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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: William Tambe <tambewilliam@gmail.com>
Cc: gcc-help <gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: prevent zero-extension when using a memory load instruction
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:50:41 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200420095041.GP26902@gate.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAF8i9mO=nwW4fdQS_rmOGxWm-XueM67R1DMFJ3z5vyjsOQNT+Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:12:15AM -0400, William Tambe via Gcc-help wrote:
> In the machine description file, is there a way to tell GCC that a
> memory load instruction already zero-extend such that it does not try
> to apply zero-extension ?

At least on a load-store architecture (like a usual RISC), you get best
results if you make a separate pattern for that, and then let combine
combine the zero_extend with the load.


Segher

  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-04-20  9:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-18 15:12 William Tambe
2020-04-18 15:32 ` Marc Glisse
2020-04-18 18:36   ` William Tambe
2020-04-18 18:45     ` Jeff Law
2020-04-20  9:50 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2020-04-20 14:36   ` William Tambe
2020-04-20 15:47     ` Segher Boessenkool

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