From: Nikhil Kumar Singh <nikhilks@linux.ibm.com>
To: Chinmay Rath <rathc@linux.ibm.com>,
qemu-devel@nongnu.org, qemu-ppc@nongnu.org, npiggin@gmail.com,
harshpb@linux.ibm.com, richard.henderson@linaro.org,
peter.maydell@linaro.org, stefanha@redhat.com
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shivangu@linux.ibm.com, ojaswin@linux.ibm.com,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 04/28] target/ppc: Move vector merge instructions to decodetree
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 10:16:03 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5989ac89-95dc-436d-addb-da85d05dc78e@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260520160728.2283628-5-rathc@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Nikhil Kumar Singh <nikhilks@linux.ibm.com>
Thanks,
~ Nikhil
On 20/05/26 21:37, Chinmay Rath wrote:
> From: Aboorva Devarajan <aboorvad@linux.ibm.com>
>
> Move below instructions to decodetree specification:
>
> vmrg{hb, hh, hw, lb, lh, lw} : VX-form
>
> The individual gen_vmrg* functions generated by GEN_VXFORM are
> replaced by a shared do_vmrg() helper dispatching to the existing
> gen_helper_VMRG* TCG helpers via the TRANS_FLAGS() macro, which
> also handles the ALTIVEC facility check.
>
> The changes were verified by validating that the tcg ops generated by
> those instructions remain the same, which were captured with the '-d
> in_asm,op' flag.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aboorva Devarajan <aboorvad@linux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chinmay Rath <rathc@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> target/ppc/helper.h | 12 ++++++------
> target/ppc/insn32.decode | 9 +++++++++
> target/ppc/int_helper.c | 12 ++++++------
> target/ppc/translate/vmx-impl.c.inc | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------
> target/ppc/translate/vmx-ops.c.inc | 6 ------
> 5 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
> index 37803ebb17..d23260ddd0 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/helper.h
> +++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
> @@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ DEF_HELPER_4(vcmpeqfp_dot, void, env, avr, avr, avr)
> DEF_HELPER_4(vcmpgefp_dot, void, env, avr, avr, avr)
> DEF_HELPER_4(vcmpgtfp_dot, void, env, avr, avr, avr)
> DEF_HELPER_4(vcmpbfp_dot, void, env, avr, avr, avr)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(vmrglb, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(vmrglh, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(vmrglw, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(vmrghb, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(vmrghh, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(vmrghw, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMRGLB, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMRGLH, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMRGLW, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMRGHB, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMRGHH, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMRGHW, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMULESB, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMULESH, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(VMULESW, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, avr, avr, avr)
> diff --git a/target/ppc/insn32.decode b/target/ppc/insn32.decode
> index 0fbabefba9..d9cc191de5 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/insn32.decode
> +++ b/target/ppc/insn32.decode
> @@ -795,6 +795,15 @@ VNOR 000100 ..... ..... ..... 10100000100 @VX
> VXOR 000100 ..... ..... ..... 10011000100 @VX
> VEQV 000100 ..... ..... ..... 11010000100 @VX
>
> +## Vector Merge Instructions
> +
> +VMRGHB 000100 ..... ..... ..... 00000001100 @VX
> +VMRGHH 000100 ..... ..... ..... 00001001100 @VX
> +VMRGHW 000100 ..... ..... ..... 00010001100 @VX
> +VMRGLB 000100 ..... ..... ..... 00100001100 @VX
> +VMRGLH 000100 ..... ..... ..... 00101001100 @VX
> +VMRGLW 000100 ..... ..... ..... 00110001100 @VX
> +
> ## Vector Integer Average Instructions
>
> VAVGSB 000100 ..... ..... ..... 10100000010 @VX
> diff --git a/target/ppc/int_helper.c b/target/ppc/int_helper.c
> index ef4b2e75d6..a3adf746bd 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/int_helper.c
> +++ b/target/ppc/int_helper.c
> @@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ void helper_VMLADDUHM(ppc_avr_t *r, ppc_avr_t *a, ppc_avr_t *b, ppc_avr_t *c,
> }
>
> #define VMRG_DO(name, element, access, ofs) \
> - void helper_v##name(ppc_avr_t *r, ppc_avr_t *a, ppc_avr_t *b) \
> + void helper_V##name(ppc_avr_t *r, ppc_avr_t *a, ppc_avr_t *b) \
> { \
> ppc_avr_t result; \
> int i, half = ARRAY_SIZE(r->element) / 2; \
> @@ -963,11 +963,11 @@ void helper_VMLADDUHM(ppc_avr_t *r, ppc_avr_t *a, ppc_avr_t *b, ppc_avr_t *c,
> }
>
> #define VMRG(suffix, element, access) \
> - VMRG_DO(mrgl##suffix, element, access, half) \
> - VMRG_DO(mrgh##suffix, element, access, 0)
> -VMRG(b, u8, VsrB)
> -VMRG(h, u16, VsrH)
> -VMRG(w, u32, VsrW)
> + VMRG_DO(MRGL##suffix, element, access, half) \
> + VMRG_DO(MRGH##suffix, element, access, 0)
> +VMRG(B, u8, VsrB)
> +VMRG(H, u16, VsrH)
> +VMRG(W, u32, VsrW)
> #undef VMRG_DO
> #undef VMRG
>
> diff --git a/target/ppc/translate/vmx-impl.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate/vmx-impl.c.inc
> index 92d6e8c603..00b359f031 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/translate/vmx-impl.c.inc
> +++ b/target/ppc/translate/vmx-impl.c.inc
> @@ -350,12 +350,25 @@ GEN_VXFORM_V(vsububm, MO_8, tcg_gen_gvec_sub, 0, 16);
> GEN_VXFORM_V(vsubuhm, MO_16, tcg_gen_gvec_sub, 0, 17);
> GEN_VXFORM_V(vsubuwm, MO_32, tcg_gen_gvec_sub, 0, 18);
> GEN_VXFORM_V(vsubudm, MO_64, tcg_gen_gvec_sub, 0, 19);
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrghb, 6, 0);
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrghh, 6, 1);
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrghw, 6, 2);
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrglb, 6, 4);
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrglh, 6, 5);
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrglw, 6, 6);
> +
> +static bool do_vmrg(DisasContext *ctx, arg_VX *a,
> + void (*helper)(TCGv_ptr, TCGv_ptr, TCGv_ptr))
> +{
> + TCGv_ptr ra, rb, rd;
> + REQUIRE_VECTOR(ctx);
> + ra = gen_avr_ptr(a->vra);
> + rb = gen_avr_ptr(a->vrb);
> + rd = gen_avr_ptr(a->vrt);
> + helper(rd, ra, rb);
> + return true;
> +}
> +
> +TRANS_FLAGS(ALTIVEC, VMRGHB, do_vmrg, gen_helper_VMRGHB);
> +TRANS_FLAGS(ALTIVEC, VMRGHH, do_vmrg, gen_helper_VMRGHH);
> +TRANS_FLAGS(ALTIVEC, VMRGHW, do_vmrg, gen_helper_VMRGHW);
> +TRANS_FLAGS(ALTIVEC, VMRGLB, do_vmrg, gen_helper_VMRGLB);
> +TRANS_FLAGS(ALTIVEC, VMRGLH, do_vmrg, gen_helper_VMRGLH);
> +TRANS_FLAGS(ALTIVEC, VMRGLW, do_vmrg, gen_helper_VMRGLW);
>
> static void trans_vmrgew(DisasContext *ctx)
> {
> diff --git a/target/ppc/translate/vmx-ops.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate/vmx-ops.c.inc
> index e28958a126..b8f77d3d2c 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/translate/vmx-ops.c.inc
> +++ b/target/ppc/translate/vmx-ops.c.inc
> @@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ GEN_VXFORM_DUAL(vsubuhm, bcdsub, 0, 17, PPC_ALTIVEC, PPC_NONE),
> GEN_VXFORM_DUAL(vsubuwm, bcdus, 0, 18, PPC_ALTIVEC, PPC2_ISA300),
> GEN_VXFORM_DUAL(vsubudm, bcds, 0, 19, PPC2_ALTIVEC_207, PPC2_ISA300),
> GEN_VXFORM_300(bcds, 0, 27),
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrghb, 6, 0),
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrghh, 6, 1),
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrghw, 6, 2),
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrglb, 6, 4),
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrglh, 6, 5),
> -GEN_VXFORM(vmrglw, 6, 6),
> GEN_VXFORM_300(vextublx, 6, 24),
> GEN_VXFORM_300(vextuhlx, 6, 25),
> GEN_VXFORM_DUAL(vmrgow, vextuwlx, 6, 26, PPC_NONE, PPC2_ALTIVEC_207),
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Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-20 16:07 [RFC PATCH 00/28] target/ppc: Moving instructions to decodetree specification Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 01/28] target/ppc: Migrate extswsli to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 02/28] target/ppc: Migrate atomic loads " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-06 8:45 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 03/28] target/ppc: Convert cache instructions " Chinmay Rath
2026-06-01 16:06 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-06-30 14:42 ` [RFC PATCH v2] " Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-06-30 15:17 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-07-08 12:11 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 04/28] target/ppc: Move vector merge " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 4:46 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh [this message]
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 05/28] target/ppc: Move vector pack " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 4:47 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 06/28] target/ppc: Move st{b, h, w, d, q}cx " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 4:49 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 07/28] target/ppc: convert slw, srw instruction via decode spec Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 08/28] target/ppc: convert sraw[i] " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 09/28] target/ppc : Convert mcrf to decode tree Chinmay Rath
2026-06-12 8:38 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 10/28] target/ppc: Move fixed-point Shift insns to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 11/28] target/ppc: Move fixed-point byte-reversal store " Chinmay Rath
2026-06-12 15:16 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-07-08 8:41 ` Amit Machhiwal
2026-07-06 16:21 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-07-08 8:42 ` Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 12/28] target/ppc: Move GPR atomic load/store instructions " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 4:55 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 13/28] target/ppc: Move isync instruction " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 4:57 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 14/28] target/ppc: Convert b{a, l, la} to decode tree Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 4:58 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 15/28] target/ppc: move various conditional branch insns to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-07-06 17:20 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 16/28] target/ppc: Fix TRANS* macro variadic arguments handling Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 17/28] target/ppc: Move wait instruction to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 18/28] target/ppc: Move sleep & friends " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-06 17:48 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-07-07 5:09 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 19/28] target/ppc: Refactor sleep and its variants to use a common helper Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 20/28] target/ppc: Move Condition Register access instructions to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 21/28] target/ppc: Move Condition Register logical " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 22/28] target/ppc: Move Fixed-Point Load/Store String " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-06 8:54 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-07-06 14:01 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-07-06 18:09 ` Nikhil Kumar Singh
2026-07-07 10:36 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-07-08 7:41 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-07-08 8:46 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 23/28] target/ppc: Move VMX integer arithmetic and BCD " Chinmay Rath
2026-07-06 15:22 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-07-07 10:41 ` Shivang Upadhyay
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 24/28] target/ppc: Move rlwimi, rlwinm " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 25/28] target/ppc: Move lmw, stmw " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 26/28] target/ppc: Move mfmsr, mtmsr[d] " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 27/28] target/ppc: Move byte-reverse " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-20 16:07 ` [RFC PATCH 28/28] target/ppc: Move system call and rfi " Chinmay Rath
2026-05-22 8:29 ` [RFC PATCH 00/28] target/ppc: Moving instructions to decodetree specification Vishal Chourasia
2026-05-28 10:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2] target/ppc: Move system call and rfi instructions to decodetree Vishal Chourasia
2026-07-06 10:14 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-07-13 22:01 ` Vishal Chourasia
2026-07-13 22:23 ` [RFC PATCH v3] " Vishal Chourasia
2026-05-28 11:08 ` [RFC PATCH 00/28] target/ppc: Moving instructions to decodetree specification Vishal Chourasia
2026-06-03 11:39 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-06-03 14:10 ` Miles Glenn
2026-06-04 10:29 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-06-11 19:18 ` Miles Glenn
2026-06-30 5:42 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-07-08 11:30 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-06-03 14:30 ` Richard Henderson
2026-06-04 10:27 ` Chinmay Rath
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