Wilco Dijkstra <wilco.dijks...@arm.com> writes:
> Hi Richard,
>
>>> A smart reassociation pass could form more FMAs while also increasing
>>> parallelism, but the way it currently works always results in fewer FMAs.
>>
>> Yeah, as Richard said, that seems the right long-term fix.
>> It would also avoid the hack of treating PLUS_EXPR as a signal
>> of an FMA, which has the drawback of assuming (for 2-FMA cores)
>> that plain addition never benefits from reassociation in its own right.
>
> True but it's hard to separate them. You will have a mix of FADD and FMAs
> to reassociate (since FMA still counts as an add), and the ratio between
> them as well as the number of operations may affect the best reassociation
> width.
>
>> Still, I guess the hackiness is pre-existing and the patch is removing
>> the hackiness for some cores, so from that point of view it's a strict
>> improvement over the status quo.  And it's too late in the GCC 13
>> cycle to do FMA reassociation properly.  So I'm OK with the patch
>> in principle, but could you post an update with more commentary?
>
> Sure, here is an update with longer comment in aarch64_reassociation_width:
>
>
> Add a reassocation width for FMAs in per-CPU tuning structures. Keep the
> existing setting for cores with 2 FMA pipes, and use 4 for cores with 4
> FMA pipes.  This improves SPECFP2017 on Neoverse V1 by ~1.5%.
>
> Passes regress/bootstrap, OK for commit?
>
> gcc/ChangeLog/
>         PR 107413
>         * config/aarch64/aarch64.cc (struct tune_params): Add
>         fma_reassoc_width to all CPU tuning structures.
>         (aarch64_reassociation_width): Use fma_reassoc_width.
>         * config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h (struct tune_params): Add
>         fma_reassoc_width.

OK, thanks.

Richard

> ---
> diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h 
> b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> index 
> 238820581c5ee7617f8eed1df2cf5418b1127e19..4be93c93c26e091f878bc8e4cf06e90888405fb2
>  100644
> --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> @@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ struct tune_params
>    const char *loop_align;
>    int int_reassoc_width;
>    int fp_reassoc_width;
> +  int fma_reassoc_width;
>    int vec_reassoc_width;
>    int min_div_recip_mul_sf;
>    int min_div_recip_mul_df;
> diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> index 
> c91df6f5006c257690aafb75398933d628a970e1..15d478c77ceb2d6c52a70b6ffd8fdadcfa8deba0
>  100644
> --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> @@ -1346,6 +1346,7 @@ static const struct tune_params generic_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1382,6 +1383,7 @@ static const struct tune_params cortexa35_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1415,6 +1417,7 @@ static const struct tune_params cortexa53_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1448,6 +1451,7 @@ static const struct tune_params cortexa57_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1481,6 +1485,7 @@ static const struct tune_params cortexa72_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1514,6 +1519,7 @@ static const struct tune_params cortexa73_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1548,6 +1554,7 @@ static const struct tune_params exynosm1_tunings =
>    "4", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1580,6 +1587,7 @@ static const struct tune_params thunderxt88_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1612,6 +1620,7 @@ static const struct tune_params thunderx_tunings =
>    "8", /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1646,6 +1655,7 @@ static const struct tune_params tsv110_tunings =
>    "8",  /* loop_align.  */
>    2,    /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,    /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,    /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,    /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,    /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1678,6 +1688,7 @@ static const struct tune_params xgene1_tunings =
>    "16",        /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1710,6 +1721,7 @@ static const struct tune_params emag_tunings =
>    "16",        /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1743,6 +1755,7 @@ static const struct tune_params qdf24xx_tunings =
>    "16",        /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1778,6 +1791,7 @@ static const struct tune_params saphira_tunings =
>    "16",        /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    1,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1811,6 +1825,7 @@ static const struct tune_params thunderx2t99_tunings =
>    "16",        /* loop_align.  */
>    3,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1844,6 +1859,7 @@ static const struct tune_params thunderx3t110_tunings =
>    "16",        /* loop_align.  */
>    3,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1876,6 +1892,7 @@ static const struct tune_params neoversen1_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1912,6 +1929,7 @@ static const struct tune_params ampere1_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -1949,6 +1967,7 @@ static const struct tune_params ampere1a_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -2126,6 +2145,7 @@ static const struct tune_params neoversev1_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  4,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -2263,6 +2283,7 @@ static const struct tune_params neoverse512tvb_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  4,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -2451,6 +2472,7 @@ static const struct tune_params neoversen2_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    2,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    4,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -2640,6 +2662,7 @@ static const struct tune_params neoversev2_tunings =
>    "32:16",     /* loop_align.  */
>    3,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    6,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  4,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    3,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -2675,6 +2698,7 @@ static const struct tune_params a64fx_tunings =
>    "32",        /* loop_align.  */
>    4,   /* int_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* fp_reassoc_width.  */
> +  1,   /* fma_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* vec_reassoc_width.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_sf.  */
>    2,   /* min_div_recip_mul_df.  */
> @@ -3387,9 +3411,15 @@ aarch64_reassociation_width (unsigned opc, 
> machine_mode mode)
>      return aarch64_tune_params.vec_reassoc_width;
>    if (INTEGRAL_MODE_P (mode))
>      return aarch64_tune_params.int_reassoc_width;
> -  /* Avoid reassociating floating point addition so we emit more FMAs.  */
> -  if (FLOAT_MODE_P (mode) && opc != PLUS_EXPR)
> -    return aarch64_tune_params.fp_reassoc_width;
> +  /* Reassociation reduces the number of FMAs which may result in worse
> +     performance.  Use a per-CPU setting for FMA reassociation which allows
> +     narrow CPUs with few FP pipes to switch it off (value of 1), and wider
> +     CPUs with many FP pipes to enable reassociation.
> +     Since the reassociation pass doesn't understand FMA at all, assume
> +     that any FP addition might turn into FMA.  */
> +  if (FLOAT_MODE_P (mode))
> +    return opc == PLUS_EXPR ? aarch64_tune_params.fma_reassoc_width
> +                           : aarch64_tune_params.fp_reassoc_width;
>    return 1;
>  }

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