Hi all, This patch adds a new pass to consolidate lowering of complex backend-specific code patterns, such as `MacroLogicV` and the optimization proposed by #21244. Moving these optimizations to backend code can simplify shared code, while also making it easier to develop more in-depth optimizations. The linked bug has an example of a new optimization this could enable. The new phase does GVN to de-duplicate nodes and calls nodes' `Value()` method, but it does not call `Identity()` or `Ideal()` to avoid undoing any changes done during lowering. It also reuses the IGVN worklist to avoid needing to re-create the notification mechanism.
In this PR only the skeleton code for the pass is added, moving `MacroLogicV` to this system will be done separately in a future patch. Tier 1 tests pass on my linux x64 machine. Feedback on this patch would be greatly appreciated! ------------- Commit messages: - Implement PhaseLowering Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21599/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=21599&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8342662 Stats: 292 lines in 21 files changed: 279 ins; 12 del; 1 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21599.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/21599/head:pull/21599 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21599
