Hi Stefan,

The return type should be "const char *" as you rightly pointed out
as it returns
an empty string.
I will send out a patch fixing the return type.

Thanks,
Naveen

On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 1:14 PM Stefan Schulze Frielinghaus <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, May 04, 2026 at 08:58:37PM -0700, Naveen wrote:
> > Extend AdvSIMD constant materialization to recognize vectors where only
> > the low element is a representable floating-point constant and all other
> > elements are zero.
> > Bootstrapped and tested on aarch64-linux-gnu.
> >
> > PR target/113856
> >
> > gcc/ChangeLog:
> >
> >         * config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> >         (aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low): New.
> >         (aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p): New.
> >       * config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md (mov<mode>): Do not expand
> constant
> >       vectors handled by aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p into VDUP.
> >       (*aarch64_simd_mov<VDMOV:mode>): Add Dc alternatives for FMOV based
> >       SIMD constant moves.
> >       (*aarch64_simd_mov<VQMOV:mode>): Likewise.
> >       * config/aarch64/aarch64.cc (aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p): New
> function.
> >       (aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low): New function.
> >       * config/aarch64/constraints.md (Dc): New constraint.
> >
> > gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
> >       * gcc.target/aarch64/pr113856.c: New test.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Naveen <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >  gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h         |  2 +
> >  gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md          |  5 +-
> >  gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc               | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  gcc/config/aarch64/constraints.md           |  7 ++
> >  gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/pr113856.c | 70 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  5 files changed, 162 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/pr113856.c
> >
> > diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> > index 16b58f39a97..0798546809d 100644
> > --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> > +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
> > @@ -952,8 +952,10 @@ char *aarch64_output_simd_and_imm (rtx, unsigned);
> >  char *aarch64_output_simd_xor_imm (rtx, unsigned);
> >  char *aarch64_output_fmov (rtx);
> >
> > +char *aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low (rtx *);
> >  char *aarch64_output_sve_mov_immediate (rtx);
> >  char *aarch64_output_sve_ptrues (rtx);
> > +bool aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p (rtx);
> >  bool aarch64_pad_reg_upward (machine_mode, const_tree, bool);
> >  bool aarch64_regno_ok_for_base_p (int, bool);
> >  bool aarch64_regno_ok_for_index_p (int, bool);
> > diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
> b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
> > index c314e85927d..2e142b1e1ee 100644
> > --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
> > +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
> > @@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
> >       }
> >        else if (!aarch64_simd_imm_zero (operands[1], <MODE>mode)
> >              && !aarch64_simd_special_constant_p (operands[1],
> <MODE>mode)
> > -            && !aarch64_simd_valid_mov_imm (operands[1]))
> > +            && !aarch64_simd_valid_mov_imm (operands[1])
> > +            && !aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p (operands[1]))
> >       {
> >         rtx x;
> >         /* Expand into VDUP.  */
> > @@ -183,6 +184,7 @@
> >       [?r, w ; neon_to_gp<q>      , *        , *] fmov\t%x0, %d1
> >       [?w, r ; f_mcr              , *        , *] fmov\t%d0, %1
> >       [?r, r ; mov_reg            , *        , *] mov\t%0, %1
> > +     [w , Dc; fmov               , *        , *] <<
> aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low (operands);
> >       [w , Dn; neon_move<q>       , simd     , *] <<
> aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm (operands[1], 64);
> >       [w , Dz; f_mcr              , *        , *] fmov\t%d0, xzr
> >       [w , Dx; neon_move          , simd     , 8] #
> > @@ -212,6 +214,7 @@
> >       [?r , w ; multiple           , *   , 8] #
> >       [?w , r ; multiple           , *   , 8] #
> >       [?r , r ; multiple           , *   , 8] #
> > +     [w  , Dc; fmov               , *   , 4] <<
> aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low (operands);
> >       [w  , Dn; neon_move<q>       , simd, 4] <<
> aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm (operands[1], 128);
> >       [w  , Dz; fmov               , *   , 4] fmov\t%d0, xzr
> >       [w  , Dx; neon_move          , simd, 8] #
> > diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> > index 3816df92b18..3359ac9a67d 100644
> > --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> > +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
> > @@ -24604,6 +24604,85 @@ aarch64_simd_valid_mov_imm (rtx op)
> >    return aarch64_simd_valid_imm (op, NULL, AARCH64_CHECK_MOV);
> >  }
> >
> > +
> > +/* Return true if OP is an FP constant vector in which the low register
> > +   element can be materialized using FMOV and all other elements are
> zero.  */
> > +bool
> > +aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p (rtx op)
> > +{
> > +  if (!CONST_VECTOR_P (op))
> > +    return false;
> > +
> > +  machine_mode mode = GET_MODE (op);
> > +  scalar_mode inner_mode = GET_MODE_INNER (mode);
> > +
> > +  if (inner_mode != E_HFmode
> > +      && inner_mode != E_SFmode
> > +      && inner_mode != E_DFmode)
> > +    return false;
> > +
> > +  if (inner_mode == E_HFmode && !TARGET_FP_F16INST)
> > +    return false;
> > +
> > +  unsigned int nunits = GET_MODE_NUNITS (mode).to_constant ();
> > +  unsigned int const_idx = BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN ? nunits - 1 : 0;
> > +
> > +  rtx elt = CONST_VECTOR_ELT (op, const_idx);
> > +  if (!CONST_DOUBLE_P (elt))
> > +    return false;
> > +
> > +  REAL_VALUE_TYPE r = *CONST_DOUBLE_REAL_VALUE (elt);
> > +  if (!aarch64_real_float_const_representable_p (r))
> > +    return false;
> > +
> > +  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < nunits; ++i)
> > +    {
> > +      if (i == const_idx)
> > +     continue;
> > +
> > +      rtx x = CONST_VECTOR_ELT (op, i);
> > +      if (!rtx_equal_p (x, CONST0_RTX (inner_mode)))
> > +     return false;
> > +    }
> > +
> > +  return true;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Output a move of an FP constant vector in which the low register
> element is
> > +   materialized using FMOV and all other elements are zero.  */
> > +char *
> > +aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low (rtx *operands)
> > +{
> > +  machine_mode mode = GET_MODE (operands[1]);
> > +  scalar_mode inner_mode = GET_MODE_INNER (mode);
> > +  unsigned int nunits = GET_MODE_NUNITS (mode).to_constant ();
> > +  unsigned int const_idx = BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN ? nunits - 1 : 0;
> > +  rtx elt = CONST_VECTOR_ELT (operands[1], const_idx);
> > +  rtx xop[2];
> > +
> > +  xop[0] = lowpart_subreg (inner_mode, operands[0], mode);
> > +  xop[1] = elt;
> > +
> > +  switch (inner_mode)
> > +    {
> > +      case E_HFmode:
> > +     output_asm_insn ("fmov\t%h0, %1", xop);
> > +     break;
> > +
> > +      case E_SFmode:
> > +     output_asm_insn ("fmov\t%s0, %1", xop);
> > +     break;
> > +
> > +      case E_DFmode:
> > +     output_asm_insn ("fmov\t%d0, %1", xop);
> > +     break;
> > +
> > +      default:
> > +     gcc_unreachable ();
> > +    }
> > +  return "";
> > +}
>
> This breaks bootstrap for me with:
>
> gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc: In function ‘char*
> aarch64_output_simd_mov_imm_low(rtx_def**)’:
> gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc:24683:10: error: ISO C++ forbids converting
> a string constant to ‘char*’ [-Werror=write-strings]
> 24683 |   return "";
>       |          ^~
>
> I haven't looked much into it, however, if it is desired returning
> always an empty string, then the return type should be `const char *`
> instead of just `char *`.
>
> Cheers,
> Stefan
>
> > +
> >  /* Return true if OP is a valid SIMD orr immediate for SVE or AdvSIMD.
> */
> >  bool
> >  aarch64_simd_valid_orr_imm (rtx op)
> > diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/constraints.md
> b/gcc/config/aarch64/constraints.md
> > index 3d166fe3a17..8760220835b 100644
> > --- a/gcc/config/aarch64/constraints.md
> > +++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/constraints.md
> > @@ -503,6 +503,13 @@
> >   (and (match_code "const_vector")
> >        (match_test "aarch64_simd_valid_xor_imm (op)")))
> >
> > +(define_constraint "Dc"
> > + "@internal
> > +  A constraint that matches an FP constant vector in which the low
> register
> > +  element can be materialized using FMOV and all other elements are
> zero."
> > + (and (match_code "const_vector")
> > +      (match_test "aarch64_const_vec_fmov_p (op)")))
> > +
> >  (define_constraint "Dn"
> >    "@internal
> >   A constraint that matches vector of immediates."
> > diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/pr113856.c
> b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/pr113856.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 00000000000..f0facbcba09
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/pr113856.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
> > +/* { dg-do compile } */
> > +/* { dg-options "-O2" } */
> > +/* { dg-additional-options "-march=armv8-a+fp16" } */
> > +
> > +/* Check that FP vector constants with only the low element nonzero are
> > +   materialized with scalar FMOV rather than a literal pool load.
> > +
> > +   PR target/113856.  */
> > +
> > +typedef float vect64_float __attribute__((vector_size(8)));
> > +typedef float vect128_float __attribute__((vector_size(16)));
> > +typedef _Float16 vect64_half __attribute__((vector_size(8)));
> > +typedef _Float16 vect128_half __attribute__((vector_size(16)));
> > +typedef double vect128_double __attribute__((vector_size(16)));
> > +
> > +vect64_float
> > +f1 (void)
> > +{
> > +  return (vect64_float) { 1.0f, 0.0f };
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Existing duplicated-lane case.  */
> > +vect64_float
> > +f2 (void)
> > +{
> > +  return (vect64_float) { 1.0f, 1.0f };
> > +}
> > +
> > +vect128_float
> > +f3 (void)
> > +{
> > +  return (vect128_float) { 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
> > +}
> > +
> > +vect64_half
> > +f4 (void)
> > +{
> > +  return (vect64_half) { (_Float16) 1.0, (_Float16) 0.0,
> > +                         (_Float16) 0.0, (_Float16) 0.0 };
> > +}
> > +
> > +vect128_half
> > +f5 (void)
> > +{
> > +  return (vect128_half) { (_Float16) 1.0, (_Float16) 0.0,
> > +                          (_Float16) 0.0, (_Float16) 0.0,
> > +                          (_Float16) 0.0, (_Float16) 0.0,
> > +                          (_Float16) 0.0, (_Float16) 0.0 };
> > +}
> > +
> > +vect128_double
> > +f6 (void)
> > +{
> > +  return (vect128_double) { 1.0, 0.0 };
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* f1 and f3: scalar FMOV into the low SF element.  */
> > +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times {\tfmov\ts[0-9]+, 1\.0} 2 } } */
> > +
> > +/* f2: existing vector duplicated-FMOV case.  */
> > +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times {\tfmov\tv[0-9]+\.2s, 1\.0} 1 } }
> */
> > +
> > +/* f4 and f5: scalar FMOV into the low HF element.  */
> > +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times {\tfmov\th[0-9]+, 1\.0} 2 } } */
> > +
> > +/* f6: scalar FMOV into the low DF element.  */
> > +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times {\tfmov\td[0-9]+, 1\.0} 1 } } */
> > +
> > +/* None of them should need a literal pool load.  */
> > +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not {\tldr\tq[0-9]+,} } } */
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >
>

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