[AArch64][MachineCombiner] Combine sequences of gather patterns

llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/AArch64InstrInfo.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "Utils/AArch64BaseInfo.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/ArrayRef.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/STLExtras.h"
+#include "llvm/ADT/SmallSet.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
+#include "llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h"
 #include "llvm/CodeGen/CFIInstBuilder.h"
 #include "llvm/CodeGen/LivePhysRegs.h"
 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineBasicBlock.h"
@@ -83,6 +85,11 @@ static cl::opt<unsigned>
     BDisplacementBits("aarch64-b-offset-bits", cl::Hidden, cl::init(26),
                       cl::desc("Restrict range of B instructions (DEBUG)"));
 
+static cl::opt<unsigned> GatherOptSearchLimit(
+    "aarch64-search-limit", cl::Hidden, cl::init(2048),
+    cl::desc("Restrict range of instructions to search for the "
+             "machine-combiner gather pattern optimization"));
+
 AArch64InstrInfo::AArch64InstrInfo(const AArch64Subtarget &STI)
     : AArch64GenInstrInfo(AArch64::ADJCALLSTACKDOWN, AArch64::ADJCALLSTACKUP,
                           AArch64::CATCHRET),
@@ -7412,11 +7419,335 @@ static bool getMiscPatterns(MachineInstr &Root,
   return false;
 }
 
+/// Check if a given MachineInstr `MIa` may alias with any of the instructions
+/// in `MemInstrs`.
+static bool mayAlias(const MachineInstr &MIa,
+                     SmallVectorImpl<const MachineInstr *> &MemInstrs,
+                     AliasAnalysis *AA) {
+  for (const MachineInstr *MIb : MemInstrs) {
+    if (MIa.mayAlias(AA, *MIb, /*UseTBAA*/ false)) {
+      MIb->dump();
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/// Check if the given instruction forms a gather load pattern that can be
+/// optimized for better Memory-Level Parallelism (MLP). This function
+/// identifies chains of NEON lane load instructions that load data from
+/// different memory addresses into individual lanes of a 128-bit vector
+/// register, then attempts to split the pattern into parallel loads to break
+/// the serial dependency between instructions.
+///
+/// Pattern Matched:
+///   Initial scalar load -> SUBREG_TO_REG (lane 0) -> LD1i* (lane 1) ->
+///   LD1i* (lane 2) -> ... -> LD1i* (lane N-1, Root)
+///
+/// Transformed Into:
+///   Two parallel vector loads using fewer lanes each, followed by ZIP1v2i64
+///   to combine the results, enabling better memory-level parallelism.
+///
+/// Supported Element Types:
+///   - 32-bit elements (LD1i32, 4 lanes total)
+///   - 16-bit elements (LD1i16, 8 lanes total)
+///   - 8-bit elements (LD1i8, 16 lanes total)
+static bool getGatherLanePattern(MachineInstr &Root,
+                                 SmallVectorImpl<unsigned> &Patterns,
+                                 unsigned LoadLaneOpCode, unsigned NumLanes) {
+  const MachineFunction *MF = Root.getMF();
+
+  // Early exit if optimizing for size.
+  if (MF->getFunction().hasMinSize())
+    return false;
+
+  const MachineRegisterInfo &MRI = MF->getRegInfo();
+  const TargetRegisterInfo *TRI = MF->getSubtarget().getRegisterInfo();
+
+  // The root of the pattern must load into the last lane of the vector.
+  if (Root.getOperand(2).getImm() != NumLanes - 1)
+    return false;
+
+  // Check that we have load into all lanes except lane 0.
+  // For each load we also want to check that:
+  // 1. It has a single non-debug use (since we will be replacing the virtual
+  // register)
+  // 2. That the addressing mode only uses a single pointer operand
+  auto *CurrInstr = MRI.getUniqueVRegDef(Root.getOperand(1).getReg());
+  auto Range = llvm::seq<unsigned>(1, NumLanes - 1);
+  SmallSet<unsigned, 16> RemainingLanes(Range.begin(), Range.end());
+  SmallVector<const MachineInstr *, 16> LoadInstrs = {};
+  while (!RemainingLanes.empty() && CurrInstr &&
+         CurrInstr->getOpcode() == LoadLaneOpCode &&
+         MRI.hasOneNonDBGUse(CurrInstr->getOperand(0).getReg()) &&
+         CurrInstr->getNumOperands() == 4) {
+    RemainingLanes.erase(CurrInstr->getOperand(2).getImm());
+    LoadInstrs.push_back(CurrInstr);
+    CurrInstr = MRI.getUniqueVRegDef(CurrInstr->getOperand(1).getReg());
+  }
+
+  // Check that we have found a match for lanes N-1.. 1.
+  if (!RemainingLanes.empty())
+    return false;
+
+  // Match the SUBREG_TO_REG sequence.
+  if (CurrInstr->getOpcode() != TargetOpcode::SUBREG_TO_REG)
+    return false;
+
+  // Verify that the subreg to reg loads an integer into the first lane.
+  auto Lane0LoadReg = CurrInstr->getOperand(2).getReg();
+  unsigned SingleLaneSizeInBits = 128 / NumLanes;
+  if (TRI->getRegSizeInBits(Lane0LoadReg, MRI) != SingleLaneSizeInBits)
+    return false;
+
+  // Verify that it also has a single non debug use.
+  if (!MRI.hasOneNonDBGUse(Lane0LoadReg))
+    return false;
+
+  LoadInstrs.push_back(MRI.getUniqueVRegDef(Lane0LoadReg));
+
+  // If there is any chance of aliasing, do not apply the pattern.
+  // Walk backward through the MBB starting from Root.
+  // Exit early if we've encountered all load instructions or hit the search
+  // limit.
+  auto MBBItr = Root.getIterator();
+  unsigned RemainingSteps = GatherOptSearchLimit;
+  SmallSet<const MachineInstr *, 16> RemainingLoadInstrs;
+  RemainingLoadInstrs.insert(LoadInstrs.begin(), LoadInstrs.end());
+  const MachineBasicBlock *MBB = Root.getParent();
+
+  for (; MBBItr != MBB->begin() && RemainingSteps > 0 &&
+         !RemainingLoadInstrs.empty();
+       --MBBItr, --RemainingSteps) {
+    const MachineInstr &CurrInstr = *MBBItr;
+
+    // Remove this instruction from remaining loads if it's one we're tracking.
+    RemainingLoadInstrs.erase(&CurrInstr);
+
+    // Check for potential aliasing with any of the load instructions to
+    // optimize.
+    if ((CurrInstr.mayLoadOrStore() || CurrInstr.isCall()) &&
+        mayAlias(CurrInstr, LoadInstrs, nullptr))
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  // If we hit the search limit without finding all load instructions,
+  // don't match the pattern.
+  if (RemainingSteps == 0 && !RemainingLoadInstrs.empty())
+    return false;
+
+  switch (NumLanes) {
+  case 4:
+    Patterns.push_back(AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i32);
+    break;
+  case 8:
+    Patterns.push_back(AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i16);
+    break;
+  case 16:
+    Patterns.push_back(AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i8);
+    break;
+  default:
+    llvm_unreachable("Got bad number of lanes for gather pattern.");
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/// Search for patterns of LD instructions we can optimize.
+static bool getLoadPatterns(MachineInstr &Root,
+                            SmallVectorImpl<unsigned> &Patterns) {
+
+  // The pattern searches for loads into single lanes.
+  switch (Root.getOpcode()) {
+  case AArch64::LD1i32:
+    return getGatherLanePattern(Root, Patterns, Root.getOpcode(), 4);
+  case AArch64::LD1i16:
+    return getGatherLanePattern(Root, Patterns, Root.getOpcode(), 8);
+  case AArch64::LD1i8:
+    return getGatherLanePattern(Root, Patterns, Root.getOpcode(), 16);
+  default:
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Generate optimized instruction sequence for gather load patterns to improve
+/// Memory-Level Parallelism (MLP). This function transforms a chain of
+/// sequential NEON lane loads into parallel vector loads that can execute
+/// concurrently.
+static void
+generateGatherLanePattern(MachineInstr &Root,
+                          SmallVectorImpl<MachineInstr *> &InsInstrs,
+                          SmallVectorImpl<MachineInstr *> &DelInstrs,
+                          DenseMap<Register, unsigned> &InstrIdxForVirtReg,
+                          unsigned Pattern, unsigned NumLanes) {
+  MachineFunction &MF = *Root.getParent()->getParent();
+  MachineRegisterInfo &MRI = MF.getRegInfo();
+  const TargetInstrInfo *TII = MF.getSubtarget().getInstrInfo();
+
+  // Gather the initial load instructions to build the pattern.
+  SmallVector<MachineInstr *, 16> LoadToLaneInstrs;
+  MachineInstr *CurrInstr = &Root;
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < NumLanes - 1; ++i) {
+    LoadToLaneInstrs.push_back(CurrInstr);
+    CurrInstr = MRI.getUniqueVRegDef(CurrInstr->getOperand(1).getReg());
+  }
+
+  // Sort the load instructions according to the lane.
+  llvm::sort(LoadToLaneInstrs,
+             [](const MachineInstr *A, const MachineInstr *B) {
+               return A->getOperand(2).getImm() > B->getOperand(2).getImm();
+             });
+
+  MachineInstr *SubregToReg = CurrInstr;
+  LoadToLaneInstrs.push_back(
+      MRI.getUniqueVRegDef(SubregToReg->getOperand(2).getReg()));
+  auto LoadToLaneInstrsAscending = llvm::reverse(LoadToLaneInstrs);
+
+  const TargetRegisterClass *FPR128RegClass =
+      MRI.getRegClass(Root.getOperand(0).getReg());
+
+  // Helper lambda to create a LD1 instruction.
+  auto CreateLD1Instruction = [&](MachineInstr *OriginalInstr,
+                                  Register SrcRegister, unsigned Lane,
+                                  Register OffsetRegister,
+                                  bool OffsetRegisterKillState) {
+    auto NewRegister = MRI.createVirtualRegister(FPR128RegClass);
+    MachineInstrBuilder LoadIndexIntoRegister =
+        BuildMI(MF, MIMetadata(*OriginalInstr), TII->get(Root.getOpcode()),
+                NewRegister)
+            .addReg(SrcRegister)
+            .addImm(Lane)
+            .addReg(OffsetRegister, getKillRegState(OffsetRegisterKillState));
+    InstrIdxForVirtReg.insert(std::make_pair(NewRegister, InsInstrs.size()));
+    InsInstrs.push_back(LoadIndexIntoRegister);
+    return NewRegister;
+  };
+
+  // Helper to create load instruction based on the NumLanes in the NEON
+  // register we are rewriting.
+  auto CreateLDRInstruction = [&](unsigned NumLanes, Register DestReg,
+                                  Register OffsetReg,
+                                  bool KillState) -> MachineInstrBuilder {
+    unsigned Opcode;
+    switch (NumLanes) {
+    case 4:
+      Opcode = AArch64::LDRSui;
+      break;
+    case 8:
+      Opcode = AArch64::LDRHui;
+      break;
+    case 16:
+      Opcode = AArch64::LDRBui;
+      break;
+    default:
+      llvm_unreachable(
+          "Got unsupported number of lanes in machine-combiner gather pattern");
+    }
+    // Immediate offset load
+    return BuildMI(MF, MIMetadata(Root), TII->get(Opcode), DestReg)
+        .addReg(OffsetReg)
+        .addImm(0);
+  };
+
+  // Load the remaining lanes into register 0.
+  auto LanesToLoadToReg0 =
+      llvm::make_range(LoadToLaneInstrsAscending.begin() + 1,
+                       LoadToLaneInstrsAscending.begin() + NumLanes / 2);
+  Register PrevReg = SubregToReg->getOperand(0).getReg();
+  for (auto [Index, LoadInstr] : llvm::enumerate(LanesToLoadToReg0)) {
+    const MachineOperand &OffsetRegOperand = LoadInstr->getOperand(3);
+    PrevReg = CreateLD1Instruction(LoadInstr, PrevReg, Index + 1,
+                                   OffsetRegOperand.getReg(),
+                                   OffsetRegOperand.isKill());
+    DelInstrs.push_back(LoadInstr);
+  }
+  Register LastLoadReg0 = PrevReg;
+
+  // First load into register 1. Perform an integer load to zero out the upper
+  // lanes in a single instruction.
+  MachineInstr *Lane0Load = *LoadToLaneInstrsAscending.begin();
+  MachineInstr *OriginalSplitLoad =
+      *std::next(LoadToLaneInstrsAscending.begin(), NumLanes / 2);
+  Register DestRegForMiddleIndex = MRI.createVirtualRegister(
+      MRI.getRegClass(Lane0Load->getOperand(0).getReg()));
+
+  const MachineOperand &OriginalSplitToLoadOffsetOperand =
+      OriginalSplitLoad->getOperand(3);
+  MachineInstrBuilder MiddleIndexLoadInstr =
+      CreateLDRInstruction(NumLanes, DestRegForMiddleIndex,
+                           OriginalSplitToLoadOffsetOperand.getReg(),
+                           OriginalSplitToLoadOffsetOperand.isKill());
+
+  InstrIdxForVirtReg.insert(
+      std::make_pair(DestRegForMiddleIndex, InsInstrs.size()));
+  InsInstrs.push_back(MiddleIndexLoadInstr);
+  DelInstrs.push_back(OriginalSplitLoad);
+
+  // Subreg To Reg instruction for register 1.
+  Register DestRegForSubregToReg = MRI.createVirtualRegister(FPR128RegClass);
+  unsigned SubregType;
+  switch (NumLanes) {
+  case 4:
+    SubregType = AArch64::ssub;
+    break;
+  case 8:
+    SubregType = AArch64::hsub;
+    break;
+  case 16:
+    SubregType = AArch64::bsub;
+    break;
+  default:
+    llvm_unreachable(
+        "Got invalid NumLanes for machine-combiner gather pattern");
+  }
+
+  auto SubRegToRegInstr =
+      BuildMI(MF, MIMetadata(Root), TII->get(SubregToReg->getOpcode()),
+              DestRegForSubregToReg)
+          .addImm(0)
+          .addReg(DestRegForMiddleIndex, getKillRegState(true))
+          .addImm(SubregType);
+  InstrIdxForVirtReg.insert(
+      std::make_pair(DestRegForSubregToReg, InsInstrs.size()));
+  InsInstrs.push_back(SubRegToRegInstr);
+
+  // Load remaining lanes into register 1.
+  auto LanesToLoadToReg1 =
+      llvm::make_range(LoadToLaneInstrsAscending.begin() + NumLanes / 2 + 1,
+                       LoadToLaneInstrsAscending.end());
+  PrevReg = SubRegToRegInstr->getOperand(0).getReg();
+  for (auto [Index, LoadInstr] : llvm::enumerate(LanesToLoadToReg1)) {
+    const MachineOperand &OffsetRegOperand = LoadInstr->getOperand(3);
+    PrevReg = CreateLD1Instruction(LoadInstr, PrevReg, Index + 1,
+                                   OffsetRegOperand.getReg(),
+                                   OffsetRegOperand.isKill());
+
+    // Do not add the last reg to DelInstrs - it will be removed later.
+    if (Index == NumLanes / 2 - 2) {
+      break;
+    }
+    DelInstrs.push_back(LoadInstr);
+  }
+  Register LastLoadReg1 = PrevReg;
+
+  // Create the final zip instruction to combine the results.
+  MachineInstrBuilder ZipInstr =
+      BuildMI(MF, MIMetadata(Root), TII->get(AArch64::ZIP1v2i64),
+              Root.getOperand(0).getReg())
+          .addReg(LastLoadReg0)
+          .addReg(LastLoadReg1);
+  InsInstrs.push_back(ZipInstr);
+}
+
 CombinerObjective
 AArch64InstrInfo::getCombinerObjective(unsigned Pattern) const {
   switch (Pattern) {
   case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::SUBADD_OP1:
   case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::SUBADD_OP2:
+  case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i32:
+  case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i16:
+  case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i8:
     return CombinerObjective::MustReduceDepth;
   default:
     return TargetInstrInfo::getCombinerObjective(Pattern);
@@ -7446,6 +7777,10 @@ bool AArch64InstrInfo::getMachineCombinerPatterns(
   if (getMiscPatterns(Root, Patterns))
     return true;
 
+  // Load patterns
+  if (getLoadPatterns(Root, Patterns))
+    return true;
+
   return TargetInstrInfo::getMachineCombinerPatterns(Root, Patterns,
                                                      DoRegPressureReduce);
 }
@@ -8701,6 +9036,21 @@ void AArch64InstrInfo::genAlternativeCodeSequence(
     MUL = genFNegatedMAD(MF, MRI, TII, Root, InsInstrs);
     break;
   }
+  case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i32: {
+    generateGatherLanePattern(Root, InsInstrs, DelInstrs, InstrIdxForVirtReg,
+                              Pattern, 4);
+    break;
+  }
+  case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i16: {
+    generateGatherLanePattern(Root, InsInstrs, DelInstrs, InstrIdxForVirtReg,
+                              Pattern, 8);
+    break;
+  }
+  case AArch64MachineCombinerPattern::GATHER_LANE_i8: {
+    generateGatherLanePattern(Root, InsInstrs, DelInstrs, InstrIdxForVirtReg,
+                              Pattern, 16);
+    break;
+  }
 
   } // end switch (Pattern)
   // Record MUL and ADD/SUB for deletion