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Subject: [Bug c/113134] gcc does not version loops with early break
 conditions that don't have side-effects
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--- Comment #11 from Tamar Christina <tnfchris at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to JuzheZhong from comment #10)
> (In reply to Tamar Christina from comment #9)
> > (In reply to JuzheZhong from comment #8)
> > > Suppose the loop mask is generated by whilelo instruction of ARM SVE.
> > >=20
> > > Suppose we have 8 elements in a single whole vector.
> > >=20
> > > mask =3D whilo (0, res) if res =3D 6, then mask =3D 11111000.
> > > data =3D 12345678
> > >=20
> > > Then if it is early break. You are reversing both data and mask as fo=
llows:
> > >=20
> > > new_mask =3D 00011111
> > > new_data =3D 87654321
> > >=20
> > > Then use the EXTRACT_LAST, we will get value =3D 1 for early break.
> > >=20
> > > Am I right ?
> >=20
> > Yeah, the idea being the scalar loop will then run from 1 to 6 to do any
> > side effects that we couldn't apply.
> >=20
> > We went with this approach first because it works for non-masked
> > architectures too. In GCC-15 we'll try to implement staying entirely in=
side
> > a vector loop by splitting the mask in elements until first active and
> > element from first active so we can correctly mask the operations.
>=20
> Ok. For the current approach. Isn't it the first element is always elemen=
t 0
> ?
>=20
> Since for ARM SVE loop mask is generated by whilelo instructions, it alwa=
ys
> set
> mask bit from 0 to the last active element - 1.

sure, but you can't use BIT_FIELD_REF on VLA vectors.=