compiler: extract runtime checks into separate cold functions.

This reduces register pressure as well as function size, which
favorably affects the inliner.

artiq/compiler/ir.py

@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ class Function:
     :ivar is_internal:
         (bool) if True, the function should not be accessible from outside
         the module it is contained in
+    :ivar is_cold:
+        (bool) if True, the function should be considered rarely called
     """
 
     def __init__(self, typ, name, arguments, loc=None):
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ class Function:
         self.next_name = 1
         self.set_arguments(arguments)
         self.is_internal = False
+        self.is_cold = False
 
     def _remove_name(self, name):
         self.names.remove(name)
@@ -922,6 +925,8 @@ class Call(Instruction):
         iodelay expressions for values of arguments
     :ivar static_target_function: (:class:`Function` or None)
         statically resolved callee
+    :ivar is_cold: (bool)
+        the callee function is cold
     """
 
     """
@@ -938,6 +943,7 @@ class Call(Instruction):
         super().__init__([func] + args, func.type.ret, name)
         self.arg_exprs = arg_exprs
         self.static_target_function = None
+        self.is_cold = False
 
     def copy(self, mapper):
         self_copy = super().copy(mapper)
@@ -1186,6 +1192,8 @@ class Invoke(Terminator):
         iodelay expressions for values of arguments
     :ivar static_target_function: (:class:`Function` or None)
         statically resolved callee
+    :ivar is_cold: (bool)
+        the callee function is cold
     """
 
     """
@@ -1206,6 +1214,7 @@ class Invoke(Terminator):
         super().__init__([func] + args + [normal, exn], func.type.ret, name)
         self.arg_exprs = arg_exprs
         self.static_target_function = None
+        self.is_cold = False
 
     def copy(self, mapper):
         self_copy = super().copy(mapper)

artiq/compiler/targets.py

@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ class Target:
 
         # Now, actually optimize the code.
         llpassmgr.add_function_inlining_pass(70)
-        llpassmgr.add_cfg_simplification_pass()
         llpassmgr.add_instruction_combining_pass()
+        llpassmgr.add_cfg_simplification_pass()
+        llpassmgr.add_dead_arg_elimination_pass()
         llpassmgr.add_gvn_pass()
         llpassmgr.add_global_dce_pass()
 

artiq/compiler/transforms/artiq_ir_generator.py

@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
             for index, (arg_name, codegen_default) in enumerate(zip(typ.optargs, defaults)):
                 default = codegen_default()
                 value = self.append(ir.Builtin("unwrap_or", [optargs[index], default],
-                                               typ.optargs[arg_name]))
+                                               typ.optargs[arg_name],
+                                               name="DEF.{}".format(arg_name)))
                 self.append(ir.SetLocal(env, arg_name, value))
 
             result = self.visit(node.body)
@@ -574,9 +575,7 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
             self.current_block = raise_proxy
 
         if exn is not None:
-            if loc is None:
-                loc = self.current_loc
-
+            assert loc is not None
             loc_file = ir.Constant(loc.source_buffer.name, builtins.TStr())
             loc_line = ir.Constant(loc.line(), builtins.TInt32())
             loc_column = ir.Constant(loc.column(), builtins.TInt32())
@@ -598,7 +597,7 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
                 self.append(ir.Reraise())
 
     def visit_Raise(self, node):
-        self.raise_exn(self.visit(node.exc))
+        self.raise_exn(self.visit(node.exc), loc=self.current_loc)
 
     def visit_Try(self, node):
         dispatcher = self.add_block("try.dispatch")
@@ -927,6 +926,55 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
         else:
             return self.append(ir.SetAttr(obj, node.attr, self.current_assign))
 
+    def _make_check(self, cond, exn_gen, loc=None, params=[]):
+        if loc is None:
+            loc = self.current_loc
+
+        try:
+            name = "check:{}:{}".format(loc.line(), loc.column())
+            args = [ir.EnvironmentArgument(self.current_env.type, "ARG.ENV")] + \
+                   [ir.Argument(param.type, "ARG.{}".format(index))
+                    for index, param in enumerate(params)]
+            typ  = types.TFunction(OrderedDict([("arg{}".format(index), param.type)
+                                                for index, param in enumerate(params)]),
+                                   OrderedDict(),
+                                   builtins.TNone())
+            func = ir.Function(typ, ".".join(self.name + [name]), args, loc=loc)
+            func.is_internal = True
+            func.is_cold = True
+            self.functions.append(func)
+            old_func, self.current_function = self.current_function, func
+
+            entry = self.add_block("entry")
+            old_block, self.current_block = self.current_block, entry
+
+            old_final_branch, self.final_branch = self.final_branch, None
+            old_unwind, self.unwind_target = self.unwind_target, None
+            self.raise_exn(exn_gen(*args[1:]), loc=loc)
+        finally:
+            self.current_function = old_func
+            self.current_block = old_block
+            self.final_branch = old_final_branch
+            self.unwind_target = old_unwind
+
+        # cond:    bool Value, condition
+        # exn_gen: lambda()->exn Value, exception if condition not true
+        cond_block = self.current_block
+
+        self.current_block = body_block = self.add_block("check.body")
+        closure = self.append(ir.Closure(func, ir.Constant(None, ir.TEnvironment("check", {}))))
+        if self.unwind_target is None:
+            insn = self.append(ir.Call(closure, params, {}))
+        else:
+            after_invoke = self.add_block("check.invoke")
+            insn = self.append(ir.Invoke(closure, params, {}, after_invoke, self.unwind_target))
+            self.current_block = after_invoke
+        insn.is_cold = True
+        self.append(ir.Unreachable())
+
+        self.current_block = tail_block = self.add_block("check.tail")
+        cond_block.append(ir.BranchIf(cond, tail_block, body_block))
+
     def _map_index(self, length, index, one_past_the_end=False, loc=None):
         lt_0          = self.append(ir.Compare(ast.Lt(loc=None),
                                                index, ir.Constant(0, index.type)))
@@ -940,28 +988,16 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
                                               ir.Constant(False, builtins.TBool())))
         head = self.current_block
 
-        self.current_block = out_of_bounds_block = self.add_block("index.outofbounds")
-        exn = self.alloc_exn(builtins.TException("IndexError"),
-            ir.Constant("index {0} out of bounds 0:{1}", builtins.TStr()),
-            index, length)
-        self.raise_exn(exn, loc=loc)
-
-        self.current_block = in_bounds_block = self.add_block("index.inbounds")
-        head.append(ir.BranchIf(in_bounds, in_bounds_block, out_of_bounds_block))
+        self._make_check(
+            in_bounds,
+            lambda index, length: self.alloc_exn(builtins.TException("IndexError"),
+                ir.Constant("index {0} out of bounds 0:{1}", builtins.TStr()),
+                index, length),
+            params=[index, length],
+            loc=loc)
 
         return mapped_index
 
-    def _make_check(self, cond, exn_gen, loc=None, name="check"):
-        # cond:    bool Value, condition
-        # exn_gen: lambda()->exn Value, exception if condition not true
-        cond_block = self.current_block
-
-        self.current_block = body_block = self.add_block("{}.body".format(name))
-        self.raise_exn(exn_gen(), loc=loc)
-
-        self.current_block = tail_block = self.add_block("{}.tail".format(name))
-        cond_block.append(ir.BranchIf(cond, tail_block, body_block))
-
     def _make_loop(self, init, cond_gen, body_gen, name="loop"):
         # init:     'iter Value, initial loop variable value
         # cond_gen: lambda('iter Value)->bool Value, loop condition
@@ -1064,10 +1100,11 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
                                                name="slice.size"))
             self._make_check(
                 self.append(ir.Compare(ast.LtE(loc=None), slice_size, length)),
-                lambda: self.alloc_exn(builtins.TException("ValueError"),
+                lambda slice_size, length: self.alloc_exn(builtins.TException("ValueError"),
                     ir.Constant("slice size {0} is larger than iterable length {1}",
                                 builtins.TStr()),
                     slice_size, length),
+                params=[slice_size, length],
                 loc=node.slice.loc)
 
             if self.current_assign is None:
@@ -1147,9 +1184,10 @@ class ARTIQIRGenerator(algorithm.Visitor):
             self._make_check(
                 self.append(ir.Compare(ast.Eq(loc=None), length,
                                        ir.Constant(len(node.elts), self._size_type))),
-                lambda: self.alloc_exn(builtins.TException("ValueError"),
+                lambda length: self.alloc_exn(builtins.TException("ValueError"),
                     ir.Constant("list must be {0} elements long to decompose", builtins.TStr()),
-                    length))
+                    length),
+                params=[length])
 
             for index, elt_node in enumerate(node.elts):
                 elt = self.append(ir.GetElem(self.current_assign,

artiq/compiler/transforms/llvm_ir_generator.py

@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ class LLVMIRGenerator:
     def llconst_of_const(self, const):
         llty = self.llty_of_type(const.type)
         if const.value is None:
-            return ll.Constant(llty, [])
+            if isinstance(llty, ll.PointerType):
+                return ll.Constant(llty, None)
+            else:
+                return ll.Constant(llty, [])
         elif const.value is True:
             return ll.Constant(llty, True)
         elif const.value is False:
@@ -539,6 +542,10 @@ class LLVMIRGenerator:
 
             if func.is_internal:
                 self.llfunction.linkage = 'private'
+            if func.is_cold:
+                self.llfunction.calling_convention = 'coldcc'
+                self.llfunction.attributes.add('cold')
+                self.llfunction.attributes.add('noinline')
 
             self.llfunction.attributes.add('uwtable')
 
@@ -1039,7 +1046,7 @@ class LLVMIRGenerator:
 
     def process_Closure(self, insn):
         llenv = self.map(insn.environment())
-        llenv = self.llbuilder.bitcast(llenv, llptr, name="ptr.{}".format(llenv.name))
+        llenv = self.llbuilder.bitcast(llenv, llptr)
         llfun = self.map(insn.target_function)
         llvalue = ll.Constant(self.llty_of_type(insn.target_function.type), ll.Undefined)
         llvalue = self.llbuilder.insert_value(llvalue, llenv, 0)
@@ -1244,15 +1251,17 @@ class LLVMIRGenerator:
             llstackptr = self.llbuilder.call(self.llbuiltin("llvm.stacksave"), [])
 
             llresultslot = self.llbuilder.alloca(llfun.type.pointee.args[0].pointee)
-            self.llbuilder.call(llfun, [llresultslot] + llargs)
+            llcall = self.llbuilder.call(llfun, [llresultslot] + llargs)
             llresult = self.llbuilder.load(llresultslot)
 
             self.llbuilder.call(self.llbuiltin("llvm.stackrestore"), [llstackptr])
-
-            return llresult
         else:
-            return self.llbuilder.call(llfun, llargs,
-                                       name=insn.name)
+            llcall = llresult = self.llbuilder.call(llfun, llargs, name=insn.name)
+
+        if insn.is_cold:
+            llcall.cconv = 'coldcc'
+
+        return llresult
 
     def process_Invoke(self, insn):
         llnormalblock = self.map(insn.normal_target())
@@ -1264,12 +1273,26 @@ class LLVMIRGenerator:
                                    llnormalblock, llunwindblock)
         elif types.is_c_function(insn.target_function().type):
             llfun, llargs = self._prepare_ffi_call(insn)
-            return self.llbuilder.invoke(llfun, llargs, llnormalblock, llunwindblock,
-                                         name=insn.name)
         else:
             llfun, llargs = self._prepare_closure_call(insn)
-            return self.llbuilder.invoke(llfun, llargs, llnormalblock, llunwindblock,
-                                         name=insn.name)
+
+        if self.has_sret(insn.target_function().type):
+            llstackptr = self.llbuilder.call(self.llbuiltin("llvm.stacksave"), [])
+
+            llresultslot = self.llbuilder.alloca(llfun.type.pointee.args[0].pointee)
+            llcall = self.llbuilder.invoke(llfun, llargs, llnormalblock, llunwindblock,
+                                           name=insn.name)
+            llresult = self.llbuilder.load(llresultslot)
+
+            self.llbuilder.call(self.llbuiltin("llvm.stackrestore"), [llstackptr])
+        else:
+            llcall = self.llbuilder.invoke(llfun, llargs, llnormalblock, llunwindblock,
+                                           name=insn.name)
+
+        if insn.is_cold:
+            llcall.cconv = 'coldcc'
+
+        return llcall
 
     def _quote(self, value, typ, path):
         value_id = id(value)