For this selector, we can use vmsltu + vmerge to optimize the codegen.
Before this patch:
merge0:
addi a5,sp,16
vl1re8.v v3,0(a5)
li a5,31
vsetivli zero,16,e8,m1,ta,mu
vmv.v.x v2,a5
lui a5,%hi(.LANCHOR0)
addi a5,a5,%lo(.LANCHOR0)
vl1re8.v v1,0(a5)
vl1re8.v v4,0(sp)
vand.vv v1,v1,v2
vmsgeu.vi v0,v1,16
vrgather.vv v2,v4,v1
vadd.vi v1,v1,-16
vrgather.vv v2,v3,v1,v0.t
vs1r.v v2,0(a0)
ret
After this patch:
merge0:
addi a5,sp,16
vl1re8.v v1,0(a5)
lui a5,%hi(.LANCHOR0)
addi a5,a5,%lo(.LANCHOR0)
vsetivli zero,16,e8,m1,ta,ma
vl1re8.v v0,0(a5)
vl1re8.v v2,0(sp)
vmsltu.vi v0,v0,16
vmerge.vvm v1,v1,v2,v0
vs1r.v v1,0(a0)
ret
The key of this optimization is that:
1. mask = vmsltu (selector, nunits)
2. result = vmerge (op0, op1, mask)
gcc/ChangeLog:
* config/riscv/riscv-v.cc (shuffle_merge_patterns): New pattern.
(expand_vec_perm_const_1): Add merge optmization.
gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-1.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-2.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-3.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-4.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-5.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-6.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge-7.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-1.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-2.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-3.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-4.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-5.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-6.c: New test.
* gcc.target/riscv/rvv/autovec/vls-vlmax/merge_run-7.c: New test.