https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=94687
Bug ID: 94687 Summary: PPC vector fails to optimize shift (used bits) Product: gcc Version: 8.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: shawn at git dot icu Target Milestone: --- https://godbolt.org/z/ZyTG9b #include <altivec.h> typedef vector unsigned __int128 block; typedef vector unsigned long long vector2_u64; block swap_with_shift(block num) { return num << 64 | num >> 64; } block swap_without_shift(block num) { vector unsigned long long ret; ret[0] = ((vector2_u64)num)[1]; ret[1] = ((vector2_u64)num)[0]; return (block)ret; } typedef unsigned __int128 u128; u128 swap_scalar(u128 in) { return in << 64 | in >> 64; } swap_with_shift: xxpermdi 34,34,34,2 addi 9,1,-16 stxvd2x 34,0,9 ld 8,-8(1) ld 9,-16(1) mtvsrd 1,8 mtvsrd 0,9 xxpermdi 34,0,1,0 blr .long 0 .byte 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 swap_without_shift: xxpermdi 34,34,34,2 blr .long 0 .byte 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 swap_scalar: mr 9,3 mr 3,4 mr 4,9 blr .long 0 .byte 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0