BlockFrequency: Bump up the entry frequency a bit.

This is a band-aid to fix the most severe regressions we're seeing from basing
spill decisions on block frequencies, until we have a better solution.

git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@184835 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
This commit is contained in:
Benjamin Kramer 2013-06-25 13:34:40 +00:00
parent 1bc147c091
commit 75b5162154
6 changed files with 22 additions and 32 deletions

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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class BlockFrequencyInfo;
class MachineBlockFrequencyInfo; class MachineBlockFrequencyInfo;
/// BlockFrequencyImpl implements block frequency algorithm for IR and /// BlockFrequencyImpl implements block frequency algorithm for IR and
/// Machine Instructions. Algorithm starts with value 1024 (START_FREQ) /// Machine Instructions. Algorithm starts with value ENTRY_FREQ
/// for the entry block and then propagates frequencies using branch weights /// for the entry block and then propagates frequencies using branch weights
/// from (Machine)BranchProbabilityInfo. LoopInfo is not required because /// from (Machine)BranchProbabilityInfo. LoopInfo is not required because
/// algorithm can find "backedges" by itself. /// algorithm can find "backedges" by itself.

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@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ public:
void print(raw_ostream &O, const Module *M) const; void print(raw_ostream &O, const Module *M) const;
/// getblockFreq - Return block frequency. Return 0 if we don't have the /// getblockFreq - Return block frequency. Return 0 if we don't have the
/// information. Please note that initial frequency is equal to 1024. It means /// information. Please note that initial frequency is equal to ENTRY_FREQ. It
/// that we should not rely on the value itself, but only on the comparison to /// means that we should not rely on the value itself, but only on the
/// the other block frequencies. We do this to avoid using of floating points. /// comparison to the other block frequencies. We do this to avoid using of
/// /// floating points.
BlockFrequency getBlockFreq(const BasicBlock *BB) const; BlockFrequency getBlockFreq(const BasicBlock *BB) const;
}; };

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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class BranchProbability;
class BlockFrequency { class BlockFrequency {
uint64_t Frequency; uint64_t Frequency;
static const int64_t ENTRY_FREQ = 1024; static const int64_t ENTRY_FREQ = 1 << 14;
public: public:
BlockFrequency(uint64_t Freq = 0) : Frequency(Freq) { } BlockFrequency(uint64_t Freq = 0) : Frequency(Freq) { }

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@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ void BlockFrequencyInfo::print(raw_ostream &O, const Module *) const {
if (BFI) BFI->print(O); if (BFI) BFI->print(O);
} }
/// getblockFreq - Return block frequency. Return 0 if we don't have the
/// information. Please note that initial frequency is equal to 1024. It means
/// that we should not rely on the value itself, but only on the comparison to
/// the other block frequencies. We do this to avoid using of floating points.
///
BlockFrequency BlockFrequencyInfo::getBlockFreq(const BasicBlock *BB) const { BlockFrequency BlockFrequencyInfo::getBlockFreq(const BasicBlock *BB) const {
return BFI->getBlockFreq(BB); return BFI->getBlockFreq(BB);
} }

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@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ bool MachineBlockFrequencyInfo::runOnMachineFunction(MachineFunction &F) {
return false; return false;
} }
/// getblockFreq - Return block frequency. Return 0 if we don't have the
/// information. Please note that initial frequency is equal to 1024. It means
/// that we should not rely on the value itself, but only on the comparison to
/// the other block frequencies. We do this to avoid using of floating points.
///
BlockFrequency MachineBlockFrequencyInfo:: BlockFrequency MachineBlockFrequencyInfo::
getBlockFreq(const MachineBasicBlock *MBB) const { getBlockFreq(const MachineBasicBlock *MBB) const {
return MBFI->getBlockFreq(MBB); return MBFI->getBlockFreq(MBB);

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@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
define i32 @test1(i32 %i, i32* %a) { define i32 @test1(i32 %i, i32* %a) {
; CHECK: Printing analysis {{.*}} for function 'test1' ; CHECK: Printing analysis {{.*}} for function 'test1'
; CHECK: entry = 1024 ; CHECK: entry = 16384
entry: entry:
br label %body br label %body
; Loop backedges are weighted and thus their bodies have a greater frequency. ; Loop backedges are weighted and thus their bodies have a greater frequency.
; CHECK: body = 31744 ; CHECK: body = 524288
body: body:
%iv = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %next, %body ] %iv = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %next, %body ]
%base = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %sum, %body ] %base = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %sum, %body ]
@ -18,29 +18,29 @@ body:
%exitcond = icmp eq i32 %next, %i %exitcond = icmp eq i32 %next, %i
br i1 %exitcond, label %exit, label %body br i1 %exitcond, label %exit, label %body
; CHECK: exit = 1024 ; CHECK: exit = 16384
exit: exit:
ret i32 %sum ret i32 %sum
} }
define i32 @test2(i32 %i, i32 %a, i32 %b) { define i32 @test2(i32 %i, i32 %a, i32 %b) {
; CHECK: Printing analysis {{.*}} for function 'test2' ; CHECK: Printing analysis {{.*}} for function 'test2'
; CHECK: entry = 1024 ; CHECK: entry = 16384
entry: entry:
%cond = icmp ult i32 %i, 42 %cond = icmp ult i32 %i, 42
br i1 %cond, label %then, label %else, !prof !0 br i1 %cond, label %then, label %else, !prof !0
; The 'then' branch is predicted more likely via branch weight metadata. ; The 'then' branch is predicted more likely via branch weight metadata.
; CHECK: then = 963 ; CHECK: then = 15420
then: then:
br label %exit br label %exit
; CHECK: else = 60 ; CHECK: else = 963
else: else:
br label %exit br label %exit
; FIXME: It may be a bug that we don't sum back to 1024. ; FIXME: It may be a bug that we don't sum back to 16384.
; CHECK: exit = 1023 ; CHECK: exit = 16383
exit: exit:
%result = phi i32 [ %a, %then ], [ %b, %else ] %result = phi i32 [ %a, %then ], [ %b, %else ]
ret i32 %result ret i32 %result
@ -50,36 +50,36 @@ exit:
define i32 @test3(i32 %i, i32 %a, i32 %b, i32 %c, i32 %d, i32 %e) { define i32 @test3(i32 %i, i32 %a, i32 %b, i32 %c, i32 %d, i32 %e) {
; CHECK: Printing analysis {{.*}} for function 'test3' ; CHECK: Printing analysis {{.*}} for function 'test3'
; CHECK: entry = 1024 ; CHECK: entry = 16384
entry: entry:
switch i32 %i, label %case_a [ i32 1, label %case_b switch i32 %i, label %case_a [ i32 1, label %case_b
i32 2, label %case_c i32 2, label %case_c
i32 3, label %case_d i32 3, label %case_d
i32 4, label %case_e ], !prof !1 i32 4, label %case_e ], !prof !1
; CHECK: case_a = 51 ; CHECK: case_a = 819
case_a: case_a:
br label %exit br label %exit
; CHECK: case_b = 51 ; CHECK: case_b = 819
case_b: case_b:
br label %exit br label %exit
; The 'case_c' branch is predicted more likely via branch weight metadata. ; The 'case_c' branch is predicted more likely via branch weight metadata.
; CHECK: case_c = 819 ; CHECK: case_c = 13107
case_c: case_c:
br label %exit br label %exit
; CHECK: case_d = 51 ; CHECK: case_d = 819
case_d: case_d:
br label %exit br label %exit
; CHECK: case_e = 51 ; CHECK: case_e = 819
case_e: case_e:
br label %exit br label %exit
; FIXME: It may be a bug that we don't sum back to 1024. ; FIXME: It may be a bug that we don't sum back to 16384.
; CHECK: exit = 1023 ; CHECK: exit = 16383
exit: exit:
%result = phi i32 [ %a, %case_a ], %result = phi i32 [ %a, %case_a ],
[ %b, %case_b ], [ %b, %case_b ],