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Handle data dependence relations with different bases

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Richard Sandiford May 3, 2017, 8 a.m. UTC
This patch tries to calculate conservatively-correct distance
vectors for two references whose base addresses are not the same.
It sets a new flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P if the dependence
isn't guaranteed to occur.

The motivating example is:

  struct s { int x[8]; };
  void
  f (struct s *a, struct s *b)
  {
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
      a->x[i] += b->x[i];
  }

in which the "a" and "b" accesses are either independent or have a
dependence distance of 0 (assuming -fstrict-aliasing).  Neither case
prevents vectorisation, so we can vectorise without an alias check.

I'd originally wanted to do the same thing for arrays as well, e.g.:

  void
  f (int a[][8], struct b[][8])
  {
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
      a[0][i] += b[0][i];
  }

I think this is valid because C11 6.7.6.2/6 says:

  For two array types to be compatible, both shall have compatible
  element types, and if both size specifiers are present, and are
  integer constant expressions, then both size specifiers shall have
  the same constant value.

So if we access an array through an int (*)[8], it must have type X[8]
or X[], where X is compatible with int.  It doesn't seem possible in
either case for "a[0]" and "b[0]" to overlap when "a != b".

However, Richard B said that (at least in gimple) we support arbitrary
overlap of arrays and allow arrays to be accessed with different
dimensionality.  There are examples of this in PR50067.  I've therefore
only handled references that end in a structure field access.

There are two ways of handling these dependences in the vectoriser:
use them to limit VF, or check at runtime as before.  I've gone for
the approach of checking at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting VF
unnecessarily.  We still fall back to a VF cap when runtime checks
aren't allowed.

The patch tests whether we queued an alias check with a dependence
distance of X and then picked a VF <= X, in which case it's safe to
drop the alias check.  Since vect_prune_runtime_alias_check_list can
be called twice with different VF for the same loop, it's no longer
safe to clear may_alias_ddrs on exit.  Instead we should use
comp_alias_ddrs to check whether versioning is necessary.

Tested on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu.  OK to install?

Thanks,
Richard


gcc/
2017-05-03  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@linaro.org>

	* tree-data-ref.h (subscript): Add access_fn field.
	(data_dependence_relation): Add could_be_independent_p.
	(SUB_ACCESS_FN, DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P): New macros.
	(same_access_functions): Move to tree-data-ref.c.
	* tree-data-ref.c (ref_contains_union_access_p): New function.
	(dump_data_dependence_relation): Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of
	DR_ACCESS_FN.
	(constant_access_functions): Likewise.
	(add_other_self_distances): Likewise.
	(same_access_functions): Likewise.  (Moved from tree-data-ref.h.)
	(initialize_data_dependence_relation): Use XCNEW and remove
	explicit zeroing of DDR_REVERSED_P.  Look for a subsequence
	of access functions that have the same type.  Allow the
	subsequence to end with different bases in some circumstances.
	Record the chosen access functions in SUB_ACCESS_FN.
	(build_classic_dist_vector_1): Replace ddr_a and ddr_b with
	a_index and b_index.  Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of DR_ACCESS_FN.
	(subscript_dependence_tester_1): Likewise dra and drb.
	(build_classic_dist_vector): Update calls accordingly.
	(subscript_dependence_tester): Likewise.
	* tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c (determine_loop_nest_reuse): Check
	DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.
	* tree-vectorizer.h (LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS): Test
	comp_alias_ddrs instead of may_alias_ddrs.
	* tree-vect-data-refs.c (vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence): Try
	to mark for aliasing if DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P, but fall back
	to using the recorded distance vectors if that fails.
	(dependence_distance_ge_vf): New function.
	(vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list): Use it.  Don't clear
	LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS.

gcc/testsuite/
	* gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c: New test.
	* gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c: Likewise.
	* gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c: Likewise.

Comments

Bin.Cheng May 4, 2017, 9:23 a.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
<richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
> This patch tries to calculate conservatively-correct distance
> vectors for two references whose base addresses are not the same.
> It sets a new flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P if the dependence
> isn't guaranteed to occur.
>
> The motivating example is:
>
>   struct s { int x[8]; };
>   void
>   f (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>   {
>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>       a->x[i] += b->x[i];
>   }
>
> in which the "a" and "b" accesses are either independent or have a
> dependence distance of 0 (assuming -fstrict-aliasing).  Neither case
> prevents vectorisation, so we can vectorise without an alias check.
>
> I'd originally wanted to do the same thing for arrays as well, e.g.:
>
>   void
>   f (int a[][8], struct b[][8])
>   {
>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>       a[0][i] += b[0][i];
>   }
>
> I think this is valid because C11 6.7.6.2/6 says:
>
>   For two array types to be compatible, both shall have compatible
>   element types, and if both size specifiers are present, and are
>   integer constant expressions, then both size specifiers shall have
>   the same constant value.
>
> So if we access an array through an int (*)[8], it must have type X[8]
> or X[], where X is compatible with int.  It doesn't seem possible in
> either case for "a[0]" and "b[0]" to overlap when "a != b".
>
> However, Richard B said that (at least in gimple) we support arbitrary
> overlap of arrays and allow arrays to be accessed with different
> dimensionality.  There are examples of this in PR50067.  I've therefore
> only handled references that end in a structure field access.
>
> There are two ways of handling these dependences in the vectoriser:
> use them to limit VF, or check at runtime as before.  I've gone for
> the approach of checking at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting VF
> unnecessarily.  We still fall back to a VF cap when runtime checks
> aren't allowed.
>
> The patch tests whether we queued an alias check with a dependence
> distance of X and then picked a VF <= X, in which case it's safe to
> drop the alias check.  Since vect_prune_runtime_alias_check_list can
> be called twice with different VF for the same loop, it's no longer
> safe to clear may_alias_ddrs on exit.  Instead we should use
> comp_alias_ddrs to check whether versioning is necessary.
>
> Tested on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu.  OK to install?
Hi Richard,
It's nice to explore more alias opportunity, below are some simple
comments embedded.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
>
>
> gcc/
> 2017-05-03  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@linaro.org>
>
>         * tree-data-ref.h (subscript): Add access_fn field.
>         (data_dependence_relation): Add could_be_independent_p.
>         (SUB_ACCESS_FN, DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P): New macros.
>         (same_access_functions): Move to tree-data-ref.c.
>         * tree-data-ref.c (ref_contains_union_access_p): New function.
>         (dump_data_dependence_relation): Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of
>         DR_ACCESS_FN.
>         (constant_access_functions): Likewise.
>         (add_other_self_distances): Likewise.
>         (same_access_functions): Likewise.  (Moved from tree-data-ref.h.)
>         (initialize_data_dependence_relation): Use XCNEW and remove
>         explicit zeroing of DDR_REVERSED_P.  Look for a subsequence
>         of access functions that have the same type.  Allow the
>         subsequence to end with different bases in some circumstances.
>         Record the chosen access functions in SUB_ACCESS_FN.
>         (build_classic_dist_vector_1): Replace ddr_a and ddr_b with
>         a_index and b_index.  Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of DR_ACCESS_FN.
>         (subscript_dependence_tester_1): Likewise dra and drb.
>         (build_classic_dist_vector): Update calls accordingly.
>         (subscript_dependence_tester): Likewise.
>         * tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c (determine_loop_nest_reuse): Check
>         DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.
>         * tree-vectorizer.h (LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS): Test
>         comp_alias_ddrs instead of may_alias_ddrs.
>         * tree-vect-data-refs.c (vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence): Try
>         to mark for aliasing if DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P, but fall back
>         to using the recorded distance vectors if that fails.
>         (dependence_distance_ge_vf): New function.
>         (vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list): Use it.  Don't clear
>         LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS.
>
> gcc/testsuite/
>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c: New test.
>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c: Likewise.
>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c: Likewise.
>
> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.h
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:11.977015306 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
> @@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ struct conflict_function
>
>  struct subscript
>  {
> +  /* The access functions of the two references.  */
> +  tree access_fn[2];
Is it better to follow existing code, i.e, name this as
access_fn_a/access_fn_b.  Thus we don't need to use const value 0/1 in
various places, which is a little bit confusing.
> +
>    /* A description of the iterations for which the elements are
>       accessed twice.  */
>    conflict_function *conflicting_iterations_in_a;
> @@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ struct subscript
>
>  typedef struct subscript *subscript_p;
>
> +#define SUB_ACCESS_FN(SUB, I) (SUB)->access_fn[I]
>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_a
>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_b
>  #define SUB_LAST_CONFLICT(SUB) (SUB)->last_conflict
> @@ -264,6 +268,33 @@ struct data_dependence_relation
>    /* Set to true when the dependence relation is on the same data
>       access.  */
>    bool self_reference_p;
> +
> +  /* True if the dependence described is conservatively correct rather
> +     than exact, and if it is still possible for the accesses to be
> +     conditionally independent.  For example, the a and b references in:
> +
> +       struct s *a, *b;
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a->f[i] += b->f[i];
> +
> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), for the case in which
> +     a == b, but the accesses are independent if a != b.  Similarly,
> +     the a and b references in:
> +
> +       struct s *a, *b;
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a[0].f[i] += b[i].f[i];
> +
> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), but they are indepenent
> +     when a != b + i.  In contrast, the references in:
> +
> +       struct s *a;
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a->f[i] += a->f[i];
> +
> +     have the same distance vector of (0), but the accesses can never be
> +     independent.  */
> +  bool could_be_independent_p;
>  };
>
>  typedef struct data_dependence_relation *ddr_p;
> @@ -294,6 +325,7 @@ #define DDR_DIR_VECT(DDR, I) \
>  #define DDR_DIST_VECT(DDR, I) \
>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (DDR)[I]
>  #define DDR_REVERSED_P(DDR) (DDR)->reversed_p
> +#define DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P(DDR) (DDR)->could_be_independent_p
>
>
>  bool dr_analyze_innermost (struct data_reference *, struct loop *);
> @@ -372,22 +404,6 @@ same_data_refs (data_reference_p a, data
>        return false;
>
>    return true;
> -}
> -
> -/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
> -   same access functions.  */
> -
> -static inline bool
> -same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
> -{
> -  unsigned i;
> -
> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> -    if (!eq_evolutions_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i),
> -                         DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
> -      return false;
> -
> -  return true;
>  }
>
>  /* Returns true when all the dependences are computable.  */
> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
> @@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ Software Foundation; either version 3, o
>  } dependence_stats;
>
>  static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *,
> -                                          struct data_reference *,
> -                                          struct data_reference *,
> +                                          unsigned int, unsigned int,
>                                            struct loop *);
As mentioned, how about passing access_fn directly, rather than less
meaningful 0/1 values?
>  /* Returns true iff A divides B.  */
>
> @@ -144,6 +143,21 @@ int_divides_p (int a, int b)
>    return ((b % a) == 0);
>  }
>
> +/* Return true if reference REF contains a union access.  */
> +
> +static bool
> +ref_contains_union_access_p (tree ref)
> +{
> +  while (handled_component_p (ref))
> +    {
> +      ref = TREE_OPERAND (ref, 0);
> +      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == UNION_TYPE
> +         || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == QUAL_UNION_TYPE)
> +       return true;
> +    }
> +  return false;
> +}
> +
>
>
>  /* Dump into FILE all the data references from DATAREFS.  */
> @@ -433,13 +447,14 @@ dump_data_dependence_relation (FILE *out
>        unsigned int i;
>        struct loop *loopi;
>
> -      for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> +      subscript *sub;
> +      FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>         {
>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_A: ");
> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i), 0);
> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0), 0);
>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_B: ");
> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i), 0);
> -         dump_subscript (outf, DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, i));
> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1), 0);
> +         dump_subscript (outf, sub);
>         }
>
>        fprintf (outf, "  inner loop index: %d\n", DDR_INNER_LOOP (ddr));
> @@ -1484,11 +1499,10 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>    struct data_dependence_relation *res;
>    unsigned int i;
>
> -  res = XNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
> +  res = XCNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>    DDR_A (res) = a;
>    DDR_B (res) = b;
>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res).create (0);
> -  DDR_REVERSED_P (res) = false;
>    DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (0);
>    DDR_DIR_VECTS (res).create (0);
>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (res).create (0);
> @@ -1506,82 +1520,217 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>        return res;
>      }
>
> -  /* The case where the references are exactly the same.  */
> -  if (operand_equal_p (DR_REF (a), DR_REF (b), 0))
> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_a = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a);
> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_b = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b);
> +  if (num_dimensions_a == 0 || num_dimensions_b == 0)
>      {
> -      if ((loop_nest.exists ()
> -          && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0],
> -                                                  DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
> -         || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
> -       {
> -         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> -         return res;
> -       }
> -      DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
> -      DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
> -      DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
> -      DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
> -      DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = true;
> -      for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
> -       {
> -         struct subscript *subscript;
> +      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> +      return res;
> +    }
> +
> +  /* For unconstrained bases, the outer (highest-index) subscript
> +     describes a variation in the base of the original DR_REF rather
> +     than a component access.  We have no type that accurately describes
> +     the new DR_BASE_OBJECT (whose TREE_TYPE describes the type *after*
> +     applying the outer subscript) so limit the search to the last real
> +     component access.
> +
> +     E.g. for:
>
> -         subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
> -         SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
> -         SUB_DISTANCE (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
> -         DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).safe_push (subscript);
> +       void
> +       f (int a[][8], int b[][8])
> +       {
> +        for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
> +          a[i * 2][0] = b[i][0];
>         }
> -      return res;
> +
> +     the a and b accesses have a single ARRAY_REF component reference [0]
> +     but have two subscripts.  */
> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
> +    num_dimensions_a -= 1;
> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b))
> +    num_dimensions_b -= 1;
> +
> +  /* Now look for two sequences of component references that have the same
> +     type in both A and B.  The first sequence includes an arbitrary mixture
> +     of array and structure references while the second always ends on a
> +     structure reference.
> +
> +     The former (arbitrary) sequence uses access functions:
> +
> +        [START_A, START_A + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
> +        [START_B, START_B + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
> +
> +     The latter sequence uses access functions:
> +
> +        [STRUCT_START_A, STRUCT_START_A + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
> +        [STRUCT_START_B, STRUCT_START_B + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
> +
> +     STRUCT_REF_A and STRUCT_REF_B are the outer references for the
IIUC, A and B always share the same latter sequence, and the common
latter sequence ends at a structure reference providing alias
information.  Is it possible to record the the former arbitrary
references instead of simple flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.  With
this information, alias check can be simplified by stripping away
address computation for the shared common sub-sequence.  I doubt
vect_create_cond_for_alias_checks could detect this kind CSE for now.
Ah, I see you changed alias check code generation in order to handle
this.

> +     latter sequence.  */
> +  unsigned int start_a = 0;
> +  unsigned int start_b = 0;
> +  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
> +  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
> +  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
> +  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
> +  unsigned int index_a = 0;
> +  unsigned int index_b = 0;
> +  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
> +  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
> +  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
> +  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
> +  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
> +    {
> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
> +      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
> +      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
> +      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
> +      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
> +      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
> +       {
> +         /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
> +         if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
> +             || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
> +           {
> +             /* Start a new sequence here.  */
> +             start_a = index_a;
> +             start_b = index_b;
> +             num_dimensions = 0;
> +           }
> +         num_dimensions += 1;
> +         if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
> +           {
> +             struct_start_a = start_a;
> +             struct_start_b = start_b;
> +             struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
> +             struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
> +             struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
> +           }
> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
> +         index_a += 1;
> +         index_b += 1;
> +         continue;
> +       }
> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
> +       break;
> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a));
> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b));
> +      if (size_a <= size_b)
> +       {
> +         index_a += 1;
> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
> +       }
> +      if (size_b <= size_a)
> +       {
> +         index_b += 1;
> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
> +       }
>      }
>
> -  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
> -     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
> -     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
> -     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
> -     built indices would not match.  */
> -  if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b), OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
> -      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
> -                             TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
> +  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
> +     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
> +     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
> +  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
> +  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
> +  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
> +                     && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
> +                     && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
> +                     && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
> +                     && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
> +                                            TREE_TYPE (base_b))
> +                     && (!loop_nest.exists ()
> +                         || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
> +                             (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
Major change is in function initialize_data_dependence_relation in
order to detect partial alias opportunity.  The original equality
check on DR_BASE_OBJECT is bypassed now.  IMHO better to introduce a
new parameter to compute_data_reference_for_loop etc., indicating
whether we want to handle partial alias opportunity or not.  After
all, such computation is unnecessary for predcom/prefetch/parloop.
It's only a waste of time computing it.

> +
> +  /* If the bases are the same, we can include the base variation too.
> +     E.g. the b accesses in:
> +
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         b[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
> +
> +     have a definite dependence distance of 4, while for:
> +
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
> +
> +     the dependence distance depends on the gap between a and b.
> +
> +     If the bases are different then we can only rely on the sequence
> +     rooted at a structure access, since arrays are allowed to overlap
> +     arbitrarily and change shape arbitrarily.  E.g. we treat this as
> +     valid code:
> +
> +       int a[256];
> +       ...
> +       ((int (*)[4][3])&a[1])[i][0] += ((int (*)[4][3])&a[2])[i][0];
> +
> +     where two lvalues with the same int[4][3] type overlap, and where
> +     both lvalues are distinct from the object's declared type.  */
> +  if (same_base_p)
>      {
> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> -      return res;
> +      if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
> +       num_dimensions += 1;
> +    }
> +  else
> +    {
> +      start_a = struct_start_a;
> +      start_b = struct_start_b;
> +      num_dimensions = struct_num_dimensions;
>      }
>
> -  /* If the base of the object is not invariant in the loop nest, we cannot
> -     analyze it.  TODO -- in fact, it would suffice to record that there may
> -     be arbitrary dependences in the loops where the base object varies.  */
> -  if ((loop_nest.exists ()
> -       && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0], DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
> -      || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
> +  /* Punt if we didn't find a suitable sequence.  */
> +  if (num_dimensions == 0)
>      {
>        DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>        return res;
>      }
>
> -  /* If the number of dimensions of the access to not agree we can have
> -     a pointer access to a component of the array element type and an
> -     array access while the base-objects are still the same.  Punt.  */
> -  if (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) != DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b))
> +  if (!same_base_p)
>      {
> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> -      return res;
> +      /* Partial overlap is possible for different bases when strict aliasing
> +        is not in effect.  It's also possible if either base involves a union
> +        access; e.g. for:
> +
> +          struct s1 { int a[2]; };
> +          struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
> +          struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
> +          union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; } *p, *q;
> +
> +        the s1 at "p->f.b" (base "p->f") partially overlaps the s1 at
> +        "p->g.e" (base "p->g") and might partially overlap the s1 at
> +        "q->g.e" (base "q->g").  */
> +      if (!flag_strict_aliasing
> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_a)
> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_b))
> +       {
> +         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> +         return res;
> +       }
> +
> +      DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (res) = true;
>      }
>
>    DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>    DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
> -  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
> +  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (num_dimensions);
>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>    DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>    DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = false;
>
> -  for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
> +  for (i = 0; i < num_dimensions; ++i)
>      {
>        struct subscript *subscript;
>
>        subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 0) = DR_ACCESS_FN (a, start_a + i);
> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 1) = DR_ACCESS_FN (b, start_b + i);
>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>        SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
> @@ -3163,14 +3312,15 @@ add_outer_distances (struct data_depende
>  }
>
>  /* Return false when fail to represent the data dependence as a
> -   distance vector.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
> +   distance vector.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference
> +   (0 for DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the
> +   second reference.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>     added to the distance vector DIST_V.  INDEX_CARRY is then set to
>     the index in DIST_V that carries the dependence.  */
>
>  static bool
>  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_a,
> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_b,
> +                            unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>                              lambda_vector dist_v, bool *init_b,
>                              int *index_carry)
>  {
> @@ -3188,8 +3338,8 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>           return false;
>         }
>
> -      access_fn_a = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_a, i);
> -      access_fn_b = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_b, i);
> +      access_fn_a = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index);
> +      access_fn_b = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index);
>
>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fn_a) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC
>           && TREE_CODE (access_fn_b) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
> @@ -3249,10 +3399,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>  constant_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>  {
>    unsigned i;
> +  subscript *sub;
>
> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> -    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i))
> -       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
> +    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0))
> +       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>        return false;
>
>    return true;
> @@ -3315,10 +3466,11 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>    lambda_vector dist_v;
>    unsigned i;
>    int index_carry = DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr);
> +  subscript *sub;
>
> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>      {
> -      tree access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i);
> +      tree access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0);
>
>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fun) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>         {
> @@ -3330,7 +3482,7 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>                   return;
>                 }
>
> -             access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), 0);
> +             access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, 0), 0);
>
>               if (TREE_CODE (CHREC_LEFT (access_fun)) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>                 add_multivariate_self_dist (ddr, access_fun);
> @@ -3401,6 +3553,23 @@ add_distance_for_zero_overlaps (struct d
>      }
>  }
>
> +/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
> +   same access functions.  */
> +
> +static inline bool
> +same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
> +{
> +  unsigned i;
> +  subscript *sub;
> +
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
> +    if (!eq_evolutions_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0),
> +                         SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
> +      return false;
> +
> +  return true;
> +}
> +
>  /* Compute the classic per loop distance vector.  DDR is the data
>     dependence relation to build a vector from.  Return false when fail
>     to represent the data dependence as a distance vector.  */
> @@ -3432,8 +3601,7 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>      }
>
>    dist_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
> -  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
> -                                   dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
> +  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 0, 1, dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>      return false;
>
>    /* Save the distance vector if we initialized one.  */
> @@ -3466,12 +3634,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>        if (!lambda_vector_lexico_pos (dist_v, DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr)))
>         {
>           lambda_vector save_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
> -         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
> -                                             loop_nest))
> +         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>             return false;
>           compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
> -         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
> -                                           save_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
> +         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, save_v, &init_b,
> +                                           &index_carry))
>             return false;
>           save_dist_v (ddr, save_v);
>           DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr) = true;
> @@ -3507,12 +3674,10 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>             {
>               lambda_vector opposite_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>
> -             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr),
> -                                                 DDR_A (ddr), loop_nest))
> +             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>                 return false;
>               compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
> -             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
> -                                               opposite_v, &init_b,
> +             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, opposite_v, &init_b,
>                                                 &index_carry))
>                 return false;
>
> @@ -3591,13 +3756,13 @@ build_classic_dir_vector (struct data_de
>      }
>  }
>
> -/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between
> -   data references DRA and DRB.  */
> +/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between the
> +   data references.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference (0 for
> +   DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the second reference.  */
>
>  static bool
>  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
> -                              struct data_reference *dra,
> -                              struct data_reference *drb,
> +                              unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>                                struct loop *loop_nest)
>  {
>    unsigned int i;
> @@ -3609,8 +3774,8 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>      {
>        conflict_function *overlaps_a, *overlaps_b;
>
> -      analyze_overlapping_iterations (DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i),
> -                                     DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i),
> +      analyze_overlapping_iterations (SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index),
> +                                     SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index),
>                                       &overlaps_a, &overlaps_b,
>                                       &last_conflicts, loop_nest);
>
> @@ -3659,7 +3824,7 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>  subscript_dependence_tester (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>                              struct loop *loop_nest)
>  {
> -  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr), loop_nest))
> +  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 0, 1, loop_nest))
>      dependence_stats.num_dependence_dependent++;
>
>    compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
> Index: gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
> @@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ determine_loop_nest_reuse (struct loop *
>        refb = (struct mem_ref *) DDR_B (dep)->aux;
>
>        if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (dep) == chrec_dont_know
> +         || DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (dep)
>           || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (dep) == 0)
>         {
>           /* If the dependence cannot be analyzed, assume that there might be
As said, we could avoid computing such information in the first place.
I can see predcom ingores it by explicitly checking DR_BASE_OBJECT,
what about tree-parloops.c?

> Index: gcc/tree-vectorizer.h
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-vectorizer.h       2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-vectorizer.h       2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
> @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ #define LOOP_VINFO_ORIG_LOOP_INFO(L)
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIGNMENT(L)      \
>    ((L)->may_misalign_stmts.length () > 0)
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS(L)          \
> -  ((L)->may_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
> +  ((L)->comp_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_NITERS(L)         \
>    (LOOP_VINFO_NITERS_ASSUMPTIONS (L))
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING(L)                    \
> Index: gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c   2017-05-03 08:48:30.536704993 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c   2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
> @@ -340,6 +340,26 @@ vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence (struct
>      }
>
>    loop_depth = index_in_loop_nest (loop->num, DDR_LOOP_NEST (ddr));
> +
> +  if (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr))
> +    /* For dependence distances of 2 or more, we have the option of
> +       limiting VF or checking for an alias at runtime.  Prefer to check
> +       at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting the VF unnecessarily when
> +       the bases are in fact independent.
> +
> +       Note that the alias checks will be removed if the VF ends up
> +       being small enough.  */
> +    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
> +      {
> +       int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
> +       if (dist != 0 && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr)))
> +         {
> +           if (vect_mark_for_runtime_alias_test (ddr, loop_vinfo))
> +             return false;
> +           break;
> +         }
> +      }
In theory, we could end up with DDR pushed more than once for alias
test?  Flag it in FOR loop and only mark it later?

Thanks,
bin
> +
>    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
>      {
>        int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
> @@ -3017,6 +3037,44 @@ vect_no_alias_p (struct data_reference *
>    return false;
>  }
>
> +/* Return true if the minimum nonzero dependence distance for loop LOOP_DEPTH
> +   in DDR is >= VF.  */
> +
> +static bool
> +dependence_distance_ge_vf (data_dependence_relation *ddr,
> +                          unsigned int loop_depth, unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT vf)
> +{
> +  if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (ddr) != NULL_TREE
> +      || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (ddr) == 0)
> +    return false;
> +
> +  /* If the dependence is exact, we should have limited the VF instead.  */
> +  gcc_checking_assert (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr));
> +
> +  unsigned int i;
> +  lambda_vector dist_v;
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
> +    {
> +      HOST_WIDE_INT dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
> +      if (dist != 0
> +         && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr))
> +         && (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT) abs_hwi (dist) < vf)
> +       return false;
> +    }
> +
> +  if (dump_enabled_p ())
> +    {
> +      dump_printf_loc (MSG_NOTE, vect_location,
> +                      "dependence distance between ");
> +      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_A (ddr)));
> +      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " and ");
> +      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_B (ddr)));
> +      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " is >= VF\n");
> +    }
> +
> +  return true;
> +}
> +
>  /* Function vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list.
>
>     Prune a list of ddrs to be tested at run-time by versioning for alias.
> @@ -3075,6 +3133,10 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>
>    comp_alias_ddrs.create (may_alias_ddrs.length ());
>
> +  unsigned int loop_depth
> +    = index_in_loop_nest (LOOP_VINFO_LOOP (loop_vinfo)->num,
> +                         LOOP_VINFO_LOOP_NEST (loop_vinfo));
> +
>    /* First, we collect all data ref pairs for aliasing checks.  */
>    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (may_alias_ddrs, i, ddr)
>      {
> @@ -3084,6 +3146,11 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>        tree segment_length_a, segment_length_b;
>        gimple *stmt_a, *stmt_b;
>
> +      /* Ignore the alias if the VF we chose ended up being no greater
> +        than the dependence distance.  */
> +      if (dependence_distance_ge_vf (ddr, loop_depth, vect_factor))
> +       continue;
> +
>        dr_a = DDR_A (ddr);
>        stmt_a = DR_STMT (DDR_A (ddr));
>        dr_group_first_a = GROUP_FIRST_ELEMENT (vinfo_for_stmt (stmt_a));
> @@ -3294,10 +3361,6 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>        return false;
>      }
>
> -  /* All alias checks have been resolved at compilation time.  */
> -  if (!comp_alias_ddrs.length ())
> -    LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS (loop_vinfo).truncate (0);
> -
>    return true;
>  }
>
> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
> +/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
> +
> +/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
> +#define GAP 128
> +#define N (GAP * 3)
> +
> +struct s { int x[N + 1]; };
> +struct t { struct s x[N + 1]; };
> +struct u { int x[N + 1]; int y; };
> +
> +void
> +f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f2 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f3 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f4 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f5 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f6 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f7 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f8 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f9 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[1].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f10 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f11 (struct u *a, struct u *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i] + b[i].y;
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f12 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP; ++i)
> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f13 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 13 "vect" } } */
> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
> +/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
> +
> +#define N 16
> +
> +struct s1 { int a[N]; };
> +struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
> +struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
> +union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; };
> +
> +/* We allow a and b to overlap arbitrarily.  */
> +
> +void
> +f1 (int a[][N], int b[][N])
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[0][i] += b[0][i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f2 (union u *a, union u *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->f.b.a[i] += b->g.e.a[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f3 (struct s1 *a, struct s1 *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N - 1; ++i)
> +    a->a[i + 1] += b->a[i];
> +}
> +
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-not "LOOP VECTORIZED" "vect" } } */
> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
> +
> +/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
> +#define GAP 128
> +#define N (GAP * 3)
> +
> +struct s { int x[N]; };
> +
> +void
> +f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "mark for run-time aliasing" 1 "vect" } } */
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "improved number of alias checks from 1 to 0" 1 "vect" } } */
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 1 "vect" } } */
Richard Sandiford May 4, 2017, 10:06 a.m. UTC | #2
"Bin.Cheng" <amker.cheng@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.h
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:11.977015306 +0100
>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>> @@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ struct conflict_function
>>
>>  struct subscript
>>  {
>> +  /* The access functions of the two references.  */
>> +  tree access_fn[2];
> Is it better to follow existing code, i.e, name this as
> access_fn_a/access_fn_b.  Thus we don't need to use const value 0/1 in
> various places, which is a little bit confusing.

[Answered below]

>> +
>>    /* A description of the iterations for which the elements are
>>       accessed twice.  */
>>    conflict_function *conflicting_iterations_in_a;
>> @@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ struct subscript
>>
>>  typedef struct subscript *subscript_p;
>>
>> +#define SUB_ACCESS_FN(SUB, I) (SUB)->access_fn[I]
>>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_a
>>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_b
>>  #define SUB_LAST_CONFLICT(SUB) (SUB)->last_conflict
>> @@ -264,6 +268,33 @@ struct data_dependence_relation
>>    /* Set to true when the dependence relation is on the same data
>>       access.  */
>>    bool self_reference_p;
>> +
>> +  /* True if the dependence described is conservatively correct rather
>> +     than exact, and if it is still possible for the accesses to be
>> +     conditionally independent.  For example, the a and b references in:
>> +
>> +       struct s *a, *b;
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a->f[i] += b->f[i];
>> +
>> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), for the case in which
>> +     a == b, but the accesses are independent if a != b.  Similarly,
>> +     the a and b references in:
>> +
>> +       struct s *a, *b;
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a[0].f[i] += b[i].f[i];
>> +
>> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), but they are indepenent
>> +     when a != b + i.  In contrast, the references in:
>> +
>> +       struct s *a;
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a->f[i] += a->f[i];
>> +
>> +     have the same distance vector of (0), but the accesses can never be
>> +     independent.  */
>> +  bool could_be_independent_p;
>>  };
>>
>>  typedef struct data_dependence_relation *ddr_p;
>> @@ -294,6 +325,7 @@ #define DDR_DIR_VECT(DDR, I) \
>>  #define DDR_DIST_VECT(DDR, I) \
>>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (DDR)[I]
>>  #define DDR_REVERSED_P(DDR) (DDR)->reversed_p
>> +#define DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P(DDR) (DDR)->could_be_independent_p
>>
>>
>>  bool dr_analyze_innermost (struct data_reference *, struct loop *);
>> @@ -372,22 +404,6 @@ same_data_refs (data_reference_p a, data
>>        return false;
>>
>>    return true;
>> -}
>> -
>> -/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
>> -   same access functions.  */
>> -
>> -static inline bool
>> -same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>> -{
>> -  unsigned i;
>> -
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> -    if (!eq_evolutions_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i),
>> -                         DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
>> -      return false;
>> -
>> -  return true;
>>  }
>>
>>  /* Returns true when all the dependences are computable.  */
>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>> @@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ Software Foundation; either version 3, o
>>  } dependence_stats;
>>
>>  static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *,
>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>> +                                          unsigned int, unsigned int,
>>                                            struct loop *);
> As mentioned, how about passing access_fn directly, rather than less
> meaningful 0/1 values?

The problem is that access_fn is a property of the individual
subscripts, whereas this is operating on a full data_reference.

One alternative would be to use conditions like:

  first_is_a ? SUB_ACCESS_FN_A (sub) : SUB_ACCESS_FN_B (sub)

but IMO that's less readable than the existing:

  SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, index)

Or we could have individual access_fn arrays for A and B, separate
from the main subscript array, but that would mean allocating three
arrays instead of one.

>>  /* Returns true iff A divides B.  */
>>
>> @@ -144,6 +143,21 @@ int_divides_p (int a, int b)
>>    return ((b % a) == 0);
>>  }
>>
>> +/* Return true if reference REF contains a union access.  */
>> +
>> +static bool
>> +ref_contains_union_access_p (tree ref)
>> +{
>> +  while (handled_component_p (ref))
>> +    {
>> +      ref = TREE_OPERAND (ref, 0);
>> +      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == UNION_TYPE
>> +         || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == QUAL_UNION_TYPE)
>> +       return true;
>> +    }
>> +  return false;
>> +}
>> +
>>
>>
>>  /* Dump into FILE all the data references from DATAREFS.  */
>> @@ -433,13 +447,14 @@ dump_data_dependence_relation (FILE *out
>>        unsigned int i;
>>        struct loop *loopi;
>>
>> -      for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> +      subscript *sub;
>> +      FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>         {
>>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_A: ");
>> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i), 0);
>> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0), 0);
>>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_B: ");
>> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i), 0);
>> -         dump_subscript (outf, DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, i));
>> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1), 0);
>> +         dump_subscript (outf, sub);
>>         }
>>
>>        fprintf (outf, "  inner loop index: %d\n", DDR_INNER_LOOP (ddr));
>> @@ -1484,11 +1499,10 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>>    struct data_dependence_relation *res;
>>    unsigned int i;
>>
>> -  res = XNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>> +  res = XCNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>>    DDR_A (res) = a;
>>    DDR_B (res) = b;
>>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res).create (0);
>> -  DDR_REVERSED_P (res) = false;
>>    DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (0);
>>    DDR_DIR_VECTS (res).create (0);
>>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (res).create (0);
>> @@ -1506,82 +1520,217 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>>        return res;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* The case where the references are exactly the same.  */
>> -  if (operand_equal_p (DR_REF (a), DR_REF (b), 0))
>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_a = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a);
>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_b = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b);
>> +  if (num_dimensions_a == 0 || num_dimensions_b == 0)
>>      {
>> -      if ((loop_nest.exists ()
>> -          && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0],
>> -                                                  DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
>> -         || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
>> -       {
>> -         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -         return res;
>> -       }
>> -      DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
>> -      DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
>> -      DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>> -      DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>> -      DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = true;
>> -      for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
>> -       {
>> -         struct subscript *subscript;
>> +      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> +      return res;
>> +    }
>> +
>> +  /* For unconstrained bases, the outer (highest-index) subscript
>> +     describes a variation in the base of the original DR_REF rather
>> +     than a component access.  We have no type that accurately describes
>> +     the new DR_BASE_OBJECT (whose TREE_TYPE describes the type *after*
>> +     applying the outer subscript) so limit the search to the last real
>> +     component access.
>> +
>> +     E.g. for:
>>
>> -         subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
>> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>> -         SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -         SUB_DISTANCE (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -         DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).safe_push (subscript);
>> +       void
>> +       f (int a[][8], int b[][8])
>> +       {
>> +        for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>> +          a[i * 2][0] = b[i][0];
>>         }
>> -      return res;
>> +
>> +     the a and b accesses have a single ARRAY_REF component reference [0]
>> +     but have two subscripts.  */
>> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
>> +    num_dimensions_a -= 1;
>> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b))
>> +    num_dimensions_b -= 1;
>> +
>> +  /* Now look for two sequences of component references that have the same
>> +     type in both A and B.  The first sequence includes an arbitrary mixture
>> +     of array and structure references while the second always ends on a
>> +     structure reference.
>> +
>> +     The former (arbitrary) sequence uses access functions:
>> +
>> +        [START_A, START_A + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
>> +        [START_B, START_B + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
>> +
>> +     The latter sequence uses access functions:
>> +
>> +        [STRUCT_START_A, STRUCT_START_A + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
>> +        [STRUCT_START_B, STRUCT_START_B + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
>> +
>> +     STRUCT_REF_A and STRUCT_REF_B are the outer references for the
> IIUC, A and B always share the same latter sequence, and the common
> latter sequence ends at a structure reference providing alias
> information.

The A and B accesses aren't necessarily the same, they just have the
compatible types.  E.g. for:

  struct s { int x[8]; int y[8]; } *a, *b;

  ... a->x[0] = b->y[1] ...

the sequence would include:

  a: [0] .x
  b: [1] .y

> Is it possible to record the the former arbitrary
> references instead of simple flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.  With
> this information, alias check can be simplified by stripping away
> address computation for the shared common sub-sequence.  I doubt
> vect_create_cond_for_alias_checks could detect this kind CSE for now.
> Ah, I see you changed alias check code generation in order to handle
> this.

The num_dimensions sequence is only used if it ends at the original
base and if the bases are equal.  In other cases it doesn't really help.
The struct_num_dimensions sequence is meant to be the one that is
helpful even when the bases aren't equal.

Like you say, there's a follow-on patch that uses this for runtime
alias checking.

>> +     latter sequence.  */
>> +  unsigned int start_a = 0;
>> +  unsigned int start_b = 0;
>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
>> +  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
>> +  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
>> +  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
>> +  unsigned int index_a = 0;
>> +  unsigned int index_b = 0;
>> +  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
>> +  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
>> +  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
>> +  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
>> +  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
>> +    {
>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
>> +      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
>> +      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
>> +      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
>> +      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
>> +      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
>> +       {
>> +         /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
>> +         if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
>> +             || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
>> +           {
>> +             /* Start a new sequence here.  */
>> +             start_a = index_a;
>> +             start_b = index_b;
>> +             num_dimensions = 0;
>> +           }
>> +         num_dimensions += 1;
>> +         if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
>> +           {
>> +             struct_start_a = start_a;
>> +             struct_start_b = start_b;
>> +             struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
>> +             struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>> +             struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>> +           }
>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>> +         index_a += 1;
>> +         index_b += 1;
>> +         continue;
>> +       }
>> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
>> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
>> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
>> +       break;
>> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a));
>> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b));
>> +      if (size_a <= size_b)
>> +       {
>> +         index_a += 1;
>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>> +       }
>> +      if (size_b <= size_a)
>> +       {
>> +         index_b += 1;
>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>> +       }
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
>> -     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
>> -     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
>> -     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
>> -     built indices would not match.  */
>> - if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b),
> OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>> -      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
>> -                             TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
>> +  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
>> +     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
>> +     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
>> +  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
>> +  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
>> +  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
>> +                     && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
>> + && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
>> +                     && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>> +                     && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
>> +                                            TREE_TYPE (base_b))
>> +                     && (!loop_nest.exists ()
>> +                         || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
>> +                             (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
> Major change is in function initialize_data_dependence_relation in
> order to detect partial alias opportunity.  The original equality
> check on DR_BASE_OBJECT is bypassed now.  IMHO better to introduce a
> new parameter to compute_data_reference_for_loop etc., indicating
> whether we want to handle partial alias opportunity or not.  After
> all, such computation is unnecessary for predcom/prefetch/parloop.
> It's only a waste of time computing it.

Well, it also means that we can now prove the accesses are independent
in more cases.  E.g. previously we would assume the a and b accesses in:

  struct s { int x[16]; } *a, *b;
  for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
    a->x[i] = b->x[i + 8];

could conflict.

If callers don't need to know what the relationship between a and b is,
I think they should check for that before going through the process of
initialising and analysing the ddr.

>> +
>> +  /* If the bases are the same, we can include the base variation too.
>> +     E.g. the b accesses in:
>> +
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         b[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
>> +
>> +     have a definite dependence distance of 4, while for:
>> +
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
>> +
>> +     the dependence distance depends on the gap between a and b.
>> +
>> +     If the bases are different then we can only rely on the sequence
>> +     rooted at a structure access, since arrays are allowed to overlap
>> +     arbitrarily and change shape arbitrarily.  E.g. we treat this as
>> +     valid code:
>> +
>> +       int a[256];
>> +       ...
>> +       ((int (*)[4][3])&a[1])[i][0] += ((int (*)[4][3])&a[2])[i][0];
>> +
>> +     where two lvalues with the same int[4][3] type overlap, and where
>> +     both lvalues are distinct from the object's declared type.  */
>> +  if (same_base_p)
>>      {
>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -      return res;
>> +      if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
>> +       num_dimensions += 1;
>> +    }
>> +  else
>> +    {
>> +      start_a = struct_start_a;
>> +      start_b = struct_start_b;
>> +      num_dimensions = struct_num_dimensions;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* If the base of the object is not invariant in the loop nest, we cannot
>> -     analyze it.  TODO -- in fact, it would suffice to record that there may
>> -     be arbitrary dependences in the loops where the base object varies.  */
>> -  if ((loop_nest.exists ()
>> - && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0], DR_BASE_OBJECT
> (a)))
>> -      || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
>> +  /* Punt if we didn't find a suitable sequence.  */
>> +  if (num_dimensions == 0)
>>      {
>>        DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>        return res;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* If the number of dimensions of the access to not agree we can have
>> -     a pointer access to a component of the array element type and an
>> -     array access while the base-objects are still the same.  Punt.  */
>> -  if (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) != DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b))
>> +  if (!same_base_p)
>>      {
>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -      return res;
>> +      /* Partial overlap is possible for different bases when strict aliasing
>> +        is not in effect.  It's also possible if either base involves a union
>> +        access; e.g. for:
>> +
>> +          struct s1 { int a[2]; };
>> +          struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
>> +          struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
>> +          union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; } *p, *q;
>> +
>> +        the s1 at "p->f.b" (base "p->f") partially overlaps the s1 at
>> +        "p->g.e" (base "p->g") and might partially overlap the s1 at
>> +        "q->g.e" (base "q->g").  */
>> +      if (!flag_strict_aliasing
>> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_a)
>> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_b))
>> +       {
>> +         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> +         return res;
>> +       }
>> +
>> +      DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (res) = true;
>>      }
>>
>>    DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>>    DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
>> -  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
>> +  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (num_dimensions);
>>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>>    DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>>    DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = false;
>>
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
>> +  for (i = 0; i < num_dimensions; ++i)
>>      {
>>        struct subscript *subscript;
>>
>>        subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
>> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 0) = DR_ACCESS_FN (a, start_a + i);
>> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 1) = DR_ACCESS_FN (b, start_b + i);
>>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>        SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>> @@ -3163,14 +3312,15 @@ add_outer_distances (struct data_depende
>>  }
>>
>>  /* Return false when fail to represent the data dependence as a
>> -   distance vector.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>> +   distance vector.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference
>> +   (0 for DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the
>> +   second reference.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>>     added to the distance vector DIST_V.  INDEX_CARRY is then set to
>>     the index in DIST_V that carries the dependence.  */
>>
>>  static bool
>>  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_a,
>> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_b,
>> +                            unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>>                              lambda_vector dist_v, bool *init_b,
>>                              int *index_carry)
>>  {
>> @@ -3188,8 +3338,8 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>>           return false;
>>         }
>>
>> -      access_fn_a = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_a, i);
>> -      access_fn_b = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_b, i);
>> +      access_fn_a = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index);
>> +      access_fn_b = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index);
>>
>>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fn_a) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC
>>           && TREE_CODE (access_fn_b) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>> @@ -3249,10 +3399,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>>  constant_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>>  {
>>    unsigned i;
>> +  subscript *sub;
>>
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> -    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i))
>> -       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>> +    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0))
>> +       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>>        return false;
>>
>>    return true;
>> @@ -3315,10 +3466,11 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>>    lambda_vector dist_v;
>>    unsigned i;
>>    int index_carry = DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr);
>> +  subscript *sub;
>>
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>      {
>> -      tree access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i);
>> +      tree access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0);
>>
>>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fun) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>         {
>> @@ -3330,7 +3482,7 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>>                   return;
>>                 }
>>
>> -             access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), 0);
>> +             access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, 0), 0);
>>
>>               if (TREE_CODE (CHREC_LEFT (access_fun)) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>                 add_multivariate_self_dist (ddr, access_fun);
>> @@ -3401,6 +3553,23 @@ add_distance_for_zero_overlaps (struct d
>>      }
>>  }
>>
>> +/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
>> +   same access functions.  */
>> +
>> +static inline bool
>> +same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>> +{
>> +  unsigned i;
>> +  subscript *sub;
>> +
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>> +    if (!eq_evolutions_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0),
>> +                         SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>> +      return false;
>> +
>> +  return true;
>> +}
>> +
>>  /* Compute the classic per loop distance vector.  DDR is the data
>>     dependence relation to build a vector from.  Return false when fail
>>     to represent the data dependence as a distance vector.  */
>> @@ -3432,8 +3601,7 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>      }
>>
>>    dist_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>> -  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
>> -                                   dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>> + if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 0, 1, dist_v, &init_b,
> &index_carry))
>>      return false;
>>
>>    /* Save the distance vector if we initialized one.  */
>> @@ -3466,12 +3634,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>        if (!lambda_vector_lexico_pos (dist_v, DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr)))
>>         {
>>           lambda_vector save_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>> -         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>> -                                             loop_nest))
>> +         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>>             return false;
>>           compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>> -         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>> -                                           save_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>> +         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, save_v, &init_b,
>> +                                           &index_carry))
>>             return false;
>>           save_dist_v (ddr, save_v);
>>           DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr) = true;
>> @@ -3507,12 +3674,10 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>             {
>> lambda_vector opposite_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>>
>> -             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr),
>> -                                                 DDR_A (ddr), loop_nest))
>> +             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>>                 return false;
>>               compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>> -             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>> -                                               opposite_v, &init_b,
>> + if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, opposite_v, &init_b,
>>                                                 &index_carry))
>>                 return false;
>>
>> @@ -3591,13 +3756,13 @@ build_classic_dir_vector (struct data_de
>>      }
>>  }
>>
>> -/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between
>> -   data references DRA and DRB.  */
>> +/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between the
>> +   data references.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference (0 for
>> +   DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the second reference.  */
>>
>>  static bool
>>  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>> -                              struct data_reference *dra,
>> -                              struct data_reference *drb,
>> +                              unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>>                                struct loop *loop_nest)
>>  {
>>    unsigned int i;
>> @@ -3609,8 +3774,8 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>>      {
>>        conflict_function *overlaps_a, *overlaps_b;
>>
>> -      analyze_overlapping_iterations (DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i),
>> -                                     DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i),
>> +      analyze_overlapping_iterations (SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index),
>> +                                     SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index),
>>                                       &overlaps_a, &overlaps_b,
>>                                       &last_conflicts, loop_nest);
>>
>> @@ -3659,7 +3824,7 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>>  subscript_dependence_tester (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>>                              struct loop *loop_nest)
>>  {
>> - if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
> loop_nest))
>> +  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 0, 1, loop_nest))
>>      dependence_stats.num_dependence_dependent++;
>>
>>    compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>> Index: gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
>> +++ gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>> @@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ determine_loop_nest_reuse (struct loop *
>>        refb = (struct mem_ref *) DDR_B (dep)->aux;
>>
>>        if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (dep) == chrec_dont_know
>> +         || DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (dep)
>>           || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (dep) == 0)
>>         {
>>           /* If the dependence cannot be analyzed, assume that there might be
> As said, we could avoid computing such information in the first place.
> I can see predcom ingores it by explicitly checking DR_BASE_OBJECT,
> what about tree-parloops.c?

For parloops, it should help that we can now prove lack of dependence
in more cases.

Thanks,
Richard
Bin.Cheng May 4, 2017, 10:49 a.m. UTC | #3
On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Richard Sandiford
<richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
> "Bin.Cheng" <amker.cheng@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
>> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.h
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:11.977015306 +0100
>>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>>> @@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ struct conflict_function
>>>
>>>  struct subscript
>>>  {
>>> +  /* The access functions of the two references.  */
>>> +  tree access_fn[2];
>> Is it better to follow existing code, i.e, name this as
>> access_fn_a/access_fn_b.  Thus we don't need to use const value 0/1 in
>> various places, which is a little bit confusing.
>
> [Answered below]
>
>>> +
>>>    /* A description of the iterations for which the elements are
>>>       accessed twice.  */
>>>    conflict_function *conflicting_iterations_in_a;
>>> @@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ struct subscript
>>>
>>>  typedef struct subscript *subscript_p;
>>>
>>> +#define SUB_ACCESS_FN(SUB, I) (SUB)->access_fn[I]
>>>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_a
>>>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_b
>>>  #define SUB_LAST_CONFLICT(SUB) (SUB)->last_conflict
>>> @@ -264,6 +268,33 @@ struct data_dependence_relation
>>>    /* Set to true when the dependence relation is on the same data
>>>       access.  */
>>>    bool self_reference_p;
>>> +
>>> +  /* True if the dependence described is conservatively correct rather
>>> +     than exact, and if it is still possible for the accesses to be
>>> +     conditionally independent.  For example, the a and b references in:
>>> +
>>> +       struct s *a, *b;
>>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>>> +         a->f[i] += b->f[i];
>>> +
>>> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), for the case in which
>>> +     a == b, but the accesses are independent if a != b.  Similarly,
>>> +     the a and b references in:
>>> +
>>> +       struct s *a, *b;
>>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>>> +         a[0].f[i] += b[i].f[i];
>>> +
>>> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), but they are indepenent
>>> +     when a != b + i.  In contrast, the references in:
>>> +
>>> +       struct s *a;
>>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>>> +         a->f[i] += a->f[i];
>>> +
>>> +     have the same distance vector of (0), but the accesses can never be
>>> +     independent.  */
>>> +  bool could_be_independent_p;
>>>  };
>>>
>>>  typedef struct data_dependence_relation *ddr_p;
>>> @@ -294,6 +325,7 @@ #define DDR_DIR_VECT(DDR, I) \
>>>  #define DDR_DIST_VECT(DDR, I) \
>>>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (DDR)[I]
>>>  #define DDR_REVERSED_P(DDR) (DDR)->reversed_p
>>> +#define DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P(DDR) (DDR)->could_be_independent_p
>>>
>>>
>>>  bool dr_analyze_innermost (struct data_reference *, struct loop *);
>>> @@ -372,22 +404,6 @@ same_data_refs (data_reference_p a, data
>>>        return false;
>>>
>>>    return true;
>>> -}
>>> -
>>> -/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
>>> -   same access functions.  */
>>> -
>>> -static inline bool
>>> -same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>>> -{
>>> -  unsigned i;
>>> -
>>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>>> -    if (!eq_evolutions_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i),
>>> -                         DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
>>> -      return false;
>>> -
>>> -  return true;
>>>  }
>>>
>>>  /* Returns true when all the dependences are computable.  */
>>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
>>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>>> @@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ Software Foundation; either version 3, o
>>>  } dependence_stats;
>>>
>>>  static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *,
>>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>>> +                                          unsigned int, unsigned int,
>>>                                            struct loop *);
>> As mentioned, how about passing access_fn directly, rather than less
>> meaningful 0/1 values?
>
> The problem is that access_fn is a property of the individual
> subscripts, whereas this is operating on a full data_reference.
>
> One alternative would be to use conditions like:
>
>   first_is_a ? SUB_ACCESS_FN_A (sub) : SUB_ACCESS_FN_B (sub)
>
> but IMO that's less readable than the existing:
>
>   SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, index)
>
> Or we could have individual access_fn arrays for A and B, separate
> from the main subscript array, but that would mean allocating three
> arrays instead of one.
Thanks for explanation, I see the problem now.  Even the latter
sequence could be different for A and B, there should have the same
number index?  If that's the case, is it possible just recording the
starting position (or length) in DR_ACCESS_FN and use that information
to access to access_fn vector.  This can save the copy in subscript.
Anyway, this is not am important problem.

>
>>>  /* Returns true iff A divides B.  */
>>>
>>> @@ -144,6 +143,21 @@ int_divides_p (int a, int b)
>>>    return ((b % a) == 0);
>>>  }
>>>
>>> +/* Return true if reference REF contains a union access.  */
>>> +
>>> +static bool
>>> +ref_contains_union_access_p (tree ref)
>>> +{
>>> +  while (handled_component_p (ref))
>>> +    {
>>> +      ref = TREE_OPERAND (ref, 0);
>>> +      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == UNION_TYPE
>>> +         || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == QUAL_UNION_TYPE)
>>> +       return true;
>>> +    }
>>> +  return false;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>
>>>
>>>  /* Dump into FILE all the data references from DATAREFS.  */
>>> @@ -433,13 +447,14 @@ dump_data_dependence_relation (FILE *out
>>>        unsigned int i;
>>>        struct loop *loopi;
>>>
>>> -      for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>>> +      subscript *sub;
>>> +      FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>>         {
>>>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_A: ");
>>> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i), 0);
>>> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0), 0);
>>>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_B: ");
>>> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i), 0);
>>> -         dump_subscript (outf, DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, i));
>>> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1), 0);
>>> +         dump_subscript (outf, sub);
>>>         }
>>>
>>>        fprintf (outf, "  inner loop index: %d\n", DDR_INNER_LOOP (ddr));
>>> @@ -1484,11 +1499,10 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>>>    struct data_dependence_relation *res;
>>>    unsigned int i;
>>>
>>> -  res = XNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>>> +  res = XCNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>>>    DDR_A (res) = a;
>>>    DDR_B (res) = b;
>>>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res).create (0);
>>> -  DDR_REVERSED_P (res) = false;
>>>    DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (0);
>>>    DDR_DIR_VECTS (res).create (0);
>>>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (res).create (0);
>>> @@ -1506,82 +1520,217 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>>>        return res;
>>>      }
>>>
>>> -  /* The case where the references are exactly the same.  */
>>> -  if (operand_equal_p (DR_REF (a), DR_REF (b), 0))
>>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_a = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a);
>>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_b = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b);
>>> +  if (num_dimensions_a == 0 || num_dimensions_b == 0)
>>>      {
>>> -      if ((loop_nest.exists ()
>>> -          && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0],
>>> -                                                  DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
>>> -         || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
>>> -       {
>>> -         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> -         return res;
>>> -       }
>>> -      DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
>>> -      DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
>>> -      DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>>> -      DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>>> -      DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = true;
>>> -      for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
>>> -       {
>>> -         struct subscript *subscript;
>>> +      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> +      return res;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +  /* For unconstrained bases, the outer (highest-index) subscript
>>> +     describes a variation in the base of the original DR_REF rather
>>> +     than a component access.  We have no type that accurately describes
>>> +     the new DR_BASE_OBJECT (whose TREE_TYPE describes the type *after*
>>> +     applying the outer subscript) so limit the search to the last real
>>> +     component access.
>>> +
>>> +     E.g. for:
>>>
>>> -         subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
>>> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>> -         SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> -         SUB_DISTANCE (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> -         DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).safe_push (subscript);
>>> +       void
>>> +       f (int a[][8], int b[][8])
>>> +       {
>>> +        for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>> +          a[i * 2][0] = b[i][0];
>>>         }
>>> -      return res;
>>> +
>>> +     the a and b accesses have a single ARRAY_REF component reference [0]
>>> +     but have two subscripts.  */
>>> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
>>> +    num_dimensions_a -= 1;
>>> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b))
>>> +    num_dimensions_b -= 1;
>>> +
>>> +  /* Now look for two sequences of component references that have the same
>>> +     type in both A and B.  The first sequence includes an arbitrary mixture
>>> +     of array and structure references while the second always ends on a
>>> +     structure reference.
>>> +
>>> +     The former (arbitrary) sequence uses access functions:
>>> +
>>> +        [START_A, START_A + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
>>> +        [START_B, START_B + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
>>> +
>>> +     The latter sequence uses access functions:
>>> +
>>> +        [STRUCT_START_A, STRUCT_START_A + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
>>> +        [STRUCT_START_B, STRUCT_START_B + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
>>> +
>>> +     STRUCT_REF_A and STRUCT_REF_B are the outer references for the
>> IIUC, A and B always share the same latter sequence, and the common
>> latter sequence ends at a structure reference providing alias
>> information.
>
> The A and B accesses aren't necessarily the same, they just have the
> compatible types.  E.g. for:
>
>   struct s { int x[8]; int y[8]; } *a, *b;
>
>   ... a->x[0] = b->y[1] ...
>
> the sequence would include:
>
>   a: [0] .x
>   b: [1] .y
I see.
>
>> Is it possible to record the the former arbitrary
>> references instead of simple flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.  With
>> this information, alias check can be simplified by stripping away
>> address computation for the shared common sub-sequence.  I doubt
>> vect_create_cond_for_alias_checks could detect this kind CSE for now.
>> Ah, I see you changed alias check code generation in order to handle
>> this.
>
> The num_dimensions sequence is only used if it ends at the original
> base and if the bases are equal.  In other cases it doesn't really help.
> The struct_num_dimensions sequence is meant to be the one that is
> helpful even when the bases aren't equal.
>
> Like you say, there's a follow-on patch that uses this for runtime
> alias checking.
>
>>> +     latter sequence.  */
>>> +  unsigned int start_a = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int start_b = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int index_a = 0;
>>> +  unsigned int index_b = 0;
>>> +  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
>>> +  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
>>> +  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
>>> +  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
>>> +  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
>>> +    {
>>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
>>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
>>> +      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
>>> +      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
>>> +      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
>>> +      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
>>> +      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
>>> +       {
>>> +         /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
>>> +         if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
>>> +             || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
>>> +           {
>>> +             /* Start a new sequence here.  */
>>> +             start_a = index_a;
>>> +             start_b = index_b;
>>> +             num_dimensions = 0;
>>> +           }
>>> +         num_dimensions += 1;
>>> +         if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
>>> +           {
>>> +             struct_start_a = start_a;
>>> +             struct_start_b = start_b;
>>> +             struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
>>> +             struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>>> +             struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>>> +           }
>>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>>> +         index_a += 1;
>>> +         index_b += 1;
>>> +         continue;
>>> +       }
>>> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
>>> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
>>> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
>>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
>>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
>>> +       break;
>>> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a));
>>> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b));
>>> +      if (size_a <= size_b)
>>> +       {
>>> +         index_a += 1;
>>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>>> +       }
>>> +      if (size_b <= size_a)
>>> +       {
>>> +         index_b += 1;
>>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>>> +       }
>>>      }
>>>
>>> -  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
>>> -     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
>>> -     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
>>> -     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
>>> -     built indices would not match.  */
>>> - if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b),
>> OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>>> -      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
>>> -                             TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
>>> +  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
>>> +     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
>>> +     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
>>> +  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
>>> +  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
>>> +  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
>>> +                     && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
>>> + && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
>>> +                     && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>>> +                     && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
>>> +                                            TREE_TYPE (base_b))
>>> +                     && (!loop_nest.exists ()
>>> +                         || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
>>> +                             (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
>> Major change is in function initialize_data_dependence_relation in
>> order to detect partial alias opportunity.  The original equality
>> check on DR_BASE_OBJECT is bypassed now.  IMHO better to introduce a
>> new parameter to compute_data_reference_for_loop etc., indicating
>> whether we want to handle partial alias opportunity or not.  After
>> all, such computation is unnecessary for predcom/prefetch/parloop.
>> It's only a waste of time computing it.
>
> Well, it also means that we can now prove the accesses are independent
> in more cases.  E.g. previously we would assume the a and b accesses in:
Predcom cares about dependent refs with constant distance, so
independent (neither possible dependent) information based on partial
alias is not interested.
>
>   struct s { int x[16]; } *a, *b;
>   for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>     a->x[i] = b->x[i + 8];
>
> could conflict.
>
> If callers don't need to know what the relationship between a and b is,
> I think they should check for that before going through the process of
> initialising and analysing the ddr.
This I don't think so.  Users don't have the information to
pre-check/analyze reference pair.  Even it can do that by repeating
most work as in data-ref-analyzer, it sounds not a good practice.
That's exactly analyzer's job and the reason why interfaces like
compute_data_dependence_for_loop are introduced.  It doesn't make much
sense requiring users to do additional analysis before looking for
help from data-ref-analyzer.

Thanks,
bin
>
>>> +
>>> +  /* If the bases are the same, we can include the base variation too.
>>> +     E.g. the b accesses in:
>>> +
>>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>>> +         b[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
>>> +
>>> +     have a definite dependence distance of 4, while for:
>>> +
>>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>>> +         a[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
>>> +
>>> +     the dependence distance depends on the gap between a and b.
>>> +
>>> +     If the bases are different then we can only rely on the sequence
>>> +     rooted at a structure access, since arrays are allowed to overlap
>>> +     arbitrarily and change shape arbitrarily.  E.g. we treat this as
>>> +     valid code:
>>> +
>>> +       int a[256];
>>> +       ...
>>> +       ((int (*)[4][3])&a[1])[i][0] += ((int (*)[4][3])&a[2])[i][0];
>>> +
>>> +     where two lvalues with the same int[4][3] type overlap, and where
>>> +     both lvalues are distinct from the object's declared type.  */
>>> +  if (same_base_p)
>>>      {
>>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> -      return res;
>>> +      if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
>>> +       num_dimensions += 1;
>>> +    }
>>> +  else
>>> +    {
>>> +      start_a = struct_start_a;
>>> +      start_b = struct_start_b;
>>> +      num_dimensions = struct_num_dimensions;
>>>      }
>>>
>>> -  /* If the base of the object is not invariant in the loop nest, we cannot
>>> -     analyze it.  TODO -- in fact, it would suffice to record that there may
>>> -     be arbitrary dependences in the loops where the base object varies.  */
>>> -  if ((loop_nest.exists ()
>>> - && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0], DR_BASE_OBJECT
>> (a)))
>>> -      || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
>>> +  /* Punt if we didn't find a suitable sequence.  */
>>> +  if (num_dimensions == 0)
>>>      {
>>>        DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>>        return res;
>>>      }
>>>
>>> -  /* If the number of dimensions of the access to not agree we can have
>>> -     a pointer access to a component of the array element type and an
>>> -     array access while the base-objects are still the same.  Punt.  */
>>> -  if (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) != DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b))
>>> +  if (!same_base_p)
>>>      {
>>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> -      return res;
>>> +      /* Partial overlap is possible for different bases when strict aliasing
>>> +        is not in effect.  It's also possible if either base involves a union
>>> +        access; e.g. for:
>>> +
>>> +          struct s1 { int a[2]; };
>>> +          struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
>>> +          struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
>>> +          union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; } *p, *q;
>>> +
>>> +        the s1 at "p->f.b" (base "p->f") partially overlaps the s1 at
>>> +        "p->g.e" (base "p->g") and might partially overlap the s1 at
>>> +        "q->g.e" (base "q->g").  */
>>> +      if (!flag_strict_aliasing
>>> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_a)
>>> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_b))
>>> +       {
>>> +         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> +         return res;
>>> +       }
>>> +
>>> +      DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (res) = true;
>>>      }
>>>
>>>    DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>>>    DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
>>> -  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
>>> +  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (num_dimensions);
>>>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>>>    DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>>>    DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = false;
>>>
>>> -  for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
>>> +  for (i = 0; i < num_dimensions; ++i)
>>>      {
>>>        struct subscript *subscript;
>>>
>>>        subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
>>> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 0) = DR_ACCESS_FN (a, start_a + i);
>>> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 1) = DR_ACCESS_FN (b, start_b + i);
>>>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>>        SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>>> @@ -3163,14 +3312,15 @@ add_outer_distances (struct data_depende
>>>  }
>>>
>>>  /* Return false when fail to represent the data dependence as a
>>> -   distance vector.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>>> +   distance vector.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference
>>> +   (0 for DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the
>>> +   second reference.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>>>     added to the distance vector DIST_V.  INDEX_CARRY is then set to
>>>     the index in DIST_V that carries the dependence.  */
>>>
>>>  static bool
>>>  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>>> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_a,
>>> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_b,
>>> +                            unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>>>                              lambda_vector dist_v, bool *init_b,
>>>                              int *index_carry)
>>>  {
>>> @@ -3188,8 +3338,8 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>>>           return false;
>>>         }
>>>
>>> -      access_fn_a = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_a, i);
>>> -      access_fn_b = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_b, i);
>>> +      access_fn_a = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index);
>>> +      access_fn_b = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index);
>>>
>>>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fn_a) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC
>>>           && TREE_CODE (access_fn_b) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>> @@ -3249,10 +3399,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>>>  constant_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>>>  {
>>>    unsigned i;
>>> +  subscript *sub;
>>>
>>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>>> -    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i))
>>> -       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
>>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>> +    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0))
>>> +       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>>>        return false;
>>>
>>>    return true;
>>> @@ -3315,10 +3466,11 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>>>    lambda_vector dist_v;
>>>    unsigned i;
>>>    int index_carry = DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr);
>>> +  subscript *sub;
>>>
>>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>>      {
>>> -      tree access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i);
>>> +      tree access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0);
>>>
>>>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fun) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>>         {
>>> @@ -3330,7 +3482,7 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>>>                   return;
>>>                 }
>>>
>>> -             access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), 0);
>>> +             access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, 0), 0);
>>>
>>>               if (TREE_CODE (CHREC_LEFT (access_fun)) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>>                 add_multivariate_self_dist (ddr, access_fun);
>>> @@ -3401,6 +3553,23 @@ add_distance_for_zero_overlaps (struct d
>>>      }
>>>  }
>>>
>>> +/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
>>> +   same access functions.  */
>>> +
>>> +static inline bool
>>> +same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>>> +{
>>> +  unsigned i;
>>> +  subscript *sub;
>>> +
>>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>> +    if (!eq_evolutions_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0),
>>> +                         SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>>> +      return false;
>>> +
>>> +  return true;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>  /* Compute the classic per loop distance vector.  DDR is the data
>>>     dependence relation to build a vector from.  Return false when fail
>>>     to represent the data dependence as a distance vector.  */
>>> @@ -3432,8 +3601,7 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>>      }
>>>
>>>    dist_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>>> -  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
>>> -                                   dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>>> + if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 0, 1, dist_v, &init_b,
>> &index_carry))
>>>      return false;
>>>
>>>    /* Save the distance vector if we initialized one.  */
>>> @@ -3466,12 +3634,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>>        if (!lambda_vector_lexico_pos (dist_v, DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr)))
>>>         {
>>>           lambda_vector save_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>>> -         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>>> -                                             loop_nest))
>>> +         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>>>             return false;
>>>           compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>>> -         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>>> -                                           save_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>>> +         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, save_v, &init_b,
>>> +                                           &index_carry))
>>>             return false;
>>>           save_dist_v (ddr, save_v);
>>>           DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr) = true;
>>> @@ -3507,12 +3674,10 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>>             {
>>> lambda_vector opposite_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>>>
>>> -             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr),
>>> -                                                 DDR_A (ddr), loop_nest))
>>> +             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>>>                 return false;
>>>               compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>>> -             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>>> -                                               opposite_v, &init_b,
>>> + if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, opposite_v, &init_b,
>>>                                                 &index_carry))
>>>                 return false;
>>>
>>> @@ -3591,13 +3756,13 @@ build_classic_dir_vector (struct data_de
>>>      }
>>>  }
>>>
>>> -/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between
>>> -   data references DRA and DRB.  */
>>> +/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between the
>>> +   data references.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference (0 for
>>> +   DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the second reference.  */
>>>
>>>  static bool
>>>  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>>> -                              struct data_reference *dra,
>>> -                              struct data_reference *drb,
>>> +                              unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>>>                                struct loop *loop_nest)
>>>  {
>>>    unsigned int i;
>>> @@ -3609,8 +3774,8 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>>>      {
>>>        conflict_function *overlaps_a, *overlaps_b;
>>>
>>> -      analyze_overlapping_iterations (DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i),
>>> -                                     DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i),
>>> +      analyze_overlapping_iterations (SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index),
>>> +                                     SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index),
>>>                                       &overlaps_a, &overlaps_b,
>>>                                       &last_conflicts, loop_nest);
>>>
>>> @@ -3659,7 +3824,7 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>>>  subscript_dependence_tester (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>>>                              struct loop *loop_nest)
>>>  {
>>> - if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
>> loop_nest))
>>> +  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 0, 1, loop_nest))
>>>      dependence_stats.num_dependence_dependent++;
>>>
>>>    compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>>> Index: gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
>>> +++ gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>>> @@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ determine_loop_nest_reuse (struct loop *
>>>        refb = (struct mem_ref *) DDR_B (dep)->aux;
>>>
>>>        if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (dep) == chrec_dont_know
>>> +         || DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (dep)
>>>           || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (dep) == 0)
>>>         {
>>>           /* If the dependence cannot be analyzed, assume that there might be
>> As said, we could avoid computing such information in the first place.
>> I can see predcom ingores it by explicitly checking DR_BASE_OBJECT,
>> what about tree-parloops.c?
>
> For parloops, it should help that we can now prove lack of dependence
> in more cases.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
Richard Sandiford May 4, 2017, 12:06 p.m. UTC | #4
"Bin.Cheng" <amker.cheng@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Richard Sandiford
> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>> "Bin.Cheng" <amker.cheng@gmail.com> writes:
>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
>>> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
>>>> ===================================================================
>>>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
>>>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>>>> @@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ Software Foundation; either version 3, o
>>>>  } dependence_stats;
>>>>
>>>> static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct
> data_dependence_relation *,
>>>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>>>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>>>> +                                          unsigned int, unsigned int,
>>>>                                            struct loop *);
>>> As mentioned, how about passing access_fn directly, rather than less
>>> meaningful 0/1 values?
>>
>> The problem is that access_fn is a property of the individual
>> subscripts, whereas this is operating on a full data_reference.
>>
>> One alternative would be to use conditions like:
>>
>>   first_is_a ? SUB_ACCESS_FN_A (sub) : SUB_ACCESS_FN_B (sub)
>>
>> but IMO that's less readable than the existing:
>>
>>   SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, index)
>>
>> Or we could have individual access_fn arrays for A and B, separate
>> from the main subscript array, but that would mean allocating three
>> arrays instead of one.
> Thanks for explanation, I see the problem now.  Even the latter
> sequence could be different for A and B, there should have the same
> number index?  If that's the case, is it possible just recording the
> starting position (or length) in DR_ACCESS_FN and use that information
> to access to access_fn vector.  This can save the copy in subscript.
> Anyway, this is not am important problem.

I think that would mean trading fields in the subscript for fields
in the main ddr structure.  One advantage of doing it in the subscript
is that those are freed after the analysis is complete, whereas the
ddr stays around until the caller has finished with it.

>>>> +     latter sequence.  */
>>>> +  unsigned int start_a = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int start_b = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int index_a = 0;
>>>> +  unsigned int index_b = 0;
>>>> +  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
>>>> +  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
>>>> +  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
>>>> +  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
>>>> +  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
>>>> +    {
>>>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
>>>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
>>>> +      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
>>>> +      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
>>>> +      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
>>>> +      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
>>>> +      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
>>>> +       {
>>>> +         /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
>>>> +         if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
>>>> +             || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
>>>> +           {
>>>> +             /* Start a new sequence here.  */
>>>> +             start_a = index_a;
>>>> +             start_b = index_b;
>>>> +             num_dimensions = 0;
>>>> +           }
>>>> +         num_dimensions += 1;
>>>> +         if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
>>>> +           {
>>>> +             struct_start_a = start_a;
>>>> +             struct_start_b = start_b;
>>>> +             struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
>>>> +             struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>>>> +             struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>>>> +           }
>>>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>>>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>>>> +         index_a += 1;
>>>> +         index_b += 1;
>>>> +         continue;
>>>> +       }
>>>> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
>>>> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
>>>> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
>>>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
>>>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
>>>> +       break;
>>>> + unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT
> (type_a));
>>>> + unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT
> (type_b));
>>>> +      if (size_a <= size_b)
>>>> +       {
>>>> +         index_a += 1;
>>>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>>>> +       }
>>>> +      if (size_b <= size_a)
>>>> +       {
>>>> +         index_b += 1;
>>>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>>>> +       }
>>>>      }
>>>>
>>>> -  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
>>>> -     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
>>>> -     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
>>>> -     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
>>>> -     built indices would not match.  */
>>>> - if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b),
>>> OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>>>> -      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
>>>> -                             TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
>>>> +  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
>>>> +     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
>>>> +     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
>>>> +  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
>>>> +  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
>>>> +  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
>>>> +                     && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
>>>> + && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
>>>> +                     && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>>>> +                     && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
>>>> +                                            TREE_TYPE (base_b))
>>>> +                     && (!loop_nest.exists ()
>>>> +                         || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
>>>> +                             (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
>>> Major change is in function initialize_data_dependence_relation in
>>> order to detect partial alias opportunity.  The original equality
>>> check on DR_BASE_OBJECT is bypassed now.  IMHO better to introduce a
>>> new parameter to compute_data_reference_for_loop etc., indicating
>>> whether we want to handle partial alias opportunity or not.  After
>>> all, such computation is unnecessary for predcom/prefetch/parloop.
>>> It's only a waste of time computing it.
>>
>> Well, it also means that we can now prove the accesses are independent
>> in more cases.  E.g. previously we would assume the a and b accesses in:
> Predcom cares about dependent refs with constant distance, so
> independent (neither possible dependent) information based on partial
> alias is not interested.

Yeah, but it checks for that itself, based on the individual data
references.  E.g.:

  if (!operand_equal_p (DR_STEP (a), DR_STEP (b), 0)
      || !operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_ADDRESS (a), DR_BASE_ADDRESS (b), 0))
    return false;

This condition is independent of the ddr.

My point is that if we wanted to avoid doing redundant work in this kind
of situation, we should reorganise things so that we filter uninteresting
pairs of references out *before* creating the ddr.  Even if we passed
a flag down to initialize_data_dependence_relation, we'd still end up
with a ddr for the uninteresting pairs, just like we have now.  And if
you're using compute_all_dependences, those pairs still count towards
PARAM_LOOP_MAX_DATAREFS_FOR_DATADEPS.

(I think the only thing predcom uses the ddr for is to check for relations
that are known to be independent.  So creating specific distance and
direction vectors is itself redundant work.)

>>
>>   struct s { int x[16]; } *a, *b;
>>   for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>     a->x[i] = b->x[i + 8];
>>
>> could conflict.
>>
>> If callers don't need to know what the relationship between a and b is,
>> I think they should check for that before going through the process of
>> initialising and analysing the ddr.
> This I don't think so.  Users don't have the information to
> pre-check/analyze reference pair.  Even it can do that by repeating
> most work as in data-ref-analyzer, it sounds not a good practice.
> That's exactly analyzer's job and the reason why interfaces like
> compute_data_dependence_for_loop are introduced.  It doesn't make much
> sense requiring users to do additional analysis before looking for
> help from data-ref-analyzer.

(The reply above was for this too.)

Thanks,
Richard
Richard Biener May 4, 2017, 12:12 p.m. UTC | #5
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
<richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
> This patch tries to calculate conservatively-correct distance
> vectors for two references whose base addresses are not the same.
> It sets a new flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P if the dependence
> isn't guaranteed to occur.
>
> The motivating example is:
>
>   struct s { int x[8]; };
>   void
>   f (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>   {
>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>       a->x[i] += b->x[i];
>   }
>
> in which the "a" and "b" accesses are either independent or have a
> dependence distance of 0 (assuming -fstrict-aliasing).  Neither case
> prevents vectorisation, so we can vectorise without an alias check.
>
> I'd originally wanted to do the same thing for arrays as well, e.g.:
>
>   void
>   f (int a[][8], struct b[][8])
>   {
>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>       a[0][i] += b[0][i];
>   }
>
> I think this is valid because C11 6.7.6.2/6 says:
>
>   For two array types to be compatible, both shall have compatible
>   element types, and if both size specifiers are present, and are
>   integer constant expressions, then both size specifiers shall have
>   the same constant value.
>
> So if we access an array through an int (*)[8], it must have type X[8]
> or X[], where X is compatible with int.  It doesn't seem possible in
> either case for "a[0]" and "b[0]" to overlap when "a != b".
>
> However, Richard B said that (at least in gimple) we support arbitrary
> overlap of arrays and allow arrays to be accessed with different
> dimensionality.  There are examples of this in PR50067.  I've therefore
> only handled references that end in a structure field access.
>
> There are two ways of handling these dependences in the vectoriser:
> use them to limit VF, or check at runtime as before.  I've gone for
> the approach of checking at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting VF
> unnecessarily.  We still fall back to a VF cap when runtime checks
> aren't allowed.
>
> The patch tests whether we queued an alias check with a dependence
> distance of X and then picked a VF <= X, in which case it's safe to
> drop the alias check.  Since vect_prune_runtime_alias_check_list can
> be called twice with different VF for the same loop, it's no longer
> safe to clear may_alias_ddrs on exit.  Instead we should use
> comp_alias_ddrs to check whether versioning is necessary.
>
> Tested on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu.  OK to install?

You seem to do your "fancy" thing but also later compute the old
base equality anyway (for same_base_p).  It looks to me for this
case the new fancy code can be simply skipped, keeping num_dimensions
as before?

+      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
+      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
+         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
+         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
+         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
+       break;

ah, interesting idea to avoid a quadratic search.  Note that you should
conservatively handle both BIT_FIELD_REF and VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR
as they are used for type-punning.  I see
nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p
should simply skip ARRAY_REFs - but I also see there:

      /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
         as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
         for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
      tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
      tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);

so you probably can't simply use TREE_TYPE (outer_ref) for type compatibility.
You also may not use types_compatible_p here as for LTO that is _way_ too
lax for aggregates.  The above uses

      /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
      if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
         return false;

so you should also bail out on unions here, rather than the check you do later.

You seem to rely on getting an access_fn entry for each handled_component_p.
It looks like this is the case -- we even seem to stop at unions (with the same
fortran "issue").  I'm not sure that's the best thing to do but you
rely on that.

I don't understand the looping, it needs more comments.  You seem to be
looking for the innermost compatible RECORD_TYPE but then num_dimensions
is how many compatible refs you found on the way (with incompatible ones
not counting?!).  What about an inner varying array of structs?  This seems to
be disregarded in the analysis now?  Thus, a[i].s.b[i].j vs. __real
b[i].s.b[i].j?

nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p/nonoverlapping_component_refs_p
conveniently start from the other
end of the ref here.

Richard.

> Thanks,
> Richard
>
>
> gcc/
> 2017-05-03  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@linaro.org>
>
>         * tree-data-ref.h (subscript): Add access_fn field.
>         (data_dependence_relation): Add could_be_independent_p.
>         (SUB_ACCESS_FN, DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P): New macros.
>         (same_access_functions): Move to tree-data-ref.c.
>         * tree-data-ref.c (ref_contains_union_access_p): New function.
>         (dump_data_dependence_relation): Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of
>         DR_ACCESS_FN.
>         (constant_access_functions): Likewise.
>         (add_other_self_distances): Likewise.
>         (same_access_functions): Likewise.  (Moved from tree-data-ref.h.)
>         (initialize_data_dependence_relation): Use XCNEW and remove
>         explicit zeroing of DDR_REVERSED_P.  Look for a subsequence
>         of access functions that have the same type.  Allow the
>         subsequence to end with different bases in some circumstances.
>         Record the chosen access functions in SUB_ACCESS_FN.
>         (build_classic_dist_vector_1): Replace ddr_a and ddr_b with
>         a_index and b_index.  Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of DR_ACCESS_FN.
>         (subscript_dependence_tester_1): Likewise dra and drb.
>         (build_classic_dist_vector): Update calls accordingly.
>         (subscript_dependence_tester): Likewise.
>         * tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c (determine_loop_nest_reuse): Check
>         DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.
>         * tree-vectorizer.h (LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS): Test
>         comp_alias_ddrs instead of may_alias_ddrs.
>         * tree-vect-data-refs.c (vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence): Try
>         to mark for aliasing if DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P, but fall back
>         to using the recorded distance vectors if that fails.
>         (dependence_distance_ge_vf): New function.
>         (vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list): Use it.  Don't clear
>         LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS.
>
> gcc/testsuite/
>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c: New test.
>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c: Likewise.
>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c: Likewise.
>
> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.h
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:11.977015306 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
> @@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ struct conflict_function
>
>  struct subscript
>  {
> +  /* The access functions of the two references.  */
> +  tree access_fn[2];
> +
>    /* A description of the iterations for which the elements are
>       accessed twice.  */
>    conflict_function *conflicting_iterations_in_a;
> @@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ struct subscript
>
>  typedef struct subscript *subscript_p;
>
> +#define SUB_ACCESS_FN(SUB, I) (SUB)->access_fn[I]
>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_a
>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_b
>  #define SUB_LAST_CONFLICT(SUB) (SUB)->last_conflict
> @@ -264,6 +268,33 @@ struct data_dependence_relation
>    /* Set to true when the dependence relation is on the same data
>       access.  */
>    bool self_reference_p;
> +
> +  /* True if the dependence described is conservatively correct rather
> +     than exact, and if it is still possible for the accesses to be
> +     conditionally independent.  For example, the a and b references in:
> +
> +       struct s *a, *b;
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a->f[i] += b->f[i];
> +
> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), for the case in which
> +     a == b, but the accesses are independent if a != b.  Similarly,
> +     the a and b references in:
> +
> +       struct s *a, *b;
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a[0].f[i] += b[i].f[i];
> +
> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), but they are indepenent
> +     when a != b + i.  In contrast, the references in:
> +
> +       struct s *a;
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a->f[i] += a->f[i];
> +
> +     have the same distance vector of (0), but the accesses can never be
> +     independent.  */
> +  bool could_be_independent_p;
>  };
>
>  typedef struct data_dependence_relation *ddr_p;
> @@ -294,6 +325,7 @@ #define DDR_DIR_VECT(DDR, I) \
>  #define DDR_DIST_VECT(DDR, I) \
>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (DDR)[I]
>  #define DDR_REVERSED_P(DDR) (DDR)->reversed_p
> +#define DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P(DDR) (DDR)->could_be_independent_p
>
>
>  bool dr_analyze_innermost (struct data_reference *, struct loop *);
> @@ -372,22 +404,6 @@ same_data_refs (data_reference_p a, data
>        return false;
>
>    return true;
> -}
> -
> -/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
> -   same access functions.  */
> -
> -static inline bool
> -same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
> -{
> -  unsigned i;
> -
> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> -    if (!eq_evolutions_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i),
> -                         DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
> -      return false;
> -
> -  return true;
>  }
>
>  /* Returns true when all the dependences are computable.  */
> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
> @@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ Software Foundation; either version 3, o
>  } dependence_stats;
>
>  static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *,
> -                                          struct data_reference *,
> -                                          struct data_reference *,
> +                                          unsigned int, unsigned int,
>                                            struct loop *);
>  /* Returns true iff A divides B.  */
>
> @@ -144,6 +143,21 @@ int_divides_p (int a, int b)
>    return ((b % a) == 0);
>  }
>
> +/* Return true if reference REF contains a union access.  */
> +
> +static bool
> +ref_contains_union_access_p (tree ref)
> +{
> +  while (handled_component_p (ref))
> +    {
> +      ref = TREE_OPERAND (ref, 0);
> +      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == UNION_TYPE
> +         || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == QUAL_UNION_TYPE)
> +       return true;
> +    }
> +  return false;
> +}
> +
>
>
>  /* Dump into FILE all the data references from DATAREFS.  */
> @@ -433,13 +447,14 @@ dump_data_dependence_relation (FILE *out
>        unsigned int i;
>        struct loop *loopi;
>
> -      for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> +      subscript *sub;
> +      FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>         {
>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_A: ");
> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i), 0);
> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0), 0);
>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_B: ");
> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i), 0);
> -         dump_subscript (outf, DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, i));
> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1), 0);
> +         dump_subscript (outf, sub);
>         }
>
>        fprintf (outf, "  inner loop index: %d\n", DDR_INNER_LOOP (ddr));
> @@ -1484,11 +1499,10 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>    struct data_dependence_relation *res;
>    unsigned int i;
>
> -  res = XNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
> +  res = XCNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>    DDR_A (res) = a;
>    DDR_B (res) = b;
>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res).create (0);
> -  DDR_REVERSED_P (res) = false;
>    DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (0);
>    DDR_DIR_VECTS (res).create (0);
>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (res).create (0);
> @@ -1506,82 +1520,217 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>        return res;
>      }
>
> -  /* The case where the references are exactly the same.  */
> -  if (operand_equal_p (DR_REF (a), DR_REF (b), 0))
> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_a = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a);
> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_b = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b);
> +  if (num_dimensions_a == 0 || num_dimensions_b == 0)
>      {
> -      if ((loop_nest.exists ()
> -          && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0],
> -                                                  DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
> -         || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
> -       {
> -         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> -         return res;
> -       }
> -      DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
> -      DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
> -      DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
> -      DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
> -      DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = true;
> -      for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
> -       {
> -         struct subscript *subscript;
> +      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> +      return res;
> +    }
> +
> +  /* For unconstrained bases, the outer (highest-index) subscript
> +     describes a variation in the base of the original DR_REF rather
> +     than a component access.  We have no type that accurately describes
> +     the new DR_BASE_OBJECT (whose TREE_TYPE describes the type *after*
> +     applying the outer subscript) so limit the search to the last real
> +     component access.
> +
> +     E.g. for:
>
> -         subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
> -         SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
> -         SUB_DISTANCE (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
> -         DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).safe_push (subscript);
> +       void
> +       f (int a[][8], int b[][8])
> +       {
> +        for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
> +          a[i * 2][0] = b[i][0];
>         }
> -      return res;
> +
> +     the a and b accesses have a single ARRAY_REF component reference [0]
> +     but have two subscripts.  */
> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
> +    num_dimensions_a -= 1;
> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b))
> +    num_dimensions_b -= 1;
> +
> +  /* Now look for two sequences of component references that have the same
> +     type in both A and B.  The first sequence includes an arbitrary mixture
> +     of array and structure references while the second always ends on a
> +     structure reference.
> +
> +     The former (arbitrary) sequence uses access functions:
> +
> +        [START_A, START_A + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
> +        [START_B, START_B + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
> +
> +     The latter sequence uses access functions:
> +
> +        [STRUCT_START_A, STRUCT_START_A + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
> +        [STRUCT_START_B, STRUCT_START_B + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
> +
> +     STRUCT_REF_A and STRUCT_REF_B are the outer references for the
> +     latter sequence.  */
> +  unsigned int start_a = 0;
> +  unsigned int start_b = 0;
> +  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
> +  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
> +  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
> +  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
> +  unsigned int index_a = 0;
> +  unsigned int index_b = 0;
> +  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
> +  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
> +  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
> +  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
> +  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
> +    {
> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
> +      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
> +      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
> +      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
> +      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
> +      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
> +       {
> +         /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
> +         if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
> +             || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
> +           {
> +             /* Start a new sequence here.  */
> +             start_a = index_a;
> +             start_b = index_b;
> +             num_dimensions = 0;
> +           }
> +         num_dimensions += 1;
> +         if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
> +           {
> +             struct_start_a = start_a;
> +             struct_start_b = start_b;
> +             struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
> +             struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
> +             struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
> +           }
> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
> +         index_a += 1;
> +         index_b += 1;
> +         continue;
> +       }
> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
> +       break;
> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a));
> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b));
> +      if (size_a <= size_b)
> +       {
> +         index_a += 1;
> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
> +       }
> +      if (size_b <= size_a)
> +       {
> +         index_b += 1;
> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
> +       }
>      }
>
> -  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
> -     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
> -     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
> -     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
> -     built indices would not match.  */
> -  if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b), OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
> -      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
> -                             TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
> +  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
> +     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
> +     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
> +  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
> +  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
> +  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
> +                     && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
> +                     && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
> +                     && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
> +                     && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
> +                                            TREE_TYPE (base_b))
> +                     && (!loop_nest.exists ()
> +                         || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
> +                             (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
> +
> +  /* If the bases are the same, we can include the base variation too.
> +     E.g. the b accesses in:
> +
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         b[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
> +
> +     have a definite dependence distance of 4, while for:
> +
> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
> +         a[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
> +
> +     the dependence distance depends on the gap between a and b.
> +
> +     If the bases are different then we can only rely on the sequence
> +     rooted at a structure access, since arrays are allowed to overlap
> +     arbitrarily and change shape arbitrarily.  E.g. we treat this as
> +     valid code:
> +
> +       int a[256];
> +       ...
> +       ((int (*)[4][3])&a[1])[i][0] += ((int (*)[4][3])&a[2])[i][0];
> +
> +     where two lvalues with the same int[4][3] type overlap, and where
> +     both lvalues are distinct from the object's declared type.  */
> +  if (same_base_p)
>      {
> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> -      return res;
> +      if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
> +       num_dimensions += 1;
> +    }
> +  else
> +    {
> +      start_a = struct_start_a;
> +      start_b = struct_start_b;
> +      num_dimensions = struct_num_dimensions;
>      }
>
> -  /* If the base of the object is not invariant in the loop nest, we cannot
> -     analyze it.  TODO -- in fact, it would suffice to record that there may
> -     be arbitrary dependences in the loops where the base object varies.  */
> -  if ((loop_nest.exists ()
> -       && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0], DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
> -      || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
> +  /* Punt if we didn't find a suitable sequence.  */
> +  if (num_dimensions == 0)
>      {
>        DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>        return res;
>      }
>
> -  /* If the number of dimensions of the access to not agree we can have
> -     a pointer access to a component of the array element type and an
> -     array access while the base-objects are still the same.  Punt.  */
> -  if (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) != DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b))
> +  if (!same_base_p)
>      {
> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> -      return res;
> +      /* Partial overlap is possible for different bases when strict aliasing
> +        is not in effect.  It's also possible if either base involves a union
> +        access; e.g. for:
> +
> +          struct s1 { int a[2]; };
> +          struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
> +          struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
> +          union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; } *p, *q;
> +
> +        the s1 at "p->f.b" (base "p->f") partially overlaps the s1 at
> +        "p->g.e" (base "p->g") and might partially overlap the s1 at
> +        "q->g.e" (base "q->g").  */
> +      if (!flag_strict_aliasing
> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_a)
> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_b))
> +       {
> +         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
> +         return res;
> +       }
> +
> +      DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (res) = true;
>      }
>
>    DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>    DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
> -  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
> +  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (num_dimensions);
>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>    DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>    DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = false;
>
> -  for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
> +  for (i = 0; i < num_dimensions; ++i)
>      {
>        struct subscript *subscript;
>
>        subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 0) = DR_ACCESS_FN (a, start_a + i);
> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 1) = DR_ACCESS_FN (b, start_b + i);
>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>        SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
> @@ -3163,14 +3312,15 @@ add_outer_distances (struct data_depende
>  }
>
>  /* Return false when fail to represent the data dependence as a
> -   distance vector.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
> +   distance vector.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference
> +   (0 for DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the
> +   second reference.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>     added to the distance vector DIST_V.  INDEX_CARRY is then set to
>     the index in DIST_V that carries the dependence.  */
>
>  static bool
>  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_a,
> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_b,
> +                            unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>                              lambda_vector dist_v, bool *init_b,
>                              int *index_carry)
>  {
> @@ -3188,8 +3338,8 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>           return false;
>         }
>
> -      access_fn_a = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_a, i);
> -      access_fn_b = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_b, i);
> +      access_fn_a = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index);
> +      access_fn_b = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index);
>
>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fn_a) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC
>           && TREE_CODE (access_fn_b) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
> @@ -3249,10 +3399,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>  constant_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>  {
>    unsigned i;
> +  subscript *sub;
>
> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> -    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i))
> -       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
> +    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0))
> +       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>        return false;
>
>    return true;
> @@ -3315,10 +3466,11 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>    lambda_vector dist_v;
>    unsigned i;
>    int index_carry = DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr);
> +  subscript *sub;
>
> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>      {
> -      tree access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i);
> +      tree access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0);
>
>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fun) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>         {
> @@ -3330,7 +3482,7 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>                   return;
>                 }
>
> -             access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), 0);
> +             access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, 0), 0);
>
>               if (TREE_CODE (CHREC_LEFT (access_fun)) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>                 add_multivariate_self_dist (ddr, access_fun);
> @@ -3401,6 +3553,23 @@ add_distance_for_zero_overlaps (struct d
>      }
>  }
>
> +/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
> +   same access functions.  */
> +
> +static inline bool
> +same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
> +{
> +  unsigned i;
> +  subscript *sub;
> +
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
> +    if (!eq_evolutions_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0),
> +                         SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
> +      return false;
> +
> +  return true;
> +}
> +
>  /* Compute the classic per loop distance vector.  DDR is the data
>     dependence relation to build a vector from.  Return false when fail
>     to represent the data dependence as a distance vector.  */
> @@ -3432,8 +3601,7 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>      }
>
>    dist_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
> -  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
> -                                   dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
> +  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 0, 1, dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>      return false;
>
>    /* Save the distance vector if we initialized one.  */
> @@ -3466,12 +3634,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>        if (!lambda_vector_lexico_pos (dist_v, DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr)))
>         {
>           lambda_vector save_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
> -         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
> -                                             loop_nest))
> +         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>             return false;
>           compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
> -         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
> -                                           save_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
> +         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, save_v, &init_b,
> +                                           &index_carry))
>             return false;
>           save_dist_v (ddr, save_v);
>           DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr) = true;
> @@ -3507,12 +3674,10 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>             {
>               lambda_vector opposite_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>
> -             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr),
> -                                                 DDR_A (ddr), loop_nest))
> +             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>                 return false;
>               compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
> -             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
> -                                               opposite_v, &init_b,
> +             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, opposite_v, &init_b,
>                                                 &index_carry))
>                 return false;
>
> @@ -3591,13 +3756,13 @@ build_classic_dir_vector (struct data_de
>      }
>  }
>
> -/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between
> -   data references DRA and DRB.  */
> +/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between the
> +   data references.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference (0 for
> +   DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the second reference.  */
>
>  static bool
>  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
> -                              struct data_reference *dra,
> -                              struct data_reference *drb,
> +                              unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>                                struct loop *loop_nest)
>  {
>    unsigned int i;
> @@ -3609,8 +3774,8 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>      {
>        conflict_function *overlaps_a, *overlaps_b;
>
> -      analyze_overlapping_iterations (DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i),
> -                                     DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i),
> +      analyze_overlapping_iterations (SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index),
> +                                     SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index),
>                                       &overlaps_a, &overlaps_b,
>                                       &last_conflicts, loop_nest);
>
> @@ -3659,7 +3824,7 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>  subscript_dependence_tester (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>                              struct loop *loop_nest)
>  {
> -  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr), loop_nest))
> +  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 0, 1, loop_nest))
>      dependence_stats.num_dependence_dependent++;
>
>    compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
> Index: gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
> @@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ determine_loop_nest_reuse (struct loop *
>        refb = (struct mem_ref *) DDR_B (dep)->aux;
>
>        if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (dep) == chrec_dont_know
> +         || DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (dep)
>           || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (dep) == 0)
>         {
>           /* If the dependence cannot be analyzed, assume that there might be
> Index: gcc/tree-vectorizer.h
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-vectorizer.h       2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-vectorizer.h       2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
> @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ #define LOOP_VINFO_ORIG_LOOP_INFO(L)
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIGNMENT(L)      \
>    ((L)->may_misalign_stmts.length () > 0)
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS(L)          \
> -  ((L)->may_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
> +  ((L)->comp_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_NITERS(L)         \
>    (LOOP_VINFO_NITERS_ASSUMPTIONS (L))
>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING(L)                    \
> Index: gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c   2017-05-03 08:48:30.536704993 +0100
> +++ gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c   2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
> @@ -340,6 +340,26 @@ vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence (struct
>      }
>
>    loop_depth = index_in_loop_nest (loop->num, DDR_LOOP_NEST (ddr));
> +
> +  if (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr))
> +    /* For dependence distances of 2 or more, we have the option of
> +       limiting VF or checking for an alias at runtime.  Prefer to check
> +       at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting the VF unnecessarily when
> +       the bases are in fact independent.
> +
> +       Note that the alias checks will be removed if the VF ends up
> +       being small enough.  */
> +    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
> +      {
> +       int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
> +       if (dist != 0 && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr)))
> +         {
> +           if (vect_mark_for_runtime_alias_test (ddr, loop_vinfo))
> +             return false;
> +           break;
> +         }
> +      }
> +
>    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
>      {
>        int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
> @@ -3017,6 +3037,44 @@ vect_no_alias_p (struct data_reference *
>    return false;
>  }
>
> +/* Return true if the minimum nonzero dependence distance for loop LOOP_DEPTH
> +   in DDR is >= VF.  */
> +
> +static bool
> +dependence_distance_ge_vf (data_dependence_relation *ddr,
> +                          unsigned int loop_depth, unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT vf)
> +{
> +  if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (ddr) != NULL_TREE
> +      || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (ddr) == 0)
> +    return false;
> +
> +  /* If the dependence is exact, we should have limited the VF instead.  */
> +  gcc_checking_assert (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr));
> +
> +  unsigned int i;
> +  lambda_vector dist_v;
> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
> +    {
> +      HOST_WIDE_INT dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
> +      if (dist != 0
> +         && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr))
> +         && (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT) abs_hwi (dist) < vf)
> +       return false;
> +    }
> +
> +  if (dump_enabled_p ())
> +    {
> +      dump_printf_loc (MSG_NOTE, vect_location,
> +                      "dependence distance between ");
> +      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_A (ddr)));
> +      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " and ");
> +      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_B (ddr)));
> +      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " is >= VF\n");
> +    }
> +
> +  return true;
> +}
> +
>  /* Function vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list.
>
>     Prune a list of ddrs to be tested at run-time by versioning for alias.
> @@ -3075,6 +3133,10 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>
>    comp_alias_ddrs.create (may_alias_ddrs.length ());
>
> +  unsigned int loop_depth
> +    = index_in_loop_nest (LOOP_VINFO_LOOP (loop_vinfo)->num,
> +                         LOOP_VINFO_LOOP_NEST (loop_vinfo));
> +
>    /* First, we collect all data ref pairs for aliasing checks.  */
>    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (may_alias_ddrs, i, ddr)
>      {
> @@ -3084,6 +3146,11 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>        tree segment_length_a, segment_length_b;
>        gimple *stmt_a, *stmt_b;
>
> +      /* Ignore the alias if the VF we chose ended up being no greater
> +        than the dependence distance.  */
> +      if (dependence_distance_ge_vf (ddr, loop_depth, vect_factor))
> +       continue;
> +
>        dr_a = DDR_A (ddr);
>        stmt_a = DR_STMT (DDR_A (ddr));
>        dr_group_first_a = GROUP_FIRST_ELEMENT (vinfo_for_stmt (stmt_a));
> @@ -3294,10 +3361,6 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>        return false;
>      }
>
> -  /* All alias checks have been resolved at compilation time.  */
> -  if (!comp_alias_ddrs.length ())
> -    LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS (loop_vinfo).truncate (0);
> -
>    return true;
>  }
>
> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
> +/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
> +
> +/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
> +#define GAP 128
> +#define N (GAP * 3)
> +
> +struct s { int x[N + 1]; };
> +struct t { struct s x[N + 1]; };
> +struct u { int x[N + 1]; int y; };
> +
> +void
> +f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f2 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f3 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f4 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f5 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f6 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f7 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f8 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f9 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[1].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f10 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i].x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f11 (struct u *a, struct u *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i] + b[i].y;
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f12 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP; ++i)
> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f13 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 13 "vect" } } */
> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
> +/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
> +
> +#define N 16
> +
> +struct s1 { int a[N]; };
> +struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
> +struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
> +union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; };
> +
> +/* We allow a and b to overlap arbitrarily.  */
> +
> +void
> +f1 (int a[][N], int b[][N])
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a[0][i] += b[0][i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f2 (union u *a, union u *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
> +    a->f.b.a[i] += b->g.e.a[i];
> +}
> +
> +void
> +f3 (struct s1 *a, struct s1 *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < N - 1; ++i)
> +    a->a[i + 1] += b->a[i];
> +}
> +
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-not "LOOP VECTORIZED" "vect" } } */
> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
> +
> +/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
> +#define GAP 128
> +#define N (GAP * 3)
> +
> +struct s { int x[N]; };
> +
> +void
> +f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
> +{
> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
> +}
> +
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "mark for run-time aliasing" 1 "vect" } } */
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "improved number of alias checks from 1 to 0" 1 "vect" } } */
> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 1 "vect" } } */
Richard Biener May 4, 2017, 12:32 p.m. UTC | #6
On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Richard Biener
<richard.guenther@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>> This patch tries to calculate conservatively-correct distance
>> vectors for two references whose base addresses are not the same.
>> It sets a new flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P if the dependence
>> isn't guaranteed to occur.
>>
>> The motivating example is:
>>
>>   struct s { int x[8]; };
>>   void
>>   f (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>>   {
>>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>       a->x[i] += b->x[i];
>>   }
>>
>> in which the "a" and "b" accesses are either independent or have a
>> dependence distance of 0 (assuming -fstrict-aliasing).  Neither case
>> prevents vectorisation, so we can vectorise without an alias check.
>>
>> I'd originally wanted to do the same thing for arrays as well, e.g.:
>>
>>   void
>>   f (int a[][8], struct b[][8])
>>   {
>>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>       a[0][i] += b[0][i];
>>   }
>>
>> I think this is valid because C11 6.7.6.2/6 says:
>>
>>   For two array types to be compatible, both shall have compatible
>>   element types, and if both size specifiers are present, and are
>>   integer constant expressions, then both size specifiers shall have
>>   the same constant value.
>>
>> So if we access an array through an int (*)[8], it must have type X[8]
>> or X[], where X is compatible with int.  It doesn't seem possible in
>> either case for "a[0]" and "b[0]" to overlap when "a != b".
>>
>> However, Richard B said that (at least in gimple) we support arbitrary
>> overlap of arrays and allow arrays to be accessed with different
>> dimensionality.  There are examples of this in PR50067.  I've therefore
>> only handled references that end in a structure field access.
>>
>> There are two ways of handling these dependences in the vectoriser:
>> use them to limit VF, or check at runtime as before.  I've gone for
>> the approach of checking at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting VF
>> unnecessarily.  We still fall back to a VF cap when runtime checks
>> aren't allowed.
>>
>> The patch tests whether we queued an alias check with a dependence
>> distance of X and then picked a VF <= X, in which case it's safe to
>> drop the alias check.  Since vect_prune_runtime_alias_check_list can
>> be called twice with different VF for the same loop, it's no longer
>> safe to clear may_alias_ddrs on exit.  Instead we should use
>> comp_alias_ddrs to check whether versioning is necessary.
>>
>> Tested on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu.  OK to install?
>
> You seem to do your "fancy" thing but also later compute the old
> base equality anyway (for same_base_p).  It looks to me for this
> case the new fancy code can be simply skipped, keeping num_dimensions
> as before?
>
> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
> +       break;
>
> ah, interesting idea to avoid a quadratic search.  Note that you should
> conservatively handle both BIT_FIELD_REF and VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR
> as they are used for type-punning.  I see
> nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p
> should simply skip ARRAY_REFs - but I also see there:
>
>       /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
>          as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
>          for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
>       tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
>       tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);
>
> so you probably can't simply use TREE_TYPE (outer_ref) for type compatibility.
> You also may not use types_compatible_p here as for LTO that is _way_ too
> lax for aggregates.  The above uses
>
>       /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
>       if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
>          return false;
>
> so you should also bail out on unions here, rather than the check you do later.
>
> You seem to rely on getting an access_fn entry for each handled_component_p.
> It looks like this is the case -- we even seem to stop at unions (with the same
> fortran "issue").  I'm not sure that's the best thing to do but you
> rely on that.
>
> I don't understand the looping, it needs more comments.  You seem to be
> looking for the innermost compatible RECORD_TYPE but then num_dimensions
> is how many compatible refs you found on the way (with incompatible ones
> not counting?!).  What about an inner varying array of structs?  This seems to
> be disregarded in the analysis now?  Thus, a[i].s.b[i].j vs. __real
> b[i].s.b[i].j?
>
> nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p/nonoverlapping_component_refs_p
> conveniently start from the other
> end of the ref here.

That said, for the motivational cases we either have one ref having
more dimensions
than the other (the __real vs. full complex access) or they have the same number
of dimensions (and no access fn for the base).

For the first case we should simply "drop" access_fns of the larger dimensional
ref (from the start, plus outer component refs) up to the point the
number of dimensions
are equal.

Then we have the case of

  ! types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a), TREE_TYPE (base_b))

where we have to punt.

Then we have the case of

  ! operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)

which is where the new code should kick in to see if we can drop access_fns
from the other end (as unanalyzable but either having distance zero or not
aliased because of TBAA).

At least your testcases suggest you do not want to handle

 struct s { int x[N]; };
 struct r { struct s s; };
 f (struct s *a, struct r *b)
 {
    for (i = 0; i < N; ++i)
      a->s.x[i] = b->x[i];
 }

?

With this example your loop which seems to search for a "common" sequence
in (different) midst of the reference trees makes more sense (still that loop is
awkward to understand).

Richard.

> Richard.
>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> gcc/
>> 2017-05-03  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@linaro.org>
>>
>>         * tree-data-ref.h (subscript): Add access_fn field.
>>         (data_dependence_relation): Add could_be_independent_p.
>>         (SUB_ACCESS_FN, DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P): New macros.
>>         (same_access_functions): Move to tree-data-ref.c.
>>         * tree-data-ref.c (ref_contains_union_access_p): New function.
>>         (dump_data_dependence_relation): Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of
>>         DR_ACCESS_FN.
>>         (constant_access_functions): Likewise.
>>         (add_other_self_distances): Likewise.
>>         (same_access_functions): Likewise.  (Moved from tree-data-ref.h.)
>>         (initialize_data_dependence_relation): Use XCNEW and remove
>>         explicit zeroing of DDR_REVERSED_P.  Look for a subsequence
>>         of access functions that have the same type.  Allow the
>>         subsequence to end with different bases in some circumstances.
>>         Record the chosen access functions in SUB_ACCESS_FN.
>>         (build_classic_dist_vector_1): Replace ddr_a and ddr_b with
>>         a_index and b_index.  Use SUB_ACCESS_FN instead of DR_ACCESS_FN.
>>         (subscript_dependence_tester_1): Likewise dra and drb.
>>         (build_classic_dist_vector): Update calls accordingly.
>>         (subscript_dependence_tester): Likewise.
>>         * tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c (determine_loop_nest_reuse): Check
>>         DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P.
>>         * tree-vectorizer.h (LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS): Test
>>         comp_alias_ddrs instead of may_alias_ddrs.
>>         * tree-vect-data-refs.c (vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence): Try
>>         to mark for aliasing if DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P, but fall back
>>         to using the recorded distance vectors if that fails.
>>         (dependence_distance_ge_vf): New function.
>>         (vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list): Use it.  Don't clear
>>         LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS.
>>
>> gcc/testsuite/
>>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c: New test.
>>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c: Likewise.
>>         * gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c: Likewise.
>>
>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.h
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:11.977015306 +0100
>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.h 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>> @@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ struct conflict_function
>>
>>  struct subscript
>>  {
>> +  /* The access functions of the two references.  */
>> +  tree access_fn[2];
>> +
>>    /* A description of the iterations for which the elements are
>>       accessed twice.  */
>>    conflict_function *conflicting_iterations_in_a;
>> @@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ struct subscript
>>
>>  typedef struct subscript *subscript_p;
>>
>> +#define SUB_ACCESS_FN(SUB, I) (SUB)->access_fn[I]
>>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_a
>>  #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_b
>>  #define SUB_LAST_CONFLICT(SUB) (SUB)->last_conflict
>> @@ -264,6 +268,33 @@ struct data_dependence_relation
>>    /* Set to true when the dependence relation is on the same data
>>       access.  */
>>    bool self_reference_p;
>> +
>> +  /* True if the dependence described is conservatively correct rather
>> +     than exact, and if it is still possible for the accesses to be
>> +     conditionally independent.  For example, the a and b references in:
>> +
>> +       struct s *a, *b;
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a->f[i] += b->f[i];
>> +
>> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), for the case in which
>> +     a == b, but the accesses are independent if a != b.  Similarly,
>> +     the a and b references in:
>> +
>> +       struct s *a, *b;
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a[0].f[i] += b[i].f[i];
>> +
>> +     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), but they are indepenent
>> +     when a != b + i.  In contrast, the references in:
>> +
>> +       struct s *a;
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a->f[i] += a->f[i];
>> +
>> +     have the same distance vector of (0), but the accesses can never be
>> +     independent.  */
>> +  bool could_be_independent_p;
>>  };
>>
>>  typedef struct data_dependence_relation *ddr_p;
>> @@ -294,6 +325,7 @@ #define DDR_DIR_VECT(DDR, I) \
>>  #define DDR_DIST_VECT(DDR, I) \
>>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (DDR)[I]
>>  #define DDR_REVERSED_P(DDR) (DDR)->reversed_p
>> +#define DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P(DDR) (DDR)->could_be_independent_p
>>
>>
>>  bool dr_analyze_innermost (struct data_reference *, struct loop *);
>> @@ -372,22 +404,6 @@ same_data_refs (data_reference_p a, data
>>        return false;
>>
>>    return true;
>> -}
>> -
>> -/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
>> -   same access functions.  */
>> -
>> -static inline bool
>> -same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>> -{
>> -  unsigned i;
>> -
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> -    if (!eq_evolutions_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i),
>> -                         DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
>> -      return false;
>> -
>> -  return true;
>>  }
>>
>>  /* Returns true when all the dependences are computable.  */
>> Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
>> +++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c 2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>> @@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ Software Foundation; either version 3, o
>>  } dependence_stats;
>>
>>  static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *,
>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>> -                                          struct data_reference *,
>> +                                          unsigned int, unsigned int,
>>                                            struct loop *);
>>  /* Returns true iff A divides B.  */
>>
>> @@ -144,6 +143,21 @@ int_divides_p (int a, int b)
>>    return ((b % a) == 0);
>>  }
>>
>> +/* Return true if reference REF contains a union access.  */
>> +
>> +static bool
>> +ref_contains_union_access_p (tree ref)
>> +{
>> +  while (handled_component_p (ref))
>> +    {
>> +      ref = TREE_OPERAND (ref, 0);
>> +      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == UNION_TYPE
>> +         || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == QUAL_UNION_TYPE)
>> +       return true;
>> +    }
>> +  return false;
>> +}
>> +
>>
>>
>>  /* Dump into FILE all the data references from DATAREFS.  */
>> @@ -433,13 +447,14 @@ dump_data_dependence_relation (FILE *out
>>        unsigned int i;
>>        struct loop *loopi;
>>
>> -      for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> +      subscript *sub;
>> +      FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>         {
>>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_A: ");
>> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i), 0);
>> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0), 0);
>>           fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_B: ");
>> -         print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i), 0);
>> -         dump_subscript (outf, DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, i));
>> +         print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1), 0);
>> +         dump_subscript (outf, sub);
>>         }
>>
>>        fprintf (outf, "  inner loop index: %d\n", DDR_INNER_LOOP (ddr));
>> @@ -1484,11 +1499,10 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>>    struct data_dependence_relation *res;
>>    unsigned int i;
>>
>> -  res = XNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>> +  res = XCNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
>>    DDR_A (res) = a;
>>    DDR_B (res) = b;
>>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res).create (0);
>> -  DDR_REVERSED_P (res) = false;
>>    DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (0);
>>    DDR_DIR_VECTS (res).create (0);
>>    DDR_DIST_VECTS (res).create (0);
>> @@ -1506,82 +1520,217 @@ initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
>>        return res;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* The case where the references are exactly the same.  */
>> -  if (operand_equal_p (DR_REF (a), DR_REF (b), 0))
>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_a = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a);
>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions_b = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b);
>> +  if (num_dimensions_a == 0 || num_dimensions_b == 0)
>>      {
>> -      if ((loop_nest.exists ()
>> -          && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0],
>> -                                                  DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
>> -         || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
>> -       {
>> -         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -         return res;
>> -       }
>> -      DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
>> -      DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
>> -      DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>> -      DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>> -      DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = true;
>> -      for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
>> -       {
>> -         struct subscript *subscript;
>> +      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> +      return res;
>> +    }
>> +
>> +  /* For unconstrained bases, the outer (highest-index) subscript
>> +     describes a variation in the base of the original DR_REF rather
>> +     than a component access.  We have no type that accurately describes
>> +     the new DR_BASE_OBJECT (whose TREE_TYPE describes the type *after*
>> +     applying the outer subscript) so limit the search to the last real
>> +     component access.
>> +
>> +     E.g. for:
>>
>> -         subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
>> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>> -         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>> -         SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -         SUB_DISTANCE (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -         DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).safe_push (subscript);
>> +       void
>> +       f (int a[][8], int b[][8])
>> +       {
>> +        for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>> +          a[i * 2][0] = b[i][0];
>>         }
>> -      return res;
>> +
>> +     the a and b accesses have a single ARRAY_REF component reference [0]
>> +     but have two subscripts.  */
>> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
>> +    num_dimensions_a -= 1;
>> +  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b))
>> +    num_dimensions_b -= 1;
>> +
>> +  /* Now look for two sequences of component references that have the same
>> +     type in both A and B.  The first sequence includes an arbitrary mixture
>> +     of array and structure references while the second always ends on a
>> +     structure reference.
>> +
>> +     The former (arbitrary) sequence uses access functions:
>> +
>> +        [START_A, START_A + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
>> +        [START_B, START_B + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
>> +
>> +     The latter sequence uses access functions:
>> +
>> +        [STRUCT_START_A, STRUCT_START_A + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
>> +        [STRUCT_START_B, STRUCT_START_B + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
>> +
>> +     STRUCT_REF_A and STRUCT_REF_B are the outer references for the
>> +     latter sequence.  */
>> +  unsigned int start_a = 0;
>> +  unsigned int start_b = 0;
>> +  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
>> +  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
>> +  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
>> +  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
>> +  unsigned int index_a = 0;
>> +  unsigned int index_b = 0;
>> +  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
>> +  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
>> +  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
>> +  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
>> +  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
>> +    {
>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
>> +      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
>> +      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
>> +      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
>> +      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
>> +      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
>> +      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
>> +       {
>> +         /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
>> +         if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
>> +             || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
>> +           {
>> +             /* Start a new sequence here.  */
>> +             start_a = index_a;
>> +             start_b = index_b;
>> +             num_dimensions = 0;
>> +           }
>> +         num_dimensions += 1;
>> +         if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
>> +           {
>> +             struct_start_a = start_a;
>> +             struct_start_b = start_b;
>> +             struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
>> +             struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>> +             struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>> +           }
>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>> +         index_a += 1;
>> +         index_b += 1;
>> +         continue;
>> +       }
>> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
>> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
>> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
>> +       break;
>> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a));
>> +      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b));
>> +      if (size_a <= size_b)
>> +       {
>> +         index_a += 1;
>> +         next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
>> +       }
>> +      if (size_b <= size_a)
>> +       {
>> +         index_b += 1;
>> +         next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
>> +       }
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
>> -     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
>> -     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
>> -     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
>> -     built indices would not match.  */
>> -  if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b), OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>> -      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
>> -                             TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
>> +  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
>> +     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
>> +     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
>> +  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
>> +  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
>> +  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
>> +                     && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
>> +                     && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
>> +                     && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>> +                     && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
>> +                                            TREE_TYPE (base_b))
>> +                     && (!loop_nest.exists ()
>> +                         || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
>> +                             (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
>> +
>> +  /* If the bases are the same, we can include the base variation too.
>> +     E.g. the b accesses in:
>> +
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         b[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
>> +
>> +     have a definite dependence distance of 4, while for:
>> +
>> +       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
>> +         a[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
>> +
>> +     the dependence distance depends on the gap between a and b.
>> +
>> +     If the bases are different then we can only rely on the sequence
>> +     rooted at a structure access, since arrays are allowed to overlap
>> +     arbitrarily and change shape arbitrarily.  E.g. we treat this as
>> +     valid code:
>> +
>> +       int a[256];
>> +       ...
>> +       ((int (*)[4][3])&a[1])[i][0] += ((int (*)[4][3])&a[2])[i][0];
>> +
>> +     where two lvalues with the same int[4][3] type overlap, and where
>> +     both lvalues are distinct from the object's declared type.  */
>> +  if (same_base_p)
>>      {
>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -      return res;
>> +      if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
>> +       num_dimensions += 1;
>> +    }
>> +  else
>> +    {
>> +      start_a = struct_start_a;
>> +      start_b = struct_start_b;
>> +      num_dimensions = struct_num_dimensions;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* If the base of the object is not invariant in the loop nest, we cannot
>> -     analyze it.  TODO -- in fact, it would suffice to record that there may
>> -     be arbitrary dependences in the loops where the base object varies.  */
>> -  if ((loop_nest.exists ()
>> -       && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0], DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
>> -      || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
>> +  /* Punt if we didn't find a suitable sequence.  */
>> +  if (num_dimensions == 0)
>>      {
>>        DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>>        return res;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* If the number of dimensions of the access to not agree we can have
>> -     a pointer access to a component of the array element type and an
>> -     array access while the base-objects are still the same.  Punt.  */
>> -  if (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) != DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b))
>> +  if (!same_base_p)
>>      {
>> -      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> -      return res;
>> +      /* Partial overlap is possible for different bases when strict aliasing
>> +        is not in effect.  It's also possible if either base involves a union
>> +        access; e.g. for:
>> +
>> +          struct s1 { int a[2]; };
>> +          struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
>> +          struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
>> +          union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; } *p, *q;
>> +
>> +        the s1 at "p->f.b" (base "p->f") partially overlaps the s1 at
>> +        "p->g.e" (base "p->g") and might partially overlap the s1 at
>> +        "q->g.e" (base "q->g").  */
>> +      if (!flag_strict_aliasing
>> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_a)
>> +         || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_b))
>> +       {
>> +         DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
>> +         return res;
>> +       }
>> +
>> +      DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (res) = true;
>>      }
>>
>>    DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
>>    DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
>> -  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
>> +  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (num_dimensions);
>>    DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
>>    DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
>>    DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = false;
>>
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
>> +  for (i = 0; i < num_dimensions; ++i)
>>      {
>>        struct subscript *subscript;
>>
>>        subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
>> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 0) = DR_ACCESS_FN (a, start_a + i);
>> +      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 1) = DR_ACCESS_FN (b, start_b + i);
>>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>        SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
>>        SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
>> @@ -3163,14 +3312,15 @@ add_outer_distances (struct data_depende
>>  }
>>
>>  /* Return false when fail to represent the data dependence as a
>> -   distance vector.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>> +   distance vector.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference
>> +   (0 for DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the
>> +   second reference.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
>>     added to the distance vector DIST_V.  INDEX_CARRY is then set to
>>     the index in DIST_V that carries the dependence.  */
>>
>>  static bool
>>  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_a,
>> -                            struct data_reference *ddr_b,
>> +                            unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>>                              lambda_vector dist_v, bool *init_b,
>>                              int *index_carry)
>>  {
>> @@ -3188,8 +3338,8 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>>           return false;
>>         }
>>
>> -      access_fn_a = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_a, i);
>> -      access_fn_b = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_b, i);
>> +      access_fn_a = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index);
>> +      access_fn_b = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index);
>>
>>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fn_a) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC
>>           && TREE_CODE (access_fn_b) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>> @@ -3249,10 +3399,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
>>  constant_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>>  {
>>    unsigned i;
>> +  subscript *sub;
>>
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> -    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i))
>> -       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>> +    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0))
>> +       || !evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>>        return false;
>>
>>    return true;
>> @@ -3315,10 +3466,11 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>>    lambda_vector dist_v;
>>    unsigned i;
>>    int index_carry = DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr);
>> +  subscript *sub;
>>
>> -  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>>      {
>> -      tree access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i);
>> +      tree access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0);
>>
>>        if (TREE_CODE (access_fun) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>         {
>> @@ -3330,7 +3482,7 @@ add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
>>                   return;
>>                 }
>>
>> -             access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), 0);
>> +             access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, 0), 0);
>>
>>               if (TREE_CODE (CHREC_LEFT (access_fun)) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
>>                 add_multivariate_self_dist (ddr, access_fun);
>> @@ -3401,6 +3553,23 @@ add_distance_for_zero_overlaps (struct d
>>      }
>>  }
>>
>> +/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
>> +   same access functions.  */
>> +
>> +static inline bool
>> +same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
>> +{
>> +  unsigned i;
>> +  subscript *sub;
>> +
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
>> +    if (!eq_evolutions_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0),
>> +                         SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
>> +      return false;
>> +
>> +  return true;
>> +}
>> +
>>  /* Compute the classic per loop distance vector.  DDR is the data
>>     dependence relation to build a vector from.  Return false when fail
>>     to represent the data dependence as a distance vector.  */
>> @@ -3432,8 +3601,7 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>      }
>>
>>    dist_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>> -  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
>> -                                   dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>> +  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 0, 1, dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>>      return false;
>>
>>    /* Save the distance vector if we initialized one.  */
>> @@ -3466,12 +3634,11 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>        if (!lambda_vector_lexico_pos (dist_v, DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr)))
>>         {
>>           lambda_vector save_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>> -         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>> -                                             loop_nest))
>> +         if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>>             return false;
>>           compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>> -         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>> -                                           save_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
>> +         if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, save_v, &init_b,
>> +                                           &index_carry))
>>             return false;
>>           save_dist_v (ddr, save_v);
>>           DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr) = true;
>> @@ -3507,12 +3674,10 @@ build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
>>             {
>>               lambda_vector opposite_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
>>
>> -             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr),
>> -                                                 DDR_A (ddr), loop_nest))
>> +             if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
>>                 return false;
>>               compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>> -             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
>> -                                               opposite_v, &init_b,
>> +             if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, opposite_v, &init_b,
>>                                                 &index_carry))
>>                 return false;
>>
>> @@ -3591,13 +3756,13 @@ build_classic_dir_vector (struct data_de
>>      }
>>  }
>>
>> -/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between
>> -   data references DRA and DRB.  */
>> +/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between the
>> +   data references.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference (0 for
>> +   DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the second reference.  */
>>
>>  static bool
>>  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>> -                              struct data_reference *dra,
>> -                              struct data_reference *drb,
>> +                              unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
>>                                struct loop *loop_nest)
>>  {
>>    unsigned int i;
>> @@ -3609,8 +3774,8 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>>      {
>>        conflict_function *overlaps_a, *overlaps_b;
>>
>> -      analyze_overlapping_iterations (DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i),
>> -                                     DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i),
>> +      analyze_overlapping_iterations (SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index),
>> +                                     SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index),
>>                                       &overlaps_a, &overlaps_b,
>>                                       &last_conflicts, loop_nest);
>>
>> @@ -3659,7 +3824,7 @@ subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
>>  subscript_dependence_tester (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>>                              struct loop *loop_nest)
>>  {
>> -  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr), loop_nest))
>> +  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 0, 1, loop_nest))
>>      dependence_stats.num_dependence_dependent++;
>>
>>    compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
>> Index: gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
>> +++ gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c        2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
>> @@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ determine_loop_nest_reuse (struct loop *
>>        refb = (struct mem_ref *) DDR_B (dep)->aux;
>>
>>        if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (dep) == chrec_dont_know
>> +         || DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (dep)
>>           || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (dep) == 0)
>>         {
>>           /* If the dependence cannot be analyzed, assume that there might be
>> Index: gcc/tree-vectorizer.h
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-vectorizer.h       2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
>> +++ gcc/tree-vectorizer.h       2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
>> @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ #define LOOP_VINFO_ORIG_LOOP_INFO(L)
>>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIGNMENT(L)      \
>>    ((L)->may_misalign_stmts.length () > 0)
>>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS(L)          \
>> -  ((L)->may_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
>> +  ((L)->comp_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
>>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_NITERS(L)         \
>>    (LOOP_VINFO_NITERS_ASSUMPTIONS (L))
>>  #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING(L)                    \
>> Index: gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c   2017-05-03 08:48:30.536704993 +0100
>> +++ gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c   2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
>> @@ -340,6 +340,26 @@ vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence (struct
>>      }
>>
>>    loop_depth = index_in_loop_nest (loop->num, DDR_LOOP_NEST (ddr));
>> +
>> +  if (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr))
>> +    /* For dependence distances of 2 or more, we have the option of
>> +       limiting VF or checking for an alias at runtime.  Prefer to check
>> +       at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting the VF unnecessarily when
>> +       the bases are in fact independent.
>> +
>> +       Note that the alias checks will be removed if the VF ends up
>> +       being small enough.  */
>> +    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
>> +      {
>> +       int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
>> +       if (dist != 0 && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr)))
>> +         {
>> +           if (vect_mark_for_runtime_alias_test (ddr, loop_vinfo))
>> +             return false;
>> +           break;
>> +         }
>> +      }
>> +
>>    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
>>      {
>>        int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
>> @@ -3017,6 +3037,44 @@ vect_no_alias_p (struct data_reference *
>>    return false;
>>  }
>>
>> +/* Return true if the minimum nonzero dependence distance for loop LOOP_DEPTH
>> +   in DDR is >= VF.  */
>> +
>> +static bool
>> +dependence_distance_ge_vf (data_dependence_relation *ddr,
>> +                          unsigned int loop_depth, unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT vf)
>> +{
>> +  if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (ddr) != NULL_TREE
>> +      || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (ddr) == 0)
>> +    return false;
>> +
>> +  /* If the dependence is exact, we should have limited the VF instead.  */
>> +  gcc_checking_assert (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr));
>> +
>> +  unsigned int i;
>> +  lambda_vector dist_v;
>> +  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
>> +    {
>> +      HOST_WIDE_INT dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
>> +      if (dist != 0
>> +         && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr))
>> +         && (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT) abs_hwi (dist) < vf)
>> +       return false;
>> +    }
>> +
>> +  if (dump_enabled_p ())
>> +    {
>> +      dump_printf_loc (MSG_NOTE, vect_location,
>> +                      "dependence distance between ");
>> +      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_A (ddr)));
>> +      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " and ");
>> +      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_B (ddr)));
>> +      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " is >= VF\n");
>> +    }
>> +
>> +  return true;
>> +}
>> +
>>  /* Function vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list.
>>
>>     Prune a list of ddrs to be tested at run-time by versioning for alias.
>> @@ -3075,6 +3133,10 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>>
>>    comp_alias_ddrs.create (may_alias_ddrs.length ());
>>
>> +  unsigned int loop_depth
>> +    = index_in_loop_nest (LOOP_VINFO_LOOP (loop_vinfo)->num,
>> +                         LOOP_VINFO_LOOP_NEST (loop_vinfo));
>> +
>>    /* First, we collect all data ref pairs for aliasing checks.  */
>>    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (may_alias_ddrs, i, ddr)
>>      {
>> @@ -3084,6 +3146,11 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>>        tree segment_length_a, segment_length_b;
>>        gimple *stmt_a, *stmt_b;
>>
>> +      /* Ignore the alias if the VF we chose ended up being no greater
>> +        than the dependence distance.  */
>> +      if (dependence_distance_ge_vf (ddr, loop_depth, vect_factor))
>> +       continue;
>> +
>>        dr_a = DDR_A (ddr);
>>        stmt_a = DR_STMT (DDR_A (ddr));
>>        dr_group_first_a = GROUP_FIRST_ELEMENT (vinfo_for_stmt (stmt_a));
>> @@ -3294,10 +3361,6 @@ vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
>>        return false;
>>      }
>>
>> -  /* All alias checks have been resolved at compilation time.  */
>> -  if (!comp_alias_ddrs.length ())
>> -    LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS (loop_vinfo).truncate (0);
>> -
>>    return true;
>>  }
>>
>> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
>> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
>> @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
>> +/* { dg-do compile } */
>> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
>> +/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
>> +
>> +/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
>> +#define GAP 128
>> +#define N (GAP * 3)
>> +
>> +struct s { int x[N + 1]; };
>> +struct t { struct s x[N + 1]; };
>> +struct u { int x[N + 1]; int y; };
>> +
>> +void
>> +f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f2 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f3 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f4 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f5 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i + 1];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f6 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i + 1];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f7 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f8 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f9 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i] += b->x[1].x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f10 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i].x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f11 (struct u *a, struct u *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i] += b->x[i] + b[i].y;
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f12 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f13 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 13 "vect" } } */
>> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
>> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
>> @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
>> +/* { dg-do compile } */
>> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
>> +/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
>> +
>> +#define N 16
>> +
>> +struct s1 { int a[N]; };
>> +struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
>> +struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
>> +union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; };
>> +
>> +/* We allow a and b to overlap arbitrarily.  */
>> +
>> +void
>> +f1 (int a[][N], int b[][N])
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a[0][i] += b[0][i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f2 (union u *a, union u *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>> +    a->f.b.a[i] += b->g.e.a[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +void
>> +f3 (struct s1 *a, struct s1 *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < N - 1; ++i)
>> +    a->a[i + 1] += b->a[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-not "LOOP VECTORIZED" "vect" } } */
>> Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- /dev/null   2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
>> +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c      2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
>> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
>> +/* { dg-do compile } */
>> +/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
>> +
>> +/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
>> +#define GAP 128
>> +#define N (GAP * 3)
>> +
>> +struct s { int x[N]; };
>> +
>> +void
>> +f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>> +{
>> +  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
>> +    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "mark for run-time aliasing" 1 "vect" } } */
>> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "improved number of alias checks from 1 to 0" 1 "vect" } } */
>> +/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 1 "vect" } } */
Richard Sandiford May 4, 2017, 5:21 p.m. UTC | #7
Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Richard Biener
> <richard.guenther@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
>> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>>> This patch tries to calculate conservatively-correct distance
>>> vectors for two references whose base addresses are not the same.
>>> It sets a new flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P if the dependence
>>> isn't guaranteed to occur.
>>>
>>> The motivating example is:
>>>
>>>   struct s { int x[8]; };
>>>   void
>>>   f (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>>>   {
>>>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>>       a->x[i] += b->x[i];
>>>   }
>>>
>>> in which the "a" and "b" accesses are either independent or have a
>>> dependence distance of 0 (assuming -fstrict-aliasing).  Neither case
>>> prevents vectorisation, so we can vectorise without an alias check.
>>>
>>> I'd originally wanted to do the same thing for arrays as well, e.g.:
>>>
>>>   void
>>>   f (int a[][8], struct b[][8])
>>>   {
>>>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>>       a[0][i] += b[0][i];
>>>   }
>>>
>>> I think this is valid because C11 6.7.6.2/6 says:
>>>
>>>   For two array types to be compatible, both shall have compatible
>>>   element types, and if both size specifiers are present, and are
>>>   integer constant expressions, then both size specifiers shall have
>>>   the same constant value.
>>>
>>> So if we access an array through an int (*)[8], it must have type X[8]
>>> or X[], where X is compatible with int.  It doesn't seem possible in
>>> either case for "a[0]" and "b[0]" to overlap when "a != b".
>>>
>>> However, Richard B said that (at least in gimple) we support arbitrary
>>> overlap of arrays and allow arrays to be accessed with different
>>> dimensionality.  There are examples of this in PR50067.  I've therefore
>>> only handled references that end in a structure field access.
>>>
>>> There are two ways of handling these dependences in the vectoriser:
>>> use them to limit VF, or check at runtime as before.  I've gone for
>>> the approach of checking at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting VF
>>> unnecessarily.  We still fall back to a VF cap when runtime checks
>>> aren't allowed.
>>>
>>> The patch tests whether we queued an alias check with a dependence
>>> distance of X and then picked a VF <= X, in which case it's safe to
>>> drop the alias check.  Since vect_prune_runtime_alias_check_list can
>>> be called twice with different VF for the same loop, it's no longer
>>> safe to clear may_alias_ddrs on exit.  Instead we should use
>>> comp_alias_ddrs to check whether versioning is necessary.
>>>
>>> Tested on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu.  OK to install?
>>
>> You seem to do your "fancy" thing but also later compute the old
>> base equality anyway (for same_base_p).  It looks to me for this
>> case the new fancy code can be simply skipped, keeping num_dimensions
>> as before?
>>
>> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
>> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
>> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
>> +       break;
>>
>> ah, interesting idea to avoid a quadratic search.  Note that you should
>> conservatively handle both BIT_FIELD_REF and VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR
>> as they are used for type-punning.

All the component refs here should be REALPART_EXPRs, IMAGPART_EXPRs,
ARRAY_REFs or COMPONENT_REFs of structures, since that's all that
dr_analyze_indices allows, so I think we safe in terms of the tree codes.

>> I see nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p should simply skip
>> ARRAY_REFs - but I also see there:
>>
>>       /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
>>          as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
>>          for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
>>       tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
>>       tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);
>>
>> so you probably can't simply use TREE_TYPE (outer_ref) for type compatibility.
>> You also may not use types_compatible_p here as for LTO that is _way_ too
>> lax for aggregates.  The above uses
>>
>>       /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
>>       if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
>>          return false;
>>
>> so you should also bail out on unions here, rather than the check you do later.

The loop stops before we get to a union, so I think "only" the RECORD_TYPE
COMPONENT_REF handling is a potential problem.  Does this mean that
I should use the nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p code:

      tree field1 = TREE_OPERAND (ref1, 1);
      tree field2 = TREE_OPERAND (ref2, 1);

      /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
	 as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
	 for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
      tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
      tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);

      /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
      if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
	 return false;

      if (field1 != field2)
	{
	  /* A field and its representative need to be considered the
	     same.  */
	  if (DECL_BIT_FIELD_REPRESENTATIVE (field1) == field2
	      || DECL_BIT_FIELD_REPRESENTATIVE (field2) == field1)
	    return false;
	  /* Different fields of the same record type cannot overlap.
	     ??? Bitfields can overlap at RTL level so punt on them.  */
	  if (DECL_BIT_FIELD (field1) && DECL_BIT_FIELD (field2))
	    return false;
	  return true;
	}

as the disambiguation test for COMPONENT_REFs, instead of types_compatible_p
during the new loop?  And test for this as well as unions in the outer
references?

>> You seem to rely on getting an access_fn entry for each handled_component_p.
>> It looks like this is the case -- we even seem to stop at unions (with the same
>> fortran "issue").  I'm not sure that's the best thing to do but you
>> rely on that.

Yeah, the loop is deliberately limited to the components associated with
an access_fn.  I did wonder at first whether dr_analyze_indices should
store the original component reference trees for each access function.
That would make things simpler and more explicit, but would also eat up
more memory.  Things like object_address_invariant_in_loop_p rely on the
access_fns in the same way that the loop in the patch does.

>> I don't understand the looping, it needs more comments.  You seem to be
>> looking for the innermost compatible RECORD_TYPE but then num_dimensions
>> is how many compatible refs you found on the way (with incompatible ones
>> not counting?!).  What about an inner varying array of structs?  This seems to
>> be disregarded in the analysis now?  Thus, a[i].s.b[i].j vs. __real
>> b[i].s.b[i].j?

I'll try to improve the comments.  But the idea is that both sequences are
as long as possible, while that still gives compatible types.  If there is
more than one such sequence, we pick the one nearest the base.

So in your example, the access functions would be:

               0   1   2   3   4
  a:          .j [i]  .b  .s [i]

           0   1   2   3   4   5
  b:  __real  .j [i]  .b  .s [i]

If a and b are pointers, the final access functions would be
unconstrained base accesses, so we'd end up with:

  a: [0, 3]
  b: [1, 4]

for both sequences.

>> nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p/nonoverlapping_component_refs_p
>> conveniently start from the other
>> end of the ref here.
>
> That said, for the motivational cases we either have one ref having
> more dimensions than the other (the __real vs. full complex access) or
> they have the same number of dimensions (and no access fn for the
> base).
>
> For the first case we should simply "drop" access_fns of the larger
> dimensional ref (from the start, plus outer component refs) up to the
> point the number of dimensions are equal.

Yeah, that's what happens for your example.  But if we had:

    a[i].s.c.d
    __real b[i].s.b[i].j

(where d is the same type as the real component) then the access
functions would be:

                   0   1   2   3
  a:              .d  .c  .s [i]

           0   1   2   3   4   5
  b:  __real  .j [i]  .b  .s [i]

Comparing the a0/b2 column doesn't make sense, because one's an array
and the other is a structure.  In this case the sequence we care about is:

  a: [1, 3]
  b: [3, 5]

which is what the loop gives.  The a1/b3 column is the one that proves
there's no dependence.

> Then we have the case of
>
>   ! types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a), TREE_TYPE (base_b))
>
> where we have to punt.
>
> Then we have the case of
>
>   ! operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>
> which is where the new code should kick in to see if we can drop access_fns
> from the other end (as unanalyzable but either having distance zero or not
> aliased because of TBAA).
>
> At least your testcases suggest you do not want to handle
>
>  struct s { int x[N]; };
>  struct r { struct s s; };
>  f (struct s *a, struct r *b)
>  {
>     for (i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>       a->s.x[i] = b->x[i];
>  }
>
> ?
>
> With this example your loop which seems to search for a "common"
> sequence in (different) midst of the reference trees makes more sense
> (still that loop is awkward to understand).

Yeah, I want to handle that too, just hadn't thought of it as a specific
testcase.  The code does give the expected dependence distance of 0.

Thanks,
Richard
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer May 5, 2017, 9:27 p.m. UTC | #8
On 4 May 2017 14:12:04 CEST, Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com> wrote:

>nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p
>should simply skip ARRAY_REFs - but I also see there:
>
>    /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
>      as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
>      for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
>      tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
>      tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);
>
>so you probably can't simply use TREE_TYPE (outer_ref) for type
>compatibility.
>You also may not use types_compatible_p here as for LTO that is _way_
>too
>lax for aggregates.  The above uses
>
>    /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
>      if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
>         return false;
>
>so you should also bail out on unions here, rather than the check you
>do later.
>
>You seem to rely on getting an access_fn entry for each
>handled_component_p.
>It looks like this is the case -- we even seem to stop at unions (with
>the same
>fortran "issue").  I'm not sure that's the best thing to do but you
>rely on that.

Is there a PR for the (IIUC) common as union?
Maybe around
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41227
COMMON block, BIND(C) and LTO interoperability issues

Thanks
Richard Biener May 9, 2017, 10:09 a.m. UTC | #9
On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 7:21 PM, Richard Sandiford
<richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
> Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Richard Biener
>> <richard.guenther@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Richard Sandiford
>>> <richard.sandiford@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>> This patch tries to calculate conservatively-correct distance
>>>> vectors for two references whose base addresses are not the same.
>>>> It sets a new flag DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P if the dependence
>>>> isn't guaranteed to occur.
>>>>
>>>> The motivating example is:
>>>>
>>>>   struct s { int x[8]; };
>>>>   void
>>>>   f (struct s *a, struct s *b)
>>>>   {
>>>>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>>>       a->x[i] += b->x[i];
>>>>   }
>>>>
>>>> in which the "a" and "b" accesses are either independent or have a
>>>> dependence distance of 0 (assuming -fstrict-aliasing).  Neither case
>>>> prevents vectorisation, so we can vectorise without an alias check.
>>>>
>>>> I'd originally wanted to do the same thing for arrays as well, e.g.:
>>>>
>>>>   void
>>>>   f (int a[][8], struct b[][8])
>>>>   {
>>>>     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
>>>>       a[0][i] += b[0][i];
>>>>   }
>>>>
>>>> I think this is valid because C11 6.7.6.2/6 says:
>>>>
>>>>   For two array types to be compatible, both shall have compatible
>>>>   element types, and if both size specifiers are present, and are
>>>>   integer constant expressions, then both size specifiers shall have
>>>>   the same constant value.
>>>>
>>>> So if we access an array through an int (*)[8], it must have type X[8]
>>>> or X[], where X is compatible with int.  It doesn't seem possible in
>>>> either case for "a[0]" and "b[0]" to overlap when "a != b".
>>>>
>>>> However, Richard B said that (at least in gimple) we support arbitrary
>>>> overlap of arrays and allow arrays to be accessed with different
>>>> dimensionality.  There are examples of this in PR50067.  I've therefore
>>>> only handled references that end in a structure field access.
>>>>
>>>> There are two ways of handling these dependences in the vectoriser:
>>>> use them to limit VF, or check at runtime as before.  I've gone for
>>>> the approach of checking at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting VF
>>>> unnecessarily.  We still fall back to a VF cap when runtime checks
>>>> aren't allowed.
>>>>
>>>> The patch tests whether we queued an alias check with a dependence
>>>> distance of X and then picked a VF <= X, in which case it's safe to
>>>> drop the alias check.  Since vect_prune_runtime_alias_check_list can
>>>> be called twice with different VF for the same loop, it's no longer
>>>> safe to clear may_alias_ddrs on exit.  Instead we should use
>>>> comp_alias_ddrs to check whether versioning is necessary.
>>>>
>>>> Tested on aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu.  OK to install?
>>>
>>> You seem to do your "fancy" thing but also later compute the old
>>> base equality anyway (for same_base_p).  It looks to me for this
>>> case the new fancy code can be simply skipped, keeping num_dimensions
>>> as before?
>>>
>>> +      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
>>> +      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
>>> +         || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
>>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
>>> +         || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
>>> +       break;
>>>
>>> ah, interesting idea to avoid a quadratic search.  Note that you should
>>> conservatively handle both BIT_FIELD_REF and VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR
>>> as they are used for type-punning.
>
> All the component refs here should be REALPART_EXPRs, IMAGPART_EXPRs,
> ARRAY_REFs or COMPONENT_REFs of structures, since that's all that
> dr_analyze_indices allows, so I think we safe in terms of the tree codes.

Yeah.  I think we need to document that we should have a 1:1 match here.

>>> I see nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p should simply skip
>>> ARRAY_REFs - but I also see there:
>>>
>>>       /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
>>>          as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
>>>          for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
>>>       tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
>>>       tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);
>>>
>>> so you probably can't simply use TREE_TYPE (outer_ref) for type compatibility.
>>> You also may not use types_compatible_p here as for LTO that is _way_ too
>>> lax for aggregates.  The above uses
>>>
>>>       /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
>>>       if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
>>>          return false;
>>>
>>> so you should also bail out on unions here, rather than the check you do later.
>
> The loop stops before we get to a union, so I think "only" the RECORD_TYPE
> COMPONENT_REF handling is a potential problem.  Does this mean that
> I should use the nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p code:
>
>       tree field1 = TREE_OPERAND (ref1, 1);
>       tree field2 = TREE_OPERAND (ref2, 1);
>
>       /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
>          as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
>          for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
>       tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
>       tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);
>
>       /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
>       if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
>          return false;
>
>       if (field1 != field2)
>         {
>           /* A field and its representative need to be considered the
>              same.  */
>           if (DECL_BIT_FIELD_REPRESENTATIVE (field1) == field2
>               || DECL_BIT_FIELD_REPRESENTATIVE (field2) == field1)
>             return false;
>           /* Different fields of the same record type cannot overlap.
>              ??? Bitfields can overlap at RTL level so punt on them.  */
>           if (DECL_BIT_FIELD (field1) && DECL_BIT_FIELD (field2))
>             return false;
>           return true;
>         }
>
> as the disambiguation test for COMPONENT_REFs, instead of types_compatible_p
> during the new loop?

Yes.  OTOH you want to "match" while the above disambiguates.  So it means
you should use either FIELD_DECL equality or DECL_CONTEXT of the FIELD_DECL
equality (which should be the same in the end).  The RTL concern
should not matter
here.

>  And test for this as well as unions in the outer
> references?

So looking at dr_analyze_indices a union would be always the DR_BASE_OBJECT,
and you (should) stop the ref walk at DR_BASE_OBJECT.  The dr_analyze_indices
code is also somewhat fishy in that it simply ignores everything below unhandled
component-refs even if there are indices involved (and it gets away
with this because
dependence analysis likely/hopefully gives up on the DR_BASE_OBJECT equality
test in case it is sth like a[i].union for example ... hopefully ...).

>>> You seem to rely on getting an access_fn entry for each handled_component_p.
>>> It looks like this is the case -- we even seem to stop at unions (with the same
>>> fortran "issue").  I'm not sure that's the best thing to do but you
>>> rely on that.
>
> Yeah, the loop is deliberately limited to the components associated with
> an access_fn.  I did wonder at first whether dr_analyze_indices should
> store the original component reference trees for each access function.
> That would make things simpler and more explicit, but would also eat up
> more memory.  Things like object_address_invariant_in_loop_p rely on the
> access_fns in the same way that the loop in the patch does.

in fact it fails to handle ARRAY_RANGE_REFs ...

>>> I don't understand the looping, it needs more comments.  You seem to be
>>> looking for the innermost compatible RECORD_TYPE but then num_dimensions
>>> is how many compatible refs you found on the way (with incompatible ones
>>> not counting?!).  What about an inner varying array of structs?  This seems to
>>> be disregarded in the analysis now?  Thus, a[i].s.b[i].j vs. __real
>>> b[i].s.b[i].j?
>
> I'll try to improve the comments.  But the idea is that both sequences are
> as long as possible, while that still gives compatible types.  If there is
> more than one such sequence, we pick the one nearest the base.
>
> So in your example, the access functions would be:
>
>                0   1   2   3   4
>   a:          .j [i]  .b  .s [i]
>
>            0   1   2   3   4   5
>   b:  __real  .j [i]  .b  .s [i]
>
> If a and b are pointers, the final access functions would be
> unconstrained base accesses, so we'd end up with:
>
>   a: [0, 3]
>   b: [1, 4]
>
> for both sequences.
>
>>> nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p/nonoverlapping_component_refs_p
>>> conveniently start from the other
>>> end of the ref here.
>>
>> That said, for the motivational cases we either have one ref having
>> more dimensions than the other (the __real vs. full complex access) or
>> they have the same number of dimensions (and no access fn for the
>> base).
>>
>> For the first case we should simply "drop" access_fns of the larger
>> dimensional ref (from the start, plus outer component refs) up to the
>> point the number of dimensions are equal.
>
> Yeah, that's what happens for your example.  But if we had:
>
>     a[i].s.c.d
>     __real b[i].s.b[i].j
>
> (where d is the same type as the real component) then the access
> functions would be:
>
>                    0   1   2   3
>   a:              .d  .c  .s [i]
>
>            0   1   2   3   4   5
>   b:  __real  .j [i]  .b  .s [i]
>
> Comparing the a0/b2 column doesn't make sense, because one's an array
> and the other is a structure.  In this case the sequence we care about is:
>
>   a: [1, 3]
>   b: [3, 5]
>
> which is what the loop gives.  The a1/b3 column is the one that proves
> there's no dependence.
>
>> Then we have the case of
>>
>>   ! types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a), TREE_TYPE (base_b))
>>
>> where we have to punt.
>>
>> Then we have the case of
>>
>>   ! operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
>>
>> which is where the new code should kick in to see if we can drop access_fns
>> from the other end (as unanalyzable but either having distance zero or not
>> aliased because of TBAA).
>>
>> At least your testcases suggest you do not want to handle
>>
>>  struct s { int x[N]; };
>>  struct r { struct s s; };
>>  f (struct s *a, struct r *b)
>>  {
>>     for (i = 0; i < N; ++i)
>>       a->s.x[i] = b->x[i];
>>  }
>>
>> ?
>>
>> With this example your loop which seems to search for a "common"
>> sequence in (different) midst of the reference trees makes more sense
>> (still that loop is awkward to understand).
>
> Yeah, I want to handle that too, just hadn't thought of it as a specific
> testcase.  The code does give the expected dependence distance of 0.

Ok.

I think the patch is reasonable, maybe the loop can be restructured / simplified
a bit and handling of the union case for example be done first (by looking at
DR_BASE_OBJECT).

Thanks,
Richard.

>
> Thanks,
> Richard
Richard Biener May 9, 2017, 10:10 a.m. UTC | #10
On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 11:27 PM, Bernhard Reutner-Fischer
<rep.dot.nop@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4 May 2017 14:12:04 CEST, Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>nonoverlapping_component_refs_of_decl_p
>>should simply skip ARRAY_REFs - but I also see there:
>>
>>    /* ??? We cannot simply use the type of operand #0 of the refs here
>>      as the Fortran compiler smuggles type punning into COMPONENT_REFs
>>      for common blocks instead of using unions like everyone else.  */
>>      tree type1 = DECL_CONTEXT (field1);
>>      tree type2 = DECL_CONTEXT (field2);
>>
>>so you probably can't simply use TREE_TYPE (outer_ref) for type
>>compatibility.
>>You also may not use types_compatible_p here as for LTO that is _way_
>>too
>>lax for aggregates.  The above uses
>>
>>    /* We cannot disambiguate fields in a union or qualified union.  */
>>      if (type1 != type2 || TREE_CODE (type1) != RECORD_TYPE)
>>         return false;
>>
>>so you should also bail out on unions here, rather than the check you
>>do later.
>>
>>You seem to rely on getting an access_fn entry for each
>>handled_component_p.
>>It looks like this is the case -- we even seem to stop at unions (with
>>the same
>>fortran "issue").  I'm not sure that's the best thing to do but you
>>rely on that.
>
> Is there a PR for the (IIUC) common as union?
> Maybe around
> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41227
> COMMON block, BIND(C) and LTO interoperability issues

I'm not sure, this is Erics code so maybe he remembers.

Richard.

> Thanks
diff mbox

Patch

Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.h
===================================================================
--- gcc/tree-data-ref.h	2017-05-03 08:48:11.977015306 +0100
+++ gcc/tree-data-ref.h	2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@  struct conflict_function
 
 struct subscript
 {
+  /* The access functions of the two references.  */
+  tree access_fn[2];
+
   /* A description of the iterations for which the elements are
      accessed twice.  */
   conflict_function *conflicting_iterations_in_a;
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@  struct subscript
 
 typedef struct subscript *subscript_p;
 
+#define SUB_ACCESS_FN(SUB, I) (SUB)->access_fn[I]
 #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_a
 #define SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B(SUB) (SUB)->conflicting_iterations_in_b
 #define SUB_LAST_CONFLICT(SUB) (SUB)->last_conflict
@@ -264,6 +268,33 @@  struct data_dependence_relation
   /* Set to true when the dependence relation is on the same data
      access.  */
   bool self_reference_p;
+
+  /* True if the dependence described is conservatively correct rather
+     than exact, and if it is still possible for the accesses to be
+     conditionally independent.  For example, the a and b references in:
+
+       struct s *a, *b;
+       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+         a->f[i] += b->f[i];
+
+     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), for the case in which
+     a == b, but the accesses are independent if a != b.  Similarly,
+     the a and b references in:
+
+       struct s *a, *b;
+       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+         a[0].f[i] += b[i].f[i];
+
+     conservatively have a distance vector of (0), but they are indepenent
+     when a != b + i.  In contrast, the references in:
+
+       struct s *a;
+       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+         a->f[i] += a->f[i];
+
+     have the same distance vector of (0), but the accesses can never be
+     independent.  */
+  bool could_be_independent_p;
 };
 
 typedef struct data_dependence_relation *ddr_p;
@@ -294,6 +325,7 @@  #define DDR_DIR_VECT(DDR, I) \
 #define DDR_DIST_VECT(DDR, I) \
   DDR_DIST_VECTS (DDR)[I]
 #define DDR_REVERSED_P(DDR) (DDR)->reversed_p
+#define DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P(DDR) (DDR)->could_be_independent_p
 
 
 bool dr_analyze_innermost (struct data_reference *, struct loop *);
@@ -372,22 +404,6 @@  same_data_refs (data_reference_p a, data
       return false;
 
   return true;
-}
-
-/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
-   same access functions.  */
-
-static inline bool
-same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
-{
-  unsigned i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
-    if (!eq_evolutions_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i),
-			  DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
-      return false;
-
-  return true;
 }
 
 /* Returns true when all the dependences are computable.  */
Index: gcc/tree-data-ref.c
===================================================================
--- gcc/tree-data-ref.c	2017-02-23 19:54:15.000000000 +0000
+++ gcc/tree-data-ref.c	2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@  Software Foundation; either version 3, o
 } dependence_stats;
 
 static bool subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *,
-					   struct data_reference *,
-					   struct data_reference *,
+					   unsigned int, unsigned int,
 					   struct loop *);
 /* Returns true iff A divides B.  */
 
@@ -144,6 +143,21 @@  int_divides_p (int a, int b)
   return ((b % a) == 0);
 }
 
+/* Return true if reference REF contains a union access.  */
+
+static bool
+ref_contains_union_access_p (tree ref)
+{
+  while (handled_component_p (ref))
+    {
+      ref = TREE_OPERAND (ref, 0);
+      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == UNION_TYPE
+	  || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ref)) == QUAL_UNION_TYPE)
+	return true;
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
 
 
 /* Dump into FILE all the data references from DATAREFS.  */
@@ -433,13 +447,14 @@  dump_data_dependence_relation (FILE *out
       unsigned int i;
       struct loop *loopi;
 
-      for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
+      subscript *sub;
+      FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
 	{
 	  fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_A: ");
-	  print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i), 0);
+	  print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0), 0);
 	  fprintf (outf, "  access_fn_B: ");
-	  print_generic_stmt (outf, DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i), 0);
-	  dump_subscript (outf, DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, i));
+	  print_generic_stmt (outf, SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1), 0);
+	  dump_subscript (outf, sub);
 	}
 
       fprintf (outf, "  inner loop index: %d\n", DDR_INNER_LOOP (ddr));
@@ -1484,11 +1499,10 @@  initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
   struct data_dependence_relation *res;
   unsigned int i;
 
-  res = XNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
+  res = XCNEW (struct data_dependence_relation);
   DDR_A (res) = a;
   DDR_B (res) = b;
   DDR_LOOP_NEST (res).create (0);
-  DDR_REVERSED_P (res) = false;
   DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (0);
   DDR_DIR_VECTS (res).create (0);
   DDR_DIST_VECTS (res).create (0);
@@ -1506,82 +1520,217 @@  initialize_data_dependence_relation (str
       return res;
     }
 
-  /* The case where the references are exactly the same.  */
-  if (operand_equal_p (DR_REF (a), DR_REF (b), 0))
+  unsigned int num_dimensions_a = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a);
+  unsigned int num_dimensions_b = DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b);
+  if (num_dimensions_a == 0 || num_dimensions_b == 0)
     {
-      if ((loop_nest.exists ()
-	   && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0],
-						   DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
-	  || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
-	{
-	  DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
-	  return res;
-	}
-      DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
-      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
-      DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
-      DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
-      DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
-      DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = true;
-      for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
-       {
-         struct subscript *subscript;
+      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
+      return res;
+    }
+
+  /* For unconstrained bases, the outer (highest-index) subscript
+     describes a variation in the base of the original DR_REF rather
+     than a component access.  We have no type that accurately describes
+     the new DR_BASE_OBJECT (whose TREE_TYPE describes the type *after*
+     applying the outer subscript) so limit the search to the last real
+     component access.
+
+     E.g. for:
 
-         subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
-         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
-         SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
-         SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
-         SUB_DISTANCE (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
-         DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).safe_push (subscript);
+       void
+       f (int a[][8], int b[][8])
+       {
+	 for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+	   a[i * 2][0] = b[i][0];
        }
-      return res;
+
+     the a and b accesses have a single ARRAY_REF component reference [0]
+     but have two subscripts.  */
+  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
+    num_dimensions_a -= 1;
+  if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b))
+    num_dimensions_b -= 1;
+
+  /* Now look for two sequences of component references that have the same
+     type in both A and B.  The first sequence includes an arbitrary mixture
+     of array and structure references while the second always ends on a
+     structure reference.
+
+     The former (arbitrary) sequence uses access functions:
+
+        [START_A, START_A + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
+        [START_B, START_B + NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
+
+     The latter sequence uses access functions:
+
+        [STRUCT_START_A, STRUCT_START_A + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of A
+        [STRUCT_START_B, STRUCT_START_B + STRUCT_NUM_DIMENSIONS) of B
+
+     STRUCT_REF_A and STRUCT_REF_B are the outer references for the
+     latter sequence.  */
+  unsigned int start_a = 0;
+  unsigned int start_b = 0;
+  unsigned int num_dimensions = 0;
+  unsigned int struct_start_a = 0;
+  unsigned int struct_start_b = 0;
+  unsigned int struct_num_dimensions = 0;
+  unsigned int index_a = 0;
+  unsigned int index_b = 0;
+  tree next_ref_a = DR_REF (a);
+  tree next_ref_b = DR_REF (b);
+  tree struct_ref_a = NULL_TREE;
+  tree struct_ref_b = NULL_TREE;
+  while (index_a < num_dimensions_a && index_b < num_dimensions_b)
+    {
+      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_a));
+      gcc_checking_assert (handled_component_p (next_ref_b));
+      tree outer_ref_a = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_a, 0);
+      tree outer_ref_b = TREE_OPERAND (next_ref_b, 0);
+      tree type_a = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_a);
+      tree type_b = TREE_TYPE (outer_ref_b);
+      if (types_compatible_p (type_a, type_b))
+	{
+	  /* This pair of accesses belong to a suitable sequence.  */
+	  if (start_a + num_dimensions != index_a
+	      || start_b + num_dimensions != index_b)
+	    {
+	      /* Start a new sequence here.  */
+	      start_a = index_a;
+	      start_b = index_b;
+	      num_dimensions = 0;
+	    }
+	  num_dimensions += 1;
+	  if (TREE_CODE (type_a) == RECORD_TYPE)
+	    {
+	      struct_start_a = start_a;
+	      struct_start_b = start_b;
+	      struct_num_dimensions = num_dimensions;
+	      struct_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
+	      struct_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
+	    }
+	  next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
+	  next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
+	  index_a += 1;
+	  index_b += 1;
+	  continue;
+	}
+      /* Try to approach equal type sizes.  */
+      if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_a)
+	  || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type_b)
+	  || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a))
+	  || !tree_fits_uhwi_p (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b)))
+	break;
+      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_a = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_a));
+      unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT size_b = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (type_b));
+      if (size_a <= size_b)
+	{
+	  index_a += 1;
+	  next_ref_a = outer_ref_a;
+	}
+      if (size_b <= size_a)
+	{
+	  index_b += 1;
+	  next_ref_b = outer_ref_b;
+	}
     }
 
-  /* If the references do not access the same object, we do not know
-     whether they alias or not.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment
-     info so we can use OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.
-     But the accesses have to use compatible types as otherwise the
-     built indices would not match.  */
-  if (!operand_equal_p (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a), DR_BASE_OBJECT (b), OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
-      || !types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)),
-			      TREE_TYPE (DR_BASE_OBJECT (b))))
+  /* See whether the sequence ends at the base and whether the two bases
+     are equal.  We do not care about TBAA or alignment info so we can use
+     OEP_ADDRESS_OF to avoid false negatives.  */
+  tree base_a = DR_BASE_OBJECT (a);
+  tree base_b = DR_BASE_OBJECT (b);
+  bool same_base_p = (start_a + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_a
+		      && start_b + num_dimensions == num_dimensions_b
+		      && DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a) == DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (b)
+		      && operand_equal_p (base_a, base_b, OEP_ADDRESS_OF)
+		      && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (base_a),
+					     TREE_TYPE (base_b))
+		      && (!loop_nest.exists ()
+			  || (object_address_invariant_in_loop_p
+			      (loop_nest[0], base_a))));
+
+  /* If the bases are the same, we can include the base variation too.
+     E.g. the b accesses in:
+
+       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+         b[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
+
+     have a definite dependence distance of 4, while for:
+
+       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+         a[i + 4][0] = b[i][0];
+
+     the dependence distance depends on the gap between a and b.
+
+     If the bases are different then we can only rely on the sequence
+     rooted at a structure access, since arrays are allowed to overlap
+     arbitrarily and change shape arbitrarily.  E.g. we treat this as
+     valid code:
+
+       int a[256];
+       ...
+       ((int (*)[4][3])&a[1])[i][0] += ((int (*)[4][3])&a[2])[i][0];
+
+     where two lvalues with the same int[4][3] type overlap, and where
+     both lvalues are distinct from the object's declared type.  */
+  if (same_base_p)
     {
-      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
-      return res;
+      if (DR_UNCONSTRAINED_BASE (a))
+	num_dimensions += 1;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      start_a = struct_start_a;
+      start_b = struct_start_b;
+      num_dimensions = struct_num_dimensions;
     }
 
-  /* If the base of the object is not invariant in the loop nest, we cannot
-     analyze it.  TODO -- in fact, it would suffice to record that there may
-     be arbitrary dependences in the loops where the base object varies.  */
-  if ((loop_nest.exists ()
-       && !object_address_invariant_in_loop_p (loop_nest[0], DR_BASE_OBJECT (a)))
-      || DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) == 0)
+  /* Punt if we didn't find a suitable sequence.  */
+  if (num_dimensions == 0)
     {
       DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
       return res;
     }
 
-  /* If the number of dimensions of the access to not agree we can have
-     a pointer access to a component of the array element type and an
-     array access while the base-objects are still the same.  Punt.  */
-  if (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a) != DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (b))
+  if (!same_base_p)
     {
-      DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
-      return res;
+      /* Partial overlap is possible for different bases when strict aliasing
+	 is not in effect.  It's also possible if either base involves a union
+	 access; e.g. for:
+
+	   struct s1 { int a[2]; };
+	   struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
+	   struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
+	   union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; } *p, *q;
+
+	 the s1 at "p->f.b" (base "p->f") partially overlaps the s1 at
+	 "p->g.e" (base "p->g") and might partially overlap the s1 at
+	 "q->g.e" (base "q->g").  */
+      if (!flag_strict_aliasing
+	  || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_a)
+	  || ref_contains_union_access_p (struct_ref_b))
+	{
+	  DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = chrec_dont_know;
+	  return res;
+	}
+
+      DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (res) = true;
     }
 
   DDR_AFFINE_P (res) = true;
   DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (res) = NULL_TREE;
-  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a));
+  DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (res).create (num_dimensions);
   DDR_LOOP_NEST (res) = loop_nest;
   DDR_INNER_LOOP (res) = 0;
   DDR_SELF_REFERENCE (res) = false;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < DR_NUM_DIMENSIONS (a); i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < num_dimensions; ++i)
     {
       struct subscript *subscript;
 
       subscript = XNEW (struct subscript);
+      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 0) = DR_ACCESS_FN (a, start_a + i);
+      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, 1) = DR_ACCESS_FN (b, start_b + i);
       SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_A (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
       SUB_CONFLICTS_IN_B (subscript) = conflict_fn_not_known ();
       SUB_LAST_CONFLICT (subscript) = chrec_dont_know;
@@ -3163,14 +3312,15 @@  add_outer_distances (struct data_depende
 }
 
 /* Return false when fail to represent the data dependence as a
-   distance vector.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
+   distance vector.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference
+   (0 for DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the
+   second reference.  INIT_B is set to true when a component has been
    added to the distance vector DIST_V.  INDEX_CARRY is then set to
    the index in DIST_V that carries the dependence.  */
 
 static bool
 build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
-			     struct data_reference *ddr_a,
-			     struct data_reference *ddr_b,
+			     unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
 			     lambda_vector dist_v, bool *init_b,
 			     int *index_carry)
 {
@@ -3188,8 +3338,8 @@  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
 	  return false;
 	}
 
-      access_fn_a = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_a, i);
-      access_fn_b = DR_ACCESS_FN (ddr_b, i);
+      access_fn_a = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index);
+      access_fn_b = SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index);
 
       if (TREE_CODE (access_fn_a) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC
 	  && TREE_CODE (access_fn_b) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
@@ -3249,10 +3399,11 @@  build_classic_dist_vector_1 (struct data
 constant_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
 {
   unsigned i;
+  subscript *sub;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
-    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i))
-	|| !evolution_function_is_constant_p (DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_B (ddr), i)))
+  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
+    if (!evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0))
+	|| !evolution_function_is_constant_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
       return false;
 
   return true;
@@ -3315,10 +3466,11 @@  add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
   lambda_vector dist_v;
   unsigned i;
   int index_carry = DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr);
+  subscript *sub;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < DDR_NUM_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr); i++)
+  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
     {
-      tree access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), i);
+      tree access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0);
 
       if (TREE_CODE (access_fun) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
 	{
@@ -3330,7 +3482,7 @@  add_other_self_distances (struct data_de
 		  return;
 		}
 
-	      access_fun = DR_ACCESS_FN (DDR_A (ddr), 0);
+	      access_fun = SUB_ACCESS_FN (DDR_SUBSCRIPT (ddr, 0), 0);
 
 	      if (TREE_CODE (CHREC_LEFT (access_fun)) == POLYNOMIAL_CHREC)
 		add_multivariate_self_dist (ddr, access_fun);
@@ -3401,6 +3553,23 @@  add_distance_for_zero_overlaps (struct d
     }
 }
 
+/* Return true when the DDR contains two data references that have the
+   same access functions.  */
+
+static inline bool
+same_access_functions (const struct data_dependence_relation *ddr)
+{
+  unsigned i;
+  subscript *sub;
+
+  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_SUBSCRIPTS (ddr), i, sub)
+    if (!eq_evolutions_p (SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 0),
+			  SUB_ACCESS_FN (sub, 1)))
+      return false;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /* Compute the classic per loop distance vector.  DDR is the data
    dependence relation to build a vector from.  Return false when fail
    to represent the data dependence as a distance vector.  */
@@ -3432,8 +3601,7 @@  build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
     }
 
   dist_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
-  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr),
-				    dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
+  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 0, 1, dist_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
     return false;
 
   /* Save the distance vector if we initialized one.  */
@@ -3466,12 +3634,11 @@  build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
       if (!lambda_vector_lexico_pos (dist_v, DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr)))
 	{
 	  lambda_vector save_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
-	  if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
-					      loop_nest))
+	  if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
 	    return false;
 	  compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
-	  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
-					    save_v, &init_b, &index_carry))
+	  if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, save_v, &init_b,
+					    &index_carry))
 	    return false;
 	  save_dist_v (ddr, save_v);
 	  DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr) = true;
@@ -3507,12 +3674,10 @@  build_classic_dist_vector (struct data_d
 	    {
 	      lambda_vector opposite_v = lambda_vector_new (DDR_NB_LOOPS (ddr));
 
-	      if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr),
-						  DDR_A (ddr), loop_nest))
+	      if (!subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 1, 0, loop_nest))
 		return false;
 	      compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
-	      if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, DDR_B (ddr), DDR_A (ddr),
-						opposite_v, &init_b,
+	      if (!build_classic_dist_vector_1 (ddr, 1, 0, opposite_v, &init_b,
 						&index_carry))
 		return false;
 
@@ -3591,13 +3756,13 @@  build_classic_dir_vector (struct data_de
     }
 }
 
-/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between
-   data references DRA and DRB.  */
+/* Helper function.  Returns true when there is a dependence between the
+   data references.  A_INDEX is the index of the first reference (0 for
+   DDR_A, 1 for DDR_B) and B_INDEX is the index of the second reference.  */
 
 static bool
 subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
-			       struct data_reference *dra,
-			       struct data_reference *drb,
+			       unsigned int a_index, unsigned int b_index,
 			       struct loop *loop_nest)
 {
   unsigned int i;
@@ -3609,8 +3774,8 @@  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
     {
       conflict_function *overlaps_a, *overlaps_b;
 
-      analyze_overlapping_iterations (DR_ACCESS_FN (dra, i),
-				      DR_ACCESS_FN (drb, i),
+      analyze_overlapping_iterations (SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, a_index),
+				      SUB_ACCESS_FN (subscript, b_index),
 				      &overlaps_a, &overlaps_b,
 				      &last_conflicts, loop_nest);
 
@@ -3659,7 +3824,7 @@  subscript_dependence_tester_1 (struct da
 subscript_dependence_tester (struct data_dependence_relation *ddr,
 			     struct loop *loop_nest)
 {
-  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, DDR_A (ddr), DDR_B (ddr), loop_nest))
+  if (subscript_dependence_tester_1 (ddr, 0, 1, loop_nest))
     dependence_stats.num_dependence_dependent++;
 
   compute_subscript_distance (ddr);
Index: gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
===================================================================
--- gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c	2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
+++ gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c	2017-05-03 08:48:48.737038502 +0100
@@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@  determine_loop_nest_reuse (struct loop *
       refb = (struct mem_ref *) DDR_B (dep)->aux;
 
       if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (dep) == chrec_dont_know
+	  || DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (dep)
 	  || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (dep) == 0)
 	{
 	  /* If the dependence cannot be analyzed, assume that there might be
Index: gcc/tree-vectorizer.h
===================================================================
--- gcc/tree-vectorizer.h	2017-03-28 16:19:28.000000000 +0100
+++ gcc/tree-vectorizer.h	2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@  #define LOOP_VINFO_ORIG_LOOP_INFO(L)
 #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIGNMENT(L)	\
   ((L)->may_misalign_stmts.length () > 0)
 #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_ALIAS(L)		\
-  ((L)->may_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
+  ((L)->comp_alias_ddrs.length () > 0)
 #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING_FOR_NITERS(L)		\
   (LOOP_VINFO_NITERS_ASSUMPTIONS (L))
 #define LOOP_REQUIRES_VERSIONING(L)			\
Index: gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c
===================================================================
--- gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c	2017-05-03 08:48:30.536704993 +0100
+++ gcc/tree-vect-data-refs.c	2017-05-03 08:48:48.738045102 +0100
@@ -340,6 +340,26 @@  vect_analyze_data_ref_dependence (struct
     }
 
   loop_depth = index_in_loop_nest (loop->num, DDR_LOOP_NEST (ddr));
+
+  if (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr))
+    /* For dependence distances of 2 or more, we have the option of
+       limiting VF or checking for an alias at runtime.  Prefer to check
+       at runtime if we can, to avoid limiting the VF unnecessarily when
+       the bases are in fact independent.
+
+       Note that the alias checks will be removed if the VF ends up
+       being small enough.  */
+    FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
+      {
+	int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
+	if (dist != 0 && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr)))
+	  {
+	    if (vect_mark_for_runtime_alias_test (ddr, loop_vinfo))
+	      return false;
+	    break;
+	  }
+      }
+
   FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
     {
       int dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
@@ -3017,6 +3037,44 @@  vect_no_alias_p (struct data_reference *
   return false;
 }
 
+/* Return true if the minimum nonzero dependence distance for loop LOOP_DEPTH
+   in DDR is >= VF.  */
+
+static bool
+dependence_distance_ge_vf (data_dependence_relation *ddr,
+			   unsigned int loop_depth, unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT vf)
+{
+  if (DDR_ARE_DEPENDENT (ddr) != NULL_TREE
+      || DDR_NUM_DIST_VECTS (ddr) == 0)
+    return false;
+
+  /* If the dependence is exact, we should have limited the VF instead.  */
+  gcc_checking_assert (DDR_COULD_BE_INDEPENDENT_P (ddr));
+
+  unsigned int i;
+  lambda_vector dist_v;
+  FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (DDR_DIST_VECTS (ddr), i, dist_v)
+    {
+      HOST_WIDE_INT dist = dist_v[loop_depth];
+      if (dist != 0
+	  && !(dist > 0 && DDR_REVERSED_P (ddr))
+	  && (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT) abs_hwi (dist) < vf)
+	return false;
+    }
+
+  if (dump_enabled_p ())
+    {
+      dump_printf_loc (MSG_NOTE, vect_location,
+		       "dependence distance between ");
+      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_A (ddr)));
+      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " and ");
+      dump_generic_expr (MSG_NOTE, TDF_SLIM, DR_REF (DDR_B (ddr)));
+      dump_printf (MSG_NOTE,  " is >= VF\n");
+    }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /* Function vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list.
 
    Prune a list of ddrs to be tested at run-time by versioning for alias.
@@ -3075,6 +3133,10 @@  vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
 
   comp_alias_ddrs.create (may_alias_ddrs.length ());
 
+  unsigned int loop_depth
+    = index_in_loop_nest (LOOP_VINFO_LOOP (loop_vinfo)->num,
+			  LOOP_VINFO_LOOP_NEST (loop_vinfo));
+
   /* First, we collect all data ref pairs for aliasing checks.  */
   FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT (may_alias_ddrs, i, ddr)
     {
@@ -3084,6 +3146,11 @@  vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
       tree segment_length_a, segment_length_b;
       gimple *stmt_a, *stmt_b;
 
+      /* Ignore the alias if the VF we chose ended up being no greater
+	 than the dependence distance.  */
+      if (dependence_distance_ge_vf (ddr, loop_depth, vect_factor))
+	continue;
+
       dr_a = DDR_A (ddr);
       stmt_a = DR_STMT (DDR_A (ddr));
       dr_group_first_a = GROUP_FIRST_ELEMENT (vinfo_for_stmt (stmt_a));
@@ -3294,10 +3361,6 @@  vect_prune_runtime_alias_test_list (loop
       return false;
     }
 
-  /* All alias checks have been resolved at compilation time.  */
-  if (!comp_alias_ddrs.length ())
-    LOOP_VINFO_MAY_ALIAS_DDRS (loop_vinfo).truncate (0);
-
   return true;
 }
 
Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null	2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-3.c	2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ 
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
+/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
+
+/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
+#define GAP 128
+#define N (GAP * 3)
+
+struct s { int x[N + 1]; };
+struct t { struct s x[N + 1]; };
+struct u { int x[N + 1]; int y; };
+
+void
+f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a->x[i] += b->x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f2 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f3 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f4 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f5 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a->x[i] += b->x[i + 1];
+}
+
+void
+f6 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[1].x[i] += b[2].x[i + 1];
+}
+
+void
+f7 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[1].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
+}
+
+void
+f8 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[i].x[i] += b[i].x[i + 1];
+}
+
+void
+f9 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a->x[i] += b->x[1].x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f10 (struct s *a, struct t *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a->x[i] += b->x[i].x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f11 (struct u *a, struct u *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a->x[i] += b->x[i] + b[i].y;
+}
+
+void
+f12 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < GAP; ++i)
+    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
+}
+
+void
+f13 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
+    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
+}
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 13 "vect" } } */
Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null	2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-4.c	2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ 
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
+/* { dg-additional-options "--param vect-max-version-for-alias-checks=0" } */
+
+#define N 16
+
+struct s1 { int a[N]; };
+struct s2 { struct s1 b; int c; };
+struct s3 { int d; struct s1 e; };
+union u { struct s2 f; struct s3 g; };
+
+/* We allow a and b to overlap arbitrarily.  */
+
+void
+f1 (int a[][N], int b[][N])
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a[0][i] += b[0][i];
+}
+
+void
+f2 (union u *a, union u *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+    a->f.b.a[i] += b->g.e.a[i];
+}
+
+void
+f3 (struct s1 *a, struct s1 *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < N - 1; ++i)
+    a->a[i + 1] += b->a[i];
+}
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-not "LOOP VECTORIZED" "vect" } } */
Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null	2017-05-03 08:16:26.972699664 +0100
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vect/vect-alias-check-5.c	2017-05-03 08:48:48.736031902 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ 
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target vect_int } */
+
+/* Intended to be larger than any VF.  */
+#define GAP 128
+#define N (GAP * 3)
+
+struct s { int x[N]; };
+
+void
+f1 (struct s *a, struct s *b)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < GAP * 2; ++i)
+    a->x[i + GAP] += b->x[i];
+}
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "mark for run-time aliasing" 1 "vect" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "improved number of alias checks from 1 to 0" 1 "vect" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times "LOOP VECTORIZED" 1 "vect" } } */