On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 10:12 PM, Eric Botcazou <ebotca...@adacore.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this patch is aimed at cleaning up the mess with the RTL libfunc machinery.
>
> On the one hand you have comments like these in the RTL expander:
>
>   /* It is incorrect to use the libcall calling conventions to call
>      memcpy in this context.  This could be a user call to memcpy and
>      the user may wish to examine the return value from memcpy.  For
>      targets where libcalls and normal calls have different conventions
>      for returning pointers, we could end up generating incorrect code.  */
>
>   /* It is incorrect to use the libcall calling conventions to call
>      memset in this context.  This could be a user call to memset and
>      the user may wish to examine the return value from memset.  For
>      targets where libcalls and normal calls have different conventions
>      for returning pointers, we could end up generating incorrect code.  */
>
> and on the other hand you have at the end of expand_builtin_memcmp:
>
>   emit_library_call_value (memcmp_libfunc, result, LCT_PURE,
>                            TYPE_MODE (integer_type_node), 3,
>                            XEXP (arg1_rtx, 0), Pmode,
>                            XEXP (arg2_rtx, 0), Pmode,
>                            convert_to_mode (TYPE_MODE (sizetype), arg3_rtx,
>                                             TYPE_UNSIGNED (sizetype)),
>                            TYPE_MODE (sizetype));
>
> so the RTL expander is not allowed to call memcpy & memset libfuncs on its own
> but it is for __builtin_memcmp, which is rather inconsistent.
>
> So the patch eliminates all the RTL libfuncs and replaces them by calls to the
> corresponding builtins, except for 3 of them:
>   - synchronize_libfunc, which is used by the ARM and MIPS back-ends,
>   - unwind_sjlj_register_libfunc, which is used by the SJLJ machinery,
>   - unwind_sjlj_unregister_libfunc, likewise.
>
> abort_libfunc and memcmp_libfunc are set by VMS to something else than the
> default but this looks like an optimization and can presumably be dropped.
>
> Bootstrapped/regtested on x86-64/Linux and PowerPC/Linux, OK for mainline?

The middle-end parts are ok, I'm leaving backend parts for their
maintainers to comment
but those parts are ok as well if they do not comment within a
reasonable amount of time.

Did you check the internals manual if it needs adjustment?

Thanks,
Richard.

>
> 2016-05-10  Eric Botcazou  <ebotca...@adacore.com>
>
>         * builtins.c (expand_builtin_memcmp): Do not emit the call here.
>         (expand_builtin_trap): Emit a regular call.
>         (set_builtin_user_assembler_name): Remove obsolete cases.
>         * dse.c (scan_insn): Adjust.
>         * except.c: Include calls.h.
>         (sjlj_emit_function_enter): If DONT_USE_BUILTIN_SETJMP is defined,
>         emit a regular call to setjmp.
>         * expr.c (emit_block_move_hints): Call emit_block_copy_via_libcall.
>         (block_move_libcall_safe_for_call_parm): Use memcpy builtin.
>         (emit_block_move_via_libcall): Delete.
>         (block_move_fn): Delete.
>         (init_block_move_fn): Likewise.
>         (emit_block_move_libcall_fn): Likewise.
>         (emit_block_op_via_libcall): New function.
>         (set_storage_via_libcall): Tidy up and use memset builtin.
>         (block_clear_fn): Delete.
>         (init_block_clear_fn): Likewise.
>         (clear_storage_libcall_fn): Likewise.
>         (expand_assignment): Call emit_block_move_via_libcall.
>         Do not include gt-expr.h.
>         * expr.h (emit_block_op_via_libcall): Declare.
>         (emit_block_copy_via_libcall): New inline function.
>         (emit_block_move_via_libcall): Likewise.
>         (emit_block_comp_via_libcall): Likewise.
>         (block_clear_fn): Delete.
>         (init_block_move_fn): Likewise.
>         (init_block_clear_fn): Likewise.
>         (emit_block_move_via_libcall): Likewise.
>         (set_storage_via_libcall): Add default parameter value.
>         * libfuncs.h (enum libfunc_index): Remove obsolete values.
>         (abort_libfunc): Delete.
>         (memcpy_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (memmove_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (memcmp_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (memset_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (setbits_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (setjmp_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (longjmp_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (profile_function_entry_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (profile_function_exit_libfunc): Likewise.
>         (gcov_flush_libfunc): Likewise.
>         * optabs-libfuncs.c (build_libfunc_function): Set DECL_ARTIFICIAL
>         and DECL_VISIBILITY on the declaration.
>         (init_optabs): Do not initialize obsolete libfuncs.
>         * optabs.c (prepare_cmp_insn): Call emit_block_comp_via_libcall.
>         * tree-core.h (ECF_RET1): Define.
>         (ECF_TM_PURE): Adjust.
>         (ECF_TM_BUILTIN): Likewise.
>         * tree.c (set_call_expr_flags): Deal with ECF_RET1.
>         (build_common_builtin_nodes): Initialize abort builtin.
>         Add ECF_RET1 on memcpy, memmove and memset builtins.
>         Pass final flags for alloca and alloca_with_align builtins.
>         * config/alpha/alpha.c (alpha_init_libfuncs): Do not initialize
>         obsolete builtins.
>         * config/ia64/ia64.c (ia64_vms_init_libfuncs): Likewise.
>         * config/i386/i386.c (ix86_expand_set_or_movmem): Adjust call to
>         set_storage_via_libcall and call emit_block_copy_via_libcall.
>
> --
> Eric Botcazou

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