Improved pre-reload split of double word comparison against -1 on x86.
This patch adds an extra optimization to *cmp<dwi>_doubleword to improve
the code generated for comparisons against -1. Hypothetically, if a
comparison against -1 reached this splitter we'd currently generate code
that looks like:
which is both faster and smaller, and also what's currently generated
thanks to the middle-end splitting double word comparisons against
zero and minus one during RTL expansion. Should that change, this would
become a missed-optimization regression, but this patch also (potentially)
helps suitable comparisons created by CSE and combine.
2022-08-03 Roger Sayle <roger@nextmovesoftware.com>
gcc/ChangeLog
* config/i386/i386.md (*cmp<dwi>_doubleword): Add a special case
to split comparisons against -1 using AND and CMP -1 instructions.