>> Most likely than not you end up loading a larger quantity with the high
>> bits zero'd.  Interesting that we're using a packed model.  I'd been
>> told it was fairly expensive to implement in hardware relative to teh
>> cost of implementing the sparse model.

>> I'm a bit confused by this.  GCC can support single bit bools, though
>> ports often extend them to 8 bits or more for computational efficiency
>> purposes.  At least that's the case in general.  Is there something
>> particularly special about masks & bools that's causing problems?
I am not sure I am on the same page with you. I don't understand what is the
sparse model you said. The only thing I do in this patch is that we change the BYTESIZE VNx1BI for example
as the BYTESIZE of VNx1BI (Original I adjust all mask modes same size as VNx8QImode like LLVM). 
And I print the GET_MODE_SIZE (VNx1BI) the value is the same as VNx1QImode so I assume because GCC model 1-bool same as 1-QI???
Actually I not sure but I am sure after this patch, VNx1BI is adjusted smaller size.

Adjusting mask modes as smaller size always beneficial, since we can use vlm && vsm in register spilling, it can reduce the memory consuming and
load store hardware bandwidth.

Unlike LLVM, LLVM make each fractional vector and mask vector same size as LMUL =1 so they use vl1r/vs1r to do the register spilling which is not
optimal.


juzhe.zhong@rivai.ai
 
From: Jeff Law
Date: 2022-12-17 09:53
To: 钟居哲; gcc-patches
CC: kito.cheng; palmer
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: Fix RVV mask mode size
 
 
On 12/16/22 18:44, 钟居哲 wrote:
> Yes, VNx4DF only has 4 bit in mask mode in case of load and store.
> For example vlm or vsm we will load store 8-bit ??? (I am not sure 
> hardward can load store 4bit,but I am sure it definetly not load store 
> the whole register size)
Most likely than not you end up loading a larger quantity with the high 
bits zero'd.  Interesting that we're using a packed model.  I'd been 
told it was fairly expensive to implement in hardware relative to teh 
cost of implementing the sparse model.
 
> So ideally it should be model more accurate. However, since GCC assumes 
> that 1 BOOL is 1-byte, the only thing I do is to model mask mode as 
> smallest as possible.
> Maybe in the future, I can support 1BOOL for 1-bit?? I am not sure since 
> it will need to change GCC framework.
I'm a bit confused by this.  GCC can support single bit bools, though 
ports often extend them to 8 bits or more for computational efficiency 
purposes.  At least that's the case in general.  Is there something 
particularly special about masks & bools that's causing problems?
 
Jeff