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+++ b/lib/Target/X86/README.txt
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ lambda, siod, optimizer-eval, ackermann, hash2, nestedloop, strcat, and Treesor.
//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-Teach the coalescer to coalesce vregs of different register classes. e.g. FR32 /
-FR64 to VR128.
-
-//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-
Adding to the list of cmp / test poor codegen issues:
int test(__m128 *A, __m128 *B) {
@@ -1868,3 +1863,69 @@ carried over to machine instructions. Asm printer (or JIT) can use this
information to add the "lock" prefix.
//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+_Bool bar(int *x) { return *x & 1; }
+
+define zeroext i1 @bar(i32* nocapture %x) nounwind readonly {
+entry:
+ %tmp1 = load i32* %x ; <i32> [#uses=1]
+ %and = and i32 %tmp1, 1 ; <i32> [#uses=1]
+ %tobool = icmp ne i32 %and, 0 ; <i1> [#uses=1]
+ ret i1 %tobool
+}
+
+bar: # @bar
+# BB#0: # %entry
+ movl 4(%esp), %eax
+ movb (%eax), %al
+ andb $1, %al
+ movzbl %al, %eax
+ ret
+
+Missed optimization: should be movl+andl.
+
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+Consider the following two functions compiled with clang:
+_Bool foo(int *x) { return !(*x & 4); }
+unsigned bar(int *x) { return !(*x & 4); }
+
+foo:
+ movl 4(%esp), %eax
+ testb $4, (%eax)
+ sete %al
+ movzbl %al, %eax
+ ret
+
+bar:
+ movl 4(%esp), %eax
+ movl (%eax), %eax
+ shrl $2, %eax
+ andl $1, %eax
+ xorl $1, %eax
+ ret
+
+The second function generates more code even though the two functions are
+are functionally identical.
+
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+Take the following C code:
+int x(int y) { return (y & 63) << 14; }
+
+Code produced by gcc:
+ andl $63, %edi
+ sall $14, %edi
+ movl %edi, %eax
+ ret
+
+Code produced by clang:
+ shll $14, %edi
+ movl %edi, %eax
+ andl $1032192, %eax
+ ret
+
+The code produced by gcc is 3 bytes shorter. This sort of construct often
+shows up with bitfields.
+
+//===---------------------------------------------------------------------===//