RFR: 8347515: C2: assert(!success || (C->macro_count() == (old_macro_count - 1))) failed: elimination must have deleted one node from macro list [v6]

[duke]

On Thu, 8 May 2025 12:25:11 GMT, Saranya Natarajan <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Issue: The assertion failure , `assert(!success || (C->macro_count() == (old_macro_count - 1))) failed: elimination must have deleted one node from macro list`, occurs when [loop striping mining  ](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8186027)may create a [MaxL](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8324655)  after macro expansion.
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>> Analysis : Before the macro nodes are expanded in` expand_macro_nodes`, there is a process where nodes from the macro list are eliminated. This also includes elimination of  any `OuterStripMinedLoop` node in the macro list. The bug occurs due to the refining of the strip mined loop in `adjust_strip_mined_loop` function just before it is eliminated. In this case, a` MaxL` node is added to the macro list in `adjust_strip_mined_loop`. 
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>> Fix: The fix involves performing the refining of the strip mined loop before elimination process. More specifically, moving the `adjust_strip_mined_loop` function outside the elimination loop.
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>> Improvement:  The process of eliminating macro nodes by calling `eliminate_macro_nodes` and performing additional Opaque and LoopLimit nodes elimination in ` expand_macro_nodes` is unintuitive as suggested in [JDK-8325478 ](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8325478) and the current fix should be moved along with the other elimination code.
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> Saranya Natarajan has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   removing header and modifying method name

@sarannat 
Your change (at version a50d9f4faabff37bac70f8bb1104e79183b5c7a5) is now ready to be sponsored by a Committer.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24890#issuecomment-2871510094