RESOLVED FIXED 19803
Merge multiple loads into a single instruction 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19803
Summary Merge multiple loads into a single instruction
Cameron Zwarich (cpst)
Reported 2008-06-28 16:21:37 PDT
Since (load, load) is one of the most common instruction pairs on SunSpider and load has one of the smallest instruction bodies, this sounds like a good idea. However, all of my attempts to implement it lead to massive regressions on SunSpider, even if I don't even use the opcode. This points to a random GCC problem, so I'll post the code to see if we can fix it together.
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Patch that causes regression (6.13 KB, patch)
2008-06-28 16:24 PDT, Cameron Zwarich (cpst) 		no flags
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Patch that improves performance (6.04 KB, patch)
2008-06-29 20:14 PDT, Cameron Zwarich (cpst) 		no flags
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Cameron Zwarich (cpst)
Comment 1 2008-06-28 16:24:21 PDT
Created attachment 21990 [details] Patch that causes regression Here is a patch that causes a performance regression of about 8% on SunSpider, despite the opcode not even being used. I originally had the opcode after op_load, but even moving it near the end didn't fix the regression.
Cameron Zwarich (cpst)
Comment 2 2008-06-29 19:47:41 PDT
The same thing happens with op_mov2.
Cameron Zwarich (cpst)
Comment 3 2008-06-29 20:14:03 PDT
Created attachment 22001 [details] Patch that improves performance I changed the code to evade GCC and now get a 0.2% progression. Maybe I could do better if I moved the opcode elsewhere?
Cameron Zwarich (cpst)
Comment 4 2008-09-04 00:58:22 PDT
This optimization was performed by different means in bug 20286.
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