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[fortran-dev] Use fixed variable sizes for stride calculations

Message ID 4F6DD691.9010907@netcologne.de
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Thomas Koenig March 24, 2012, 2:13 p.m. UTC
Hello world,

this patch uses division by known sizes (which can usually be replaced
by a simple shift because intrinsics have sizes of power of two) instead
of division by the size extracted from the array descriptor itself.

This should save about 20 cycles for a single calculation.

I'll go through the rest of the library to identify other possibilities
for this.

Regression-tested, no new failures.

OK for the branch?

	Thomas

2012-03-24  Thomas König  <tkoenig@gcc.gnu.org>

         * libgfortran.h (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE_TYPEKNOWN):  New macro.
         (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN):  New macro.
         * m4/cshift0.m4: Use GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN.
         * m4/in_pack.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/pack.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/spread.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/transpose.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/iforeach.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/eoshift1.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/eoshift3.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/shape.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/cshift1.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/in_unpack.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/matmull.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/bessel.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/unpack.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/reshape.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/ifunction_logical.m4: Likewise.
         * m4/ifunction.m4: Likewise.
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Comments

Thomas Koenig April 11, 2012, 7:51 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi,

> this patch uses division by known sizes (which can usually be replaced
> by a simple shift because intrinsics have sizes of power of two) instead
> of division by the size extracted from the array descriptor itself.
>
> This should save about 20 cycles for a single calculation.
>
> I'll go through the rest of the library to identify other possibilities
> for this.
>
> Regression-tested, no new failures.
>
> OK for the branch?

Full patch at http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2012-03/msg00120.html

Ping?

	Thomas
Janne Blomqvist April 13, 2012, 5:32 p.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:51, Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>> this patch uses division by known sizes (which can usually be replaced
>> by a simple shift because intrinsics have sizes of power of two) instead
>> of division by the size extracted from the array descriptor itself.
>>
>> This should save about 20 cycles for a single calculation.
>>
>> I'll go through the rest of the library to identify other possibilities
>> for this.
>>
>> Regression-tested, no new failures.
>>
>> OK for the branch?
>
>
> Full patch at http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2012-03/msg00120.html
>
> Ping?
>
>        Thomas

I thought I already approved this a few weeks ago
(http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2012-03/msg00144.html)? Or if it has
been decided that I'm no longer a GFortran reviewer, it would be nice
if I'd be informed of this as well.
Thomas Koenig April 13, 2012, 10:50 p.m. UTC | #3
Hi Janne,

> I thought I already approved this a few weeks ago

sorry, I totally missed that.  Comes from having a computer
crash on you...

Thanks for the review!

	Thomas
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Patch

Index: libgfortran.h
===================================================================
--- libgfortran.h	(Revision 185261)
+++ libgfortran.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ 
 #define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(desc) (((desc)->dtype & GFC_DTYPE_TYPE_MASK) \
                                    >> GFC_DTYPE_TYPE_SHIFT)
 #define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE(desc) ((desc)->dtype >> GFC_DTYPE_SIZE_SHIFT)
+
+/*  This is for getting the size of a descriptor when the type of the
+    descriptor is known at compile-time.  Do not use for string types.  */
+
+#define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE_TYPEKNOWN(desc) (sizeof((desc)->base_addr[0]))
 #define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_DATA(desc) ((desc)->base_addr)
 #define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_DTYPE(desc) ((desc)->dtype)
 
@@ -391,6 +396,13 @@ 
 #define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(desc,i) \
   (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(desc,i) / GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE(desc))
 
+/* This is for getting the stride when the type of the descriptor is known at
+   compile-time, to avoid expensive divisions.  Do not use for string
+   types.  */
+
+#define GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(desc,i) \
+  (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(desc,i) / GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE_TYPEKNOWN(desc))
+
 /* Macros to get both the size and the type with a single masking operation  */
 
 #define GFC_DTYPE_SIZE_MASK \
Index: m4/cshift0.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/cshift0.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/cshift0.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ 
     {
       if (dim == which)
         {
-          roffset = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,dim);
+          roffset = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,dim);
           if (roffset == 0)
             roffset = 1;
-          soffset = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,dim);
+          soffset = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,dim);
           if (soffset == 0)
             soffset = 1;
           len = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,dim);
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ 
         {
           count[n] = 0;
           extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,dim);
-          rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,dim);
-          sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,dim);
+          rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,dim);
+          sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,dim);
           n++;
         }
     }
Index: m4/in_pack.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/in_pack.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/in_pack.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < dim; n++)
     {
       count[n] = 0;
-      stride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,n);
+      stride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,n);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(source,n);
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
         {
Index: m4/pack.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/pack.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/pack.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ 
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,n);
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
        zero_sized = 1;
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,n);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,n);
       mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
     }
   if (sstride[0] == 0)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ 
 	}
     }
 
-  rstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  rstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
   if (rstride0 == 0)
     rstride0 = 1;
   sstride0 = sstride[0];
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ 
       nelem = ((rptr - ret->base_addr) / rstride0);
       if (n > nelem)
         {
-          sstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(vector,0);
+          sstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(vector,0);
           if (sstride0 == 0)
             sstride0 = 1;
 
Index: m4/spread.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/spread.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/spread.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ 
 	    {
 	      count[dim] = 0;
 	      extent[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(source,dim);
-	      sstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,dim);
+	      sstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,dim);
 	      rstride[dim] = rs;
 
 	      ext = extent[dim];
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ 
 	      ret_extent = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,n);
 	      if (n == along - 1)
 		{
-		  rdelta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
+		  rdelta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
 
 		  if (ret_extent != ncopies)
 		    runtime_error("Incorrect extent in return value of SPREAD"
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ 
 		    
 		  if (extent[dim] <= 0)
 		    zero_sized = 1;
-		  sstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,dim);
-		  rstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
+		  sstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,dim);
+		  rstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
 		  dim++;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ 
 	    {
 	      if (n == along - 1)
 		{
-		  rdelta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
+		  rdelta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
 		}
 	      else
 		{
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ 
 		  extent[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(source,dim);
 		  if (extent[dim] <= 0)
 		    zero_sized = 1;
-		  sstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,dim);
-		  rstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
+		  sstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,dim);
+		  rstride[dim] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
 		  dim++;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ 
   else
     {
       if (ncopies - 1 > (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,0) - 1)
-			   / GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0))
+			   / GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0))
 	runtime_error ("dim too large in spread()");
     }
 
   dest = ret->base_addr;
-  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
 
   for (n = 0; n < ncopies; n++)
     {
Index: m4/transpose.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/transpose.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/transpose.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ 
 
     }
 
-  sxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,0);
-  systride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,1);
+  sxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,0);
+  systride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,1);
   xcount = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(source,0);
   ycount = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(source,1);
 
-  rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
-  rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,1);
+  rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
+  rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,1);
 
   rptr = ret->base_addr;
   sptr = source->base_addr;
Index: m4/iforeach.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/iforeach.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/iforeach.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ 
 				"u_name");
     }
 
-  dstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
+  dstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
   dest = retarray->base_addr;
   for (n = 0; n < rank; n++)
     {
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,n);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,n);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,n);
       count[n] = 0;
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ 
   else
     runtime_error ("Funny sized logical array");
 
-  dstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
+  dstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
   dest = retarray->base_addr;
   for (n = 0; n < rank; n++)
     {
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,n);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,n);
       mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,n);
       count[n] = 0;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ 
 			       "u_name");
     }
 
-  dstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
+  dstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
   dest = retarray->base_addr;
   for (n = 0; n<rank; n++)
     dest[n * dstride] = $1 ;
Index: m4/eoshift1.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/eoshift1.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/eoshift1.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ 
           rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(ret,dim);
           sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(array,dim);
 
-          hstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(h,n);
+          hstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(h,n);
           n++;
         }
     }
Index: m4/eoshift3.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/eoshift3.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/eoshift3.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ 
           rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(ret,dim);
           sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(array,dim);
 
-          hstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(h,n);
+          hstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(h,n);
           if (bound)
             bstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(bound,n);
           else
Index: m4/shape.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/shape.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/shape.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ 
       ret->base_addr = internal_malloc_size (sizeof ('rtype_name`) * rank);
     }
 
-  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
 
   if (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,0) < 1)
     return;
Index: m4/cshift1.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/cshift1.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/cshift1.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ 
           rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(ret,dim);
           sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(array,dim);
 
-          hstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(h,n);
+          hstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(h,n);
           n++;
         }
     }
Index: m4/in_unpack.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/in_unpack.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/in_unpack.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < dim; n++)
     {
       count[n] = 0;
-      stride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(d,n);
+      stride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(d,n);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(d,n);
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
 	return;
Index: m4/matmull.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/matmull.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/matmull.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ 
 `
   if (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_RANK (retarray) == 1)
     {
-      rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
+      rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
       rystride = rxstride;
     }
   else
     {
-      rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
-      rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,1);
+      rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
+      rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,1);
     }
 
   /* If we have rank 1 parameters, zero the absent stride, and set the size to
Index: m4/bessel.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/bessel.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/bessel.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ 
 
   'rtype_name` last1, last2, x2rev;
 
-  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
 
   if (ret->base_addr == NULL)
     {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ 
 		  "(%ld vs. %ld)", (long int) n2-n1,
 		  (long int) GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,0));
 
-  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
 
   if (unlikely (x == 0))
     {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ 
 
   'rtype_name` last1, last2, x2rev;
 
-  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
 
   if (ret->base_addr == NULL)
     {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ 
 		  "(%ld vs. %ld)", (long int) n2-n1,
 		  (long int) GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,0));
 
-  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,0);
+  stride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,0);
 
   if (unlikely (x == 0))
     {
Index: m4/unpack.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/unpack.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/unpack.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ 
 			    rs * sizeof ('rtype_name`));
 	  extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,n);
 	  empty = empty || extent[n] <= 0;
-	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
+	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
 	  mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
 	  rs *= extent[n];
 	}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ 
 	  count[n] = 0;
 	  extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,n);
 	  empty = empty || extent[n] <= 0;
-	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
+	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
 	  mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
 	}
       if (rstride[0] == 0)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ 
   if (mstride[0] == 0)
     mstride[0] = 1;
 
-  vstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(vector,0);
+  vstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(vector,0);
   if (vstride0 == 0)
     vstride0 = 1;
   rstride0 = rstride[0];
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ 
 			    rs * sizeof ('rtype_name`));
 	  extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,n);
 	  empty = empty || extent[n] <= 0;
-	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
-	  fstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(field,n);
+	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
+	  fstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(field,n);
 	  mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
 	  rs *= extent[n];
 	}
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ 
 	  count[n] = 0;
 	  extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,n);
 	  empty = empty || extent[n] <= 0;
-	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,n);
-	  fstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(field,n);
+	  rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,n);
+	  fstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(field,n);
 	  mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
 	}
       if (rstride[0] == 0)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ 
   if (mstride[0] == 0)
     mstride[0] = 1;
 
-  vstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(vector,0);
+  vstride0 = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(vector,0);
   if (vstride0 == 0)
     vstride0 = 1;
   rstride0 = rstride[0];
Index: m4/reshape.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/reshape.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/reshape.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ 
 
   for (n = 0; n < rdim; n++)
     {
-      shape_data[n] = shape->base_addr[n * GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(shape,0)];
+      shape_data[n] = shape->base_addr[n * GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(shape,0)];
       if (shape_data[n] <= 0)
       {
         shape_data[n] = 0;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ 
       for (n = 0; n < pdim; n++)
         {
           pcount[n] = 0;
-          pstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(pad,n);
+          pstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(pad,n);
           pextent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(pad,n);
           if (pextent[n] <= 0)
 	    {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ 
 
 	  for (n = 0; n < rdim; n++)
 	    {
-	      v = order->base_addr[n * GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(order,0)] - 1;
+	      v = order->base_addr[n * GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(order,0)] - 1;
 
 	      if (v < 0 || v >= rdim)
 		runtime_error("Value %ld out of range in ORDER argument"
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < rdim; n++)
     {
       if (order)
-        dim = order->base_addr[n * GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(order,0)] - 1;
+        dim = order->base_addr[n * GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(order,0)] - 1;
       else
         dim = n;
 
       rcount[n] = 0;
-      rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(ret,dim);
+      rstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(ret,dim);
       rextent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(ret,dim);
       if (rextent[n] < 0)
         rextent[n] = 0;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < sdim; n++)
     {
       scount[n] = 0;
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(source,n);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(source,n);
       sextent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(source,n);
       if (sextent[n] <= 0)
 	{
Index: m4/ifunction_logical.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/ifunction_logical.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/ifunction_logical.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < rank; n++)
     {
       count[n] = 0;
-      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,n);
+      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,n);
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
 	return;
     }
Index: m4/ifunction.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/ifunction.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/ifunction.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ 
   len = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,dim);
   if (len < 0)
     len = 0;
-  delta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,dim);
+  delta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,dim);
 
   for (n = 0; n < dim; n++)
     {
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,n);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,n);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,n);
 
       if (extent[n] < 0)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ 
     }
   for (n = dim; n < rank; n++)
     {
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array, n + 1);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array, n + 1);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array, n + 1);
 
       if (extent[n] < 0)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < rank; n++)
     {
       count[n] = 0;
-      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,n);
+      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,n);
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
 	return;
     }
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ 
   else
     runtime_error ("Funny sized logical array");
 
-  delta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,dim);
+  delta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,dim);
   mdelta = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,dim);
 
   for (n = 0; n < dim; n++)
     {
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,n);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,n);
       mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask,n);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array,n);
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ 
     }
   for (n = dim; n < rank; n++)
     {
-      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(array,n + 1);
+      sstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(array,n + 1);
       mstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_SM(mask, n + 1);
       extent[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(array, n + 1);
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < rank; n++)
     {
       count[n] = 0;
-      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,n);
+      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,n);
       if (extent[n] <= 0)
 	return;
     }
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ 
   for (n = 0; n < rank; n++)
     {
       count[n] = 0;
-      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,n);
+      dstride[n] = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,n);
     }
 
   dest = retarray->base_addr;
Index: m4/matmul.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/matmul.m4	(Revision 185261)
+++ m4/matmul.m4	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -178,19 +178,19 @@ 
       /* One-dimensional result may be addressed in the code below
 	 either as a row or a column matrix. We want both cases to
 	 work. */
-      rxstride = rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
+      rxstride = rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
     }
   else
     {
-      rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,0);
-      rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(retarray,1);
+      rxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,0);
+      rystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(retarray,1);
     }
 
 
   if (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_RANK (a) == 1)
     {
       /* Treat it as a a row matrix A[1,count]. */
-      axstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(a,0);
+      axstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(a,0);
       aystride = 1;
 
       xcount = 1;
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ 
     }
   else
     {
-      axstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(a,0);
-      aystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(a,1);
+      axstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(a,0);
+      aystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(a,1);
 
       count = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(a,1);
       xcount = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(a,0);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ 
   if (GFC_DESCRIPTOR_RANK (b) == 1)
     {
       /* Treat it as a column matrix B[count,1] */
-      bxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(b,0);
+      bxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(b,0);
 
       /* bystride should never be used for 1-dimensional b.
 	 in case it is we want it to cause a segfault, rather than
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ 
     }
   else
     {
-      bxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(b,0);
-      bystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE(b,1);
+      bxstride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(b,0);
+      bystride = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_STRIDE_TYPEKNOWN(b,1);
       ycount = GFC_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENT(b,1);
     }