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      1 //===- X86VZeroUpper.cpp - AVX vzeroupper instruction inserter ------------===//
      2 //
      3 // Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
      4 // See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
      5 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
      6 //
      7 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
      8 //
      9 // This file defines the pass which inserts x86 AVX vzeroupper instructions
     10 // before calls to SSE encoded functions. This avoids transition latency
     11 // penalty when transferring control between AVX encoded instructions and old
     12 // SSE encoding mode.
     13 //
     14 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
     15 
     16 #include "X86.h"
     17 #include "X86InstrInfo.h"
     18 #include "X86Subtarget.h"
     19 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
     20 #include "llvm/ADT/Statistic.h"
     21 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineBasicBlock.h"
     22 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h"
     23 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunctionPass.h"
     24 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstr.h"
     25 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstrBuilder.h"
     26 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineOperand.h"
     27 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.h"
     28 #include "llvm/CodeGen/TargetInstrInfo.h"
     29 #include "llvm/CodeGen/TargetRegisterInfo.h"
     30 #include "llvm/IR/CallingConv.h"
     31 #include "llvm/IR/DebugLoc.h"
     32 #include "llvm/IR/Function.h"
     33 #include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
     34 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
     35 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
     36 #include <cassert>
     37 
     38 using namespace llvm;
     39 
     40 #define DEBUG_TYPE "x86-vzeroupper"
     41 
     42 static cl::opt<bool>
     43 UseVZeroUpper("x86-use-vzeroupper", cl::Hidden,
     44   cl::desc("Minimize AVX to SSE transition penalty"),
     45   cl::init(true));
     46 
     47 STATISTIC(NumVZU, "Number of vzeroupper instructions inserted");
     48 
     49 namespace {
     50 
     51   class VZeroUpperInserter : public MachineFunctionPass {
     52   public:
     53     VZeroUpperInserter() : MachineFunctionPass(ID) {}
     54 
     55     bool runOnMachineFunction(MachineFunction &MF) override;
     56 
     57     MachineFunctionProperties getRequiredProperties() const override {
     58       return MachineFunctionProperties().set(
     59           MachineFunctionProperties::Property::NoVRegs);
     60     }
     61 
     62     StringRef getPassName() const override { return "X86 vzeroupper inserter"; }
     63 
     64   private:
     65     void processBasicBlock(MachineBasicBlock &MBB);
     66     void insertVZeroUpper(MachineBasicBlock::iterator I,
     67                           MachineBasicBlock &MBB);
     68     void addDirtySuccessor(MachineBasicBlock &MBB);
     69 
     70     using BlockExitState = enum { PASS_THROUGH, EXITS_CLEAN, EXITS_DIRTY };
     71 
     72     static const char* getBlockExitStateName(BlockExitState ST);
     73 
     74     // Core algorithm state:
     75     // BlockState - Each block is either:
     76     //   - PASS_THROUGH: There are neither YMM/ZMM dirtying instructions nor
     77     //                   vzeroupper instructions in this block.
     78     //   - EXITS_CLEAN: There is (or will be) a vzeroupper instruction in this
     79     //                  block that will ensure that YMM/ZMM is clean on exit.
     80     //   - EXITS_DIRTY: An instruction in the block dirties YMM/ZMM and no
     81     //                  subsequent vzeroupper in the block clears it.
     82     //
     83     // AddedToDirtySuccessors - This flag is raised when a block is added to the
     84     //                          DirtySuccessors list to ensure that it's not
     85     //                          added multiple times.
     86     //
     87     // FirstUnguardedCall - Records the location of the first unguarded call in
     88     //                      each basic block that may need to be guarded by a
     89     //                      vzeroupper. We won't know whether it actually needs
     90     //                      to be guarded until we discover a predecessor that
     91     //                      is DIRTY_OUT.
     92     struct BlockState {
     93       BlockExitState ExitState = PASS_THROUGH;
     94       bool AddedToDirtySuccessors = false;
     95       MachineBasicBlock::iterator FirstUnguardedCall;
     96 
     97       BlockState() = default;
     98     };
     99 
    100     using BlockStateMap = SmallVector<BlockState, 8>;
    101     using DirtySuccessorsWorkList = SmallVector<MachineBasicBlock *, 8>;
    102 
    103     BlockStateMap BlockStates;
    104     DirtySuccessorsWorkList DirtySuccessors;
    105     bool EverMadeChange;
    106     bool IsX86INTR;
    107     const TargetInstrInfo *TII;
    108 
    109     static char ID;
    110   };
    111 
    112 } // end anonymous namespace
    113 
    114 char VZeroUpperInserter::ID = 0;
    115 
    116 FunctionPass *llvm::createX86IssueVZeroUpperPass() {
    117   return new VZeroUpperInserter();
    118 }
    119 
    120 #ifndef NDEBUG
    121 const char* VZeroUpperInserter::getBlockExitStateName(BlockExitState ST) {
    122   switch (ST) {
    123     case PASS_THROUGH: return "Pass-through";
    124     case EXITS_DIRTY: return "Exits-dirty";
    125     case EXITS_CLEAN: return "Exits-clean";
    126   }
    127   llvm_unreachable("Invalid block exit state.");
    128 }
    129 #endif
    130 
    131 /// VZEROUPPER cleans state that is related to Y/ZMM0-15 only.
    132 /// Thus, there is no need to check for Y/ZMM16 and above.
    133 static bool isYmmOrZmmReg(unsigned Reg) {
    134   return (Reg >= X86::YMM0 && Reg <= X86::YMM15) ||
    135          (Reg >= X86::ZMM0 && Reg <= X86::ZMM15);
    136 }
    137 
    138 static bool checkFnHasLiveInYmmOrZmm(MachineRegisterInfo &MRI) {
    139   for (std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> LI : MRI.liveins())
    140     if (isYmmOrZmmReg(LI.first))
    141       return true;
    142 
    143   return false;
    144 }
    145 
    146 static bool clobbersAllYmmAndZmmRegs(const MachineOperand &MO) {
    147   for (unsigned reg = X86::YMM0; reg <= X86::YMM15; ++reg) {
    148     if (!MO.clobbersPhysReg(reg))
    149       return false;
    150   }
    151   for (unsigned reg = X86::ZMM0; reg <= X86::ZMM15; ++reg) {
    152     if (!MO.clobbersPhysReg(reg))
    153       return false;
    154   }
    155   return true;
    156 }
    157 
    158 static bool hasYmmOrZmmReg(MachineInstr &MI) {
    159   for (const MachineOperand &MO : MI.operands()) {
    160     if (MI.isCall() && MO.isRegMask() && !clobbersAllYmmAndZmmRegs(MO))
    161       return true;
    162     if (!MO.isReg())
    163       continue;
    164     if (MO.isDebug())
    165       continue;
    166     if (isYmmOrZmmReg(MO.getReg()))
    167       return true;
    168   }
    169   return false;
    170 }
    171 
    172 /// Check if given call instruction has a RegMask operand.
    173 static bool callHasRegMask(MachineInstr &MI) {
    174   assert(MI.isCall() && "Can only be called on call instructions.");
    175   for (const MachineOperand &MO : MI.operands()) {
    176     if (MO.isRegMask())
    177       return true;
    178   }
    179   return false;
    180 }
    181 
    182 /// Insert a vzeroupper instruction before I.
    183 void VZeroUpperInserter::insertVZeroUpper(MachineBasicBlock::iterator I,
    184                                           MachineBasicBlock &MBB) {
    185   BuildMI(MBB, I, I->getDebugLoc(), TII->get(X86::VZEROUPPER));
    186   ++NumVZU;
    187   EverMadeChange = true;
    188 }
    189 
    190 /// Add MBB to the DirtySuccessors list if it hasn't already been added.
    191 void VZeroUpperInserter::addDirtySuccessor(MachineBasicBlock &MBB) {
    192   if (!BlockStates[MBB.getNumber()].AddedToDirtySuccessors) {
    193     DirtySuccessors.push_back(&MBB);
    194     BlockStates[MBB.getNumber()].AddedToDirtySuccessors = true;
    195   }
    196 }
    197 
    198 /// Loop over all of the instructions in the basic block, inserting vzeroupper
    199 /// instructions before function calls.
    200 void VZeroUpperInserter::processBasicBlock(MachineBasicBlock &MBB) {
    201   // Start by assuming that the block is PASS_THROUGH which implies no unguarded
    202   // calls.
    203   BlockExitState CurState = PASS_THROUGH;
    204   BlockStates[MBB.getNumber()].FirstUnguardedCall = MBB.end();
    205 
    206   for (MachineInstr &MI : MBB) {
    207     bool IsCall = MI.isCall();
    208     bool IsReturn = MI.isReturn();
    209     bool IsControlFlow = IsCall || IsReturn;
    210 
    211     // No need for vzeroupper before iret in interrupt handler function,
    212     // epilogue will restore YMM/ZMM registers if needed.
    213     if (IsX86INTR && IsReturn)
    214       continue;
    215 
    216     // An existing VZERO* instruction resets the state.
    217     if (MI.getOpcode() == X86::VZEROALL || MI.getOpcode() == X86::VZEROUPPER) {
    218       CurState = EXITS_CLEAN;
    219       continue;
    220     }
    221 
    222     // Shortcut: don't need to check regular instructions in dirty state.
    223     if (!IsControlFlow && CurState == EXITS_DIRTY)
    224       continue;
    225 
    226     if (hasYmmOrZmmReg(MI)) {
    227       // We found a ymm/zmm-using instruction; this could be an AVX/AVX512
    228       // instruction, or it could be control flow.
    229       CurState = EXITS_DIRTY;
    230       continue;
    231     }
    232 
    233     // Check for control-flow out of the current function (which might
    234     // indirectly execute SSE instructions).
    235     if (!IsControlFlow)
    236       continue;
    237 
    238     // If the call has no RegMask, skip it as well. It usually happens on
    239     // helper function calls (such as '_chkstk', '_ftol2') where standard
    240     // calling convention is not used (RegMask is not used to mark register
    241     // clobbered and register usage (def/implicit-def/use) is well-defined and
    242     // explicitly specified.
    243     if (IsCall && !callHasRegMask(MI))
    244       continue;
    245 
    246     // The VZEROUPPER instruction resets the upper 128 bits of YMM0-YMM15
    247     // registers. In addition, the processor changes back to Clean state, after
    248     // which execution of SSE instructions or AVX instructions has no transition
    249     // penalty. Add the VZEROUPPER instruction before any function call/return
    250     // that might execute SSE code.
    251     // FIXME: In some cases, we may want to move the VZEROUPPER into a
    252     // predecessor block.
    253     if (CurState == EXITS_DIRTY) {
    254       // After the inserted VZEROUPPER the state becomes clean again, but
    255       // other YMM/ZMM may appear before other subsequent calls or even before
    256       // the end of the BB.
    257       insertVZeroUpper(MI, MBB);
    258       CurState = EXITS_CLEAN;
    259     } else if (CurState == PASS_THROUGH) {
    260       // If this block is currently in pass-through state and we encounter a
    261       // call then whether we need a vzeroupper or not depends on whether this
    262       // block has successors that exit dirty. Record the location of the call,
    263       // and set the state to EXITS_CLEAN, but do not insert the vzeroupper yet.
    264       // It will be inserted later if necessary.
    265       BlockStates[MBB.getNumber()].FirstUnguardedCall = MI;
    266       CurState = EXITS_CLEAN;
    267     }
    268   }
    269 
    270   LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "MBB #" << MBB.getNumber() << " exit state: "
    271                     << getBlockExitStateName(CurState) << '\n');
    272 
    273   if (CurState == EXITS_DIRTY)
    274     for (MachineBasicBlock::succ_iterator SI = MBB.succ_begin(),
    275                                           SE = MBB.succ_end();
    276          SI != SE; ++SI)
    277       addDirtySuccessor(**SI);
    278 
    279   BlockStates[MBB.getNumber()].ExitState = CurState;
    280 }
    281 
    282 /// Loop over all of the basic blocks, inserting vzeroupper instructions before
    283 /// function calls.
    284 bool VZeroUpperInserter::runOnMachineFunction(MachineFunction &MF) {
    285   if (!UseVZeroUpper)
    286     return false;
    287 
    288   const X86Subtarget &ST = MF.getSubtarget<X86Subtarget>();
    289   if (!ST.hasAVX() || !ST.insertVZEROUPPER())
    290     return false;
    291   TII = ST.getInstrInfo();
    292   MachineRegisterInfo &MRI = MF.getRegInfo();
    293   EverMadeChange = false;
    294   IsX86INTR = MF.getFunction().getCallingConv() == CallingConv::X86_INTR;
    295 
    296   bool FnHasLiveInYmmOrZmm = checkFnHasLiveInYmmOrZmm(MRI);
    297 
    298   // Fast check: if the function doesn't use any ymm/zmm registers, we don't
    299   // need to insert any VZEROUPPER instructions.  This is constant-time, so it
    300   // is cheap in the common case of no ymm/zmm use.
    301   bool YmmOrZmmUsed = FnHasLiveInYmmOrZmm;
    302   for (auto *RC : {&X86::VR256RegClass, &X86::VR512_0_15RegClass}) {
    303     if (!YmmOrZmmUsed) {
    304       for (TargetRegisterClass::iterator i = RC->begin(), e = RC->end(); i != e;
    305            i++) {
    306         if (!MRI.reg_nodbg_empty(*i)) {
    307           YmmOrZmmUsed = true;
    308           break;
    309         }
    310       }
    311     }
    312   }
    313   if (!YmmOrZmmUsed)
    314     return false;
    315 
    316   assert(BlockStates.empty() && DirtySuccessors.empty() &&
    317          "X86VZeroUpper state should be clear");
    318   BlockStates.resize(MF.getNumBlockIDs());
    319 
    320   // Process all blocks. This will compute block exit states, record the first
    321   // unguarded call in each block, and add successors of dirty blocks to the
    322   // DirtySuccessors list.
    323   for (MachineBasicBlock &MBB : MF)
    324     processBasicBlock(MBB);
    325 
    326   // If any YMM/ZMM regs are live-in to this function, add the entry block to
    327   // the DirtySuccessors list
    328   if (FnHasLiveInYmmOrZmm)
    329     addDirtySuccessor(MF.front());
    330 
    331   // Re-visit all blocks that are successors of EXITS_DIRTY blocks. Add
    332   // vzeroupper instructions to unguarded calls, and propagate EXITS_DIRTY
    333   // through PASS_THROUGH blocks.
    334   while (!DirtySuccessors.empty()) {
    335     MachineBasicBlock &MBB = *DirtySuccessors.back();
    336     DirtySuccessors.pop_back();
    337     BlockState &BBState = BlockStates[MBB.getNumber()];
    338 
    339     // MBB is a successor of a dirty block, so its first call needs to be
    340     // guarded.
    341     if (BBState.FirstUnguardedCall != MBB.end())
    342       insertVZeroUpper(BBState.FirstUnguardedCall, MBB);
    343 
    344     // If this successor was a pass-through block, then it is now dirty. Its
    345     // successors need to be added to the worklist (if they haven't been
    346     // already).
    347     if (BBState.ExitState == PASS_THROUGH) {
    348       LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "MBB #" << MBB.getNumber()
    349                         << " was Pass-through, is now Dirty-out.\n");
    350       for (MachineBasicBlock *Succ : MBB.successors())
    351         addDirtySuccessor(*Succ);
    352     }
    353   }
    354 
    355   BlockStates.clear();
    356   return EverMadeChange;
    357 }
    358