expm1@var{m}2}
5391 Raise e (the base of natural logarithms) to the power of operand 1,
5392 subtract 1, and store the result in operand 0. Both operands have
5393 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5395 For inputs close to zero, the pattern is expected to be more
5396 accurate than a separate @code{exp@var{m}2} and @code{sub@var{m}3}
5399 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5401 @cindex @code{exp10@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5402 @item @samp{exp10@var{m}2}
5403 Raise 10 to the power of operand 1 and store the result in operand 0.
5404 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5405 floating-point mode.
5407 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5409 @cindex @code{exp2@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5410 @item @samp{exp2@var{m}2}
5411 Raise 2 to the power of operand 1 and store the result in operand 0.
5412 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5413 floating-point mode.
5415 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5417 @cindex @code{log@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5418 @item @samp{log@var{m}2}
5419 Store the natural logarithm of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands
5420 have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5422 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5424 @cindex @code{log1p@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5425 @item @samp{log1p@var{m}2}
5426 Add 1 to operand 1, compute the natural logarithm, and store
5427 the result in operand 0. Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is
5428 a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5430 For inputs close to zero, the pattern is expected to be more
5431 accurate than a separate @code{add@var{m}3} and @code{log@var{m}2}
5434 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5436 @cindex @code{log10@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5437 @item @samp{log10@var{m}2}
5438 Store the base-10 logarithm of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands
5439 have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5441 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5443 @cindex @code{log2@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5444 @item @samp{log2@var{m}2}
5445 Store the base-2 logarithm of operand 1 into operand 0. Both operands
5446 have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5448 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5450 @cindex @code{logb@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5451 @item @samp{logb@var{m}2}
5452 Store the base-@code{FLT_RADIX} logarithm of operand 1 into operand 0.
5453 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5454 floating-point mode.
5456 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5458 @cindex @code{significand@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5459 @item @samp{significand@var{m}2}
5460 Store the significand of floating-point operand 1 in operand 0.
5461 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5462 floating-point mode.
5464 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5466 @cindex @code{pow@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5467 @item @samp{pow@var{m}3}
5468 Store the value of operand 1 raised to the exponent operand 2
5469 into operand 0. All operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar
5470 or vector floating-point mode.
5472 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5474 @cindex @code{atan2@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5475 @item @samp{atan2@var{m}3}
5476 Store the arc tangent (inverse tangent) of operand 1 divided by
5477 operand 2 into operand 0, using the signs of both arguments to
5478 determine the quadrant of the result. All operands have mode
5479 @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5481 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5483 @cindex @code{floor@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5484 @item @samp{floor@var{m}2}
5485 Store the largest integral value not greater than operand 1 in operand 0.
5486 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5487 floating-point mode. If @option{-ffp-int-builtin-inexact} is in
5488 effect, the ``inexact'' exception may be raised for noninteger
5489 operands; otherwise, it may not.
5491 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5493 @cindex @code{btrunc@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5494 @item @samp{btrunc@var{m}2}
5495 Round operand 1 to an integer, towards zero, and store the result in
5496 operand 0. Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or
5497 vector floating-point mode. If @option{-ffp-int-builtin-inexact} is
5498 in effect, the ``inexact'' exception may be raised for noninteger
5499 operands; otherwise, it may not.
5501 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5503 @cindex @code{round@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5504 @item @samp{round@var{m}2}
5505 Round operand 1 to the nearest integer, rounding away from zero in the
5506 event of a tie, and store the result in operand 0. Both operands have
5507 mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode. If
5508 @option{-ffp-int-builtin-inexact} is in effect, the ``inexact''
5509 exception may be raised for noninteger operands; otherwise, it may
5512 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5514 @cindex @code{ceil@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5515 @item @samp{ceil@var{m}2}
5516 Store the smallest integral value not less than operand 1 in operand 0.
5517 Both operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector
5518 floating-point mode. If @option{-ffp-int-builtin-inexact} is in
5519 effect, the ``inexact'' exception may be raised for noninteger
5520 operands; otherwise, it may not.
5522 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5524 @cindex @code{nearbyint@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5525 @item @samp{nearbyint@var{m}2}
5526 Round operand 1 to an integer, using the current rounding mode, and
5527 store the result in operand 0. Do not raise an inexact condition when
5528 the result is different from the argument. Both operands have mode
5529 @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5531 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5533 @cindex @code{rint@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5534 @item @samp{rint@var{m}2}
5535 Round operand 1 to an integer, using the current rounding mode, and
5536 store the result in operand 0. Raise an inexact condition when
5537 the result is different from the argument. Both operands have mode
5538 @var{m}, which is a scalar or vector floating-point mode.
5540 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5542 @cindex @code{lrint@var{m}@var{n}2}
5543 @item @samp{lrint@var{m}@var{n}2}
5544 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to fixed
5545 point mode @var{n} as a signed number according to the current
5546 rounding mode and store in operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}).
5548 @cindex @code{lround@var{m}@var{n}2}
5549 @item @samp{lround@var{m}@var{n}2}
5550 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to fixed
5551 point mode @var{n} as a signed number rounding to nearest and away
5552 from zero and store in operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}).
5554 @cindex @code{lfloor@var{m}@var{n}2}
5555 @item @samp{lfloor@var{m}@var{n}2}
5556 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to fixed
5557 point mode @var{n} as a signed number rounding down and store in
5558 operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}).
5560 @cindex @code{lceil@var{m}@var{n}2}
5561 @item @samp{lceil@var{m}@var{n}2}
5562 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to fixed
5563 point mode @var{n} as a signed number rounding up and store in
5564 operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}).
5566 @cindex @code{copysign@var{m}3} instruction pattern
5567 @item @samp{copysign@var{m}3}
5568 Store a value with the magnitude of operand 1 and the sign of operand
5569 2 into operand 0. All operands have mode @var{m}, which is a scalar or
5570 vector floating-point mode.
5572 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5574 @cindex @code{ffs@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5575 @item @samp{ffs@var{m}2}
5576 Store into operand 0 one plus the index of the least significant 1-bit
5577 of operand 1. If operand 1 is zero, store zero.
5579 @var{m} is either a scalar or vector integer mode. When it is a scalar,
5580 operand 1 has mode @var{m} but operand 0 can have whatever scalar
5581 integer mode is suitable for the target. The compiler will insert
5582 conversion instructions as necessary (typically to convert the result
5583 to the same width as @code{int}). When @var{m} is a vector, both
5584 operands must have mode @var{m}.
5586 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5588 @cindex @code{clrsb@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5589 @item @samp{clrsb@var{m}2}
5590 Count leading redundant sign bits.
5591 Store into operand 0 the number of redundant sign bits in operand 1, starting
5592 at the most significant bit position.
5593 A redundant sign bit is defined as any sign bit after the first. As such,
5594 this count will be one less than the count of leading sign bits.
5596 @var{m} is either a scalar or vector integer mode. When it is a scalar,
5597 operand 1 has mode @var{m} but operand 0 can have whatever scalar
5598 integer mode is suitable for the target. The compiler will insert
5599 conversion instructions as necessary (typically to convert the result
5600 to the same width as @code{int}). When @var{m} is a vector, both
5601 operands must have mode @var{m}.
5603 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5605 @cindex @code{clz@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5606 @item @samp{clz@var{m}2}
5607 Store into operand 0 the number of leading 0-bits in operand 1, starting
5608 at the most significant bit position. If operand 1 is 0, the
5609 @code{CLZ_DEFINED_VALUE_AT_ZERO} (@pxref{Misc}) macro defines if
5610 the result is undefined or has a useful value.
5612 @var{m} is either a scalar or vector integer mode. When it is a scalar,
5613 operand 1 has mode @var{m} but operand 0 can have whatever scalar
5614 integer mode is suitable for the target. The compiler will insert
5615 conversion instructions as necessary (typically to convert the result
5616 to the same width as @code{int}). When @var{m} is a vector, both
5617 operands must have mode @var{m}.
5619 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5621 @cindex @code{ctz@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5622 @item @samp{ctz@var{m}2}
5623 Store into operand 0 the number of trailing 0-bits in operand 1, starting
5624 at the least significant bit position. If operand 1 is 0, the
5625 @code{CTZ_DEFINED_VALUE_AT_ZERO} (@pxref{Misc}) macro defines if
5626 the result is undefined or has a useful value.
5628 @var{m} is either a scalar or vector integer mode. When it is a scalar,
5629 operand 1 has mode @var{m} but operand 0 can have whatever scalar
5630 integer mode is suitable for the target. The compiler will insert
5631 conversion instructions as necessary (typically to convert the result
5632 to the same width as @code{int}). When @var{m} is a vector, both
5633 operands must have mode @var{m}.
5635 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5637 @cindex @code{popcount@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5638 @item @samp{popcount@var{m}2}
5639 Store into operand 0 the number of 1-bits in operand 1.
5641 @var{m} is either a scalar or vector integer mode. When it is a scalar,
5642 operand 1 has mode @var{m} but operand 0 can have whatever scalar
5643 integer mode is suitable for the target. The compiler will insert
5644 conversion instructions as necessary (typically to convert the result
5645 to the same width as @code{int}). When @var{m} is a vector, both
5646 operands must have mode @var{m}.
5648 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5650 @cindex @code{parity@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5651 @item @samp{parity@var{m}2}
5652 Store into operand 0 the parity of operand 1, i.e.@: the number of 1-bits
5653 in operand 1 modulo 2.
5655 @var{m} is either a scalar or vector integer mode. When it is a scalar,
5656 operand 1 has mode @var{m} but operand 0 can have whatever scalar
5657 integer mode is suitable for the target. The compiler will insert
5658 conversion instructions as necessary (typically to convert the result
5659 to the same width as @code{int}). When @var{m} is a vector, both
5660 operands must have mode @var{m}.
5662 This pattern is not allowed to @code{FAIL}.
5664 @cindex @code{one_cmpl@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5665 @item @samp{one_cmpl@var{m}2}
5666 Store the bitwise-complement of operand 1 into operand 0.
5668 @cindex @code{movmem@var{m}} instruction pattern
5669 @item @samp{movmem@var{m}}
5670 Block move instruction. The destination and source blocks of memory
5671 are the first two operands, and both are @code{mem:BLK}s with an
5672 address in mode @code{Pmode}.
5674 The number of bytes to move is the third operand, in mode @var{m}.
5675 Usually, you specify @code{Pmode} for @var{m}. However, if you can
5676 generate better code knowing the range of valid lengths is smaller than
5677 those representable in a full Pmode pointer, you should provide
5679 mode corresponding to the range of values you can handle efficiently
5680 (e.g., @code{QImode} for values in the range 0--127; note we avoid numbers
5681 that appear negative) and also a pattern with @code{Pmode}.
5683 The fourth operand is the known shared alignment of the source and
5684 destination, in the form of a @code{const_int} rtx. Thus, if the
5685 compiler knows that both source and destination are word-aligned,
5686 it may provide the value 4 for this operand.
5688 Optional operands 5 and 6 specify expected alignment and size of block
5689 respectively. The expected alignment differs from alignment in operand 4
5690 in a way that the blocks are not required to be aligned according to it in
5691 all cases. This expected alignment is also in bytes, just like operand 4.
5692 Expected size, when unknown, is set to @code{(const_int -1)}.
5694 Descriptions of multiple @code{movmem@var{m}} patterns can only be
5695 beneficial if the patterns for smaller modes have fewer restrictions
5696 on their first, second and fourth operands. Note that the mode @var{m}
5697 in @code{movmem@var{m}} does not impose any restriction on the mode of
5698 individually moved data units in the block.
5700 These patterns need not give special consideration to the possibility
5701 that the source and destination strings might overlap.
5703 @cindex @code{movstr} instruction pattern
5705 String copy instruction, with @code{stpcpy} semantics. Operand 0 is
5706 an output operand in mode @code{Pmode}. The addresses of the
5707 destination and source strings are operands 1 and 2, and both are
5708 @code{mem:BLK}s with addresses in mode @code{Pmode}. The execution of
5709 the expansion of this pattern should store in operand 0 the address in
5710 which the @code{NUL} terminator was stored in the destination string.
5712 This patern has also several optional operands that are same as in
5715 @cindex @code{setmem@var{m}} instruction pattern
5716 @item @samp{setmem@var{m}}
5717 Block set instruction. The destination string is the first operand,
5718 given as a @code{mem:BLK} whose address is in mode @code{Pmode}. The
5719 number of bytes to set is the second operand, in mode @var{m}. The value to
5720 initialize the memory with is the third operand. Targets that only support the
5721 clearing of memory should reject any value that is not the constant 0. See
5722 @samp{movmem@var{m}} for a discussion of the choice of mode.
5724 The fourth operand is the known alignment of the destination, in the form
5725 of a @code{const_int} rtx. Thus, if the compiler knows that the
5726 destination is word-aligned, it may provide the value 4 for this
5729 Optional operands 5 and 6 specify expected alignment and size of block
5730 respectively. The expected alignment differs from alignment in operand 4
5731 in a way that the blocks are not required to be aligned according to it in
5732 all cases. This expected alignment is also in bytes, just like operand 4.
5733 Expected size, when unknown, is set to @code{(const_int -1)}.
5734 Operand 7 is the minimal size of the block and operand 8 is the
5735 maximal size of the block (NULL if it can not be represented as CONST_INT).
5736 Operand 9 is the probable maximal size (i.e. we can not rely on it for correctness,
5737 but it can be used for choosing proper code sequence for a given size).
5739 The use for multiple @code{setmem@var{m}} is as for @code{movmem@var{m}}.
5741 @cindex @code{cmpstrn@var{m}} instruction pattern
5742 @item @samp{cmpstrn@var{m}}
5743 String compare instruction, with five operands. Operand 0 is the output;
5744 it has mode @var{m}. The remaining four operands are like the operands
5745 of @samp{movmem@var{m}}. The two memory blocks specified are compared
5746 byte by byte in lexicographic order starting at the beginning of each
5747 string. The instruction is not allowed to prefetch more than one byte
5748 at a time since either string may end in the first byte and reading past
5749 that may access an invalid page or segment and cause a fault. The
5750 comparison terminates early if the fetched bytes are different or if
5751 they are equal to zero. The effect of the instruction is to store a
5752 value in operand 0 whose sign indicates the result of the comparison.
5754 @cindex @code{cmpstr@var{m}} instruction pattern
5755 @item @samp{cmpstr@var{m}}
5756 String compare instruction, without known maximum length. Operand 0 is the
5757 output; it has mode @var{m}. The second and third operand are the blocks of
5758 memory to be compared; both are @code{mem:BLK} with an address in mode
5761 The fourth operand is the known shared alignment of the source and
5762 destination, in the form of a @code{const_int} rtx. Thus, if the
5763 compiler knows that both source and destination are word-aligned,
5764 it may provide the value 4 for this operand.
5766 The two memory blocks specified are compared byte by byte in lexicographic
5767 order starting at the beginning of each string. The instruction is not allowed
5768 to prefetch more than one byte at a time since either string may end in the
5769 first byte and reading past that may access an invalid page or segment and
5770 cause a fault. The comparison will terminate when the fetched bytes
5771 are different or if they are equal to zero. The effect of the
5772 instruction is to store a value in operand 0 whose sign indicates the
5773 result of the comparison.
5775 @cindex @code{cmpmem@var{m}} instruction pattern
5776 @item @samp{cmpmem@var{m}}
5777 Block compare instruction, with five operands like the operands
5778 of @samp{cmpstr@var{m}}. The two memory blocks specified are compared
5779 byte by byte in lexicographic order starting at the beginning of each
5780 block. Unlike @samp{cmpstr@var{m}} the instruction can prefetch
5781 any bytes in the two memory blocks. Also unlike @samp{cmpstr@var{m}}
5782 the comparison will not stop if both bytes are zero. The effect of
5783 the instruction is to store a value in operand 0 whose sign indicates
5784 the result of the comparison.
5786 @cindex @code{strlen@var{m}} instruction pattern
5787 @item @samp{strlen@var{m}}
5788 Compute the length of a string, with three operands.
5789 Operand 0 is the result (of mode @var{m}), operand 1 is
5790 a @code{mem} referring to the first character of the string,
5791 operand 2 is the character to search for (normally zero),
5792 and operand 3 is a constant describing the known alignment
5793 of the beginning of the string.
5795 @cindex @code{float@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5796 @item @samp{float@var{m}@var{n}2}
5797 Convert signed integer operand 1 (valid for fixed point mode @var{m}) to
5798 floating point mode @var{n} and store in operand 0 (which has mode
5801 @cindex @code{floatuns@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5802 @item @samp{floatuns@var{m}@var{n}2}
5803 Convert unsigned integer operand 1 (valid for fixed point mode @var{m})
5804 to floating point mode @var{n} and store in operand 0 (which has mode
5807 @cindex @code{fix@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5808 @item @samp{fix@var{m}@var{n}2}
5809 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to fixed
5810 point mode @var{n} as a signed number and store in operand 0 (which
5811 has mode @var{n}). This instruction's result is defined only when
5812 the value of operand 1 is an integer.
5814 If the machine description defines this pattern, it also needs to
5815 define the @code{ftrunc} pattern.
5817 @cindex @code{fixuns@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5818 @item @samp{fixuns@var{m}@var{n}2}
5819 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to fixed
5820 point mode @var{n} as an unsigned number and store in operand 0 (which
5821 has mode @var{n}). This instruction's result is defined only when the
5822 value of operand 1 is an integer.
5824 @cindex @code{ftrunc@var{m}2} instruction pattern
5825 @item @samp{ftrunc@var{m}2}
5826 Convert operand 1 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}) to an
5827 integer value, still represented in floating point mode @var{m}, and
5828 store it in operand 0 (valid for floating point mode @var{m}).
5830 @cindex @code{fix_trunc@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5831 @item @samp{fix_trunc@var{m}@var{n}2}
5832 Like @samp{fix@var{m}@var{n}2} but works for any floating point value
5833 of mode @var{m} by converting the value to an integer.
5835 @cindex @code{fixuns_trunc@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5836 @item @samp{fixuns_trunc@var{m}@var{n}2}
5837 Like @samp{fixuns@var{m}@var{n}2} but works for any floating point
5838 value of mode @var{m} by converting the value to an integer.
5840 @cindex @code{trunc@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5841 @item @samp{trunc@var{m}@var{n}2}
5842 Truncate operand 1 (valid for mode @var{m}) to mode @var{n} and
5843 store in operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}). Both modes must be fixed
5844 point or both floating point.
5846 @cindex @code{extend@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5847 @item @samp{extend@var{m}@var{n}2}
5848 Sign-extend operand 1 (valid for mode @var{m}) to mode @var{n} and
5849 store in operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}). Both modes must be fixed
5850 point or both floating point.
5852 @cindex @code{zero_extend@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5853 @item @samp{zero_extend@var{m}@var{n}2}
5854 Zero-extend operand 1 (valid for mode @var{m}) to mode @var{n} and
5855 store in operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}). Both modes must be fixed
5858 @cindex @code{fract@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5859 @item @samp{fract@var{m}@var{n}2}
5860 Convert operand 1 of mode @var{m} to mode @var{n} and store in
5861 operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}). Mode @var{m} and mode @var{n}
5862 could be fixed-point to fixed-point, signed integer to fixed-point,
5863 fixed-point to signed integer, floating-point to fixed-point,
5864 or fixed-point to floating-point.
5865 When overflows or underflows happen, the results are undefined.
5867 @cindex @code{satfract@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5868 @item @samp{satfract@var{m}@var{n}2}
5869 Convert operand 1 of mode @var{m} to mode @var{n} and store in
5870 operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}). Mode @var{m} and mode @var{n}
5871 could be fixed-point to fixed-point, signed integer to fixed-point,
5872 or floating-point to fixed-point.
5873 When overflows or underflows happen, the instruction saturates the
5874 results to the maximum or the minimum.
5876 @cindex @code{fractuns@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5877 @item @samp{fractuns@var{m}@var{n}2}
5878 Convert operand 1 of mode @var{m} to mode @var{n} and store in
5879 operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}). Mode @var{m} and mode @var{n}
5880 could be unsigned integer to fixed-point, or
5881 fixed-point to unsigned integer.
5882 When overflows or underflows happen, the results are undefined.
5884 @cindex @code{satfractuns@var{m}@var{n}2} instruction pattern
5885 @item @samp{satfractuns@var{m}@var{n}2}
5886 Convert unsigned integer operand 1 of mode @var{m} to fixed-point mode
5887 @var{n} and store in operand 0 (which has mode @var{n}).
5888 When overflows or underflows happen, the instruction saturates the
5889 results to the maximum or the minimum.
5891 @cindex @code{extv@var{m}} instruction pattern
5892 @item @samp{extv@var{m}}
5893 Extract a bit-field from register operand 1, sign-extend it, and store
5894 it in operand 0. Operand 2 specifies the width of the field in bits
5895 and operand 3 the starting bit, which counts from the most significant
5896 bit if @samp{BITS_BIG_ENDIAN} is true and from the least significant bit
5899 Operands 0 and 1 both have mode @var{m}. Operands 2 and 3 have a
5900 target-specific mode.
5902 @cindex @code{extvmisalign@var{m}} instruction pattern
5903 @item @samp{extvmisalign@var{m}}
5904 Extract a bit-field from memory operand 1, sign extend it, and store
5905 it in operand 0. Operand 2 specifies the width in bits and operand 3
5906 the starting bit. The starting bit is always somewhere in the first byte of
5907 operand 1; it counts from the most significant bit if @samp{BITS_BIG_ENDIAN}
5908 is true and from the least significant bit otherwise.
5910 Operand 0 has mode @var{m} while operand 1 has @code{BLK} mode.
5911 Operands 2 and 3 have a target-specific mode.
5913 The instruction must not read beyond the last byte of the bit-field.
5915 @cindex @code{extzv@var{m}} instruction pattern
5916 @item @samp{extzv@var{m}}
5917 Like @samp{extv@var{m}} except that the bit-field value is zero-extended.
5919 @cindex @code{extzvmisalign@var{m}} instruction pattern
5920 @item @samp{extzvmisalign@var{m}}
5921 Like @samp{extvmisalign@var{m}} except that the bit-field value is
5924 @cindex @code{insv@var{m}} instruction pattern
5925 @item @samp{insv@var{m}}
5926 Insert operand 3 into a bit-field of register operand 0. Operand 1
5927 specifies the width of the field in bits and operand 2 the starting bit,
5928 which counts from the most significant bit if @samp{BITS_BIG_ENDIAN}
5929 is true and from the least significant bit otherwise.
5931 Operands 0 and 3 both have mode @var{m}. Operands 1 and 2 have a
5932 target-specific mode.
5934 @cindex @code{insvmisalign@var{m}} instruction pattern
5935 @item @samp{insvmisalign@var{m}}
5936 Insert operand 3 into a bit-field of memory operand 0. Operand 1
5937 specifies the width of the field in bits and operand 2 the starting bit.
5938 The starting bit is always somewhere in the first byte of operand 0;
5939 it counts from the most significant bit if @samp{BITS_BIG_ENDIAN}
5940 is true and from the least significant bit otherwise.
5942 Operand 3 has mode @var{m} while operand 0 has @code{BLK} mode.
5943 Operands 1 and 2 have a target-specific mode.
5945 The instruction must not read or write beyond the last byte of the bit-field.
5947 @cindex @code{extv} instruction pattern
5949 Extract a bit-field from operand 1 (a register or memory operand), where
5950 operand 2 specifies the width in bits and operand 3 the starting bit,
5951 and store it in operand 0. Operand 0 must have mode @code{word_mode}.
5952 Operand 1 may have mode @code{byte_mode} or @code{word_mode}; often
5953 @code{word_mode} is allowed only for registers. Operands 2 and 3 must
5954 be valid for @code{word_mode}.
5956 The RTL generation pass generates this instruction only with constants
5957 for operands 2 and 3 and the constant is never zero for operand 2.
5959 The bit-field value is sign-extended to a full word integer
5960 before it is stored in operand 0.
5962 This pattern is deprecated; please use @samp{extv@var{m}} and
5963 @code{extvmisalign@var{m}} instead.
5965 @cindex @code{extzv} instruction pattern
5967 Like @samp{extv} except that the bit-field value is zero-extended.
5969 This pattern is deprecated; please use @samp{extzv@var{m}} and
5970 @code{extzvmisalign@var{m}} instead.
5972 @cindex @code{insv} instruction pattern
5974 Store operand 3 (which must be valid for @code{word_mode}) into a
5975 bit-field in operand 0, where operand 1 specifies the width in bits and
5976 operand 2 the starting bit. Operand 0 may have mode @code{byte_mode} or
5977 @code{word_mode}; often @code{word_mode} is allowed only for registers.
5978 Operands 1 and 2 must be valid for @code{word_mode}.
5980 The RTL generation pass generates this instruction only with constants
5981 for operands 1 and 2 and the constant is never zero for operand 1.
5983 This pattern is deprecated; please use @samp{insv@var{m}} and
5984 @code{insvmisalign@var{m}} instead.
5986 @cindex @code{mov@var{mode}cc} instruction pattern
5987 @item @samp{mov@var{mode}cc}
5988 Conditionally move operand 2 or operand 3 into operand 0 according to the
5989 comparison in operand 1. If the comparison is true, operand 2 is moved
5990 into operand 0, otherwise operand 3 is moved.
5992 The mode of the operands being compared need not be the same as the operands
5993 being moved. Some machines, sparc64 for example, have instructions that
5994 conditionally move an integer value based on the floating point condition
5995 codes and vice versa.
5997 If the machine does not have conditional move instructions, do not
5998 define these patterns.
6000 @cindex @code{add@var{mode}cc} instruction pattern
6001 @item @samp{add@var{mode}cc}
6002 Similar to @samp{mov@var{mode}cc} but for conditional addition. Conditionally
6003 move operand 2 or (operands 2 + operand 3) into operand 0 according to the
6004 comparison in operand 1. If the comparison is false, operand 2 is moved into
6005 operand 0, otherwise (operand 2 + operand 3) is moved.
6007 @cindex @code{neg@var{mode}cc} instruction pattern
6008 @item @samp{neg@var{mode}cc}
6009 Similar to @samp{mov@var{mode}cc} but for conditional negation. Conditionally
6010 move the negation of operand 2 or the unchanged operand 3 into operand 0
6011 according to the comparison in operand 1. If the comparison is true, the negation
6012 of operand 2 is moved into operand 0, otherwise operand 3 is moved.
6014 @cindex @code{not@var{mode}cc} instruction pattern
6015 @item @samp{not@var{mode}cc}
6016 Similar to @samp{neg@var{mode}cc} but for conditional complement.
6017 Conditionally move the bitwise complement of operand 2 or the unchanged
6018 operand 3 into operand 0 according to the comparison in operand 1.
6019 If the comparison is true, the complement of operand 2 is moved into
6020 operand 0, otherwise operand 3 is moved.
6022 @cindex @code{cstore@var{mode}4} instruction pattern
6023 @item @samp{cstore@var{mode}4}
6024 Store zero or nonzero in operand 0 according to whether a comparison
6025 is true. Operand 1 is a comparison operator. Operand 2 and operand 3
6026 are the first and second operand of the comparison, respectively.
6027 You specify the mode that operand 0 must have when you write the
6028 @code{match_operand} expression. The compiler automatically sees which
6029 mode you have used and supplies an operand of that mode.
6031 The value stored for a true condition must have 1 as its low bit, or
6032 else must be negative. Otherwise the instruction is not suitable and
6033 you should omit it from the machine description. You describe to the
6034 compiler exactly which value is stored by defining the macro
6035 @code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} (@pxref{Misc}). If a description cannot be
6036 found that can be used for all the possible comparison operators, you
6037 should pick one and use a @code{define_expand} to map all results
6038 onto the one you chose.
6040 These operations may @code{FAIL}, but should do so only in relatively
6041 uncommon cases; if they would @code{FAIL} for common cases involving
6042 integer comparisons, it is best to restrict the predicates to not
6043 allow these operands. Likewise if a given comparison operator will
6044 always fail, independent of the operands (for floating-point modes, the
6045 @code{ordered_comparison_operator} predicate is often useful in this case).
6047 If this pattern is omitted, the compiler will generate a conditional
6048 branch---for example, it may copy a constant one to the target and branching
6049 around an assignment of zero to the target---or a libcall. If the predicate
6050 for operand 1 only rejects some operators, it will also try reordering the
6051 operands and/or inverting the result value (e.g.@: by an exclusive OR).
6052 These possibilities could be cheaper or equivalent to the instructions
6053 used for the @samp{cstore@var{mode}4} pattern followed by those required
6054 to convert a positive result from @code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} to 1; in this
6055 case, you can and should make operand 1's predicate reject some operators
6056 in the @samp{cstore@var{mode}4} pattern, or remove the pattern altogether
6057 from the machine description.
6059 @cindex @code{cbranch@var{mode}4} instruction pattern
6060 @item @samp{cbranch@var{mode}4}
6061 Conditional branch instruction combined with a compare instruction.
6062 Operand 0 is a comparison operator. Operand 1 and operand 2 are the
6063 first and second operands of the comparison, respectively. Operand 3
6064 is the @code{code_label} to jump to.
6066 @cindex @code{jump} instruction pattern
6068 A jump inside a function; an unconditional branch. Operand 0 is the
6069 @code{code_label} to jump to. This pattern name is mandatory on all
6072 @cindex @code{call} instruction pattern
6074 Subroutine call instruction returning no value. Operand 0 is the
6075 function to call; operand 1 is the number of bytes of arguments pushed
6076 as a @code{const_int}; operand 2 is the number of registers used as
6079 On most machines, operand 2 is not actually stored into the RTL
6080 pattern. It is supplied for the sake of some RISC machines which need
6081 to put this information into the assembler code; they can put it in
6082 the RTL instead of operand 1.
6084 Operand 0 should be a @code{mem} RTX whose address is the address of the
6085 function. Note, however, that this address can be a @code{symbol_ref}
6086 expression even if it would not be a legitimate memory address on the
6087 target machine. If it is also not a valid argument for a call
6088 instruction, the pattern for this operation should be a
6089 @code{define_expand} (@pxref{Expander Definitions}) that places the
6090 address into a register and uses that register in the call instruction.
6092 @cindex @code{call_value} instruction pattern
6093 @item @samp{call_value}
6094 Subroutine call instruction returning a value. Operand 0 is the hard
6095 register in which the value is returned. There are three more
6096 operands, the same as the three operands of the @samp{call}
6097 instruction (but with numbers increased by one).
6099 Subroutines that return @code{BLKmode} objects use the @samp{call}
6102 @cindex @code{call_pop} instruction pattern
6103 @cindex @code{call_value_pop} instruction pattern
6104 @item @samp{call_pop}, @samp{call_value_pop}
6105 Similar to @samp{call} and @samp{call_value}, except used if defined and
6106 if @code{RETURN_POPS_ARGS} is nonzero. They should emit a @code{parallel}
6107 that contains both the function call and a @code{set} to indicate the
6108 adjustment made to the frame pointer.
6110 For machines where @code{RETURN_POPS_ARGS} can be nonzero, the use of these
6111 patterns increases the number of functions for which the frame pointer
6112 can be eliminated, if desired.
6114 @cindex @code{untyped_call} instruction pattern
6115 @item @samp{untyped_call}
6116 Subroutine call instruction returning a value of any type. Operand 0 is
6117 the function to call; operand 1 is a memory location where the result of
6118 calling the function is to be stored; operand 2 is a @code{parallel}
6119 expression where each element is a @code{set} expression that indicates
6120 the saving of a function return value into the result block.
6122 This instruction pattern should be defined to support
6123 @code{__builtin_apply} on machines where special instructions are needed
6124 to call a subroutine with arbitrary arguments or to save the value
6125 returned. This instruction pattern is required on machines that have
6126 multiple registers that can hold a return value
6127 (i.e.@: @code{FUNCTION_VALUE_REGNO_P} is true for more than one register).
6129 @cindex @code{return} instruction pattern
6131 Subroutine return instruction. This instruction pattern name should be
6132 defined only if a single instruction can do all the work of returning
6135 Like the @samp{mov@var{m}} patterns, this pattern is also used after the
6136 RTL generation phase. In this case it is to support machines where
6137 multiple instructions are usually needed to return from a function, but
6138 some class of functions only requires one instruction to implement a
6139 return. Normally, the applicable functions are those which do not need
6140 to save any registers or allocate stack space.
6142 It is valid for this pattern to expand to an instruction using
6143 @code{simple_return} if no epilogue is required.
6145 @cindex @code{simple_return} instruction pattern
6146 @item @samp{simple_return}
6147 Subroutine return instruction. This instruction pattern name should be
6148 defined only if a single instruction can do all the work of returning
6149 from a function on a path where no epilogue is required. This pattern
6150 is very similar to the @code{return} instruction pattern, but it is emitted
6151 only by the shrink-wrapping optimization on paths where the function
6152 prologue has not been executed, and a function return should occur without
6153 any of the effects of the epilogue. Additional uses may be introduced on
6154 paths where both the prologue and the epilogue have executed.
6156 @findex reload_completed
6157 @findex leaf_function_p
6158 For such machines, the condition specified in this pattern should only
6159 be true when @code{reload_completed} is nonzero and the function's
6160 epilogue would only be a single instruction. For machines with register
6161 windows, the routine @code{leaf_function_p} may be used to determine if
6162 a register window push is required.
6164 Machines that have conditional return instructions should define patterns
6170 (if_then_else (match_operator
6171 0 "comparison_operator"
6172 [(cc0) (const_int 0)])
6179 where @var{condition} would normally be the same condition specified on the
6180 named @samp{return} pattern.
6182 @cindex @code{untyped_return} instruction pattern
6183 @item @samp{untyped_return}
6184 Untyped subroutine return instruction. This instruction pattern should
6185 be defined to support @code{__builtin_return} on machines where special
6186 instructions are needed to return a value of any type.
6188 Operand 0 is a memory location where the result of calling a function
6189 with @code{__builtin_apply} is stored; operand 1 is a @code{parallel}
6190 expression where each element is a @code{set} expression that indicates
6191 the restoring of a function return value from the result block.
6193 @cindex @code{nop} instruction pattern
6195 No-op instruction. This instruction pattern name should always be defined
6196 to output a no-op in assembler code. @code{(const_int 0)} will do as an
6199 @cindex @code{indirect_jump} instruction pattern
6200 @item @samp{indirect_jump}
6201 An instruction to jump to an address which is operand zero.
6202 This pattern name is mandatory on all machines.
6204 @cindex @code{casesi} instruction pattern
6206 Instruction to jump through a dispatch table, including bounds checking.
6207 This instruction takes five operands:
6211 The index to dispatch on, which has mode @code{SImode}.
6214 The lower bound for indices in the table, an integer constant.
6217 The total range of indices in the table---the largest index
6218 minus the smallest one (both inclusive).
6221 A label that precedes the table itself.
6224 A label to jump to if the index has a value outside the bounds.
6227 The table is an @code{addr_vec} or @code{addr_diff_vec} inside of a
6228 @code{jump_table_data}. The number of elements in the table is one plus the
6229 difference between the upper bound and the lower bound.
6231 @cindex @code{tablejump} instruction pattern
6232 @item @samp{tablejump}
6233 Instruction to jump to a variable address. This is a low-level
6234 capability which can be used to implement a dispatch table when there
6235 is no @samp{casesi} pattern.
6237 This pattern requires two operands: the address or offset, and a label
6238 which should immediately precede the jump table. If the macro
6239 @code{CASE_VECTOR_PC_RELATIVE} evaluates to a nonzero value then the first
6240 operand is an offset which counts from the address of the table; otherwise,
6241 it is an absolute address to jump to. In either case, the first operand has
6244 The @samp{tablejump} insn is always the last insn before the jump
6245 table it uses. Its assembler code normally has no need to use the
6246 second operand, but you should incorporate it in the RTL pattern so
6247 that the jump optimizer will not delete the table as unreachable code.
6250 @cindex @code{decrement_and_branch_until_zero} instruction pattern
6251 @item @samp{decrement_and_branch_until_zero}
6252 Conditional branch instruction that decrements a register and
6253 jumps if the register is nonzero. Operand 0 is the register to
6254 decrement and test; operand 1 is the label to jump to if the
6255 register is nonzero. @xref{Looping Patterns}.
6257 This optional instruction pattern is only used by the combiner,
6258 typically for loops reversed by the loop optimizer when strength
6259 reduction is enabled.
6261 @cindex @code{doloop_end} instruction pattern
6262 @item @samp{doloop_end}
6263 Conditional branch instruction that decrements a register and
6264 jumps if the register is nonzero. Operand 0 is the register to
6265 decrement and test; operand 1 is the label to jump to if the
6266 register is nonzero.
6267 @xref{Looping Patterns}.
6269 This optional instruction pattern should be defined for machines with
6270 low-overhead looping instructions as the loop optimizer will try to
6271 modify suitable loops to utilize it. The target hook
6272 @code{TARGET_CAN_USE_DOLOOP_P} controls the conditions under which
6273 low-overhead loops can be used.
6275 @cindex @code{doloop_begin} instruction pattern
6276 @item @samp{doloop_begin}
6277 Companion instruction to @code{doloop_end} required for machines that
6278 need to perform some initialization, such as loading a special counter
6279 register. Operand 1 is the associated @code{doloop_end} pattern and
6280 operand 0 is the register that it decrements.
6282 If initialization insns do not always need to be emitted, use a
6283 @code{define_expand} (@pxref{Expander Definitions}) and make it fail.
6285 @cindex @code{canonicalize_funcptr_for_compare} instruction pattern
6286 @item @samp{canonicalize_funcptr_for_compare}
6287 Canonicalize the function pointer in operand 1 and store the result
6290 Operand 0 is always a @code{reg} and has mode @code{Pmode}; operand 1
6291 may be a @code{reg}, @code{mem}, @code{symbol_ref}, @code{const_int}, etc
6292 and also has mode @code{Pmode}.
6294 Canonicalization of a function pointer usually involves computing
6295 the address of the function which would be called if the function
6296 pointer were used in an indirect call.
6298 Only define this pattern if function pointers on the target machine
6299 can have different values but still call the same function when
6300 used in an indirect call.
6302 @cindex @code{save_stack_block} instruction pattern
6303 @cindex @code{save_stack_function} instruction pattern
6304 @cindex @code{save_stack_nonlocal} instruction pattern
6305 @cindex @code{restore_stack_block} instruction pattern
6306 @cindex @code{restore_stack_function} instruction pattern
6307 @cindex @code{restore_stack_nonlocal} instruction pattern
6308 @item @samp{save_stack_block}
6309 @itemx @samp{save_stack_function}
6310 @itemx @samp{save_stack_nonlocal}
6311 @itemx @samp{restore_stack_block}
6312 @itemx @samp{restore_stack_function}
6313 @itemx @samp{restore_stack_nonlocal}
6314 Most machines save and restore the stack pointer by copying it to or
6315 from an object of mode @code{Pmode}. Do not define these patterns on
6318 Some machines require special handling for stack pointer saves and
6319 restores. On those machines, define the patterns corresponding to the
6320 non-standard cases by using a @code{define_expand} (@pxref{Expander
6321 Definitions}) that produces the required insns. The three types of
6322 saves and restores are:
6326 @samp{save_stack_block} saves the stack pointer at the start of a block
6327 that allocates a variable-sized object, and @samp{restore_stack_block}
6328 restores the stack pointer when the block is exited.
6331 @samp{save_stack_function} and @samp{restore_stack_function} do a
6332 similar job for the outermost block of a function and are used when the
6333 function allocates variable-sized objects or calls @code{alloca}. Only
6334 the epilogue uses the restored stack pointer, allowing a simpler save or
6335 restore sequence on some machines.
6338 @samp{save_stack_nonlocal} is used in functions that contain labels
6339 branched to by nested functions. It saves the stack pointer in such a
6340 way that the inner function can use @samp{restore_stack_nonlocal} to
6341 restore the stack pointer. The compiler generates code to restore the
6342 frame and argument pointer registers, but some machines require saving
6343 and restoring additional data such as register window information or
6344 stack backchains. Place insns in these patterns to save and restore any
6348 When saving the stack pointer, operand 0 is the save area and operand 1
6349 is the stack pointer. The mode used to allocate the save area defaults
6350 to @code{Pmode} but you can override that choice by defining the
6351 @code{STACK_SAVEAREA_MODE} macro (@pxref{Storage Layout}). You must
6352 specify an integral mode, or @code{VOIDmode} if no save area is needed
6353 for a particular type of save (either because no save is needed or
6354 because a machine-specific save area can be used). Operand 0 is the
6355 stack pointer and operand 1 is the save area for restore operations. If
6356 @samp{save_stack_block} is defined, operand 0 must not be
6357 @code{VOIDmode} since these saves can be arbitrarily nested.
6359 A save area is a @code{mem} that is at a constant offset from
6360 @code{virtual_stack_vars_rtx} when the stack pointer is saved for use by
6361 nonlocal gotos and a @code{reg} in the other two cases.
6363 @cindex @code{allocate_stack} instruction pattern
6364 @item @samp{allocate_stack}
6365 Subtract (or add if @code{STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD} is undefined) operand 1 from
6366 the stack pointer to create space for dynamically allocated data.
6368 Store the resultant pointer to this space into operand 0. If you
6369 are allocating space from the main stack, do this by emitting a
6370 move insn to copy @code{virtual_stack_dynamic_rtx} to operand 0.
6371 If you are allocating the space elsewhere, generate code to copy the
6372 location of the space to operand 0. In the latter case, you must
6373 ensure this space gets freed when the corresponding space on the main
6376 Do not define this pattern if all that must be done is the subtraction.
6377 Some machines require other operations such as stack probes or
6378 maintaining the back chain. Define this pattern to emit those
6379 operations in addition to updating the stack pointer.
6381 @cindex @code{check_stack} instruction pattern
6382 @item @samp{check_stack}
6383 If stack checking (@pxref{Stack Checking}) cannot be done on your system by
6384 probing the stack, define this pattern to perform the needed check and signal
6385 an error if the stack has overflowed. The single operand is the address in
6386 the stack farthest from the current stack pointer that you need to validate.
6387 Normally, on platforms where this pattern is needed, you would obtain the
6388 stack limit from a global or thread-specific variable or register.
6390 @cindex @code{probe_stack_address} instruction pattern
6391 @item @samp{probe_stack_address}
6392 If stack checking (@pxref{Stack Checking}) can be done on your system by
6393 probing the stack but without the need to actually access it, define this
6394 pattern and signal an error if the stack has overflowed. The single operand
6395 is the memory address in the stack that needs to be probed.
6397 @cindex @code{probe_stack} instruction pattern
6398 @item @samp{probe_stack}
6399 If stack checking (@pxref{Stack Checking}) can be done on your system by
6400 probing the stack but doing it with a ``store zero'' instruction is not valid
6401 or optimal, define this pattern to do the probing differently and signal an
6402 error if the stack has overflowed. The single operand is the memory reference
6403 in the stack that needs to be probed.
6405 @cindex @code{nonlocal_goto} instruction pattern
6406 @item @samp{nonlocal_goto}
6407 Emit code to generate a non-local goto, e.g., a jump from one function
6408 to a label in an outer function. This pattern has four arguments,
6409 each representing a value to be used in the jump. The first
6410 argument is to be loaded into the frame pointer, the second is
6411 the address to branch to (code to dispatch to the actual label),
6412 the third is the address of a location where the stack is saved,
6413 and the last is the address of the label, to be placed in the
6414 location for the incoming static chain.
6416 On most machines you need not define this pattern, since GCC will
6417 already generate the correct code, which is to load the frame pointer
6418 and static chain, restore the stack (using the
6419 @samp{restore_stack_nonlocal} pattern, if defined), and jump indirectly
6420 to the dispatcher. You need only define this pattern if this code will
6421 not work on your machine.
6423 @cindex @code{nonlocal_goto_receiver} instruction pattern
6424 @item @samp{nonlocal_goto_receiver}
6425 This pattern, if defined, contains code needed at the target of a
6426 nonlocal goto after the code already generated by GCC@. You will not
6427 normally need to define this pattern. A typical reason why you might
6428 need this pattern is if some value, such as a pointer to a global table,
6429 must be restored when the frame pointer is restored. Note that a nonlocal
6430 goto only occurs within a unit-of-translation, so a global table pointer
6431 that is shared by all functions of a given module need not be restored.
6432 There are no arguments.
6434 @cindex @code{exception_receiver} instruction pattern
6435 @item @samp{exception_receiver}
6436 This pattern, if defined, contains code needed at the site of an
6437 exception handler that isn't needed at the site of a nonlocal goto. You
6438 will not normally need to define this pattern. A typical reason why you
6439 might need this pattern is if some value, such as a pointer to a global
6440 table, must be restored after control flow is branched to the handler of
6441 an exception. There are no arguments.
6443 @cindex @code{builtin_setjmp_setup} instruction pattern
6444 @item @samp{builtin_setjmp_setup}
6445 This pattern, if defined, contains additional code needed to initialize
6446 the @code{jmp_buf}. You will not normally need to define this pattern.
6447 A typical reason why you might need this pattern is if some value, such
6448 as a pointer to a global table, must be restored. Though it is
6449 preferred that the pointer value be recalculated if possible (given the
6450 address of a label for instance). The single argument is a pointer to
6451 the @code{jmp_buf}. Note that the buffer is five words long and that
6452 the first three are normally used by the generic mechanism.
6454 @cindex @code{builtin_setjmp_receiver} instruction pattern
6455 @item @samp{builtin_setjmp_receiver}
6456 This pattern, if defined, contains code needed at the site of a
6457 built-in setjmp that isn't needed at the site of a nonlocal goto. You
6458 will not normally need to define this pattern. A typical reason why you
6459 might need this pattern is if some value, such as a pointer to a global
6460 table, must be restored. It takes one argument, which is the label
6461 to which builtin_longjmp transferred control; this pattern may be emitted
6462 at a small offset from that label.
6464 @cindex @code{builtin_longjmp} instruction pattern
6465 @item @samp{builtin_longjmp}
6466 This pattern, if defined, performs the entire action of the longjmp.
6467 You will not normally need to define this pattern unless you also define
6468 @code{builtin_setjmp_setup}. The single argument is a pointer to the
6471 @cindex @code{eh_return} instruction pattern
6472 @item @samp{eh_return}
6473 This pattern, if defined, affects the way @code{__builtin_eh_return},
6474 and thence the call frame exception handling library routines, are
6475 built. It is intended to handle non-trivial actions needed along
6476 the abnormal return path.
6478 The address of the exception handler to which the function should return
6479 is passed as operand to this pattern. It will normally need to copied by
6480 the pattern to some special register or memory location.
6481 If the pattern needs to determine the location of the target call
6482 frame in order to do so, it may use @code{EH_RETURN_STACKADJ_RTX},
6483 if defined; it will have already been assigned.
6485 If this pattern is not defined, the default action will be to simply
6486 copy the return address to @code{EH_RETURN_HANDLER_RTX}. Either
6487 that macro or this pattern needs to be defined if call frame exception
6488 handling is to be used.
6490 @cindex @code{prologue} instruction pattern
6491 @anchor{prologue instruction pattern}
6492 @item @samp{prologue}
6493 This pattern, if defined, emits RTL for entry to a function. The function
6494 entry is responsible for setting up the stack frame, initializing the frame
6495 pointer register, saving callee saved registers, etc.
6497 Using a prologue pattern is generally preferred over defining
6498 @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE} to emit assembly code for the prologue.
6500 The @code{prologue} pattern is particularly useful for targets which perform
6501 instruction scheduling.
6503 @cindex @code{window_save} instruction pattern
6504 @anchor{window_save instruction pattern}
6505 @item @samp{window_save}
6506 This pattern, if defined, emits RTL for a register window save. It should
6507 be defined if the target machine has register windows but the window events
6508 are decoupled from calls to subroutines. The canonical example is the SPARC
6511 @cindex @code{epilogue} instruction pattern
6512 @anchor{epilogue instruction pattern}
6513 @item @samp{epilogue}
6514 This pattern emits RTL for exit from a function. The function
6515 exit is responsible for deallocating the stack frame, restoring callee saved
6516 registers and emitting the return instruction.
6518 Using an epilogue pattern is generally preferred over defining
6519 @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} to emit assembly code for the epilogue.
6521 The @code{epilogue} pattern is particularly useful for targets which perform
6522 instruction scheduling or which have delay slots for their return instruction.
6524 @cindex @code{sibcall_epilogue} instruction pattern
6525 @item @samp{sibcall_epilogue}
6526 This pattern, if defined, emits RTL for exit from a function without the final
6527 branch back to the calling function. This pattern will be emitted before any
6528 sibling call (aka tail call) sites.
6530 The @code{sibcall_epilogue} pattern must not clobber any arguments used for
6531 parameter passing or any stack slots for arguments passed to the current
6534 @cindex @code{trap} instruction pattern
6536 This pattern, if defined, signals an error, typically by causing some
6537 kind of signal to be raised.
6539 @cindex @code{ctrap@var{MM}4} instruction pattern
6540 @item @samp{ctrap@var{MM}4}
6541 Conditional trap instruction. Operand 0 is a piece of RTL which
6542 performs a comparison, and operands 1 and 2 are the arms of the
6543 comparison. Operand 3 is the trap code, an integer.
6545 A typical @code{ctrap} pattern looks like
6548 (define_insn "ctrapsi4"
6549 [(trap_if (match_operator 0 "trap_operator"
6550 [(match_operand 1 "register_operand")
6551 (match_operand 2 "immediate_operand")])
6552 (match_operand 3 "const_int_operand" "i"))]
6557 @cindex @code{prefetch} instruction pattern
6558 @item @samp{prefetch}
6559 This pattern, if defined, emits code for a non-faulting data prefetch
6560 instruction. Operand 0 is the address of the memory to prefetch. Operand 1
6561 is a constant 1 if the prefetch is preparing for a write to the memory
6562 address, or a constant 0 otherwise. Operand 2 is the expected degree of
6563 temporal locality of the data and is a value between 0 and 3, inclusive; 0
6564 means that the data has no temporal locality, so it need not be left in the
6565 cache after the access; 3 means that the data has a high degree of temporal
6566 locality and should be left in all levels of cache possible; 1 and 2 mean,
6567 respectively, a low or moderate degree of temporal locality.
6569 Targets that do not support write prefetches or locality hints can ignore
6570 the values of operands 1 and 2.
6572 @cindex @code{blockage} instruction pattern
6573 @item @samp{blockage}
6574 This pattern defines a pseudo insn that prevents the instruction
6575 scheduler and other passes from moving instructions and using register
6576 equivalences across the boundary defined by the blockage insn.
6577 This needs to be an UNSPEC_VOLATILE pattern or a volatile ASM.
6579 @cindex @code{memory_barrier} instruction pattern
6580 @item @samp{memory_barrier}
6581 If the target memory model is not fully synchronous, then this pattern
6582 should be defined to an instruction that orders both loads and stores
6583 before the instruction with respect to loads and stores after the instruction.
6584 This pattern has no operands.
6586 @cindex @code{sync_compare_and_swap@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6587 @item @samp{sync_compare_and_swap@var{mode}}
6588 This pattern, if defined, emits code for an atomic compare-and-swap
6589 operation. Operand 1 is the memory on which the atomic operation is
6590 performed. Operand 2 is the ``old'' value to be compared against the
6591 current contents of the memory location. Operand 3 is the ``new'' value
6592 to store in the memory if the compare succeeds. Operand 0 is the result
6593 of the operation; it should contain the contents of the memory
6594 before the operation. If the compare succeeds, this should obviously be
6595 a copy of operand 2.
6597 This pattern must show that both operand 0 and operand 1 are modified.
6599 This pattern must issue any memory barrier instructions such that all
6600 memory operations before the atomic operation occur before the atomic
6601 operation and all memory operations after the atomic operation occur
6602 after the atomic operation.
6604 For targets where the success or failure of the compare-and-swap
6605 operation is available via the status flags, it is possible to
6606 avoid a separate compare operation and issue the subsequent
6607 branch or store-flag operation immediately after the compare-and-swap.
6608 To this end, GCC will look for a @code{MODE_CC} set in the
6609 output of @code{sync_compare_and_swap@var{mode}}; if the machine
6610 description includes such a set, the target should also define special
6611 @code{cbranchcc4} and/or @code{cstorecc4} instructions. GCC will then
6612 be able to take the destination of the @code{MODE_CC} set and pass it
6613 to the @code{cbranchcc4} or @code{cstorecc4} pattern as the first
6614 operand of the comparison (the second will be @code{(const_int 0)}).
6616 For targets where the operating system may provide support for this
6617 operation via library calls, the @code{sync_compare_and_swap_optab}
6618 may be initialized to a function with the same interface as the
6619 @code{__sync_val_compare_and_swap_@var{n}} built-in. If the entire
6620 set of @var{__sync} builtins are supported via library calls, the
6621 target can initialize all of the optabs at once with
6622 @code{init_sync_libfuncs}.
6623 For the purposes of C++11 @code{std::atomic::is_lock_free}, it is
6624 assumed that these library calls do @emph{not} use any kind of
6625 interruptable locking.
6627 @cindex @code{sync_add@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6628 @cindex @code{sync_sub@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6629 @cindex @code{sync_ior@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6630 @cindex @code{sync_and@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6631 @cindex @code{sync_xor@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6632 @cindex @code{sync_nand@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6633 @item @samp{sync_add@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_sub@var{mode}}
6634 @itemx @samp{sync_ior@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_and@var{mode}}
6635 @itemx @samp{sync_xor@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_nand@var{mode}}
6636 These patterns emit code for an atomic operation on memory.
6637 Operand 0 is the memory on which the atomic operation is performed.
6638 Operand 1 is the second operand to the binary operator.
6640 This pattern must issue any memory barrier instructions such that all
6641 memory operations before the atomic operation occur before the atomic
6642 operation and all memory operations after the atomic operation occur
6643 after the atomic operation.
6645 If these patterns are not defined, the operation will be constructed
6646 from a compare-and-swap operation, if defined.
6648 @cindex @code{sync_old_add@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6649 @cindex @code{sync_old_sub@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6650 @cindex @code{sync_old_ior@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6651 @cindex @code{sync_old_and@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6652 @cindex @code{sync_old_xor@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6653 @cindex @code{sync_old_nand@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6654 @item @samp{sync_old_add@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_old_sub@var{mode}}
6655 @itemx @samp{sync_old_ior@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_old_and@var{mode}}
6656 @itemx @samp{sync_old_xor@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_old_nand@var{mode}}
6657 These patterns emit code for an atomic operation on memory,
6658 and return the value that the memory contained before the operation.
6659 Operand 0 is the result value, operand 1 is the memory on which the
6660 atomic operation is performed, and operand 2 is the second operand
6661 to the binary operator.
6663 This pattern must issue any memory barrier instructions such that all
6664 memory operations before the atomic operation occur before the atomic
6665 operation and all memory operations after the atomic operation occur
6666 after the atomic operation.
6668 If these patterns are not defined, the operation will be constructed
6669 from a compare-and-swap operation, if defined.
6671 @cindex @code{sync_new_add@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6672 @cindex @code{sync_new_sub@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6673 @cindex @code{sync_new_ior@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6674 @cindex @code{sync_new_and@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6675 @cindex @code{sync_new_xor@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6676 @cindex @code{sync_new_nand@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6677 @item @samp{sync_new_add@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_new_sub@var{mode}}
6678 @itemx @samp{sync_new_ior@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_new_and@var{mode}}
6679 @itemx @samp{sync_new_xor@var{mode}}, @samp{sync_new_nand@var{mode}}
6680 These patterns are like their @code{sync_old_@var{op}} counterparts,
6681 except that they return the value that exists in the memory location
6682 after the operation, rather than before the operation.
6684 @cindex @code{sync_lock_test_and_set@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6685 @item @samp{sync_lock_test_and_set@var{mode}}
6686 This pattern takes two forms, based on the capabilities of the target.
6687 In either case, operand 0 is the result of the operand, operand 1 is
6688 the memory on which the atomic operation is performed, and operand 2
6689 is the value to set in the lock.
6691 In the ideal case, this operation is an atomic exchange operation, in
6692 which the previous value in memory operand is copied into the result
6693 operand, and the value operand is stored in the memory operand.
6695 For less capable targets, any value operand that is not the constant 1
6696 should be rejected with @code{FAIL}. In this case the target may use
6697 an atomic test-and-set bit operation. The result operand should contain
6698 1 if the bit was previously set and 0 if the bit was previously clear.
6699 The true contents of the memory operand are implementation defined.
6701 This pattern must issue any memory barrier instructions such that the
6702 pattern as a whole acts as an acquire barrier, that is all memory
6703 operations after the pattern do not occur until the lock is acquired.
6705 If this pattern is not defined, the operation will be constructed from
6706 a compare-and-swap operation, if defined.
6708 @cindex @code{sync_lock_release@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6709 @item @samp{sync_lock_release@var{mode}}
6710 This pattern, if defined, releases a lock set by
6711 @code{sync_lock_test_and_set@var{mode}}. Operand 0 is the memory
6712 that contains the lock; operand 1 is the value to store in the lock.
6714 If the target doesn't implement full semantics for
6715 @code{sync_lock_test_and_set@var{mode}}, any value operand which is not
6716 the constant 0 should be rejected with @code{FAIL}, and the true contents
6717 of the memory operand are implementation defined.
6719 This pattern must issue any memory barrier instructions such that the
6720 pattern as a whole acts as a release barrier, that is the lock is
6721 released only after all previous memory operations have completed.
6723 If this pattern is not defined, then a @code{memory_barrier} pattern
6724 will be emitted, followed by a store of the value to the memory operand.
6726 @cindex @code{atomic_compare_and_swap@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6727 @item @samp{atomic_compare_and_swap@var{mode}}
6728 This pattern, if defined, emits code for an atomic compare-and-swap
6729 operation with memory model semantics. Operand 2 is the memory on which
6730 the atomic operation is performed. Operand 0 is an output operand which
6731 is set to true or false based on whether the operation succeeded. Operand
6732 1 is an output operand which is set to the contents of the memory before
6733 the operation was attempted. Operand 3 is the value that is expected to
6734 be in memory. Operand 4 is the value to put in memory if the expected
6735 value is found there. Operand 5 is set to 1 if this compare and swap is to
6736 be treated as a weak operation. Operand 6 is the memory model to be used
6737 if the operation is a success. Operand 7 is the memory model to be used
6738 if the operation fails.
6740 If memory referred to in operand 2 contains the value in operand 3, then
6741 operand 4 is stored in memory pointed to by operand 2 and fencing based on
6742 the memory model in operand 6 is issued.
6744 If memory referred to in operand 2 does not contain the value in operand 3,
6745 then fencing based on the memory model in operand 7 is issued.
6747 If a target does not support weak compare-and-swap operations, or the port
6748 elects not to implement weak operations, the argument in operand 5 can be
6749 ignored. Note a strong implementation must be provided.
6751 If this pattern is not provided, the @code{__atomic_compare_exchange}
6752 built-in functions will utilize the legacy @code{sync_compare_and_swap}
6753 pattern with an @code{__ATOMIC_SEQ_CST} memory model.
6755 @cindex @code{atomic_load@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6756 @item @samp{atomic_load@var{mode}}
6757 This pattern implements an atomic load operation with memory model
6758 semantics. Operand 1 is the memory address being loaded from. Operand 0
6759 is the result of the load. Operand 2 is the memory model to be used for
6762 If not present, the @code{__atomic_load} built-in function will either
6763 resort to a normal load with memory barriers, or a compare-and-swap
6764 operation if a normal load would not be atomic.
6766 @cindex @code{atomic_store@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6767 @item @samp{atomic_store@var{mode}}
6768 This pattern implements an atomic store operation with memory model
6769 semantics. Operand 0 is the memory address being stored to. Operand 1
6770 is the value to be written. Operand 2 is the memory model to be used for
6773 If not present, the @code{__atomic_store} built-in function will attempt to
6774 perform a normal store and surround it with any required memory fences. If
6775 the store would not be atomic, then an @code{__atomic_exchange} is
6776 attempted with the result being ignored.
6778 @cindex @code{atomic_exchange@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6779 @item @samp{atomic_exchange@var{mode}}
6780 This pattern implements an atomic exchange operation with memory model
6781 semantics. Operand 1 is the memory location the operation is performed on.
6782 Operand 0 is an output operand which is set to the original value contained
6783 in the memory pointed to by operand 1. Operand 2 is the value to be
6784 stored. Operand 3 is the memory model to be used.
6786 If this pattern is not present, the built-in function
6787 @code{__atomic_exchange} will attempt to preform the operation with a
6788 compare and swap loop.
6790 @cindex @code{atomic_add@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6791 @cindex @code{atomic_sub@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6792 @cindex @code{atomic_or@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6793 @cindex @code{atomic_and@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6794 @cindex @code{atomic_xor@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6795 @cindex @code{atomic_nand@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6796 @item @samp{atomic_add@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_sub@var{mode}}
6797 @itemx @samp{atomic_or@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_and@var{mode}}
6798 @itemx @samp{atomic_xor@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_nand@var{mode}}
6799 These patterns emit code for an atomic operation on memory with memory
6800 model semantics. Operand 0 is the memory on which the atomic operation is
6801 performed. Operand 1 is the second operand to the binary operator.
6802 Operand 2 is the memory model to be used by the operation.
6804 If these patterns are not defined, attempts will be made to use legacy
6805 @code{sync} patterns, or equivalent patterns which return a result. If
6806 none of these are available a compare-and-swap loop will be used.
6808 @cindex @code{atomic_fetch_add@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6809 @cindex @code{atomic_fetch_sub@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6810 @cindex @code{atomic_fetch_or@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6811 @cindex @code{atomic_fetch_and@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6812 @cindex @code{atomic_fetch_xor@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6813 @cindex @code{atomic_fetch_nand@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6814 @item @samp{atomic_fetch_add@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_fetch_sub@var{mode}}
6815 @itemx @samp{atomic_fetch_or@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_fetch_and@var{mode}}
6816 @itemx @samp{atomic_fetch_xor@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_fetch_nand@var{mode}}
6817 These patterns emit code for an atomic operation on memory with memory
6818 model semantics, and return the original value. Operand 0 is an output
6819 operand which contains the value of the memory location before the
6820 operation was performed. Operand 1 is the memory on which the atomic
6821 operation is performed. Operand 2 is the second operand to the binary
6822 operator. Operand 3 is the memory model to be used by the operation.
6824 If these patterns are not defined, attempts will be made to use legacy
6825 @code{sync} patterns. If none of these are available a compare-and-swap
6828 @cindex @code{atomic_add_fetch@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6829 @cindex @code{atomic_sub_fetch@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6830 @cindex @code{atomic_or_fetch@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6831 @cindex @code{atomic_and_fetch@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6832 @cindex @code{atomic_xor_fetch@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6833 @cindex @code{atomic_nand_fetch@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6834 @item @samp{atomic_add_fetch@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_sub_fetch@var{mode}}
6835 @itemx @samp{atomic_or_fetch@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_and_fetch@var{mode}}
6836 @itemx @samp{atomic_xor_fetch@var{mode}}, @samp{atomic_nand_fetch@var{mode}}
6837 These patterns emit code for an atomic operation on memory with memory
6838 model semantics and return the result after the operation is performed.
6839 Operand 0 is an output operand which contains the value after the
6840 operation. Operand 1 is the memory on which the atomic operation is
6841 performed. Operand 2 is the second operand to the binary operator.
6842 Operand 3 is the memory model to be used by the operation.
6844 If these patterns are not defined, attempts will be made to use legacy
6845 @code{sync} patterns, or equivalent patterns which return the result before
6846 the operation followed by the arithmetic operation required to produce the
6847 result. If none of these are available a compare-and-swap loop will be
6850 @cindex @code{atomic_test_and_set} instruction pattern
6851 @item @samp{atomic_test_and_set}
6852 This pattern emits code for @code{__builtin_atomic_test_and_set}.
6853 Operand 0 is an output operand which is set to true if the previous
6854 previous contents of the byte was "set", and false otherwise. Operand 1
6855 is the @code{QImode} memory to be modified. Operand 2 is the memory
6858 The specific value that defines "set" is implementation defined, and
6859 is normally based on what is performed by the native atomic test and set
6862 @cindex @code{atomic_bit_test_and_set@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6863 @cindex @code{atomic_bit_test_and_complement@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6864 @cindex @code{atomic_bit_test_and_reset@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6865 @item @samp{atomic_bit_test_and_set@var{mode}}
6866 @itemx @samp{atomic_bit_test_and_complement@var{mode}}
6867 @itemx @samp{atomic_bit_test_and_reset@var{mode}}
6868 These patterns emit code for an atomic bitwise operation on memory with memory
6869 model semantics, and return the original value of the specified bit.
6870 Operand 0 is an output operand which contains the value of the specified bit
6871 from the memory location before the operation was performed. Operand 1 is the
6872 memory on which the atomic operation is performed. Operand 2 is the bit within
6873 the operand, starting with least significant bit. Operand 3 is the memory model
6874 to be used by the operation. Operand 4 is a flag - it is @code{const1_rtx}
6875 if operand 0 should contain the original value of the specified bit in the
6876 least significant bit of the operand, and @code{const0_rtx} if the bit should
6877 be in its original position in the operand.
6878 @code{atomic_bit_test_and_set@var{mode}} atomically sets the specified bit after
6879 remembering its original value, @code{atomic_bit_test_and_complement@var{mode}}
6880 inverts the specified bit and @code{atomic_bit_test_and_reset@var{mode}} clears
6883 If these patterns are not defined, attempts will be made to use
6884 @code{atomic_fetch_or@var{mode}}, @code{atomic_fetch_xor@var{mode}} or
6885 @code{atomic_fetch_and@var{mode}} instruction patterns, or their @code{sync}
6886 counterparts. If none of these are available a compare-and-swap
6889 @cindex @code{mem_thread_fence@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6890 @item @samp{mem_thread_fence@var{mode}}
6891 This pattern emits code required to implement a thread fence with
6892 memory model semantics. Operand 0 is the memory model to be used.
6894 If this pattern is not specified, all memory models except
6895 @code{__ATOMIC_RELAXED} will result in issuing a @code{sync_synchronize}
6898 @cindex @code{mem_signal_fence@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6899 @item @samp{mem_signal_fence@var{mode}}
6900 This pattern emits code required to implement a signal fence with
6901 memory model semantics. Operand 0 is the memory model to be used.
6903 This pattern should impact the compiler optimizers the same way that
6904 mem_signal_fence does, but it does not need to issue any barrier
6907 If this pattern is not specified, all memory models except
6908 @code{__ATOMIC_RELAXED} will result in issuing a @code{sync_synchronize}
6911 @cindex @code{get_thread_pointer@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6912 @cindex @code{set_thread_pointer@var{mode}} instruction pattern
6913 @item @samp{get_thread_pointer@var{mode}}
6914 @itemx @samp{set_thread_pointer@var{mode}}
6915 These patterns emit code that reads/sets the TLS thread pointer. Currently,
6916 these are only needed if the target needs to support the
6917 @code{__builtin_thread_pointer} and @code{__builtin_set_thread_pointer}
6920 The get/set patterns have a single output/input operand respectively,
6921 with @var{mode} intended to be @code{Pmode}.
6923 @cindex @code{stack_protect_set} instruction pattern
6924 @item @samp{stack_protect_set}
6925 This pattern, if defined, moves a @code{ptr_mode} value from the memory
6926 in operand 1 to the memory in operand 0 without leaving the value in
6927 a register afterward. This is to avoid leaking the value some place
6928 that an attacker might use to rewrite the stack guard slot after
6929 having clobbered it.
6931 If this pattern is not defined, then a plain move pattern is generated.
6933 @cindex @code{stack_protect_test} instruction pattern
6934 @item @samp{stack_protect_test}
6935 This pattern, if defined, compares a @code{ptr_mode} value from the
6936 memory in operand 1 with the memory in operand 0 without leaving the
6937 value in a register afterward and branches to operand 2 if the values
6940 If this pattern is not defined, then a plain compare pattern and
6941 conditional branch pattern is used.
6943 @cindex @code{clear_cache} instruction pattern
6944 @item @samp{clear_cache}
6945 This pattern, if defined, flushes the instruction cache for a region of
6946 memory. The region is bounded to by the Pmode pointers in operand 0
6947 inclusive and operand 1 exclusive.
6949 If this pattern is not defined, a call to the library function
6950 @code{__clear_cache} is used.
6955 @c Each of the following nodes are wrapped in separate
6956 @c "@ifset INTERNALS" to work around memory limits for the default
6957 @c configuration in older tetex distributions. Known to not work:
6958 @c tetex-1.0.7, known to work: tetex-2.0.2.
6960 @node Pattern Ordering
6961 @section When the Order of Patterns Matters
6962 @cindex Pattern Ordering
6963 @cindex Ordering of Patterns
6965 Sometimes an insn can match more than one instruction pattern. Then the
6966 pattern that appears first in the machine description is the one used.
6967 Therefore, more specific patterns (patterns that will match fewer things)
6968 and faster instructions (those that will produce better code when they
6969 do match) should usually go first in the description.
6971 In some cases the effect of ordering the patterns can be used to hide
6972 a pattern when it is not valid. For example, the 68000 has an
6973 instruction for converting a fullword to floating point and another
6974 for converting a byte to floating point. An instruction converting
6975 an integer to floating point could match either one. We put the
6976 pattern to convert the fullword first to make sure that one will
6977 be used rather than the other. (Otherwise a large integer might
6978 be generated as a single-byte immediate quantity, which would not work.)
6979 Instead of using this pattern ordering it would be possible to make the
6980 pattern for convert-a-byte smart enough to deal properly with any
6985 @node Dependent Patterns
6986 @section Interdependence of Patterns
6987 @cindex Dependent Patterns
6988 @cindex Interdependence of Patterns
6990 In some cases machines support instructions identical except for the
6991 machine mode of one or more operands. For example, there may be
6992 ``sign-extend halfword'' and ``sign-extend byte'' instructions whose
6996 (set (match_operand:SI 0 @dots{})
6997 (extend:SI (match_operand:HI 1 @dots{})))
6999 (set (match_operand:SI 0 @dots{})
7000 (extend:SI (match_operand:QI 1 @dots{})))
7004 Constant integers do not specify a machine mode, so an instruction to
7005 extend a constant value could match either pattern. The pattern it
7006 actually will match is the one that appears first in the file. For correct
7007 results, this must be the one for the widest possible mode (@code{HImode},
7008 here). If the pattern matches the @code{QImode} instruction, the results
7009 will be incorrect if the constant value does not actually fit that mode.
7011 Such instructions to extend constants are rarely generated because they are
7012 optimized away, but they do occasionally happen in nonoptimized
7015 If a constraint in a pattern allows a constant, the reload pass may
7016 replace a register with a constant permitted by the constraint in some
7017 cases. Similarly for memory references. Because of this substitution,
7018 you should not provide separate patterns for increment and decrement
7019 instructions. Instead, they should be generated from the same pattern
7020 that supports register-register add insns by examining the operands and
7021 generating the appropriate machine instruction.
7026 @section Defining Jump Instruction Patterns
7027 @cindex jump instruction patterns
7028 @cindex defining jump instruction patterns
7030 GCC does not assume anything about how the machine realizes jumps.
7031 The machine description should define a single pattern, usually
7032 a @code{define_expand}, which expands to all the required insns.
7034 Usually, this would be a comparison insn to set the condition code
7035 and a separate branch insn testing the condition code and branching
7036 or not according to its value. For many machines, however,
7037 separating compares and branches is limiting, which is why the
7038 more flexible approach with one @code{define_expand} is used in GCC.
7039 The machine description becomes clearer for architectures that
7040 have compare-and-branch instructions but no condition code. It also
7041 works better when different sets of comparison operators are supported
7042 by different kinds of conditional branches (e.g. integer vs. floating-point),
7043 or by conditional branches with respect to conditional stores.
7045 Two separate insns are always used if the machine description represents
7046 a condition code register using the legacy RTL expression @code{(cc0)},
7047 and on most machines that use a separate condition code register
7048 (@pxref{Condition Code}). For machines that use @code{(cc0)}, in
7049 fact, the set and use of the condition code must be separate and
7050 adjacent@footnote{@code{note} insns can separate them, though.}, thus
7051 allowing flags in @code{cc_status} to be used (@pxref{Condition Code}) and
7052 so that the comparison and branch insns could be located from each other
7053 by using the functions @code{prev_cc0_setter} and @code{next_cc0_user}.
7055 Even in this case having a single entry point for conditional branches
7056 is advantageous, because it handles equally well the case where a single
7057 comparison instruction records the results of both signed and unsigned
7058 comparison of the given operands (with the branch insns coming in distinct
7059 signed and unsigned flavors) as in the x86 or SPARC, and the case where
7060 there are distinct signed and unsigned compare instructions and only
7061 one set of conditional branch instructions as in the PowerPC.
7065 @node Looping Patterns
7066 @section Defining Looping Instruction Patterns
7067 @cindex looping instruction patterns
7068 @cindex defining looping instruction patterns
7070 Some machines have special jump instructions that can be utilized to
7071 make loops more efficient. A common example is the 68000 @samp{dbra}
7072 instruction which performs a decrement of a register and a branch if the
7073 result was greater than zero. Other machines, in particular digital
7074 signal processors (DSPs), have special block repeat instructions to
7075 provide low-overhead loop support. For example, the TI TMS320C3x/C4x
7076 DSPs have a block repeat instruction that loads special registers to
7077 mark the top and end of a loop and to count the number of loop
7078 iterations. This avoids the need for fetching and executing a
7079 @samp{dbra}-like instruction and avoids pipeline stalls associated with
7082 GCC has three special named patterns to support low overhead looping.
7083 They are @samp{decrement_and_branch_until_zero}, @samp{doloop_begin},
7084 and @samp{doloop_end}. The first pattern,
7085 @samp{decrement_and_branch_until_zero}, is not emitted during RTL
7086 generation but may be emitted during the instruction combination phase.
7087 This requires the assistance of the loop optimizer, using information
7088 collected during strength reduction, to reverse a loop to count down to
7089 zero. Some targets also require the loop optimizer to add a
7090 @code{REG_NONNEG} note to indicate that the iteration count is always
7091 positive. This is needed if the target performs a signed loop
7092 termination test. For example, the 68000 uses a pattern similar to the
7093 following for its @code{dbra} instruction:
7097 (define_insn "decrement_and_branch_until_zero"
7100 (ge (plus:SI (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "+d*am")
7103 (label_ref (match_operand 1 "" ""))
7106 (plus:SI (match_dup 0)
7108 "find_reg_note (insn, REG_NONNEG, 0)"
7113 Note that since the insn is both a jump insn and has an output, it must
7114 deal with its own reloads, hence the `m' constraints. Also note that
7115 since this insn is generated by the instruction combination phase
7116 combining two sequential insns together into an implicit parallel insn,
7117 the iteration counter needs to be biased by the same amount as the
7118 decrement operation, in this case @minus{}1. Note that the following similar
7119 pattern will not be matched by the combiner.
7123 (define_insn "decrement_and_branch_until_zero"
7126 (ge (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "+d*am")
7128 (label_ref (match_operand 1 "" ""))
7131 (plus:SI (match_dup 0)
7133 "find_reg_note (insn, REG_NONNEG, 0)"
7138 The other two special looping patterns, @samp{doloop_begin} and
7139 @samp{doloop_end}, are emitted by the loop optimizer for certain
7140 well-behaved loops with a finite number of loop iterations using
7141 information collected during strength reduction.
7143 The @samp{doloop_end} pattern describes the actual looping instruction
7144 (or the implicit looping operation) and the @samp{doloop_begin} pattern
7145 is an optional companion pattern that can be used for initialization
7146 needed for some low-overhead looping instructions.
7148 Note that some machines require the actual looping instruction to be
7149 emitted at the top of the loop (e.g., the TMS320C3x/C4x DSPs). Emitting
7150 the true RTL for a looping instruction at the top of the loop can cause
7151 problems with flow analysis. So instead, a dummy @code{doloop} insn is
7152 emitted at the end of the loop. The machine dependent reorg pass checks
7153 for the presence of this @code{doloop} insn and then searches back to
7154 the top of the loop, where it inserts the true looping insn (provided
7155 there are no instructions in the loop which would cause problems). Any
7156 additional labels can be emitted at this point. In addition, if the
7157 desired special iteration counter register was not allocated, this
7158 machine dependent reorg pass could emit a traditional compare and jump
7161 The essential difference between the
7162 @samp{decrement_and_branch_until_zero} and the @samp{doloop_end}
7163 patterns is that the loop optimizer allocates an additional pseudo
7164 register for the latter as an iteration counter. This pseudo register
7165 cannot be used within the loop (i.e., general induction variables cannot
7166 be derived from it), however, in many cases the loop induction variable
7167 may become redundant and removed by the flow pass.
7172 @node Insn Canonicalizations
7173 @section Canonicalization of Instructions
7174 @cindex canonicalization of instructions
7175 @cindex insn canonicalization
7177 There are often cases where multiple RTL expressions could represent an
7178 operation performed by a single machine instruction. This situation is
7179 most commonly encountered with logical, branch, and multiply-accumulate
7180 instructions. In such cases, the compiler attempts to convert these
7181 multiple RTL expressions into a single canonical form to reduce the
7182 number of insn patterns required.
7184 In addition to algebraic simplifications, following canonicalizations
7189 For commutative and comparison operators, a constant is always made the
7190 second operand. If a machine only supports a constant as the second
7191 operand, only patterns that match a constant in the second operand need
7195 For associative operators, a sequence of operators will always chain
7196 to the left; for instance, only the left operand of an integer @code{plus}
7197 can itself be a @code{plus}. @code{and}, @code{ior}, @code{xor},
7198 @code{plus}, @code{mult}, @code{smin}, @code{smax}, @code{umin}, and
7199 @code{umax} are associative when applied to integers, and sometimes to
7203 @cindex @code{neg}, canonicalization of
7204 @cindex @code{not}, canonicalization of
7205 @cindex @code{mult}, canonicalization of
7206 @cindex @code{plus}, canonicalization of
7207 @cindex @code{minus}, canonicalization of
7208 For these operators, if only one operand is a @code{neg}, @code{not},
7209 @code{mult}, @code{plus}, or @code{minus} expression, it will be the
7213 In combinations of @code{neg}, @code{mult}, @code{plus}, and
7214 @code{minus}, the @code{neg} operations (if any) will be moved inside
7215 the operations as far as possible. For instance,
7216 @code{(neg (mult A B))} is canonicalized as @code{(mult (neg A) B)}, but
7217 @code{(plus (mult (neg B) C) A)} is canonicalized as
7218 @code{(minus A (mult B C))}.
7220 @cindex @code{compare}, canonicalization of
7222 For the @code{compare} operator, a constant is always the second operand
7223 if the first argument is a condition code register or @code{(cc0)}.
7226 An operand of @code{neg}, @code{not}, @code{mult}, @code{plus}, or
7227 @code{minus} is made the first operand under the same conditions as
7231 @code{(ltu (plus @var{a} @var{b}) @var{b})} is converted to
7232 @code{(ltu (plus @var{a} @var{b}) @var{a})}. Likewise with @code{geu} instead
7236 @code{(minus @var{x} (const_int @var{n}))} is converted to
7237 @code{(plus @var{x} (const_int @var{-n}))}.
7240 Within address computations (i.e., inside @code{mem}), a left shift is
7241 converted into the appropriate multiplication by a power of two.
7243 @cindex @code{ior}, canonicalization of
7244 @cindex @code{and}, canonicalization of
7245 @cindex De Morgan's law
7247 De Morgan's Law is used to move bitwise negation inside a bitwise
7248 logical-and or logical-or operation. If this results in only one
7249 operand being a @code{not} expression, it will be the first one.
7251 A machine that has an instruction that performs a bitwise logical-and of one
7252 operand with the bitwise negation of the other should specify the pattern
7253 for that instruction as
7257 [(set (match_operand:@var{m} 0 @dots{})
7258 (and:@var{m} (not:@var{m} (match_operand:@var{m} 1 @dots{}))
7259 (match_operand:@var{m} 2 @dots{})))]
7265 Similarly, a pattern for a ``NAND'' instruction should be written
7269 [(set (match_operand:@var{m} 0 @dots{})
7270 (ior:@var{m} (not:@var{m} (match_operand:@var{m} 1 @dots{}))
7271 (not:@var{m} (match_operand:@var{m} 2 @dots{}))))]
7276 In both cases, it is not necessary to include patterns for the many
7277 logically equivalent RTL expressions.
7279 @cindex @code{xor}, canonicalization of
7281 The only possible RTL expressions involving both bitwise exclusive-or
7282 and bitwise negation are @code{(xor:@var{m} @var{x} @var{y})}
7283 and @code{(not:@var{m} (xor:@var{m} @var{x} @var{y}))}.
7286 The sum of three items, one of which is a constant, will only appear in
7290 (plus:@var{m} (plus:@var{m} @var{x} @var{y}) @var{constant})
7293 @cindex @code{zero_extract}, canonicalization of
7294 @cindex @code{sign_extract}, canonicalization of
7296 Equality comparisons of a group of bits (usually a single bit) with zero
7297 will be written using @code{zero_extract} rather than the equivalent
7298 @code{and} or @code{sign_extract} operations.
7300 @cindex @code{mult}, canonicalization of
7302 @code{(sign_extend:@var{m1} (mult:@var{m2} (sign_extend:@var{m2} @var{x})
7303 (sign_extend:@var{m2} @var{y})))} is converted to @code{(mult:@var{m1}
7304 (sign_extend:@var{m1} @var{x}) (sign_extend:@var{m1} @var{y}))}, and likewise
7305 for @code{zero_extend}.
7308 @code{(sign_extend:@var{m1} (mult:@var{m2} (ashiftrt:@var{m2}
7309 @var{x} @var{s}) (sign_extend:@var{m2} @var{y})))} is converted
7310 to @code{(mult:@var{m1} (sign_extend:@var{m1} (ashiftrt:@var{m2}
7311 @var{x} @var{s})) (sign_extend:@var{m1} @var{y}))}, and likewise for
7312 patterns using @code{zero_extend} and @code{lshiftrt}. If the second
7313 operand of @code{mult} is also a shift, then that is extended also.
7314 This transformation is only applied when it can be proven that the
7315 original operation had sufficient precision to prevent overflow.
7319 Further canonicalization rules are defined in the function
7320 @code{commutative_operand_precedence} in @file{gcc/rtlanal.c}.
7324 @node Expander Definitions
7325 @section Defining RTL Sequences for Code Generation
7326 @cindex expander definitions
7327 @cindex code generation RTL sequences
7328 @cindex defining RTL sequences for code generation
7330 On some target machines, some standard pattern names for RTL generation
7331 cannot be handled with single insn, but a sequence of RTL insns can
7332 represent them. For these target machines, you can write a
7333 @code{define_expand} to specify how to generate the sequence of RTL@.
7335 @findex define_expand
7336 A @code{define_expand} is an RTL expression that looks almost like a
7337 @code{define_insn}; but, unlike the latter, a @code{define_expand} is used
7338 only for RTL generation and it can produce more than one RTL insn.
7340 A @code{define_expand} RTX has four operands:
7344 The name. Each @code{define_expand} must have a name, since the only
7345 use for it is to refer to it by name.
7348 The RTL template. This is a vector of RTL expressions representing
7349 a sequence of separate instructions. Unlike @code{define_insn}, there
7350 is no implicit surrounding @code{PARALLEL}.
7353 The condition, a string containing a C expression. This expression is
7354 used to express how the availability of this pattern depends on
7355 subclasses of target machine, selected by command-line options when GCC
7356 is run. This is just like the condition of a @code{define_insn} that
7357 has a standard name. Therefore, the condition (if present) may not
7358 depend on the data in the insn being matched, but only the
7359 target-machine-type flags. The compiler needs to test these conditions
7360 during initialization in order to learn exactly which named instructions
7361 are available in a particular run.
7364 The preparation statements, a string containing zero or more C
7365 statements which are to be executed before RTL code is generated from
7368 Usually these statements prepare temporary registers for use as
7369 internal operands in the RTL template, but they can also generate RTL
7370 insns directly by calling routines such as @code{emit_insn}, etc.
7371 Any such insns precede the ones that come from the RTL template.
7374 Optionally, a vector containing the values of attributes. @xref{Insn
7378 Every RTL insn emitted by a @code{define_expand} must match some
7379 @code{define_insn} in the machine description. Otherwise, the compiler
7380 will crash when trying to generate code for the insn or trying to optimize
7383 The RTL template, in addition to controlling generation of RTL insns,
7384 also describes the operands that need to be specified when this pattern
7385 is used. In particular, it gives a predicate for each operand.
7387 A true operand, which needs to be specified in order to generate RTL from
7388 the pattern, should be described with a @code{match_operand} in its first
7389 occurrence in the RTL template. This enters information on the operand's
7390 predicate into the tables that record such things. GCC uses the
7391 information to preload the operand into a register if that is required for
7392 valid RTL code. If the operand is referred to more than once, subsequent
7393 references should use @code{match_dup}.
7395 The RTL template may also refer to internal ``operands'' which are
7396 temporary registers or labels used only within the sequence made by the
7397 @code{define_expand}. Internal operands are substituted into the RTL
7398 template with @code{match_dup}, never with @code{match_operand}. The
7399 values of the internal operands are not passed in as arguments by the
7400 compiler when it requests use of this pattern. Instead, they are computed
7401 within the pattern, in the preparation statements. These statements
7402 compute the values and store them into the appropriate elements of
7403 @code{operands} so that @code{match_dup} can find them.
7405 There are two special macros defined for use in the preparation statements:
7406 @code{DONE} and @code{FAIL}. Use them with a following semicolon,
7413 Use the @code{DONE} macro to end RTL generation for the pattern. The
7414 only RTL insns resulting from the pattern on this occasion will be
7415 those already emitted by explicit calls to @code{emit_insn} within the
7416 preparation statements; the RTL template will not be generated.
7420 Make the pattern fail on this occasion. When a pattern fails, it means
7421 that the pattern was not truly available. The calling routines in the
7422 compiler will try other strategies for code generation using other patterns.
7424 Failure is currently supported only for binary (addition, multiplication,
7425 shifting, etc.) and bit-field (@code{extv}, @code{extzv}, and @code{insv})
7429 If the preparation falls through (invokes neither @code{DONE} nor
7430 @code{FAIL}), then the @code{define_expand} acts like a
7431 @code{define_insn} in that the RTL template is used to generate the
7434 The RTL template is not used for matching, only for generating the
7435 initial insn list. If the preparation statement always invokes
7436 @code{DONE} or @code{FAIL}, the RTL template may be reduced to a simple
7437 list of operands, such as this example:
7441 (define_expand "addsi3"
7442 [(match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "")
7443 (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "")
7444 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "")]
7450 handle_add (operands[0], operands[1], operands[2]);
7456 Here is an example, the definition of left-shift for the SPUR chip:
7460 (define_expand "ashlsi3"
7461 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "")
7465 (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "")
7466 (match_operand:SI 2 "nonmemory_operand" "")))]
7475 if (GET_CODE (operands[2]) != CONST_INT
7476 || (unsigned) INTVAL (operands[2]) > 3)
7483 This example uses @code{define_expand} so that it can generate an RTL insn
7484 for shifting when the shift-count is in the supported range of 0 to 3 but
7485 fail in other cases where machine insns aren't available. When it fails,
7486 the compiler tries another strategy using different patterns (such as, a
7489 If the compiler were able to handle nontrivial condition-strings in
7490 patterns with names, then it would be possible to use a
7491 @code{define_insn} in that case. Here is another case (zero-extension
7492 on the 68000) which makes more use of the power of @code{define_expand}:
7495 (define_expand "zero_extendhisi2"
7496 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "")
7498 (set (strict_low_part
7502 (match_operand:HI 1 "general_operand" ""))]
7504 "operands[1] = make_safe_from (operands[1], operands[0]);")
7508 @findex make_safe_from
7509 Here two RTL insns are generated, one to clear the entire output operand
7510 and the other to copy the input operand into its low half. This sequence
7511 is incorrect if the input operand refers to [the old value of] the output
7512 operand, so the preparation statement makes sure this isn't so. The
7513 function @code{make_safe_from} copies the @code{operands[1]} into a
7514 temporary register if it refers to @code{operands[0]}. It does this
7515 by emitting another RTL insn.
7517 Finally, a third example shows the use of an internal operand.
7518 Zero-extension on the SPUR chip is done by @code{and}-ing the result
7519 against a halfword mask. But this mask cannot be represented by a
7520 @code{const_int} because the constant value is too large to be legitimate
7521 on this machine. So it must be copied into a register with
7522 @code{force_reg} and then the register used in the @code{and}.
7525 (define_expand "zero_extendhisi2"
7526 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "")
7528 (match_operand:HI 1 "register_operand" "")
7533 = force_reg (SImode, GEN_INT (65535)); ")
7536 @emph{Note:} If the @code{define_expand} is used to serve a
7537 standard binary or unary arithmetic operation or a bit-field operation,
7538 then the last insn it generates must not be a @code{code_label},
7539 @code{barrier} or @code{note}. It must be an @code{insn},
7540 @code{jump_insn} or @code{call_insn}. If you don't need a real insn
7541 at the end, emit an insn to copy the result of the operation into
7542 itself. Such an insn will generate no code, but it can avoid problems
7547 @node Insn Splitting
7548 @section Defining How to Split Instructions
7549 @cindex insn splitting
7550 @cindex instruction splitting
7551 @cindex splitting instructions
7553 There are two cases where you should specify how to split a pattern
7554 into multiple insns. On machines that have instructions requiring
7555 delay slots (@pxref{Delay Slots}) or that have instructions whose
7556 output is not available for multiple cycles (@pxref{Processor pipeline
7557 description}), the compiler phases that optimize these cases need to
7558 be able to move insns into one-instruction delay slots. However, some
7559 insns may generate more than one machine instruction. These insns
7560 cannot be placed into a delay slot.
7562 Often you can rewrite the single insn as a list of individual insns,
7563 each corresponding to one machine instruction. The disadvantage of
7564 doing so is that it will cause the compilation to be slower and require
7565 more space. If the resulting insns are too complex, it may also
7566 suppress some optimizations. The compiler splits the insn if there is a
7567 reason to believe that it might improve instruction or delay slot
7570 The insn combiner phase also splits putative insns. If three insns are
7571 merged into one insn with a complex expression that cannot be matched by
7572 some @code{define_insn} pattern, the combiner phase attempts to split
7573 the complex pattern into two insns that are recognized. Usually it can
7574 break the complex pattern into two patterns by splitting out some
7575 subexpression. However, in some other cases, such as performing an
7576 addition of a large constant in two insns on a RISC machine, the way to
7577 split the addition into two insns is machine-dependent.
7579 @findex define_split
7580 The @code{define_split} definition tells the compiler how to split a
7581 complex insn into several simpler insns. It looks like this:
7585 [@var{insn-pattern}]
7587 [@var{new-insn-pattern-1}
7588 @var{new-insn-pattern-2}
7590 "@var{preparation-statements}")
7593 @var{insn-pattern} is a pattern that needs to be split and
7594 @var{condition} is the final condition to be tested, as in a
7595 @code{define_insn}. When an insn matching @var{insn-pattern} and
7596 satisfying @var{condition} is found, it is replaced in the insn list
7597 with the insns given by @var{new-insn-pattern-1},
7598 @var{new-insn-pattern-2}, etc.
7600 The @var{preparation-statements} are similar to those statements that
7601 are specified for @code{define_expand} (@pxref{Expander Definitions})
7602 and are executed before the new RTL is generated to prepare for the
7603 generated code or emit some insns whose pattern is not fixed. Unlike
7604 those in @code{define_expand}, however, these statements must not
7605 generate any new pseudo-registers. Once reload has completed, they also
7606 must not allocate any space in the stack frame.
7608 Patterns are matched against @var{insn-pattern} in two different
7609 circumstances. If an insn needs to be split for delay slot scheduling
7610 or insn scheduling, the insn is already known to be valid, which means
7611 that it must have been matched by some @code{define_insn} and, if
7612 @code{reload_completed} is nonzero, is known to satisfy the constraints
7613 of that @code{define_insn}. In that case, the new insn patterns must
7614 also be insns that are matched by some @code{define_insn} and, if
7615 @code{reload_completed} is nonzero, must also satisfy the constraints
7616 of those definitions.
7618 As an example of this usage of @code{define_split}, consider the following
7619 example from @file{a29k.md}, which splits a @code{sign_extend} from
7620 @code{HImode} to @code{SImode} into a pair of shift insns:
7624 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "gen_reg_operand" "")
7625 (sign_extend:SI (match_operand:HI 1 "gen_reg_operand" "")))]
7628 (ashift:SI (match_dup 1)
7631 (ashiftrt:SI (match_dup 0)
7634 @{ operands[1] = gen_lowpart (SImode, operands[1]); @}")
7637 When the combiner phase tries to split an insn pattern, it is always the
7638 case that the pattern is @emph{not} matched by any @code{define_insn}.
7639 The combiner pass first tries to split a single @code{set} expression
7640 and then the same @code{set} expression inside a @code{parallel}, but
7641 followed by a @code{clobber} of a pseudo-reg to use as a scratch
7642 register. In these cases, the combiner expects exactly two new insn
7643 patterns to be generated. It will verify that these patterns match some
7644 @code{define_insn} definitions, so you need not do this test in the
7645 @code{define_split} (of course, there is no point in writing a
7646 @code{define_split} that will never produce insns that match).
7648 Here is an example of this use of @code{define_split}, taken from
7653 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "gen_reg_operand" "")
7654 (plus:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "gen_reg_operand" "")
7655 (match_operand:SI 2 "non_add_cint_operand" "")))]
7657 [(set (match_dup 0) (plus:SI (match_dup 1) (match_dup 3)))
7658 (set (match_dup 0) (plus:SI (match_dup 0) (match_dup 4)))]
7661 int low = INTVAL (operands[2]) & 0xffff;
7662 int high = (unsigned) INTVAL (operands[2]) >> 16;
7665 high++, low |= 0xffff0000;
7667 operands[3] = GEN_INT (high << 16);
7668 operands[4] = GEN_INT (low);
7672 Here the predicate @code{non_add_cint_operand} matches any
7673 @code{const_int} that is @emph{not} a valid operand of a single add
7674 insn. The add with the smaller displacement is written so that it
7675 can be substituted into the address of a subsequent operation.
7677 An example that uses a scratch register, from the same file, generates
7678 an equality comparison of a register and a large constant:
7682 [(set (match_operand:CC 0 "cc_reg_operand" "")
7683 (compare:CC (match_operand:SI 1 "gen_reg_operand" "")
7684 (match_operand:SI 2 "non_short_cint_operand" "")))
7685 (clobber (match_operand:SI 3 "gen_reg_operand" ""))]
7686 "find_single_use (operands[0], insn, 0)
7687 && (GET_CODE (*find_single_use (operands[0], insn, 0)) == EQ
7688 || GET_CODE (*find_single_use (operands[0], insn, 0)) == NE)"
7689 [(set (match_dup 3) (xor:SI (match_dup 1) (match_dup 4)))
7690 (set (match_dup 0) (compare:CC (match_dup 3) (match_dup 5)))]
7693 /* @r{Get the constant we are comparing against, C, and see what it
7694 looks like sign-extended to 16 bits. Then see what constant
7695 could be XOR'ed with C to get the sign-extended value.} */
7697 int c = INTVAL (operands[2]);
7698 int sextc = (c << 16) >> 16;
7699 int xorv = c ^ sextc;
7701 operands[4] = GEN_INT (xorv);
7702 operands[5] = GEN_INT (sextc);
7706 To avoid confusion, don't write a single @code{define_split} that
7707 accepts some insns that match some @code{define_insn} as well as some
7708 insns that don't. Instead, write two separate @code{define_split}
7709 definitions, one for the insns that are valid and one for the insns that
7712 The splitter is allowed to split jump instructions into sequence of
7713 jumps or create new jumps in while splitting non-jump instructions. As
7714 the central flowgraph and branch prediction information needs to be updated,
7715 several restriction apply.
7717 Splitting of jump instruction into sequence that over by another jump
7718 instruction is always valid, as compiler expect identical behavior of new
7719 jump. When new sequence contains multiple jump instructions or new labels,
7720 more assistance is needed. Splitter is required to create only unconditional
7721 jumps, or simple conditional jump instructions. Additionally it must attach a
7722 @code{REG_BR_PROB} note to each conditional jump. A global variable
7723 @code{split_branch_probability} holds the probability of the original branch in case
7724 it was a simple conditional jump, @minus{}1 otherwise. To simplify
7725 recomputing of edge frequencies, the new sequence is required to have only
7726 forward jumps to the newly created labels.
7728 @findex define_insn_and_split
7729 For the common case where the pattern of a define_split exactly matches the
7730 pattern of a define_insn, use @code{define_insn_and_split}. It looks like
7734 (define_insn_and_split
7735 [@var{insn-pattern}]
7737 "@var{output-template}"
7738 "@var{split-condition}"
7739 [@var{new-insn-pattern-1}
7740 @var{new-insn-pattern-2}
7742 "@var{preparation-statements}"
7743 [@var{insn-attributes}])
7747 @var{insn-pattern}, @var{condition}, @var{output-template}, and
7748 @var{insn-attributes} are used as in @code{define_insn}. The
7749 @var{new-insn-pattern} vector and the @var{preparation-statements} are used as
7750 in a @code{define_split}. The @var{split-condition} is also used as in
7751 @code{define_split}, with the additional behavior that if the condition starts
7752 with @samp{&&}, the condition used for the split will be the constructed as a
7753 logical ``and'' of the split condition with the insn condition. For example,
7757 (define_insn_and_split "zero_extendhisi2_and"
7758 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "=r")
7759 (zero_extend:SI (match_operand:HI 1 "register_operand" "0")))
7760 (clobber (reg:CC 17))]
7761 "TARGET_ZERO_EXTEND_WITH_AND && !optimize_size"
7763 "&& reload_completed"
7764 [(parallel [(set (match_dup 0)
7765 (and:SI (match_dup 0) (const_int 65535)))
7766 (clobber (reg:CC 17))])]
7768 [(set_attr "type" "alu1")])
7772 In this case, the actual split condition will be
7773 @samp{TARGET_ZERO_EXTEND_WITH_AND && !optimize_size && reload_completed}.
7775 The @code{define_insn_and_split} construction provides exactly the same
7776 functionality as two separate @code{define_insn} and @code{define_split}
7777 patterns. It exists for compactness, and as a maintenance tool to prevent
7778 having to ensure the two patterns' templates match.
7782 @node Including Patterns
7783 @section Including Patterns in Machine Descriptions.
7784 @cindex insn includes
7787 The @code{include} pattern tells the compiler tools where to
7788 look for patterns that are in files other than in the file
7789 @file{.md}. This is used only at build time and there is no preprocessing allowed.
7803 (include "filestuff")
7807 Where @var{pathname} is a string that specifies the location of the file,
7808 specifies the include file to be in @file{gcc/config/target/filestuff}. The
7809 directory @file{gcc/config/target} is regarded as the default directory.
7812 Machine descriptions may be split up into smaller more manageable subsections
7813 and placed into subdirectories.
7819 (include "BOGUS/filestuff")
7823 the include file is specified to be in @file{gcc/config/@var{target}/BOGUS/filestuff}.
7825 Specifying an absolute path for the include file such as;
7828 (include "/u2/BOGUS/filestuff")
7831 is permitted but is not encouraged.
7833 @subsection RTL Generation Tool Options for Directory Search
7834 @cindex directory options .md
7835 @cindex options, directory search
7836 @cindex search options
7838 The @option{-I@var{dir}} option specifies directories to search for machine descriptions.
7843 genrecog -I/p1/abc/proc1 -I/p2/abcd/pro2 target.md
7848 Add the directory @var{dir} to the head of the list of directories to be
7849 searched for header files. This can be used to override a system machine definition
7850 file, substituting your own version, since these directories are
7851 searched before the default machine description file directories. If you use more than
7852 one @option{-I} option, the directories are scanned in left-to-right
7853 order; the standard default directory come after.
7858 @node Peephole Definitions
7859 @section Machine-Specific Peephole Optimizers
7860 @cindex peephole optimizer definitions
7861 @cindex defining peephole optimizers
7863 In addition to instruction patterns the @file{md} file may contain
7864 definitions of machine-specific peephole optimizations.
7866 The combiner does not notice certain peephole optimizations when the data
7867 flow in the program does not suggest that it should try them. For example,
7868 sometimes two consecutive insns related in purpose can be combined even
7869 though the second one does not appear to use a register computed in the
7870 first one. A machine-specific peephole optimizer can detect such
7873 There are two forms of peephole definitions that may be used. The
7874 original @code{define_peephole} is run at assembly output time to
7875 match insns and substitute assembly text. Use of @code{define_peephole}
7878 A newer @code{define_peephole2} matches insns and substitutes new
7879 insns. The @code{peephole2} pass is run after register allocation
7880 but before scheduling, which may result in much better code for
7881 targets that do scheduling.
7884 * define_peephole:: RTL to Text Peephole Optimizers
7885 * define_peephole2:: RTL to RTL Peephole Optimizers
7890 @node define_peephole
7891 @subsection RTL to Text Peephole Optimizers
7892 @findex define_peephole
7895 A definition looks like this:
7899 [@var{insn-pattern-1}
7900 @var{insn-pattern-2}
7904 "@var{optional-insn-attributes}")
7908 The last string operand may be omitted if you are not using any
7909 machine-specific information in this machine description. If present,
7910 it must obey the same rules as in a @code{define_insn}.
7912 In this skeleton, @var{insn-pattern-1} and so on are patterns to match
7913 consecutive insns. The optimization applies to a sequence of insns when
7914 @var{insn-pattern-1} matches the first one, @var{insn-pattern-2} matches
7915 the next, and so on.
7917 Each of the insns matched by a peephole must also match a
7918 @code{define_insn}. Peepholes are checked only at the last stage just
7919 before code generation, and only optionally. Therefore, any insn which
7920 would match a peephole but no @code{define_insn} will cause a crash in code
7921 generation in an unoptimized compilation, or at various optimization
7924 The operands of the insns are matched with @code{match_operands},
7925 @code{match_operator}, and @code{match_dup}, as usual. What is not
7926 usual is that the operand numbers apply to all the insn patterns in the
7927 definition. So, you can check for identical operands in two insns by
7928 using @code{match_operand} in one insn and @code{match_dup} in the
7931 The operand constraints used in @code{match_operand} patterns do not have
7932 any direct effect on the applicability of the peephole, but they will
7933 be validated afterward, so make sure your constraints are general enough
7934 to apply whenever the peephole matches. If the peephole matches
7935 but the constraints are not satisfied, the compiler will crash.
7937 It is safe to omit constraints in all the operands of the peephole; or
7938 you can write constraints which serve as a double-check on the criteria
7941 Once a sequence of insns matches the patterns, the @var{condition} is
7942 checked. This is a C expression which makes the final decision whether to
7943 perform the optimization (we do so if the expression is nonzero). If
7944 @var{condition} is omitted (in other words, the string is empty) then the
7945 optimization is applied to every sequence of insns that matches the
7948 The defined peephole optimizations are applied after register allocation
7949 is complete. Therefore, the peephole definition can check which
7950 operands have ended up in which kinds of registers, just by looking at
7953 @findex prev_active_insn
7954 The way to refer to the operands in @var{condition} is to write
7955 @code{operands[@var{i}]} for operand number @var{i} (as matched by
7956 @code{(match_operand @var{i} @dots{})}). Use the variable @code{insn}
7957 to refer to the last of the insns being matched; use
7958 @code{prev_active_insn} to find the preceding insns.
7960 @findex dead_or_set_p
7961 When optimizing computations with intermediate results, you can use
7962 @var{condition} to match only when the intermediate results are not used
7963 elsewhere. Use the C expression @code{dead_or_set_p (@var{insn},
7964 @var{op})}, where @var{insn} is the insn in which you expect the value
7965 to be used for the last time (from the value of @code{insn}, together
7966 with use of @code{prev_nonnote_insn}), and @var{op} is the intermediate
7967 value (from @code{operands[@var{i}]}).
7969 Applying the optimization means replacing the sequence of insns with one
7970 new insn. The @var{template} controls ultimate output of assembler code
7971 for this combined insn. It works exactly like the template of a
7972 @code{define_insn}. Operand numbers in this template are the same ones
7973 used in matching the original sequence of insns.
7975 The result of a defined peephole optimizer does not need to match any of
7976 the insn patterns in the machine description; it does not even have an
7977 opportunity to match them. The peephole optimizer definition itself serves
7978 as the insn pattern to control how the insn is output.
7980 Defined peephole optimizers are run as assembler code is being output,
7981 so the insns they produce are never combined or rearranged in any way.
7983 Here is an example, taken from the 68000 machine description:
7987 [(set (reg:SI 15) (plus:SI (reg:SI 15) (const_int 4)))
7988 (set (match_operand:DF 0 "register_operand" "=f")
7989 (match_operand:DF 1 "register_operand" "ad"))]
7990 "FP_REG_P (operands[0]) && ! FP_REG_P (operands[1])"
7993 xoperands[1] = gen_rtx_REG (SImode, REGNO (operands[1]) + 1);
7995 output_asm_insn ("move.l %1,(sp)", xoperands);
7996 output_asm_insn ("move.l %1,-(sp)", operands);
7997 return "fmove.d (sp)+,%0";
7999 output_asm_insn ("movel %1,sp@@", xoperands);
8000 output_asm_insn ("movel %1,sp@@-", operands);
8001 return "fmoved sp@@+,%0";
8007 The effect of this optimization is to change
8033 If a peephole matches a sequence including one or more jump insns, you must
8034 take account of the flags such as @code{CC_REVERSED} which specify that the
8035 condition codes are represented in an unusual manner. The compiler
8036 automatically alters any ordinary conditional jumps which occur in such
8037 situations, but the compiler cannot alter jumps which have been replaced by
8038 peephole optimizations. So it is up to you to alter the assembler code
8039 that the peephole produces. Supply C code to write the assembler output,
8040 and in this C code check the condition code status flags and change the
8041 assembler code as appropriate.
8044 @var{insn-pattern-1} and so on look @emph{almost} like the second
8045 operand of @code{define_insn}. There is one important difference: the
8046 second operand of @code{define_insn} consists of one or more RTX's
8047 enclosed in square brackets. Usually, there is only one: then the same
8048 action can be written as an element of a @code{define_peephole}. But
8049 when there are multiple actions in a @code{define_insn}, they are
8050 implicitly enclosed in a @code{parallel}. Then you must explicitly
8051 write the @code{parallel}, and the square brackets within it, in the
8052 @code{define_peephole}. Thus, if an insn pattern looks like this,
8055 (define_insn "divmodsi4"
8056 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=d")
8057 (div:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "0")
8058 (match_operand:SI 2 "general_operand" "dmsK")))
8059 (set (match_operand:SI 3 "general_operand" "=d")
8060 (mod:SI (match_dup 1) (match_dup 2)))]
8062 "divsl%.l %2,%3:%0")
8066 then the way to mention this insn in a peephole is as follows:
8072 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=d")
8073 (div:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "0")
8074 (match_operand:SI 2 "general_operand" "dmsK")))
8075 (set (match_operand:SI 3 "general_operand" "=d")
8076 (mod:SI (match_dup 1) (match_dup 2)))])
8083 @node define_peephole2
8084 @subsection RTL to RTL Peephole Optimizers
8085 @findex define_peephole2
8087 The @code{define_peephole2} definition tells the compiler how to
8088 substitute one sequence of instructions for another sequence,
8089 what additional scratch registers may be needed and what their
8094 [@var{insn-pattern-1}
8095 @var{insn-pattern-2}
8098 [@var{new-insn-pattern-1}
8099 @var{new-insn-pattern-2}
8101 "@var{preparation-statements}")
8104 The definition is almost identical to @code{define_split}
8105 (@pxref{Insn Splitting}) except that the pattern to match is not a
8106 single instruction, but a sequence of instructions.
8108 It is possible to request additional scratch registers for use in the
8109 output template. If appropriate registers are not free, the pattern
8110 will simply not match.
8112 @findex match_scratch
8114 Scratch registers are requested with a @code{match_scratch} pattern at
8115 the top level of the input pattern. The allocated register (initially) will
8116 be dead at the point requested within the original sequence. If the scratch
8117 is used at more than a single point, a @code{match_dup} pattern at the
8118 top level of the input pattern marks the last position in the input sequence
8119 at which the register must be available.
8121 Here is an example from the IA-32 machine description:
8125 [(match_scratch:SI 2 "r")
8126 (parallel [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "")
8127 (match_operator:SI 3 "arith_or_logical_operator"
8129 (match_operand:SI 1 "memory_operand" "")]))
8130 (clobber (reg:CC 17))])]
8131 "! optimize_size && ! TARGET_READ_MODIFY"
8132 [(set (match_dup 2) (match_dup 1))
8133 (parallel [(set (match_dup 0)
8134 (match_op_dup 3 [(match_dup 0) (match_dup 2)]))
8135 (clobber (reg:CC 17))])]
8140 This pattern tries to split a load from its use in the hopes that we'll be
8141 able to schedule around the memory load latency. It allocates a single
8142 @code{SImode} register of class @code{GENERAL_REGS} (@code{"r"}) that needs
8143 to be live only at the point just before the arithmetic.
8145 A real example requiring extended scratch lifetimes is harder to come by,
8146 so here's a silly made-up example:
8150 [(match_scratch:SI 4 "r")
8151 (set (match_operand:SI 0 "" "") (match_operand:SI 1 "" ""))
8152 (set (match_operand:SI 2 "" "") (match_dup 1))
8154 (set (match_operand:SI 3 "" "") (match_dup 1))]
8155 "/* @r{determine 1 does not overlap 0 and 2} */"
8156 [(set (match_dup 4) (match_dup 1))
8157 (set (match_dup 0) (match_dup 4))
8158 (set (match_dup 2) (match_dup 4))
8159 (set (match_dup 3) (match_dup 4))]
8164 If we had not added the @code{(match_dup 4)} in the middle of the input
8165 sequence, it might have been the case that the register we chose at the
8166 beginning of the sequence is killed by the first or second @code{set}.
8170 @node Insn Attributes
8171 @section Instruction Attributes
8172 @cindex insn attributes
8173 @cindex instruction attributes
8175 In addition to describing the instruction supported by the target machine,
8176 the @file{md} file also defines a group of @dfn{attributes} and a set of
8177 values for each. Every generated insn is assigned a value for each attribute.
8178 One possible attribute would be the effect that the insn has on the machine's
8179 condition code. This attribute can then be used by @code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC}
8180 to track the condition codes.
8183 * Defining Attributes:: Specifying attributes and their values.
8184 * Expressions:: Valid expressions for attribute values.
8185 * Tagging Insns:: Assigning attribute values to insns.
8186 * Attr Example:: An example of assigning attributes.
8187 * Insn Lengths:: Computing the length of insns.
8188 * Constant Attributes:: Defining attributes that are constant.
8189 * Mnemonic Attribute:: Obtain the instruction mnemonic as attribute value.
8190 * Delay Slots:: Defining delay slots required for a machine.
8191 * Processor pipeline description:: Specifying information for insn scheduling.
8196 @node Defining Attributes
8197 @subsection Defining Attributes and their Values
8198 @cindex defining attributes and their values
8199 @cindex attributes, defining
8202 The @code{define_attr} expression is used to define each attribute required
8203 by the target machine. It looks like:
8206 (define_attr @var{name} @var{list-of-values} @var{default})
8209 @var{name} is a string specifying the name of the attribute being
8210 defined. Some attributes are used in a special way by the rest of the
8211 compiler. The @code{enabled} attribute can be used to conditionally
8212 enable or disable insn alternatives (@pxref{Disable Insn
8213 Alternatives}). The @code{predicable} attribute, together with a
8214 suitable @code{define_cond_exec} (@pxref{Conditional Execution}), can
8215 be used to automatically generate conditional variants of instruction
8216 patterns. The @code{mnemonic} attribute can be used to check for the
8217 instruction mnemonic (@pxref{Mnemonic Attribute}). The compiler
8218 internally uses the names @code{ce_enabled} and @code{nonce_enabled},
8219 so they should not be used elsewhere as alternative names.
8221 @var{list-of-values} is either a string that specifies a comma-separated
8222 list of values that can be assigned to the attribute, or a null string to
8223 indicate that the attribute takes numeric values.
8225 @var{default} is an attribute expression that gives the value of this
8226 attribute for insns that match patterns whose definition does not include
8227 an explicit value for this attribute. @xref{Attr Example}, for more
8228 information on the handling of defaults. @xref{Constant Attributes},
8229 for information on attributes that do not depend on any particular insn.
8232 For each defined attribute, a number of definitions are written to the
8233 @file{insn-attr.h} file. For cases where an explicit set of values is
8234 specified for an attribute, the following are defined:
8238 A @samp{#define} is written for the symbol @samp{HAVE_ATTR_@var{name}}.
8241 An enumerated class is defined for @samp{attr_@var{name}} with
8242 elements of the form @samp{@var{upper-name}_@var{upper-value}} where
8243 the attribute name and value are first converted to uppercase.
8246 A function @samp{get_attr_@var{name}} is defined that is passed an insn and
8247 returns the attribute value for that insn.
8250 For example, if the following is present in the @file{md} file:
8253 (define_attr "type" "branch,fp,load,store,arith" @dots{})
8257 the following lines will be written to the file @file{insn-attr.h}.
8260 #define HAVE_ATTR_type 1
8261 enum attr_type @{TYPE_BRANCH, TYPE_FP, TYPE_LOAD,
8262 TYPE_STORE, TYPE_ARITH@};
8263 extern enum attr_type get_attr_type ();
8266 If the attribute takes numeric values, no @code{enum} type will be
8267 defined and the function to obtain the attribute's value will return
8270 There are attributes which are tied to a specific meaning. These
8271 attributes are not free to use for other purposes:
8275 The @code{length} attribute is used to calculate the length of emitted
8276 code chunks. This is especially important when verifying branch
8277 distances. @xref{Insn Lengths}.
8280 The @code{enabled} attribute can be defined to prevent certain
8281 alternatives of an insn definition from being used during code
8282 generation. @xref{Disable Insn Alternatives}.
8285 The @code{mnemonic} attribute can be defined to implement instruction
8286 specific checks in e.g. the pipeline description.
8287 @xref{Mnemonic Attribute}.
8290 For each of these special attributes, the corresponding
8291 @samp{HAVE_ATTR_@var{name}} @samp{#define} is also written when the
8292 attribute is not defined; in that case, it is defined as @samp{0}.
8294 @findex define_enum_attr
8295 @anchor{define_enum_attr}
8296 Another way of defining an attribute is to use:
8299 (define_enum_attr "@var{attr}" "@var{enum}" @var{default})
8302 This works in just the same way as @code{define_attr}, except that
8303 the list of values is taken from a separate enumeration called
8304 @var{enum} (@pxref{define_enum}). This form allows you to use
8305 the same list of values for several attributes without having to
8306 repeat the list each time. For example:
8309 (define_enum "processor" [
8314 (define_enum_attr "arch" "processor"
8315 (const (symbol_ref "target_arch")))
8316 (define_enum_attr "tune" "processor"
8317 (const (symbol_ref "target_tune")))
8320 defines the same attributes as:
8323 (define_attr "arch" "model_a,model_b,@dots{}"
8324 (const (symbol_ref "target_arch")))
8325 (define_attr "tune" "model_a,model_b,@dots{}"
8326 (const (symbol_ref "target_tune")))
8329 but without duplicating the processor list. The second example defines two
8330 separate C enums (@code{attr_arch} and @code{attr_tune}) whereas the first
8331 defines a single C enum (@code{processor}).
8335 @subsection Attribute Expressions
8336 @cindex attribute expressions
8338 RTL expressions used to define attributes use the codes described above
8339 plus a few specific to attribute definitions, to be discussed below.
8340 Attribute value expressions must have one of the following forms:
8343 @cindex @code{const_int} and attributes
8344 @item (const_int @var{i})
8345 The integer @var{i} specifies the value of a numeric attribute. @var{i}
8346 must be non-negative.
8348 The value of a numeric attribute can be specified either with a
8349 @code{const_int}, or as an integer represented as a string in
8350 @code{const_string}, @code{eq_attr} (see below), @code{attr},
8351 @code{symbol_ref}, simple arithmetic expressions, and @code{set_attr}
8352 overrides on specific instructions (@pxref{Tagging Insns}).
8354 @cindex @code{const_string} and attributes
8355 @item (const_string @var{value})
8356 The string @var{value} specifies a constant attribute value.
8357 If @var{value} is specified as @samp{"*"}, it means that the default value of
8358 the attribute is to be used for the insn containing this expression.
8359 @samp{"*"} obviously cannot be used in the @var{default} expression
8360 of a @code{define_attr}.
8362 If the attribute whose value is being specified is numeric, @var{value}
8363 must be a string containing a non-negative integer (normally
8364 @code{const_int} would be used in this case). Otherwise, it must
8365 contain one of the valid values for the attribute.
8367 @cindex @code{if_then_else} and attributes
8368 @item (if_then_else @var{test} @var{true-value} @var{false-value})
8369 @var{test} specifies an attribute test, whose format is defined below.
8370 The value of this expression is @var{true-value} if @var{test} is true,
8371 otherwise it is @var{false-value}.
8373 @cindex @code{cond} and attributes
8374 @item (cond [@var{test1} @var{value1} @dots{}] @var{default})
8375 The first operand of this expression is a vector containing an even
8376 number of expressions and consisting of pairs of @var{test} and @var{value}
8377 expressions. The value of the @code{cond} expression is that of the
8378 @var{value} corresponding to the first true @var{test} expression. If
8379 none of the @var{test} expressions are true, the value of the @code{cond}
8380 expression is that of the @var{default} expression.
8383 @var{test} expressions can have one of the following forms:
8386 @cindex @code{const_int} and attribute tests
8387 @item (const_int @var{i})
8388 This test is true if @var{i} is nonzero and false otherwise.
8390 @cindex @code{not} and attributes
8391 @cindex @code{ior} and attributes
8392 @cindex @code{and} and attributes
8393 @item (not @var{test})
8394 @itemx (ior @var{test1} @var{test2})
8395 @itemx (and @var{test1} @var{test2})
8396 These tests are true if the indicated logical function is true.
8398 @cindex @code{match_operand} and attributes
8399 @item (match_operand:@var{m} @var{n} @var{pred} @var{constraints})
8400 This test is true if operand @var{n} of the insn whose attribute value
8401 is being determined has mode @var{m} (this part of the test is ignored
8402 if @var{m} is @code{VOIDmode}) and the function specified by the string
8403 @var{pred} returns a nonzero value when passed operand @var{n} and mode
8404 @var{m} (this part of the test is ignored if @var{pred} is the null
8407 The @var{constraints} operand is ignored and should be the null string.
8409 @cindex @code{match_test} and attributes
8410 @item (match_test @var{c-expr})
8411 The test is true if C expression @var{c-expr} is true. In non-constant
8412 attributes, @var{c-expr} has access to the following variables:
8416 The rtl instruction under test.
8417 @item which_alternative
8418 The @code{define_insn} alternative that @var{insn} matches.
8419 @xref{Output Statement}.
8421 An array of @var{insn}'s rtl operands.
8424 @var{c-expr} behaves like the condition in a C @code{if} statement,
8425 so there is no need to explicitly convert the expression into a boolean
8426 0 or 1 value. For example, the following two tests are equivalent:
8429 (match_test "x & 2")
8430 (match_test "(x & 2) != 0")
8433 @cindex @code{le} and attributes
8434 @cindex @code{leu} and attributes
8435 @cindex @code{lt} and attributes
8436 @cindex @code{gt} and attributes
8437 @cindex @code{gtu} and attributes
8438 @cindex @code{ge} and attributes
8439 @cindex @code{geu} and attributes
8440 @cindex @code{ne} and attributes
8441 @cindex @code{eq} and attributes
8442 @cindex @code{plus} and attributes
8443 @cindex @code{minus} and attributes
8444 @cindex @code{mult} and attributes
8445 @cindex @code{div} and attributes
8446 @cindex @code{mod} and attributes
8447 @cindex @code{abs} and attributes
8448 @cindex @code{neg} and attributes
8449 @cindex @code{ashift} and attributes
8450 @cindex @code{lshiftrt} and attributes
8451 @cindex @code{ashiftrt} and attributes
8452 @item (le @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8453 @itemx (leu @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8454 @itemx (lt @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8455 @itemx (ltu @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8456 @itemx (gt @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8457 @itemx (gtu @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8458 @itemx (ge @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8459 @itemx (geu @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8460 @itemx (ne @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8461 @itemx (eq @var{arith1} @var{arith2})
8462 These tests are true if the indicated comparison of the two arithmetic
8463 expressions is true. Arithmetic expressions are formed with
8464 @code{plus}, @code{minus}, @code{mult}, @code{div}, @code{mod},
8465 @code{abs}, @code{neg}, @code{and}, @code{ior}, @code{xor}, @code{not},
8466 @code{ashift}, @code{lshiftrt}, and @code{ashiftrt} expressions.
8469 @code{const_int} and @code{symbol_ref} are always valid terms (@pxref{Insn
8470 Lengths},for additional forms). @code{symbol_ref} is a string
8471 denoting a C expression that yields an @code{int} when evaluated by the
8472 @samp{get_attr_@dots{}} routine. It should normally be a global
8476 @item (eq_attr @var{name} @var{value})
8477 @var{name} is a string specifying the name of an attribute.
8479 @var{value} is a string that is either a valid value for attribute
8480 @var{name}, a comma-separated list of values, or @samp{!} followed by a
8481 value or list. If @var{value} does not begin with a @samp{!}, this
8482 test is true if the value of the @var{name} attribute of the current
8483 insn is in the list specified by @var{value}. If @var{value} begins
8484 with a @samp{!}, this test is true if the attribute's value is
8485 @emph{not} in the specified list.
8490 (eq_attr "type" "load,store")
8497 (ior (eq_attr "type" "load") (eq_attr "type" "store"))
8500 If @var{name} specifies an attribute of @samp{alternative}, it refers to the
8501 value of the compiler variable @code{which_alternative}
8502 (@pxref{Output Statement}) and the values must be small integers. For
8506 (eq_attr "alternative" "2,3")
8513 (ior (eq (symbol_ref "which_alternative") (const_int 2))
8514 (eq (symbol_ref "which_alternative") (const_int 3)))
8517 Note that, for most attributes, an @code{eq_attr} test is simplified in cases
8518 where the value of the attribute being tested is known for all insns matching
8519 a particular pattern. This is by far the most common case.
8522 @item (attr_flag @var{name})
8523 The value of an @code{attr_flag} expression is true if the flag
8524 specified by @var{name} is true for the @code{insn} currently being
8527 @var{name} is a string specifying one of a fixed set of flags to test.
8528 Test the flags @code{forward} and @code{backward} to determine the
8529 direction of a conditional branch.
8531 This example describes a conditional branch delay slot which
8532 can be nullified for forward branches that are taken (annul-true) or
8533 for backward branches which are not taken (annul-false).
8536 (define_delay (eq_attr "type" "cbranch")
8537 [(eq_attr "in_branch_delay" "true")
8538 (and (eq_attr "in_branch_delay" "true")
8539 (attr_flag "forward"))
8540 (and (eq_attr "in_branch_delay" "true")
8541 (attr_flag "backward"))])
8544 The @code{forward} and @code{backward} flags are false if the current
8545 @code{insn} being scheduled is not a conditional branch.
8547 @code{attr_flag} is only used during delay slot scheduling and has no
8548 meaning to other passes of the compiler.
8551 @item (attr @var{name})
8552 The value of another attribute is returned. This is most useful
8553 for numeric attributes, as @code{eq_attr} and @code{attr_flag}
8554 produce more efficient code for non-numeric attributes.
8560 @subsection Assigning Attribute Values to Insns
8561 @cindex tagging insns
8562 @cindex assigning attribute values to insns
8564 The value assigned to an attribute of an insn is primarily determined by
8565 which pattern is matched by that insn (or which @code{define_peephole}
8566 generated it). Every @code{define_insn} and @code{define_peephole} can
8567 have an optional last argument to specify the values of attributes for
8568 matching insns. The value of any attribute not specified in a particular
8569 insn is set to the default value for that attribute, as specified in its
8570 @code{define_attr}. Extensive use of default values for attributes
8571 permits the specification of the values for only one or two attributes
8572 in the definition of most insn patterns, as seen in the example in the
8575 The optional last argument of @code{define_insn} and
8576 @code{define_peephole} is a vector of expressions, each of which defines
8577 the value for a single attribute. The most general way of assigning an
8578 attribute's value is to use a @code{set} expression whose first operand is an
8579 @code{attr} expression giving the name of the attribute being set. The
8580 second operand of the @code{set} is an attribute expression
8581 (@pxref{Expressions}) giving the value of the attribute.
8583 When the attribute value depends on the @samp{alternative} attribute
8584 (i.e., which is the applicable alternative in the constraint of the
8585 insn), the @code{set_attr_alternative} expression can be used. It
8586 allows the specification of a vector of attribute expressions, one for
8590 When the generality of arbitrary attribute expressions is not required,
8591 the simpler @code{set_attr} expression can be used, which allows
8592 specifying a string giving either a single attribute value or a list
8593 of attribute values, one for each alternative.
8595 The form of each of the above specifications is shown below. In each case,
8596 @var{name} is a string specifying the attribute to be set.
8599 @item (set_attr @var{name} @var{value-string})
8600 @var{value-string} is either a string giving the desired attribute value,
8601 or a string containing a comma-separated list giving the values for
8602 succeeding alternatives. The number of elements must match the number
8603 of alternatives in the constraint of the insn pattern.
8605 Note that it may be useful to specify @samp{*} for some alternative, in
8606 which case the attribute will assume its default value for insns matching
8609 @findex set_attr_alternative
8610 @item (set_attr_alternative @var{name} [@var{value1} @var{value2} @dots{}])
8611 Depending on the alternative of the insn, the value will be one of the
8612 specified values. This is a shorthand for using a @code{cond} with
8613 tests on the @samp{alternative} attribute.
8616 @item (set (attr @var{name}) @var{value})
8617 The first operand of this @code{set} must be the special RTL expression
8618 @code{attr}, whose sole operand is a string giving the name of the
8619 attribute being set. @var{value} is the value of the attribute.
8622 The following shows three different ways of representing the same
8623 attribute value specification:
8626 (set_attr "type" "load,store,arith")
8628 (set_attr_alternative "type"
8629 [(const_string "load") (const_string "store")
8630 (const_string "arith")])
8633 (cond [(eq_attr "alternative" "1") (const_string "load")
8634 (eq_attr "alternative" "2") (const_string "store")]
8635 (const_string "arith")))
8639 @findex define_asm_attributes
8640 The @code{define_asm_attributes} expression provides a mechanism to
8641 specify the attributes assigned to insns produced from an @code{asm}
8642 statement. It has the form:
8645 (define_asm_attributes [@var{attr-sets}])
8649 where @var{attr-sets} is specified the same as for both the
8650 @code{define_insn} and the @code{define_peephole} expressions.
8652 These values will typically be the ``worst case'' attribute values. For
8653 example, they might indicate that the condition code will be clobbered.
8655 A specification for a @code{length} attribute is handled specially. The
8656 way to compute the length of an @code{asm} insn is to multiply the
8657 length specified in the expression @code{define_asm_attributes} by the
8658 number of machine instructions specified in the @code{asm} statement,
8659 determined by counting the number of semicolons and newlines in the
8660 string. Therefore, the value of the @code{length} attribute specified
8661 in a @code{define_asm_attributes} should be the maximum possible length
8662 of a single machine instruction.
8667 @subsection Example of Attribute Specifications
8668 @cindex attribute specifications example
8669 @cindex attribute specifications
8671 The judicious use of defaulting is important in the efficient use of
8672 insn attributes. Typically, insns are divided into @dfn{types} and an
8673 attribute, customarily called @code{type}, is used to represent this
8674 value. This attribute is normally used only to define the default value
8675 for other attributes. An example will clarify this usage.
8677 Assume we have a RISC machine with a condition code and in which only
8678 full-word operations are performed in registers. Let us assume that we
8679 can divide all insns into loads, stores, (integer) arithmetic
8680 operations, floating point operations, and branches.
8682 Here we will concern ourselves with determining the effect of an insn on
8683 the condition code and will limit ourselves to the following possible
8684 effects: The condition code can be set unpredictably (clobbered), not
8685 be changed, be set to agree with the results of the operation, or only
8686 changed if the item previously set into the condition code has been
8689 Here is part of a sample @file{md} file for such a machine:
8692 (define_attr "type" "load,store,arith,fp,branch" (const_string "arith"))
8694 (define_attr "cc" "clobber,unchanged,set,change0"
8695 (cond [(eq_attr "type" "load")
8696 (const_string "change0")
8697 (eq_attr "type" "store,branch")
8698 (const_string "unchanged")
8699 (eq_attr "type" "arith")
8700 (if_then_else (match_operand:SI 0 "" "")
8701 (const_string "set")
8702 (const_string "clobber"))]
8703 (const_string "clobber")))
8706 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "general_operand" "=r,r,m")
8707 (match_operand:SI 1 "general_operand" "r,m,r"))]
8713 [(set_attr "type" "arith,load,store")])
8716 Note that we assume in the above example that arithmetic operations
8717 performed on quantities smaller than a machine word clobber the condition
8718 code since they will set the condition code to a value corresponding to the
8724 @subsection Computing the Length of an Insn
8725 @cindex insn lengths, computing
8726 @cindex computing the length of an insn
8728 For many machines, multiple types of branch instructions are provided, each
8729 for different length branch displacements. In most cases, the assembler
8730 will choose the correct instruction to use. However, when the assembler
8731 cannot do so, GCC can when a special attribute, the @code{length}
8732 attribute, is defined. This attribute must be defined to have numeric
8733 values by specifying a null string in its @code{define_attr}.
8735 In the case of the @code{length} attribute, two additional forms of
8736 arithmetic terms are allowed in test expressions:
8739 @cindex @code{match_dup} and attributes
8740 @item (match_dup @var{n})
8741 This refers to the address of operand @var{n} of the current insn, which
8742 must be a @code{label_ref}.
8744 @cindex @code{pc} and attributes
8746 For non-branch instructions and backward branch instructions, this refers
8747 to the address of the current insn. But for forward branch instructions,
8748 this refers to the address of the next insn, because the length of the
8749 current insn is to be computed.
8752 @cindex @code{addr_vec}, length of
8753 @cindex @code{addr_diff_vec}, length of
8754 For normal insns, the length will be determined by value of the
8755 @code{length} attribute. In the case of @code{addr_vec} and
8756 @code{addr_diff_vec} insn patterns, the length is computed as
8757 the number of vectors multiplied by the size of each vector.
8759 Lengths are measured in addressable storage units (bytes).
8761 Note that it is possible to call functions via the @code{symbol_ref}
8762 mechanism to compute the length of an insn. However, if you use this
8763 mechanism you must provide dummy clauses to express the maximum length
8764 without using the function call. You can an example of this in the
8765 @code{pa} machine description for the @code{call_symref} pattern.
8767 The following macros can be used to refine the length computation:
8770 @findex ADJUST_INSN_LENGTH
8771 @item ADJUST_INSN_LENGTH (@var{insn}, @var{length})
8772 If defined, modifies the length assigned to instruction @var{insn} as a
8773 function of the context in which it is used. @var{length} is an lvalue
8774 that contains the initially computed length of the insn and should be
8775 updated with the correct length of the insn.
8777 This macro will normally not be required. A case in which it is
8778 required is the ROMP@. On this machine, the size of an @code{addr_vec}
8779 insn must be increased by two to compensate for the fact that alignment
8783 @findex get_attr_length
8784 The routine that returns @code{get_attr_length} (the value of the
8785 @code{length} attribute) can be used by the output routine to
8786 determine the form of the branch instruction to be written, as the
8787 example below illustrates.
8789 As an example of the specification of variable-length branches, consider
8790 the IBM 360. If we adopt the convention that a register will be set to
8791 the starting address of a function, we can jump to labels within 4k of
8792 the start using a four-byte instruction. Otherwise, we need a six-byte
8793 sequence to load the address from memory and then branch to it.
8795 On such a machine, a pattern for a branch instruction might be specified
8801 (label_ref (match_operand 0 "" "")))]
8804 return (get_attr_length (insn) == 4
8805 ? "b %l0" : "l r15,=a(%l0); br r15");
8807 [(set (attr "length")
8808 (if_then_else (lt (match_dup 0) (const_int 4096))
8815 @node Constant Attributes
8816 @subsection Constant Attributes
8817 @cindex constant attributes
8819 A special form of @code{define_attr}, where the expression for the
8820 default value is a @code{const} expression, indicates an attribute that
8821 is constant for a given run of the compiler. Constant attributes may be
8822 used to specify which variety of processor is used. For example,
8825 (define_attr "cpu" "m88100,m88110,m88000"
8827 (cond [(symbol_ref "TARGET_88100") (const_string "m88100")
8828 (symbol_ref "TARGET_88110") (const_string "m88110")]
8829 (const_string "m88000"))))
8831 (define_attr "memory" "fast,slow"
8833 (if_then_else (symbol_ref "TARGET_FAST_MEM")
8834 (const_string "fast")
8835 (const_string "slow"))))
8838 The routine generated for constant attributes has no parameters as it
8839 does not depend on any particular insn. RTL expressions used to define
8840 the value of a constant attribute may use the @code{symbol_ref} form,
8841 but may not use either the @code{match_operand} form or @code{eq_attr}
8842 forms involving insn attributes.
8846 @node Mnemonic Attribute
8847 @subsection Mnemonic Attribute
8848 @cindex mnemonic attribute
8850 The @code{mnemonic} attribute is a string type attribute holding the
8851 instruction mnemonic for an insn alternative. The attribute values
8852 will automatically be generated by the machine description parser if
8853 there is an attribute definition in the md file:
8856 (define_attr "mnemonic" "unknown" (const_string "unknown"))
8859 The default value can be freely chosen as long as it does not collide
8860 with any of the instruction mnemonics. This value will be used
8861 whenever the machine description parser is not able to determine the
8862 mnemonic string. This might be the case for output templates
8863 containing more than a single instruction as in
8864 @code{"mvcle\t%0,%1,0\;jo\t.-4"}.
8866 The @code{mnemonic} attribute set is not generated automatically if the
8867 instruction string is generated via C code.
8869 An existing @code{mnemonic} attribute set in an insn definition will not
8870 be overriden by the md file parser. That way it is possible to
8871 manually set the instruction mnemonics for the cases where the md file
8872 parser fails to determine it automatically.
8874 The @code{mnemonic} attribute is useful for dealing with instruction
8875 specific properties in the pipeline description without defining
8876 additional insn attributes.
8879 (define_attr "ooo_expanded" ""
8880 (cond [(eq_attr "mnemonic" "dlr,dsgr,d,dsgf,stam,dsgfr,dlgr")
8888 @subsection Delay Slot Scheduling
8889 @cindex delay slots, defining
8891 The insn attribute mechanism can be used to specify the requirements for
8892 delay slots, if any, on a target machine. An instruction is said to
8893 require a @dfn{delay slot} if some instructions that are physically
8894 after the instruction are executed as if they were located before it.
8895 Classic examples are branch and call instructions, which often execute
8896 the following instruction before the branch or call is performed.
8898 On some machines, conditional branch instructions can optionally
8899 @dfn{annul} instructions in the delay slot. This means that the
8900 instruction will not be executed for certain branch outcomes. Both
8901 instructions that annul if the branch is true and instructions that
8902 annul if the branch is false are supported.
8904 Delay slot scheduling differs from instruction scheduling in that
8905 determining whether an instruction needs a delay slot is dependent only
8906 on the type of instruction being generated, not on data flow between the
8907 instructions. See the next section for a discussion of data-dependent
8908 instruction scheduling.
8910 @findex define_delay
8911 The requirement of an insn needing one or more delay slots is indicated
8912 via the @code{define_delay} expression. It has the following form:
8915 (define_delay @var{test}
8916 [@var{delay-1} @var{annul-true-1} @var{annul-false-1}
8917 @var{delay-2} @var{annul-true-2} @var{annul-false-2}
8921 @var{test} is an attribute test that indicates whether this
8922 @code{define_delay} applies to a particular insn. If so, the number of
8923 required delay slots is determined by the length of the vector specified
8924 as the second argument. An insn placed in delay slot @var{n} must
8925 satisfy attribute test @var{delay-n}. @var{annul-true-n} is an
8926 attribute test that specifies which insns may be annulled if the branch
8927 is true. Similarly, @var{annul-false-n} specifies which insns in the
8928 delay slot may be annulled if the branch is false. If annulling is not
8929 supported for that delay slot, @code{(nil)} should be coded.
8931 For example, in the common case where branch and call insns require
8932 a single delay slot, which may contain any insn other than a branch or
8933 call, the following would be placed in the @file{md} file:
8936 (define_delay (eq_attr "type" "branch,call")
8937 [(eq_attr "type" "!branch,call") (nil) (nil)])
8940 Multiple @code{define_delay} expressions may be specified. In this
8941 case, each such expression specifies different delay slot requirements
8942 and there must be no insn for which tests in two @code{define_delay}
8943 expressions are both true.
8945 For example, if we have a machine that requires one delay slot for branches
8946 but two for calls, no delay slot can contain a branch or call insn,
8947 and any valid insn in the delay slot for the branch can be annulled if the
8948 branch is true, we might represent this as follows:
8951 (define_delay (eq_attr "type" "branch")
8952 [(eq_attr "type" "!branch,call")
8953 (eq_attr "type" "!branch,call")
8956 (define_delay (eq_attr "type" "call")
8957 [(eq_attr "type" "!branch,call") (nil) (nil)
8958 (eq_attr "type" "!branch,call") (nil) (nil)])
8960 @c the above is *still* too long. --mew 4feb93
8964 @node Processor pipeline description
8965 @subsection Specifying processor pipeline description
8966 @cindex processor pipeline description
8967 @cindex processor functional units
8968 @cindex instruction latency time
8969 @cindex interlock delays
8970 @cindex data dependence delays
8971 @cindex reservation delays
8972 @cindex pipeline hazard recognizer
8973 @cindex automaton based pipeline description
8974 @cindex regular expressions
8975 @cindex deterministic finite state automaton
8976 @cindex automaton based scheduler
8980 To achieve better performance, most modern processors
8981 (super-pipelined, superscalar @acronym{RISC}, and @acronym{VLIW}
8982 processors) have many @dfn{functional units} on which several
8983 instructions can be executed simultaneously. An instruction starts
8984 execution if its issue conditions are satisfied. If not, the
8985 instruction is stalled until its conditions are satisfied. Such
8986 @dfn{interlock (pipeline) delay} causes interruption of the fetching
8987 of successor instructions (or demands nop instructions, e.g.@: for some
8990 There are two major kinds of interlock delays in modern processors.
8991 The first one is a data dependence delay determining @dfn{instruction
8992 latency time}. The instruction execution is not started until all
8993 source data have been evaluated by prior instructions (there are more
8994 complex cases when the instruction execution starts even when the data
8995 are not available but will be ready in given time after the
8996 instruction execution start). Taking the data dependence delays into
8997 account is simple. The data dependence (true, output, and
8998 anti-dependence) delay between two instructions is given by a
8999 constant. In most cases this approach is adequate. The second kind
9000 of interlock delays is a reservation delay. The reservation delay
9001 means that two instructions under execution will be in need of shared
9002 processors resources, i.e.@: buses, internal registers, and/or
9003 functional units, which are reserved for some time. Taking this kind
9004 of delay into account is complex especially for modern @acronym{RISC}
9007 The task of exploiting more processor parallelism is solved by an
9008 instruction scheduler. For a better solution to this problem, the
9009 instruction scheduler has to have an adequate description of the
9010 processor parallelism (or @dfn{pipeline description}). GCC
9011 machine descriptions describe processor parallelism and functional
9012 unit reservations for groups of instructions with the aid of
9013 @dfn{regular expressions}.
9015 The GCC instruction scheduler uses a @dfn{pipeline hazard recognizer} to
9016 figure out the possibility of the instruction issue by the processor
9017 on a given simulated processor cycle. The pipeline hazard recognizer is
9018 automatically generated from the processor pipeline description. The
9019 pipeline hazard recognizer generated from the machine description
9020 is based on a deterministic finite state automaton (@acronym{DFA}):
9021 the instruction issue is possible if there is a transition from one
9022 automaton state to another one. This algorithm is very fast, and
9023 furthermore, its speed is not dependent on processor
9024 complexity@footnote{However, the size of the automaton depends on
9025 processor complexity. To limit this effect, machine descriptions
9026 can split orthogonal parts of the machine description among several
9027 automata: but then, since each of these must be stepped independently,
9028 this does cause a small decrease in the algorithm's performance.}.
9030 @cindex automaton based pipeline description
9031 The rest of this section describes the directives that constitute
9032 an automaton-based processor pipeline description. The order of
9033 these constructions within the machine description file is not
9036 @findex define_automaton
9037 @cindex pipeline hazard recognizer
9038 The following optional construction describes names of automata
9039 generated and used for the pipeline hazards recognition. Sometimes
9040 the generated finite state automaton used by the pipeline hazard
9041 recognizer is large. If we use more than one automaton and bind functional
9042 units to the automata, the total size of the automata is usually
9043 less than the size of the single automaton. If there is no one such
9044 construction, only one finite state automaton is generated.
9047 (define_automaton @var{automata-names})
9050 @var{automata-names} is a string giving names of the automata. The
9051 names are separated by commas. All the automata should have unique names.
9052 The automaton name is used in the constructions @code{define_cpu_unit} and
9053 @code{define_query_cpu_unit}.
9055 @findex define_cpu_unit
9056 @cindex processor functional units
9057 Each processor functional unit used in the description of instruction
9058 reservations should be described by the following construction.
9061 (define_cpu_unit @var{unit-names} [@var{automaton-name}])
9064 @var{unit-names} is a string giving the names of the functional units
9065 separated by commas. Don't use name @samp{nothing}, it is reserved
9068 @var{automaton-name} is a string giving the name of the automaton with
9069 which the unit is bound. The automaton should be described in
9070 construction @code{define_automaton}. You should give
9071 @dfn{automaton-name}, if there is a defined automaton.
9073 The assignment of units to automata are constrained by the uses of the
9074 units in insn reservations. The most important constraint is: if a
9075 unit reservation is present on a particular cycle of an alternative
9076 for an insn reservation, then some unit from the same automaton must
9077 be present on the same cycle for the other alternatives of the insn
9078 reservation. The rest of the constraints are mentioned in the
9079 description of the subsequent constructions.
9081 @findex define_query_cpu_unit
9082 @cindex querying function unit reservations
9083 The following construction describes CPU functional units analogously
9084 to @code{define_cpu_unit}. The reservation of such units can be
9085 queried for an automaton state. The instruction scheduler never
9086 queries reservation of functional units for given automaton state. So
9087 as a rule, you don't need this construction. This construction could
9088 be used for future code generation goals (e.g.@: to generate
9089 @acronym{VLIW} insn templates).
9092 (define_query_cpu_unit @var{unit-names} [@var{automaton-name}])
9095 @var{unit-names} is a string giving names of the functional units
9096 separated by commas.
9098 @var{automaton-name} is a string giving the name of the automaton with
9099 which the unit is bound.
9101 @findex define_insn_reservation
9102 @cindex instruction latency time
9103 @cindex regular expressions
9105 The following construction is the major one to describe pipeline
9106 characteristics of an instruction.
9109 (define_insn_reservation @var{insn-name} @var{default_latency}
9110 @var{condition} @var{regexp})
9113 @var{default_latency} is a number giving latency time of the
9114 instruction. There is an important difference between the old
9115 description and the automaton based pipeline description. The latency
9116 time is used for all dependencies when we use the old description. In
9117 the automaton based pipeline description, the given latency time is only
9118 used for true dependencies. The cost of anti-dependencies is always
9119 zero and the cost of output dependencies is the difference between
9120 latency times of the producing and consuming insns (if the difference
9121 is negative, the cost is considered to be zero). You can always
9122 change the default costs for any description by using the target hook
9123 @code{TARGET_SCHED_ADJUST_COST} (@pxref{Scheduling}).
9125 @var{insn-name} is a string giving the internal name of the insn. The
9126 internal names are used in constructions @code{define_bypass} and in
9127 the automaton description file generated for debugging. The internal
9128 name has nothing in common with the names in @code{define_insn}. It is a
9129 good practice to use insn classes described in the processor manual.
9131 @var{condition} defines what RTL insns are described by this
9132 construction. You should remember that you will be in trouble if
9133 @var{condition} for two or more different
9134 @code{define_insn_reservation} constructions is TRUE for an insn. In
9135 this case what reservation will be used for the insn is not defined.
9136 Such cases are not checked during generation of the pipeline hazards
9137 recognizer because in general recognizing that two conditions may have
9138 the same value is quite difficult (especially if the conditions
9139 contain @code{symbol_ref}). It is also not checked during the
9140 pipeline hazard recognizer work because it would slow down the
9141 recognizer considerably.
9143 @var{regexp} is a string describing the reservation of the cpu's functional
9144 units by the instruction. The reservations are described by a regular
9145 expression according to the following syntax:
9148 regexp = regexp "," oneof
9151 oneof = oneof "|" allof
9154 allof = allof "+" repeat
9157 repeat = element "*" number
9160 element = cpu_function_unit_name
9169 @samp{,} is used for describing the start of the next cycle in
9173 @samp{|} is used for describing a reservation described by the first
9174 regular expression @strong{or} a reservation described by the second
9175 regular expression @strong{or} etc.
9178 @samp{+} is used for describing a reservation described by the first
9179 regular expression @strong{and} a reservation described by the
9180 second regular expression @strong{and} etc.
9183 @samp{*} is used for convenience and simply means a sequence in which
9184 the regular expression are repeated @var{number} times with cycle
9185 advancing (see @samp{,}).
9188 @samp{cpu_function_unit_name} denotes reservation of the named
9192 @samp{reservation_name} --- see description of construction
9193 @samp{define_reservation}.
9196 @samp{nothing} denotes no unit reservations.
9199 @findex define_reservation
9200 Sometimes unit reservations for different insns contain common parts.
9201 In such case, you can simplify the pipeline description by describing
9202 the common part by the following construction
9205 (define_reservation @var{reservation-name} @var{regexp})
9208 @var{reservation-name} is a string giving name of @var{regexp}.
9209 Functional unit names and reservation names are in the same name
9210 space. So the reservation names should be different from the
9211 functional unit names and can not be the reserved name @samp{nothing}.
9213 @findex define_bypass
9214 @cindex instruction latency time
9216 The following construction is used to describe exceptions in the
9217 latency time for given instruction pair. This is so called bypasses.
9220 (define_bypass @var{number} @var{out_insn_names} @var{in_insn_names}
9224 @var{number} defines when the result generated by the instructions
9225 given in string @var{out_insn_names} will be ready for the
9226 instructions given in string @var{in_insn_names}. Each of these
9227 strings is a comma-separated list of filename-style globs and
9228 they refer to the names of @code{define_insn_reservation}s.
9231 (define_bypass 1 "cpu1_load_*, cpu1_store_*" "cpu1_load_*")
9233 defines a bypass between instructions that start with
9234 @samp{cpu1_load_} or @samp{cpu1_store_} and those that start with
9237 @var{guard} is an optional string giving the name of a C function which
9238 defines an additional guard for the bypass. The function will get the
9239 two insns as parameters. If the function returns zero the bypass will
9240 be ignored for this case. The additional guard is necessary to
9241 recognize complicated bypasses, e.g.@: when the consumer is only an address
9242 of insn @samp{store} (not a stored value).
9244 If there are more one bypass with the same output and input insns, the
9245 chosen bypass is the first bypass with a guard in description whose
9246 guard function returns nonzero. If there is no such bypass, then
9247 bypass without the guard function is chosen.
9249 @findex exclusion_set
9250 @findex presence_set
9251 @findex final_presence_set
9253 @findex final_absence_set
9256 The following five constructions are usually used to describe
9257 @acronym{VLIW} processors, or more precisely, to describe a placement
9258 of small instructions into @acronym{VLIW} instruction slots. They
9259 can be used for @acronym{RISC} processors, too.
9262 (exclusion_set @var{unit-names} @var{unit-names})
9263 (presence_set @var{unit-names} @var{patterns})
9264 (final_presence_set @var{unit-names} @var{patterns})
9265 (absence_set @var{unit-names} @var{patterns})
9266 (final_absence_set @var{unit-names} @var{patterns})
9269 @var{unit-names} is a string giving names of functional units
9270 separated by commas.
9272 @var{patterns} is a string giving patterns of functional units
9273 separated by comma. Currently pattern is one unit or units
9274 separated by white-spaces.
9276 The first construction (@samp{exclusion_set}) means that each
9277 functional unit in the first string can not be reserved simultaneously
9278 with a unit whose name is in the second string and vice versa. For
9279 example, the construction is useful for describing processors
9280 (e.g.@: some SPARC processors) with a fully pipelined floating point
9281 functional unit which can execute simultaneously only single floating
9282 point insns or only double floating point insns.
9284 The second construction (@samp{presence_set}) means that each
9285 functional unit in the first string can not be reserved unless at
9286 least one of pattern of units whose names are in the second string is
9287 reserved. This is an asymmetric relation. For example, it is useful
9288 for description that @acronym{VLIW} @samp{slot1} is reserved after
9289 @samp{slot0} reservation. We could describe it by the following
9293 (presence_set "slot1" "slot0")
9296 Or @samp{slot1} is reserved only after @samp{slot0} and unit @samp{b0}
9297 reservation. In this case we could write
9300 (presence_set "slot1" "slot0 b0")
9303 The third construction (@samp{final_presence_set}) is analogous to
9304 @samp{presence_set}. The difference between them is when checking is
9305 done. When an instruction is issued in given automaton state
9306 reflecting all current and planned unit reservations, the automaton
9307 state is changed. The first state is a source state, the second one
9308 is a result state. Checking for @samp{presence_set} is done on the
9309 source state reservation, checking for @samp{final_presence_set} is
9310 done on the result reservation. This construction is useful to
9311 describe a reservation which is actually two subsequent reservations.
9312 For example, if we use
9315 (presence_set "slot1" "slot0")
9318 the following insn will be never issued (because @samp{slot1} requires
9319 @samp{slot0} which is absent in the source state).
9322 (define_reservation "insn_and_nop" "slot0 + slot1")
9325 but it can be issued if we use analogous @samp{final_presence_set}.
9327 The forth construction (@samp{absence_set}) means that each functional
9328 unit in the first string can be reserved only if each pattern of units
9329 whose names are in the second string is not reserved. This is an
9330 asymmetric relation (actually @samp{exclusion_set} is analogous to
9331 this one but it is symmetric). For example it might be useful in a
9332 @acronym{VLIW} description to say that @samp{slot0} cannot be reserved
9333 after either @samp{slot1} or @samp{slot2} have been reserved. This
9334 can be described as:
9337 (absence_set "slot0" "slot1, slot2")
9340 Or @samp{slot2} can not be reserved if @samp{slot0} and unit @samp{b0}
9341 are reserved or @samp{slot1} and unit @samp{b1} are reserved. In
9342 this case we could write
9345 (absence_set "slot2" "slot0 b0, slot1 b1")
9348 All functional units mentioned in a set should belong to the same
9351 The last construction (@samp{final_absence_set}) is analogous to
9352 @samp{absence_set} but checking is done on the result (state)
9353 reservation. See comments for @samp{final_presence_set}.
9355 @findex automata_option
9356 @cindex deterministic finite state automaton
9357 @cindex nondeterministic finite state automaton
9358 @cindex finite state automaton minimization
9359 You can control the generator of the pipeline hazard recognizer with
9360 the following construction.
9363 (automata_option @var{options})
9366 @var{options} is a string giving options which affect the generated
9367 code. Currently there are the following options:
9371 @dfn{no-minimization} makes no minimization of the automaton. This is
9372 only worth to do when we are debugging the description and need to
9373 look more accurately at reservations of states.
9376 @dfn{time} means printing time statistics about the generation of
9380 @dfn{stats} means printing statistics about the generated automata
9381 such as the number of DFA states, NDFA states and arcs.
9384 @dfn{v} means a generation of the file describing the result automata.
9385 The file has suffix @samp{.dfa} and can be used for the description
9386 verification and debugging.
9389 @dfn{w} means a generation of warning instead of error for
9390 non-critical errors.
9393 @dfn{no-comb-vect} prevents the automaton generator from generating
9394 two data structures and comparing them for space efficiency. Using
9395 a comb vector to represent transitions may be better, but it can be
9396 very expensive to construct. This option is useful if the build
9397 process spends an unacceptably long time in genautomata.
9400 @dfn{ndfa} makes nondeterministic finite state automata. This affects
9401 the treatment of operator @samp{|} in the regular expressions. The
9402 usual treatment of the operator is to try the first alternative and,
9403 if the reservation is not possible, the second alternative. The
9404 nondeterministic treatment means trying all alternatives, some of them
9405 may be rejected by reservations in the subsequent insns.
9408 @dfn{collapse-ndfa} modifies the behavior of the generator when
9409 producing an automaton. An additional state transition to collapse a
9410 nondeterministic @acronym{NDFA} state to a deterministic @acronym{DFA}
9411 state is generated. It can be triggered by passing @code{const0_rtx} to
9412 state_transition. In such an automaton, cycle advance transitions are
9413 available only for these collapsed states. This option is useful for
9414 ports that want to use the @code{ndfa} option, but also want to use
9415 @code{define_query_cpu_unit} to assign units to insns issued in a cycle.
9418 @dfn{progress} means output of a progress bar showing how many states
9419 were generated so far for automaton being processed. This is useful
9420 during debugging a @acronym{DFA} description. If you see too many
9421 generated states, you could interrupt the generator of the pipeline
9422 hazard recognizer and try to figure out a reason for generation of the
9426 As an example, consider a superscalar @acronym{RISC} machine which can
9427 issue three insns (two integer insns and one floating point insn) on
9428 the cycle but can finish only two insns. To describe this, we define
9429 the following functional units.
9432 (define_cpu_unit "i0_pipeline, i1_pipeline, f_pipeline")
9433 (define_cpu_unit "port0, port1")
9436 All simple integer insns can be executed in any integer pipeline and
9437 their result is ready in two cycles. The simple integer insns are
9438 issued into the first pipeline unless it is reserved, otherwise they
9439 are issued into the second pipeline. Integer division and
9440 multiplication insns can be executed only in the second integer
9441 pipeline and their results are ready correspondingly in 8 and 4
9442 cycles. The integer division is not pipelined, i.e.@: the subsequent
9443 integer division insn can not be issued until the current division
9444 insn finished. Floating point insns are fully pipelined and their
9445 results are ready in 3 cycles. Where the result of a floating point
9446 insn is used by an integer insn, an additional delay of one cycle is
9447 incurred. To describe all of this we could specify
9450 (define_cpu_unit "div")
9452 (define_insn_reservation "simple" 2 (eq_attr "type" "int")
9453 "(i0_pipeline | i1_pipeline), (port0 | port1)")
9455 (define_insn_reservation "mult" 4 (eq_attr "type" "mult")
9456 "i1_pipeline, nothing*2, (port0 | port1)")
9458 (define_insn_reservation "div" 8 (eq_attr "type" "div")
9459 "i1_pipeline, div*7, div + (port0 | port1)")
9461 (define_insn_reservation "float" 3 (eq_attr "type" "float")
9462 "f_pipeline, nothing, (port0 | port1))
9464 (define_bypass 4 "float" "simple,mult,div")
9467 To simplify the description we could describe the following reservation
9470 (define_reservation "finish" "port0|port1")
9473 and use it in all @code{define_insn_reservation} as in the following
9477 (define_insn_reservation "simple" 2 (eq_attr "type" "int")
9478 "(i0_pipeline | i1_pipeline), finish")
9484 @node Conditional Execution
9485 @section Conditional Execution
9486 @cindex conditional execution
9489 A number of architectures provide for some form of conditional
9490 execution, or predication. The hallmark of this feature is the
9491 ability to nullify most of the instructions in the instruction set.
9492 When the instruction set is large and not entirely symmetric, it
9493 can be quite tedious to describe these forms directly in the
9494 @file{.md} file. An alternative is the @code{define_cond_exec} template.
9496 @findex define_cond_exec
9499 [@var{predicate-pattern}]
9501 "@var{output-template}"
9502 "@var{optional-insn-attribues}")
9505 @var{predicate-pattern} is the condition that must be true for the
9506 insn to be executed at runtime and should match a relational operator.
9507 One can use @code{match_operator} to match several relational operators
9508 at once. Any @code{match_operand} operands must have no more than one
9511 @var{condition} is a C expression that must be true for the generated
9514 @findex current_insn_predicate
9515 @var{output-template} is a string similar to the @code{define_insn}
9516 output template (@pxref{Output Template}), except that the @samp{*}
9517 and @samp{@@} special cases do not apply. This is only useful if the
9518 assembly text for the predicate is a simple prefix to the main insn.
9519 In order to handle the general case, there is a global variable
9520 @code{current_insn_predicate} that will contain the entire predicate
9521 if the current insn is predicated, and will otherwise be @code{NULL}.
9523 @var{optional-insn-attributes} is an optional vector of attributes that gets
9524 appended to the insn attributes of the produced cond_exec rtx. It can
9525 be used to add some distinguishing attribute to cond_exec rtxs produced
9526 that way. An example usage would be to use this attribute in conjunction
9527 with attributes on the main pattern to disable particular alternatives under
9530 When @code{define_cond_exec} is used, an implicit reference to
9531 the @code{predicable} instruction attribute is made.
9532 @xref{Insn Attributes}. This attribute must be a boolean (i.e.@: have
9533 exactly two elements in its @var{list-of-values}), with the possible
9534 values being @code{no} and @code{yes}. The default and all uses in
9535 the insns must be a simple constant, not a complex expressions. It
9536 may, however, depend on the alternative, by using a comma-separated
9537 list of values. If that is the case, the port should also define an
9538 @code{enabled} attribute (@pxref{Disable Insn Alternatives}), which
9539 should also allow only @code{no} and @code{yes} as its values.
9541 For each @code{define_insn} for which the @code{predicable}
9542 attribute is true, a new @code{define_insn} pattern will be
9543 generated that matches a predicated version of the instruction.
9547 (define_insn "addsi"
9548 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "r")
9549 (plus:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "r")
9550 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "r")))]
9555 [(ne (match_operand:CC 0 "register_operand" "c")
9562 generates a new pattern
9567 (ne (match_operand:CC 3 "register_operand" "c") (const_int 0))
9568 (set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "r")
9569 (plus:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "r")
9570 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "r"))))]
9571 "(@var{test2}) && (@var{test1})"
9572 "(%3) add %2,%1,%0")
9578 @section RTL Templates Transformations
9579 @cindex define_subst
9581 For some hardware architectures there are common cases when the RTL
9582 templates for the instructions can be derived from the other RTL
9583 templates using simple transformations. E.g., @file{i386.md} contains
9584 an RTL template for the ordinary @code{sub} instruction---
9585 @code{*subsi_1}, and for the @code{sub} instruction with subsequent
9586 zero-extension---@code{*subsi_1_zext}. Such cases can be easily
9587 implemented by a single meta-template capable of generating a modified
9588 case based on the initial one:
9590 @findex define_subst
9592 (define_subst "@var{name}"
9593 [@var{input-template}]
9595 [@var{output-template}])
9597 @var{input-template} is a pattern describing the source RTL template,
9598 which will be transformed.
9600 @var{condition} is a C expression that is conjunct with the condition
9601 from the input-template to generate a condition to be used in the
9604 @var{output-template} is a pattern that will be used in the resulting
9607 @code{define_subst} mechanism is tightly coupled with the notion of the
9608 subst attribute (@pxref{Subst Iterators}). The use of
9609 @code{define_subst} is triggered by a reference to a subst attribute in
9610 the transforming RTL template. This reference initiates duplication of
9611 the source RTL template and substitution of the attributes with their
9612 values. The source RTL template is left unchanged, while the copy is
9613 transformed by @code{define_subst}. This transformation can fail in the
9614 case when the source RTL template is not matched against the
9615 input-template of the @code{define_subst}. In such case the copy is
9618 @code{define_subst} can be used only in @code{define_insn} and
9619 @code{define_expand}, it cannot be used in other expressions (e.g. in
9620 @code{define_insn_and_split}).
9623 * Define Subst Example:: Example of @code{define_subst} work.
9624 * Define Subst Pattern Matching:: Process of template comparison.
9625 * Define Subst Output Template:: Generation of output template.
9628 @node Define Subst Example
9629 @subsection @code{define_subst} Example
9630 @cindex define_subst
9632 To illustrate how @code{define_subst} works, let us examine a simple
9633 template transformation.
9635 Suppose there are two kinds of instructions: one that touches flags and
9636 the other that does not. The instructions of the second type could be
9637 generated with the following @code{define_subst}:
9640 (define_subst "add_clobber_subst"
9641 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "" "")
9642 (match_operand:SI 1 "" ""))]
9646 (clobber (reg:CC FLAGS_REG))]
9649 This @code{define_subst} can be applied to any RTL pattern containing
9650 @code{set} of mode SI and generates a copy with clobber when it is
9653 Assume there is an RTL template for a @code{max} instruction to be used
9654 in @code{define_subst} mentioned above:
9657 (define_insn "maxsi"
9658 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "=r")
9660 (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "r")
9661 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "r")))]
9663 "max\t@{%2, %1, %0|%0, %1, %2@}"
9667 To mark the RTL template for @code{define_subst} application,
9668 subst-attributes are used. They should be declared in advance:
9671 (define_subst_attr "add_clobber_name" "add_clobber_subst" "_noclobber" "_clobber")
9674 Here @samp{add_clobber_name} is the attribute name,
9675 @samp{add_clobber_subst} is the name of the corresponding
9676 @code{define_subst}, the third argument (@samp{_noclobber}) is the
9677 attribute value that would be substituted into the unchanged version of
9678 the source RTL template, and the last argument (@samp{_clobber}) is the
9679 value that would be substituted into the second, transformed,
9680 version of the RTL template.
9682 Once the subst-attribute has been defined, it should be used in RTL
9683 templates which need to be processed by the @code{define_subst}. So,
9684 the original RTL template should be changed:
9687 (define_insn "maxsi<add_clobber_name>"
9688 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "=r")
9690 (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "r")
9691 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "r")))]
9693 "max\t@{%2, %1, %0|%0, %1, %2@}"
9697 The result of the @code{define_subst} usage would look like the following:
9700 (define_insn "maxsi_noclobber"
9701 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "=r")
9703 (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "r")
9704 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "r")))]
9706 "max\t@{%2, %1, %0|%0, %1, %2@}"
9708 (define_insn "maxsi_clobber"
9709 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "=r")
9711 (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "r")
9712 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "r")))
9713 (clobber (reg:CC FLAGS_REG))]
9715 "max\t@{%2, %1, %0|%0, %1, %2@}"
9719 @node Define Subst Pattern Matching
9720 @subsection Pattern Matching in @code{define_subst}
9721 @cindex define_subst
9723 All expressions, allowed in @code{define_insn} or @code{define_expand},
9724 are allowed in the input-template of @code{define_subst}, except
9725 @code{match_par_dup}, @code{match_scratch}, @code{match_parallel}. The
9726 meanings of expressions in the input-template were changed:
9728 @code{match_operand} matches any expression (possibly, a subtree in
9729 RTL-template), if modes of the @code{match_operand} and this expression
9730 are the same, or mode of the @code{match_operand} is @code{VOIDmode}, or
9731 this expression is @code{match_dup}, @code{match_op_dup}. If the
9732 expression is @code{match_operand} too, and predicate of
9733 @code{match_operand} from the input pattern is not empty, then the
9734 predicates are compared. That can be used for more accurate filtering
9735 of accepted RTL-templates.
9737 @code{match_operator} matches common operators (like @code{plus},
9738 @code{minus}), @code{unspec}, @code{unspec_volatile} operators and
9739 @code{match_operator}s from the original pattern if the modes match and
9740 @code{match_operator} from the input pattern has the same number of
9741 operands as the operator from the original pattern.
9743 @node Define Subst Output Template
9744 @subsection Generation of output template in @code{define_subst}
9745 @cindex define_subst
9747 If all necessary checks for @code{define_subst} application pass, a new
9748 RTL-pattern, based on the output-template, is created to replace the old
9749 template. Like in input-patterns, meanings of some RTL expressions are
9750 changed when they are used in output-patterns of a @code{define_subst}.
9751 Thus, @code{match_dup} is used for copying the whole expression from the
9752 original pattern, which matched corresponding @code{match_operand} from
9755 @code{match_dup N} is used in the output template to be replaced with
9756 the expression from the original pattern, which matched
9757 @code{match_operand N} from the input pattern. As a consequence,
9758 @code{match_dup} cannot be used to point to @code{match_operand}s from
9759 the output pattern, it should always refer to a @code{match_operand}
9760 from the input pattern.
9762 In the output template one can refer to the expressions from the
9763 original pattern and create new ones. For instance, some operands could
9764 be added by means of standard @code{match_operand}.
9766 After replacing @code{match_dup} with some RTL-subtree from the original
9767 pattern, it could happen that several @code{match_operand}s in the
9768 output pattern have the same indexes. It is unknown, how many and what
9769 indexes would be used in the expression which would replace
9770 @code{match_dup}, so such conflicts in indexes are inevitable. To
9771 overcome this issue, @code{match_operands} and @code{match_operators},
9772 which were introduced into the output pattern, are renumerated when all
9773 @code{match_dup}s are replaced.
9775 Number of alternatives in @code{match_operand}s introduced into the
9776 output template @code{M} could differ from the number of alternatives in
9777 the original pattern @code{N}, so in the resultant pattern there would
9778 be @code{N*M} alternatives. Thus, constraints from the original pattern
9779 would be duplicated @code{N} times, constraints from the output pattern
9780 would be duplicated @code{M} times, producing all possible combinations.
9784 @node Constant Definitions
9785 @section Constant Definitions
9786 @cindex constant definitions
9787 @findex define_constants
9789 Using literal constants inside instruction patterns reduces legibility and
9790 can be a maintenance problem.
9792 To overcome this problem, you may use the @code{define_constants}
9793 expression. It contains a vector of name-value pairs. From that
9794 point on, wherever any of the names appears in the MD file, it is as
9795 if the corresponding value had been written instead. You may use
9796 @code{define_constants} multiple times; each appearance adds more
9797 constants to the table. It is an error to redefine a constant with
9800 To come back to the a29k load multiple example, instead of
9804 [(match_parallel 0 "load_multiple_operation"
9805 [(set (match_operand:SI 1 "gpc_reg_operand" "=r")
9806 (match_operand:SI 2 "memory_operand" "m"))
9808 (clobber (reg:SI 179))])]
9824 [(match_parallel 0 "load_multiple_operation"
9825 [(set (match_operand:SI 1 "gpc_reg_operand" "=r")
9826 (match_operand:SI 2 "memory_operand" "m"))
9828 (clobber (reg:SI R_CR))])]
9833 The constants that are defined with a define_constant are also output
9834 in the insn-codes.h header file as #defines.
9836 @cindex enumerations
9837 @findex define_c_enum
9838 You can also use the machine description file to define enumerations.
9839 Like the constants defined by @code{define_constant}, these enumerations
9840 are visible to both the machine description file and the main C code.
9842 The syntax is as follows:
9845 (define_c_enum "@var{name}" [
9853 This definition causes the equivalent of the following C code to appear
9854 in @file{insn-constants.h}:
9861 @var{valuen} = @var{n}
9863 #define NUM_@var{cname}_VALUES (@var{n} + 1)
9866 where @var{cname} is the capitalized form of @var{name}.
9867 It also makes each @var{valuei} available in the machine description
9868 file, just as if it had been declared with:
9871 (define_constants [(@var{valuei} @var{i})])
9874 Each @var{valuei} is usually an upper-case identifier and usually
9875 begins with @var{cname}.
9877 You can split the enumeration definition into as many statements as
9878 you like. The above example is directly equivalent to:
9881 (define_c_enum "@var{name}" [@var{value0}])
9882 (define_c_enum "@var{name}" [@var{value1}])
9884 (define_c_enum "@var{name}" [@var{valuen}])
9887 Splitting the enumeration helps to improve the modularity of each
9888 individual @code{.md} file. For example, if a port defines its
9889 synchronization instructions in a separate @file{sync.md} file,
9890 it is convenient to define all synchronization-specific enumeration
9891 values in @file{sync.md} rather than in the main @file{.md} file.
9893 Some enumeration names have special significance to GCC:
9897 @findex unspec_volatile
9898 If an enumeration called @code{unspecv} is defined, GCC will use it
9899 when printing out @code{unspec_volatile} expressions. For example:
9902 (define_c_enum "unspecv" [
9907 causes GCC to print @samp{(unspec_volatile @dots{} 0)} as:
9910 (unspec_volatile ... UNSPECV_BLOCKAGE)
9915 If an enumeration called @code{unspec} is defined, GCC will use
9916 it when printing out @code{unspec} expressions. GCC will also use
9917 it when printing out @code{unspec_volatile} expressions unless an
9918 @code{unspecv} enumeration is also defined. You can therefore
9919 decide whether to keep separate enumerations for volatile and
9920 non-volatile expressions or whether to use the same enumeration
9925 @anchor{define_enum}
9926 Another way of defining an enumeration is to use @code{define_enum}:
9929 (define_enum "@var{name}" [
9937 This directive implies:
9940 (define_c_enum "@var{name}" [
9941 @var{cname}_@var{cvalue0}
9942 @var{cname}_@var{cvalue1}
9944 @var{cname}_@var{cvaluen}
9948 @findex define_enum_attr
9949 where @var{cvaluei} is the capitalized form of @var{valuei}.
9950 However, unlike @code{define_c_enum}, the enumerations defined
9951 by @code{define_enum} can be used in attribute specifications
9952 (@pxref{define_enum_attr}).
9957 @cindex iterators in @file{.md} files
9959 Ports often need to define similar patterns for more than one machine
9960 mode or for more than one rtx code. GCC provides some simple iterator
9961 facilities to make this process easier.
9964 * Mode Iterators:: Generating variations of patterns for different modes.
9965 * Code Iterators:: Doing the same for codes.
9966 * Int Iterators:: Doing the same for integers.
9967 * Subst Iterators:: Generating variations of patterns for define_subst.
9970 @node Mode Iterators
9971 @subsection Mode Iterators
9972 @cindex mode iterators in @file{.md} files
9974 Ports often need to define similar patterns for two or more different modes.
9979 If a processor has hardware support for both single and double
9980 floating-point arithmetic, the @code{SFmode} patterns tend to be
9981 very similar to the @code{DFmode} ones.
9984 If a port uses @code{SImode} pointers in one configuration and
9985 @code{DImode} pointers in another, it will usually have very similar
9986 @code{SImode} and @code{DImode} patterns for manipulating pointers.
9989 Mode iterators allow several patterns to be instantiated from one
9990 @file{.md} file template. They can be used with any type of
9991 rtx-based construct, such as a @code{define_insn},
9992 @code{define_split}, or @code{define_peephole2}.
9995 * Defining Mode Iterators:: Defining a new mode iterator.
9996 * Substitutions:: Combining mode iterators with substitutions
9997 * Examples:: Examples
10000 @node Defining Mode Iterators
10001 @subsubsection Defining Mode Iterators
10002 @findex define_mode_iterator
10004 The syntax for defining a mode iterator is:
10007 (define_mode_iterator @var{name} [(@var{mode1} "@var{cond1}") @dots{} (@var{moden} "@var{condn}")])
10010 This allows subsequent @file{.md} file constructs to use the mode suffix
10011 @code{:@var{name}}. Every construct that does so will be expanded
10012 @var{n} times, once with every use of @code{:@var{name}} replaced by
10013 @code{:@var{mode1}}, once with every use replaced by @code{:@var{mode2}},
10014 and so on. In the expansion for a particular @var{modei}, every
10015 C condition will also require that @var{condi} be true.
10020 (define_mode_iterator P [(SI "Pmode == SImode") (DI "Pmode == DImode")])
10023 defines a new mode suffix @code{:P}. Every construct that uses
10024 @code{:P} will be expanded twice, once with every @code{:P} replaced
10025 by @code{:SI} and once with every @code{:P} replaced by @code{:DI}.
10026 The @code{:SI} version will only apply if @code{Pmode == SImode} and
10027 the @code{:DI} version will only apply if @code{Pmode == DImode}.
10029 As with other @file{.md} conditions, an empty string is treated
10030 as ``always true''. @code{(@var{mode} "")} can also be abbreviated
10031 to @code{@var{mode}}. For example:
10034 (define_mode_iterator GPR [SI (DI "TARGET_64BIT")])
10037 means that the @code{:DI} expansion only applies if @code{TARGET_64BIT}
10038 but that the @code{:SI} expansion has no such constraint.
10040 Iterators are applied in the order they are defined. This can be
10041 significant if two iterators are used in a construct that requires
10042 substitutions. @xref{Substitutions}.
10044 @node Substitutions
10045 @subsubsection Substitution in Mode Iterators
10046 @findex define_mode_attr
10048 If an @file{.md} file construct uses mode iterators, each version of the
10049 construct will often need slightly different strings or modes. For
10054 When a @code{define_expand} defines several @code{add@var{m}3} patterns
10055 (@pxref{Standard Names}), each expander will need to use the
10056 appropriate mode name for @var{m}.
10059 When a @code{define_insn} defines several instruction patterns,
10060 each instruction will often use a different assembler mnemonic.
10063 When a @code{define_insn} requires operands with different modes,
10064 using an iterator for one of the operand modes usually requires a specific
10065 mode for the other operand(s).
10068 GCC supports such variations through a system of ``mode attributes''.
10069 There are two standard attributes: @code{mode}, which is the name of
10070 the mode in lower case, and @code{MODE}, which is the same thing in
10071 upper case. You can define other attributes using:
10074 (define_mode_attr @var{name} [(@var{mode1} "@var{value1}") @dots{} (@var{moden} "@var{valuen}")])
10077 where @var{name} is the name of the attribute and @var{valuei}
10078 is the value associated with @var{modei}.
10080 When GCC replaces some @var{:iterator} with @var{:mode}, it will scan
10081 each string and mode in the pattern for sequences of the form
10082 @code{<@var{iterator}:@var{attr}>}, where @var{attr} is the name of a
10083 mode attribute. If the attribute is defined for @var{mode}, the whole
10084 @code{<@dots{}>} sequence will be replaced by the appropriate attribute
10087 For example, suppose an @file{.md} file has:
10090 (define_mode_iterator P [(SI "Pmode == SImode") (DI "Pmode == DImode")])
10091 (define_mode_attr load [(SI "lw") (DI "ld")])
10094 If one of the patterns that uses @code{:P} contains the string
10095 @code{"<P:load>\t%0,%1"}, the @code{SI} version of that pattern
10096 will use @code{"lw\t%0,%1"} and the @code{DI} version will use
10097 @code{"ld\t%0,%1"}.
10099 Here is an example of using an attribute for a mode:
10102 (define_mode_iterator LONG [SI DI])
10103 (define_mode_attr SHORT [(SI "HI") (DI "SI")])
10104 (define_insn @dots{}
10105 (sign_extend:LONG (match_operand:<LONG:SHORT> @dots{})) @dots{})
10108 The @code{@var{iterator}:} prefix may be omitted, in which case the
10109 substitution will be attempted for every iterator expansion.
10112 @subsubsection Mode Iterator Examples
10114 Here is an example from the MIPS port. It defines the following
10115 modes and attributes (among others):
10118 (define_mode_iterator GPR [SI (DI "TARGET_64BIT")])
10119 (define_mode_attr d [(SI "") (DI "d")])
10122 and uses the following template to define both @code{subsi3}
10126 (define_insn "sub<mode>3"
10127 [(set (match_operand:GPR 0 "register_operand" "=d")
10128 (minus:GPR (match_operand:GPR 1 "register_operand" "d")
10129 (match_operand:GPR 2 "register_operand" "d")))]
10131 "<d>subu\t%0,%1,%2"
10132 [(set_attr "type" "arith")
10133 (set_attr "mode" "<MODE>")])
10136 This is exactly equivalent to:
10139 (define_insn "subsi3"
10140 [(set (match_operand:SI 0 "register_operand" "=d")
10141 (minus:SI (match_operand:SI 1 "register_operand" "d")
10142 (match_operand:SI 2 "register_operand" "d")))]
10145 [(set_attr "type" "arith")
10146 (set_attr "mode" "SI")])
10148 (define_insn "subdi3"
10149 [(set (match_operand:DI 0 "register_operand" "=d")
10150 (minus:DI (match_operand:DI 1 "register_operand" "d")
10151 (match_operand:DI 2 "register_operand" "d")))]
10154 [(set_attr "type" "arith")
10155 (set_attr "mode" "DI")])
10158 @node Code Iterators
10159 @subsection Code Iterators
10160 @cindex code iterators in @file{.md} files
10161 @findex define_code_iterator
10162 @findex define_code_attr
10164 Code iterators operate in a similar way to mode iterators. @xref{Mode Iterators}.
10169 (define_code_iterator @var{name} [(@var{code1} "@var{cond1}") @dots{} (@var{coden} "@var{condn}")])
10172 defines a pseudo rtx code @var{name} that can be instantiated as
10173 @var{codei} if condition @var{condi} is true. Each @var{codei}
10174 must have the same rtx format. @xref{RTL Classes}.
10176 As with mode iterators, each pattern that uses @var{name} will be
10177 expanded @var{n} times, once with all uses of @var{name} replaced by
10178 @var{code1}, once with all uses replaced by @var{code2}, and so on.
10179 @xref{Defining Mode Iterators}.
10181 It is possible to define attributes for codes as well as for modes.
10182 There are two standard code attributes: @code{code}, the name of the
10183 code in lower case, and @code{CODE}, the name of the code in upper case.
10184 Other attributes are defined using:
10187 (define_code_attr @var{name} [(@var{code1} "@var{value1}") @dots{} (@var{coden} "@var{valuen}")])
10190 Here's an example of code iterators in action, taken from the MIPS port:
10193 (define_code_iterator any_cond [unordered ordered unlt unge uneq ltgt unle ungt
10194 eq ne gt ge lt le gtu geu ltu leu])
10196 (define_expand "b<code>"
10198 (if_then_else (any_cond:CC (cc0)
10200 (label_ref (match_operand 0 ""))
10204 gen_conditional_branch (operands, <CODE>);
10209 This is equivalent to:
10212 (define_expand "bunordered"
10214 (if_then_else (unordered:CC (cc0)
10216 (label_ref (match_operand 0 ""))
10220 gen_conditional_branch (operands, UNORDERED);
10224 (define_expand "bordered"
10226 (if_then_else (ordered:CC (cc0)
10228 (label_ref (match_operand 0 ""))
10232 gen_conditional_branch (operands, ORDERED);
10239 @node Int Iterators
10240 @subsection Int Iterators
10241 @cindex int iterators in @file{.md} files
10242 @findex define_int_iterator
10243 @findex define_int_attr
10245 Int iterators operate in a similar way to code iterators. @xref{Code Iterators}.
10250 (define_int_iterator @var{name} [(@var{int1} "@var{cond1}") @dots{} (@var{intn} "@var{condn}")])
10253 defines a pseudo integer constant @var{name} that can be instantiated as
10254 @var{inti} if condition @var{condi} is true. Each @var{int}
10255 must have the same rtx format. @xref{RTL Classes}. Int iterators can appear
10256 in only those rtx fields that have 'i' as the specifier. This means that
10257 each @var{int} has to be a constant defined using define_constant or
10260 As with mode and code iterators, each pattern that uses @var{name} will be
10261 expanded @var{n} times, once with all uses of @var{name} replaced by
10262 @var{int1}, once with all uses replaced by @var{int2}, and so on.
10263 @xref{Defining Mode Iterators}.
10265 It is possible to define attributes for ints as well as for codes and modes.
10266 Attributes are defined using:
10269 (define_int_attr @var{name} [(@var{int1} "@var{value1}") @dots{} (@var{intn} "@var{valuen}")])
10272 Here's an example of int iterators in action, taken from the ARM port:
10275 (define_int_iterator QABSNEG [UNSPEC_VQABS UNSPEC_VQNEG])
10277 (define_int_attr absneg [(UNSPEC_VQABS "abs") (UNSPEC_VQNEG "neg")])
10279 (define_insn "neon_vq<absneg><mode>"
10280 [(set (match_operand:VDQIW 0 "s_register_operand" "=w")
10281 (unspec:VDQIW [(match_operand:VDQIW 1 "s_register_operand" "w")
10282 (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "i")]
10285 "vq<absneg>.<V_s_elem>\t%<V_reg>0, %<V_reg>1"
10286 [(set_attr "type" "neon_vqneg_vqabs")]
10291 This is equivalent to:
10294 (define_insn "neon_vqabs<mode>"
10295 [(set (match_operand:VDQIW 0 "s_register_operand" "=w")
10296 (unspec:VDQIW [(match_operand:VDQIW 1 "s_register_operand" "w")
10297 (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "i")]
10300 "vqabs.<V_s_elem>\t%<V_reg>0, %<V_reg>1"
10301 [(set_attr "type" "neon_vqneg_vqabs")]
10304 (define_insn "neon_vqneg<mode>"
10305 [(set (match_operand:VDQIW 0 "s_register_operand" "=w")
10306 (unspec:VDQIW [(match_operand:VDQIW 1 "s_register_operand" "w")
10307 (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "i")]
10310 "vqneg.<V_s_elem>\t%<V_reg>0, %<V_reg>1"
10311 [(set_attr "type" "neon_vqneg_vqabs")]
10316 @node Subst Iterators
10317 @subsection Subst Iterators
10318 @cindex subst iterators in @file{.md} files
10319 @findex define_subst
10320 @findex define_subst_attr
10322 Subst iterators are special type of iterators with the following
10323 restrictions: they could not be declared explicitly, they always have
10324 only two values, and they do not have explicit dedicated name.
10325 Subst-iterators are triggered only when corresponding subst-attribute is
10326 used in RTL-pattern.
10328 Subst iterators transform templates in the following way: the templates
10329 are duplicated, the subst-attributes in these templates are replaced
10330 with the corresponding values, and a new attribute is implicitly added
10331 to the given @code{define_insn}/@code{define_expand}. The name of the
10332 added attribute matches the name of @code{define_subst}. Such
10333 attributes are declared implicitly, and it is not allowed to have a
10334 @code{define_attr} named as a @code{define_subst}.
10336 Each subst iterator is linked to a @code{define_subst}. It is declared
10337 implicitly by the first appearance of the corresponding
10338 @code{define_subst_attr}, and it is not allowed to define it explicitly.
10340 Declarations of subst-attributes have the following syntax:
10342 @findex define_subst_attr
10344 (define_subst_attr "@var{name}"
10346 "@var{no-subst-value}"
10347 "@var{subst-applied-value}")
10350 @var{name} is a string with which the given subst-attribute could be
10353 @var{subst-name} shows which @code{define_subst} should be applied to an
10354 RTL-template if the given subst-attribute is present in the
10357 @var{no-subst-value} is a value with which subst-attribute would be
10358 replaced in the first copy of the original RTL-template.
10360 @var{subst-applied-value} is a value with which subst-attribute would be
10361 replaced in the second copy of the original RTL-template.