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[doc,committed] update options enabled by -fprofile-generate, -fprofile-use, -fauto-profile

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Sandra Loosemore Nov. 17, 2018, 1:01 a.m. UTC
This patch is for PR23197, a complaint dating back to 2005 that the 
documentation for the options enabled by -fprofile-generate and 
-fprofile-use was bit-rotten.  Well, it was even more bit-rotten by now. 
  :-P   I updated the docs to reflect the current code in opts.c and 
also fixed -fauto-profile, which shares much of the same logic.

-Sandra
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Index: gcc/doc/invoke.texi
===================================================================
--- gcc/doc/invoke.texi	(revision 266229)
+++ gcc/doc/invoke.texi	(working copy)
@@ -8412,7 +8412,8 @@  If all calls to a given function are int
 declared @code{static}, then the function is normally not output as
 assembler code in its own right.
 
-Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}.
+Enabled at levels @option{-O2}, @option{-O3}, @option{-Os}.  Also enabled
+by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -finline-functions-called-once
 @opindex finline-functions-called-once
@@ -8671,6 +8672,8 @@  When @option{-fgcse-after-reload} is ena
 pass is performed after reload.  The purpose of this pass is to clean up
 redundant spilling.
 
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
+
 @item -faggressive-loop-optimizations
 @opindex faggressive-loop-optimizations
 This option tells the loop optimizer to use language constraints to
@@ -9241,6 +9244,7 @@  to functions are constants and then opti
 This optimization can substantially increase performance
 if the application has constants passed to functions.
 This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O2}, @option{-Os} and @option{-O3}.
+It is also enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -fipa-cp-clone
 @opindex fipa-cp-clone
@@ -9251,12 +9255,14 @@  Because this optimization can create mul
 it may significantly increase code size
 (see @option{--param ipcp-unit-growth=@var{value}}).
 This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O3}.
+It is also enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -fipa-bit-cp
 @opindex fipa-bit-cp
 When enabled, perform interprocedural bitwise constant
-propagation. This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O2}. It
-requires that @option{-fipa-cp} is enabled.
+propagation. This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O2} and
+by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
+It requires that @option{-fipa-cp} is enabled.  
 
 @item -fipa-vrp
 @opindex fipa-vrp
@@ -9455,7 +9461,8 @@  ENDDO
 @item -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
 @opindex ftree-loop-distribute-patterns
 Perform loop distribution of patterns that can be code generated with
-calls to a library.  This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O3}.
+calls to a library.  This flag is enabled by default at @option{-O3}, and
+by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 This pass distributes the initialization loops and generates a call to
 memset zero.  For example, the loop
@@ -9584,12 +9591,14 @@  and @option{-ftree-slp-vectorize} if not
 @item -ftree-loop-vectorize
 @opindex ftree-loop-vectorize
 Perform loop vectorization on trees. This flag is enabled by default at
-@option{-O3} and when @option{-ftree-vectorize} is enabled.
+@option{-O3} and by @option{-ftree-vectorize}, @option{-fprofile-use},
+and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -ftree-slp-vectorize
 @opindex ftree-slp-vectorize
 Perform basic block vectorization on trees. This flag is enabled by default at
-@option{-O3} and when @option{-ftree-vectorize} is enabled.
+@option{-O3} and by @option{-ftree-vectorize}, @option{-fprofile-use},
+and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -fvect-cost-model=@var{model}
 @opindex fvect-cost-model
@@ -9663,6 +9672,7 @@  Perform predictive commoning optimizatio
 iterations of loops.
 
 This option is enabled at level @option{-O3}.
+It is also enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -fprefetch-loop-arrays
 @opindex fprefetch-loop-arrays
@@ -10276,15 +10286,22 @@  be inconsistent due to missed counter up
 GCC uses heuristics to correct or smooth out such inconsistencies. By
 default, GCC emits an error message when an inconsistent profile is detected.
 
+This option is enabled by @option{-fauto-profile}.
+
 @item -fprofile-use
 @itemx -fprofile-use=@var{path}
 @opindex fprofile-use
 Enable profile feedback-directed optimizations, 
-and the following optimizations
-which are generally profitable only with profile feedback available:
-@option{-fbranch-probabilities}, @option{-fvpt},
-@option{-funroll-loops}, @option{-fpeel-loops}, @option{-ftracer}, 
-@option{-ftree-vectorize}, and @option{ftree-loop-distribute-patterns}.
+and the following optimizations, many of which
+are generally profitable only with profile feedback available:
+
+@gccoptlist{-fbranch-probabilities  -fprofile-values @gol
+-funroll-loops  -fpeel-loops  -ftracer  -fvpt @gol
+-finline-functions  -fipa-cp  -fipa-cp-clone  -fipa-bit-cp @gol
+-fpredictive-commoning  -fsplit-loops  -funswitch-loops @gol
+-fgcse-after-reload  -ftree-loop-vectorize  -ftree-slp-vectorize @gol
+-fvect-cost-model=dynamic  -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns @gol
+-fprofile-reorder-functions}
 
 Before you can use this option, you must first generate profiling information.
 @xref{Instrumentation Options}, for information about the
@@ -10294,7 +10311,7 @@  By default, GCC emits an error message i
 match the source code.  This error can be turned into a warning by using
 @option{-Wno-error=coverage-mismatch}.  Note this may result in poorly
 optimized code.  Additionally, by default, GCC also emits a warning message if
-the feedback profiles do not exist (See @option{-Wmissing-profile}).
+the feedback profiles do not exist (see @option{-Wmissing-profile}).
 
 If @var{path} is specified, GCC looks at the @var{path} to find
 the profile feedback data files. See @option{-fprofile-dir}.
@@ -10303,14 +10320,16 @@  the profile feedback data files. See @op
 @itemx -fauto-profile=@var{path}
 @opindex fauto-profile
 Enable sampling-based feedback-directed optimizations, 
-and the following optimizations
-which are generally profitable only with profile feedback available:
-@option{-fbranch-probabilities}, @option{-fvpt},
-@option{-funroll-loops}, @option{-fpeel-loops}, @option{-ftracer}, 
-@option{-ftree-vectorize},
-@option{-finline-functions}, @option{-fipa-cp}, @option{-fipa-cp-clone},
-@option{-fpredictive-commoning}, @option{-funswitch-loops},
-@option{-fgcse-after-reload}, and @option{-ftree-loop-distribute-patterns}.
+and the following optimizations,
+many of which are generally profitable only with profile feedback available:
+
+@gccoptlist{-fbranch-probabilities  -fprofile-values @gol
+-funroll-loops  -fpeel-loops  -ftracer  -fvpt @gol
+-finline-functions  -fipa-cp  -fipa-cp-clone  -fipa-bit-cp @gol
+-fpredictive-commoning  -fsplit-loops  -funswitch-loops @gol
+-fgcse-after-reload  -ftree-loop-vectorize  -ftree-slp-vectorize @gol
+-fvect-cost-model=dynamic  -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns @gol
+-fprofile-correction}
 
 @var{path} is the name of a file containing AutoFDO profile information.
 If omitted, it defaults to @file{fbdata.afdo} in the current directory.
@@ -10613,6 +10632,8 @@  used in one place: in @file{reorg.c}, in
 branch is most likely to take, the @samp{REG_BR_PROB} values are used to
 exactly determine which path is taken more often.
 
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
+
 @item -fprofile-values
 @opindex fprofile-values
 If combined with @option{-fprofile-arcs}, it adds code so that some
@@ -10621,7 +10642,8 @@  data about values of expressions in the
 With @option{-fbranch-probabilities}, it reads back the data gathered
 from profiling values of expressions for usage in optimizations.
 
-Enabled with @option{-fprofile-generate} and @option{-fprofile-use}.
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-generate}, @option{-fprofile-use}, and
+@option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -fprofile-reorder-functions
 @opindex fprofile-reorder-functions
@@ -10641,6 +10663,8 @@  and actually performs the optimizations
 Currently the optimizations include specialization of division operations
 using the knowledge about the value of the denominator.
 
+Enabled with @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
+
 @item -frename-registers
 @opindex frename-registers
 Attempt to avoid false dependencies in scheduled code by making use
@@ -10666,7 +10690,7 @@  Perform tail duplication to enlarge supe
 simplifies the control flow of the function allowing other optimizations to do
 a better job.
 
-Enabled with @option{-fprofile-use}.
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -funroll-loops
 @opindex funroll-loops
@@ -10677,7 +10701,7 @@  It also turns on complete loop peeling (
 a small constant number of iterations).  This option makes code larger, and may
 or may not make it run faster.
 
-Enabled with @option{-fprofile-use}.
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -funroll-all-loops
 @opindex funroll-all-loops
@@ -10693,7 +10717,7 @@  roll much (from profile feedback or stat
 complete loop peeling (i.e.@: complete removal of loops with small constant
 number of iterations).
 
-Enabled with @option{-O3} and/or @option{-fprofile-use}.
+Enabled by @option{-O3}, @option{-fprofile-use}, and @option{-fauto-profile}.
 
 @item -fmove-loop-invariants
 @opindex fmove-loop-invariants
@@ -10705,11 +10729,15 @@  at level @option{-O1} and higher, except
 Split a loop into two if it contains a condition that's always true
 for one side of the iteration space and false for the other.
 
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
+
 @item -funswitch-loops
 @opindex funswitch-loops
 Move branches with loop invariant conditions out of the loop, with duplicates
 of the loop on both branches (modified according to result of the condition).
 
+Enabled by @option{-fprofile-use} and @option{-fauto-profile}.
+
 @item -ffunction-sections
 @itemx -fdata-sections
 @opindex ffunction-sections
@@ -12096,7 +12124,9 @@  profile useful for later recompilation w
 optimization.  You must use @option{-fprofile-generate} both when
 compiling and when linking your program.
 
-The following options are enabled: @option{-fprofile-arcs}, @option{-fprofile-values}, @option{-fvpt}.
+The following options are enabled:
+@option{-fprofile-arcs}, @option{-fprofile-values},
+@option{-finline-functions}, and @option{-fipa-bit-cp}.
 
 If @var{path} is specified, GCC looks at the @var{path} to find
 the profile feedback data files. See @option{-fprofile-dir}.