On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM Richard Biener <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 28 Mar 2026, H.J. Lu wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 1:16 AM Richard Biener <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Am 28.03.2026 um 03:36 schrieb H.J. Lu <[email protected]>:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM Richard Biener <[email protected]> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> The following fixes a confusion seen in the x86 backend by
> > > >> assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl failing to trigger a local stack copy
> > > >> for an incoming stack parameter that is not aligned according to
> > > >> its type.  The condition was introduced in r0-64961-gbfc45551d5ace4
> > > >> but there is the MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm) < PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY
> > > >> condition not triggering for the case in question where both
> > > >> MEM_ALIGN and PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY are 128.  x86 supports
> > > >> stack-realignment so we can honor the declared alignment and this
> > > >> clears up the confusion.  The following replaces the bound
> > > >> by MAX_SUPPORTED_STACK_ALIGNMENT if SUPPORTS_STACK_ALIGNMENT
> > > >> and the parameter has it's address taken and with BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT
> > > >> if SUPPORTS_STACK_ALIGNMENT otherwise, only affecting x86 and nvptx
> > > >> at this point.
> > > >>
> > > >> In addition to this it changes the i386 backends computation of
> > > >> the maximum stack alignment used to bound itself to BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT
> > > >> because the middle-end does not (and in general cannot) enforce actual
> > > >> alignment of all stack objects according to their type.
> > > >>
> > > >> Bootstrapped and tested on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.
> > > >>
> > > >> Compared to v2 this uses BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT if the parameter does not
> > > >> have its address taken and caps ix86_update_stack_alignment on
> > > >> BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT as well.
> > > >>
> > > >> OK for the x86 parts?  I assume the refined function.cc hunk is still
> > > >> LGTM from Richard S. side.
> > > >>
> > > >> Note I still fail to see why we need to scan all insns in the backend
> > > >> again after RTL expansion should have ensured to keep track of the
> > > >> maximum needed stack alignment.  But I'm trying to avoid touching
> > > >> code I do not understand as much as possible.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Richard.
> > > >>
> > > >>        PR middle-end/120839
> > > >>        * function.cc (assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl): Get the parameter
> > > >>        as arugment.  Adjust alignment check forcing a local copy for
> > > >>        SUPPORTS_STACK_ALIGNMENT targets if the argument is not aligned
> > > >>        to its type and the current alignment is less than
> > > >>        MAX_SUPPORTED_STACK_ALIGNMENT if the parameter has its address
> > > >>        taken or BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT otherwise.
> > > >>        (assign_parms): Adjust.
> > > >>        * config/i386/i386.cc (ix86_update_stack_alignment): Bound
> > > >>        recorded stack alignment requirement by BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT.
> > > >>
> > > >>        * gcc.dg/torture/pr120839.c: New testcase.
> > > >>        * gcc.target/i386/pr120839-avx.c: Likewise.
> > > >> ---
> > > >> gcc/config/i386/i386.cc                      |  2 +-
> > > >> gcc/function.cc                              | 14 +++++++++++---
> > > >> gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr120839.c      |  7 +++++++
> > > >> gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr120839-avx.c |  8 ++++++++
> > > >> 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > >> create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr120839.c
> > > >> create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr120839-avx.c
> > > >>
> > > >> diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.cc b/gcc/config/i386/i386.cc
> > > >> index 15e0dd547a9..f2a49bbaf46 100644
> > > >> --- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.cc
> > > >> +++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.cc
> > > >> @@ -8627,7 +8627,7 @@ ix86_update_stack_alignment (rtx, const_rtx pat, 
> > > >> void *data)
> > > >>              unsigned int alignment = MEM_ALIGN (op);
> > > >>
> > > >>              if (alignment > *p->stack_alignment)
> > > >> -               *p->stack_alignment = alignment;
> > > >> +               *p->stack_alignment = MIN (alignment, 
> > > >> BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT);
> > > >
> > > > This is wrong.  X86 backend supports MAX_OFILE_ALIGNMENT
> > > > stack alignment.
> > > >
> > > >>              break;
> > > >>            }
> > > >>          else
> > > >> diff --git a/gcc/function.cc b/gcc/function.cc
> > > >> index bba05f3380d..41987b4f7a4 100644
> > > >> --- a/gcc/function.cc
> > > >> +++ b/gcc/function.cc
> > > >> @@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ assign_parm_remove_parallels (struct 
> > > >> assign_parm_data_one *data)
> > > >>    always valid and properly aligned.  */
> > > >>
> > > >> static void
> > > >> -assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl (struct assign_parm_data_one *data)
> > > >> +assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl (tree parm, struct assign_parm_data_one 
> > > >> *data)
> > > >> {
> > > >>   rtx stack_parm = data->stack_parm;
> > > >>
> > > >> @@ -2840,7 +2840,15 @@ assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl (struct 
> > > >> assign_parm_data_one *data)
> > > >>                                                 MEM_ALIGN 
> > > >> (stack_parm))))
> > > >>          || (data->nominal_type
> > > >>              && TYPE_ALIGN (data->nominal_type) > MEM_ALIGN 
> > > >> (stack_parm)
> > > >> -             && MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm) < PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY)))
> > > >> +             /* When we can re-align the stack ensure appropriate 
> > > >> alignment
> > > >> +                of the function local object up to BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT 
> > > >> if
> > > >> +                it is only accessed directly or up to the maximum 
> > > >> supported
> > > >> +                alignment if the address is exposed.  */
> > > >> +             && MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm) < (SUPPORTS_STACK_ALIGNMENT
> > > >> +                                          ? (TREE_ADDRESSABLE (parm)
> > > >> +                                             ? 
> > > >> MAX_SUPPORTED_STACK_ALIGNMENT
> > > >> +                                             : BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT)
> > > >> +                                          : 
> > > >> PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY))))
> > > >
> > > > I think it should be
> > > >
> > > > @@ -2840,7 +2840,11 @@ assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl (struct
> > > > assign_parm_data_one *data)
> > > >                   MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm))))
> > > >     || (data->nominal_type
> > > >         && TYPE_ALIGN (data->nominal_type) > MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm)
> > > > -        && MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm) < PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY)))
> > > > +        /* The parm stack slot works if its address isn't taken.  When
> > > > +      making a local copy, MAX_SUPPORTED_STACK_ALIGNMENT is
> > > > +      its maximum alignment.  */
> > > > +        && TREE_ADDRESSABLE (parm)
> > > > +        && MEM_ALIGN (stack_parm) < MAX_SUPPORTED_STACK_ALIGNMENT)))
> > > >     stack_parm = NULL;
> > >
> > > Even when not address taken the ABI guaranteed alignment of the stack 
> > > slot might be less than the declared alignment.  If the alignment itself 
> > > is not exposed via the address we have still to avoid faulting, thus 
> > > BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT
> >
> > There should be no fault.  Otherwise, caller will fault first when
> > such an argument
> > is pushed onto stack.
>
> I don't think this necessarily follows, the caller can end up using memcpy
> while portions accessed in the callee can end up using aligned moves.
> Also when the ABI effectively requires less alignment the caller has to
> avoid using aligned accesses even when the formal alignment of the
> argument is bigger.
>
> All this is about ABI mandated/guaranteed alignment being lower than
> the types alignment.

Shouldn't it be decided by backend?

> Richard.
>
> > >
> > > > BTW, I opened:
> > > >
> > > > https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124671
> > > >
> > > > with a run-time testcase.
> > > >
> > > >   /* If parm was passed in memory, and we need to convert it on entry,
> > > >
> > > >>     stack_parm = NULL;
> > > >>
> > > >>   /* If parm was passed in memory, and we need to convert it on entry,
> > > >> @@ -3714,7 +3722,7 @@ assign_parms (tree fndecl)
> > > >>       else
> > > >>        set_decl_incoming_rtl (parm, data.entry_parm, false);
> > > >>
> > > >> -      assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl (&data);
> > > >> +      assign_parm_adjust_stack_rtl (parm, &data);
> > > >>
> > > >>       if (assign_parm_setup_block_p (&data))
> > > >>        assign_parm_setup_block (&all, parm, &data);
> > > >> diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr120839.c 
> > > >> b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr120839.c
> > > >> new file mode 100644
> > > >> index 00000000000..158e800649f
> > > >> --- /dev/null
> > > >> +++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr120839.c
> > > >> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> > > >> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> > > >> +
> > > >> +typedef struct {
> > > >> +  long double a, b;
> > > >> +} c __attribute__((aligned(32)));
> > > >> +double d;
> > > >> +void e(c f) { d = f.a; }
> > > >> diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr120839-avx.c 
> > > >> b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr120839-avx.c
> > > >> new file mode 100644
> > > >> index 00000000000..1f5406e065c
> > > >> --- /dev/null
> > > >> +++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/pr120839-avx.c
> > > >> @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
> > > >> +/* { dg-do compile } */
> > > >> +/* { dg-options "-O -mavx" } */
> > > >> +
> > > >> +typedef struct {
> > > >> +  long double a, b;
> > > >> +} c __attribute__((aligned(32)));
> > > >> +double d;
> > > >> +void e(c f) { d = f.a; }
> > > >> --
> > > >> 2.51.0
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > H.J.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Richard Biener <[email protected]>
> SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH,
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H.J.

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