[PATCH 04/10] Support Intel CMPccXADD
H.J. Lu
hjl.tools@gmail.com
Mon Oct 24 19:12:46 GMT 2022
On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 7:30 PM Jiang, Haochen <haochen.jiang@intel.com> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 9:47 PM
> > To: Jiang, Haochen <haochen.jiang@intel.com>
> > Cc: hjl.tools@gmail.com; binutils@sourceware.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/10] Support Intel CMPccXADD
> >
> > On 14.10.2022 11:12, Haochen Jiang wrote:
> > > --- a/gas/NEWS
> > > +++ b/gas/NEWS
> > > @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
> > > -*- text -*-
> > >
> > > +* Add support for Intel CMPccXADD instructions.
> > > +
> > > * Add support for Intel AVX-NE-CONVERT instructions.
> > >
> > > * Add support for Intel AVX-VNNI-INT8 instructions.
> >
> > I wonder if all of these really need a separate line.
> >
> > > --- a/gas/config/tc-i386.c
> > > +++ b/gas/config/tc-i386.c
> > > @@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ static const arch_entry cpu_arch[] =
> > > SUBARCH (avx_ifma, AVX_IFMA, ANY_AVX_IFMA, false),
> > > SUBARCH (avx_vnni_int8, AVX_VNNI_INT8, ANY_AVX_VNNI_INT8, false),
> > > SUBARCH (avx_ne_convert, AVX_NE_CONVERT, ANY_AVX_NE_CONVERT,
> > > false),
> > > + SUBARCH (cmpccxadd, CMPCCXADD, ANY_CMPCCXADD, false)
> > > };
> >
> > No need for ANY_CMPCCXADD, unless you _know_ dependent features will
> > appear.
> > See e.g. FSGSBASE, i.e. you can use CMPCCXADD twice here.
>
> Changed to CMPCCXADD. BTW, do we need to remove them in i386-gen.c?
Since it isn't used, please remove it.
> >
> > > --- a/opcodes/i386-dis.c
> > > +++ b/opcodes/i386-dis.c
> > > @@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ fetch_data (struct disassemble_info *info,
> > > bfd_byte *addr) #define Ma { OP_M, a_mode } #define Mb { OP_M,
> > > b_mode } #define Md { OP_M, d_mode }
> > > +#define Mdq { OP_M, dq_mode }
> >
> > You're decoding via mod_table[], so I don't think you need this. Or (perhaps
> > better) vice versa - keep this (if there's no pre-existing one that fits) and avoid
> > the decode step through mod_table[].
>
> Yes, OP_M will check modrm by itself, removed the pass of mod_table.
>
> >
> > > @@ -939,6 +940,22 @@ enum
> > > MOD_VEX_0F388E,
> > > MOD_VEX_0F38B0,
> > > MOD_VEX_0F38B1,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E0_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E1_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E2_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E3_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E4_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E5_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E6_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E7_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E8_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38E9_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38EA_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38EB_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38EC_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38ED_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38EE_X86_64,
> > > + MOD_VEX_0F38EF_X86_64,
> >
> > Hmm, I really need to split off (and re-submit) the re-usable parts of
> > "x86-64: Intel64 adjustments for conditional jumps" (see
> > https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2020-July/112365.html), to avoid the
> > need for 16 almost identical entries of several kinds throughout this patch.
>
> Currently I am still using 16 almost identical entries. We can put this in further
> discussion.
>
> >
> > > @@ -8480,6 +8609,70 @@ static const struct dis386 mod_table[][2] = {
> > > /* MOD_VEX_0F38B1*/
> > > { VEX_W_TABLE (VEX_W_0F38B1) },
> > > },
> > > + {
> > > + /* MOD_VEX_0F38E0_X86_64 */
> > > + { "cmpoxadd", { Mdq, Gdq, VexGdq }, PREFIX_DATA }, }, {
> > > + /* MOD_VEX_0F38E1_X86_64 */
> > > + { "cmpnoxadd", { Mdq, Gdq, VexGdq }, PREFIX_DATA }, }, {
> > > + /* MOD_VEX_0F38E2_X86_64 */
> > > + { "cmpbxadd", { Mdq, Gdq, VexGdq }, PREFIX_DATA }, }, {
> > > + /* MOD_VEX_0F38E3_X86_64 */
> > > + { "cmpnbxadd", { Mdq, Gdq, VexGdq }, PREFIX_DATA },
> >
> > I understand the ISA extensions document names the insn this way and doesn't
> > list cmpaexadd (same for other aliases), but I think this is a mistake in the doc.
> > I've raised a respective question in the ISA extensions forum: I think
> > representation of conditions to check for should be uniform among insns, and
> > hence it should be "ae" here. (That would also be the effect if you
> > used %C<whatever> here.)
>
> I changed the table to <cc> so that when developer input something like
> cmpaexadd, assembler could also recognize it. For the disassembler part, it still
> only have one identical name.
>
> >
> > > @@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ typedef union i386_cpu_flags
> > > unsigned int cpu64:1;
> > > unsigned int cpuno64:1;
> > > #ifdef CpuUnused
> > > - unsigned int unused:(CpuNumOfBits - CpuUnused);
> > > + // unsigned int unused:(CpuNumOfBits - CpuUnused);
> > > #endif
> >
> > No - you should instead comment out the #define of CpuUnused - see the
> > comment there.
>
> Fixed this wrong comment.
>
> >
> > > --- a/opcodes/i386-opc.tbl
> > > +++ b/opcodes/i386-opc.tbl
> > > @@ -3296,3 +3296,24 @@ vpdpbsud, 0xf350, None, CpuAVX_VNNI_INT8,
> > > Modrm|Vex|Space0F38|VexVVVV|VexW0|Chec
> > > vpdpbsuds, 0xf351, None, CpuAVX_VNNI_INT8,
> > >
> > Modrm|Vex|Space0F38|VexVVVV|VexW0|CheckRegSize|No_bSuf|No_wSuf|N
> > o_lSuf
> > > |No_sSuf|No_qSuf|No_ldSuf, { RegXMM|RegYMM|Unspecified|BaseIndex,
> > > RegXMM|RegYMM, RegXMM|RegYMM }
> > >
> > > // AVX_VNNI_INT8 instructions end.
> > > +
> > > +// CMPCCXADD instructions.
> > > +
> > > +cmpbexadd, 0x66e6, None, CpuCMPCCXADD|Cpu64,
> > >
> > +Modrm|Vex128|Space0F38|VexVVVV=1|SwapSources|No_bSuf|No_wSuf|No
> > _lSuf|
> > > +No_sSuf|No_qSuf|No_ldSuf, { Reg32|Reg64, Reg32|Reg64,
> > > +Dword|Qword|Unspecified|BaseIndex }
> >
> > Along the lines of the earlier comment - you want to use the <cc> template here,
> > eliminating the need for 16 almost identical lines _and_ supplying all condition
> > code representation in one go.
>
> Mentioned above.
>
> >
> > Apart from that you forgot CheckRegSize here afaict. And please again VexVVVV
> > alone, without =1. Also for non-vector insns perhaps better plain Vex instead of
> > Vex128. Further these insns should allow for l and q suffixes in AT&T mode.
>
> Done.
>
> >
> > And finally - is SwapSources really appropriate to use here? There's only one
> > pure source operand, the other two are also serving as destinations.
> > I wonder whether an attribute is necessary here in the first place: Vex- encoded
> > insns with a memory destination never have two further register operands, so
> > that property should suffice for identifying the case in build_modrm_byte().
> > Alternatively you could also simply use the CPU flag.
>
> We may need a special identifier for CMPccXADD since we have VVVV at
> operand 3, where it is always at operand 2 for all other insts which
> have VVVV. That is the reason we reuse SwapSources. It might be not
> that same as the original meaning. But we want to avoid adding a bit
> for this very rare case. Do we need to change that?
>
> Haochen
>
> >
> > Jan
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H.J.
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