RFR: 8315361: C2 SuperWord: refactor out loop analysis into shared auto-vectorization facility VLoopAnalyzer [v8]

Emanuel Peter epeter at openjdk.org
Tue Jan 9 17:21:06 UTC 2024


> This is a refactoring of `SuperWord`.
> 
> **Goals**
> 
> 1. Clean up `SuperWord`: disentangle different components, make them more **modular**.
> 2. Make the loop analysis parts a **shared facility**, not just for SuperWord but also the post-loop-vectorizer ([JDK-8308994](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8308994)).
> 3. It is also a necessary step on my bigger plans for improvement with the C2 Auto-Vectorizer ([see my blog post](https://eme64.github.io/blog/2023/11/03/C2-AutoVectorizer-Improvement-Ideas.html)).
> 4. Improve tracing in the auto-vectorization by making it more systematic.
> 
> **Summary**
> 
> - I wrote a summary of how C2 auto-vectorization with SuperWord works (please read!):
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/95fd361e60fc66eb91edad321662e508b2d1bdde/src/hotspot/share/opto/superword.hpp#L32-L177
> - I moved many `Superword` components out to `VLoop` and its subclass `VLoopAnalyzer`. The idea is that any vectorizer can use these facilities in the future. They are therefore made more modular, which should hopefully make future changes easier. These components are:
>   - Checking the pre-conditions for vectorization (e.g. no unwanted ctrl-flow).
>     - `VLoop::check_preconditions_helper` replaces code from old `SuperWord::transform_loop`.
>   - Running all submodules of `VLoopAnalyzer`: `VLoopAnalyzer::analyze_helper`. Replaces analysis part of `SuperWord::SLP_extract`.
>   - Finding and marking reductions -> `VLoopReductions`
>   - Detecting memory slices -> `VLoopMemorySlices`
>   - Analyzing the body -> `VLoopBody`  (renamed `in_bb` -> `in_body`)
>   - Determining vector element types, and functions to determine the `vector_width` of a node -> `VLoopTypes`
>   - Constructing the dependence graph -> `VLoopDependenceGraph`. Replaces old `DepGraph` with all its components.
> - New: CompileCommand option `TraceAutovectorization`
>   - Run with `-XX:CompileCommand=traceAutovectorization,*::*,help` to get a usage description.
>   - Replaced all printing with flags `TraceSuperWord` (and `Verbose`) and of `VectorizeDebug`.
>   - The advantage of a CompileCommand is that tracing can be applied selectively for only a limited set of java classes / methods.
>   - It uses tags, which are more readable than the `VectorizeDebug` bit-flags. These tags can be used for all parts of the vectorizer, but one can also target SuperWord specifically.
>   - I systematically added tracing at every point where vectorization (partially) fails (use tag `SW_REJECTIONS`).
>   - `TraceSuperWord` still works, and perfo...

Emanuel Peter has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  update copyright for 2024

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16620/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16620/files/1f5d4ef2..4302f58b

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=16620&range=07
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=16620&range=06-07

  Stats: 21 lines in 21 files changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 21 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16620.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/16620/head:pull/16620

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16620


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