I'd like to PING: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2018-06/msg01713.html
I've included the entire patch below, since I missed the test cases in the original submission and Segher asked for some updated text for the hook documentation which I've included below. Peter gcc/ PR target/86324 * target.def (translate_mode_attribute): New hook. * targhooks.h (default_translate_mode_attribute): Declare. * targhooks.c (default_translate_mode_attribute): New function. * doc/tm.texi.in (TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE): New hook. * doc/tm.texi: Regenerate. * config/rs6000/rs6000.c (TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE): Define. (rs6000_translate_mode_attribute): New function. gcc/c-family/ PR target/86324 * c-attribs.c (handle_mode_attribute): Call new translate_mode_attribute target hook. gcc/testsuite/ PR target/86324 gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-1.c: New test. gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-2.c: Likewise. Index: gcc/target.def =================================================================== --- gcc/target.def (revision 262159) +++ gcc/target.def (working copy) @@ -3310,6 +3310,16 @@ constants can be done inline. The funct HOST_WIDE_INT, (const_tree constant, HOST_WIDE_INT basic_align), default_constant_alignment) +DEFHOOK +(translate_mode_attribute, + "Define this hook if during mode attribute processing, the port should\n\ +translate machine_mode @var{mode} to another mode. For example, rs6000's\n\ +@code{KFmode}, when it is the same as @code{TFmode}.\n\ +\n\ +The default version of the hook returns that mode that was passed in.", + machine_mode, (machine_mode mode), + default_translate_mode_attribute) + /* True if MODE is valid for the target. By "valid", we mean able to be manipulated in non-trivial ways. In particular, this means all the arithmetic is supported. */ Index: gcc/targhooks.c =================================================================== --- gcc/targhooks.c (revision 262159) +++ gcc/targhooks.c (working copy) @@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ default_mangle_assembler_name (const cha return get_identifier (stripped); } +/* The default implementation of TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE. */ + +machine_mode +default_translate_mode_attribute (machine_mode mode) +{ + return mode; +} + /* True if MODE is valid for the target. By "valid", we mean able to be manipulated in non-trivial ways. In particular, this means all the arithmetic is supported. Index: gcc/targhooks.h =================================================================== --- gcc/targhooks.h (revision 262159) +++ gcc/targhooks.h (working copy) @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ extern void default_print_operand_addres extern bool default_print_operand_punct_valid_p (unsigned char); extern tree default_mangle_assembler_name (const char *); +extern machine_mode default_translate_mode_attribute (machine_mode); extern bool default_scalar_mode_supported_p (scalar_mode); extern bool default_libgcc_floating_mode_supported_p (scalar_float_mode); extern opt_scalar_float_mode default_floatn_mode (int, bool); Index: gcc/doc/tm.texi.in =================================================================== --- gcc/doc/tm.texi.in (revision 262159) +++ gcc/doc/tm.texi.in (working copy) @@ -3336,6 +3336,8 @@ stack. @hook TARGET_REF_MAY_ALIAS_ERRNO +@hook TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE + @hook TARGET_SCALAR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P @hook TARGET_VECTOR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P Index: gcc/doc/tm.texi =================================================================== --- gcc/doc/tm.texi (revision 262159) +++ gcc/doc/tm.texi (working copy) @@ -4255,6 +4255,14 @@ hook returns true for both @code{ptr_mod Define this to return nonzero if the memory reference @var{ref} may alias with the system C library errno location. The default version of this hook assumes the system C library errno location is either a declaration of type int or accessed by dereferencing a pointer to int. @end deftypefn +@deftypefn {Target Hook} machine_mode TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE (machine_mode @var{mode}) +Define this hook if during mode attribute processing, the port should +translate machine_mode @var{mode} to another mode. For example, rs6000's +@code{KFmode}, when it is the same as @code{TFmode}. + +The default version of the hook returns that mode that was passed in. +@end deftypefn + @deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_SCALAR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P (scalar_mode @var{mode}) Define this to return nonzero if the port is prepared to handle insns involving scalar mode @var{mode}. For a scalar mode to be Index: gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c =================================================================== --- gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c (revision 262159) +++ gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c (working copy) @@ -1802,6 +1802,9 @@ static const struct attribute_spec rs600 #undef TARGET_EH_RETURN_FILTER_MODE #define TARGET_EH_RETURN_FILTER_MODE rs6000_eh_return_filter_mode +#undef TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE +#define TARGET_TRANSLATE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE rs6000_translate_mode_attribute + #undef TARGET_SCALAR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P #define TARGET_SCALAR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P rs6000_scalar_mode_supported_p @@ -35677,6 +35680,18 @@ rs6000_eh_return_filter_mode (void) return TARGET_32BIT ? SImode : word_mode; } +/* Target hook for translate_mode_attribute. */ +static machine_mode +rs6000_translate_mode_attribute (machine_mode mode) +{ + if ((FLOAT128_IEEE_P (mode) + && ieee128_float_type_node == long_double_type_node) + || (FLOAT128_IBM_P (mode) + && ibm128_float_type_node == long_double_type_node)) + return COMPLEX_MODE_P (mode) ? E_TCmode : E_TFmode; + return mode; +} + /* Target hook for scalar_mode_supported_p. */ static bool rs6000_scalar_mode_supported_p (scalar_mode mode) Index: gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c =================================================================== --- gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c (revision 262159) +++ gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c (working copy) @@ -1517,6 +1517,10 @@ handle_mode_attribute (tree *node, tree return NULL_TREE; } + /* Allow the target a chance to translate MODE into something supported. + See PR86324. */ + mode = targetm.translate_mode_attribute (mode); + valid_mode = false; switch (GET_MODE_CLASS (mode)) { Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-1.c =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-1.c (nonexistent) +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-1.c (working copy) @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +/* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */ +/* { dg-options "-mlong-double-128 -mabi=ieeelongdouble -Wno-psabi" } */ + +typedef __complex float cflt_t __attribute__((mode(KC))); + +cflt_t +divide (cflt_t *ptr) +{ + return *ptr; +} Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-2.c =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-2.c (nonexistent) +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr86324-2.c (working copy) @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +/* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */ +/* { dg-options "-mlong-double-128 -mabi=ibmlongdouble -Wno-psabi" } */ + +typedef __complex float cflt_t __attribute__((mode(IC))); + +cflt_t +divide (cflt_t *ptr) +{ + return *ptr; +}