Index: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@
     setOperationAction(ISD::UREM, MVT::i64, Expand);
   }
 
+  if (Subtarget.hasP9Vector()) {
+    setOperationAction(ISD::ABS, MVT::v4i32, Legal);
+    setOperationAction(ISD::ABS, MVT::v8i16, Legal);
+    setOperationAction(ISD::ABS, MVT::v16i8, Legal);
+  }
+
   // Don't use SMUL_LOHI/UMUL_LOHI or SDIVREM/UDIVREM to lower SREM/UREM.
   setOperationAction(ISD::UMUL_LOHI, MVT::i32, Expand);
   setOperationAction(ISD::SMUL_LOHI, MVT::i32, Expand);
@@ -8390,6 +8396,8 @@
   unsigned IntrinsicID =
     cast<ConstantSDNode>(Op.getOperand(0))->getZExtValue();
 
+  SDLoc dl(Op);
+
   if (IntrinsicID == Intrinsic::thread_pointer) {
     // Reads the thread pointer register, used for __builtin_thread_pointer.
     if (Subtarget.isPPC64())
@@ -8397,9 +8405,37 @@
     return DAG.getRegister(PPC::R2, MVT::i32);
   }
 
+  // We are looking for absolute values here.
+  // The idea is to try to fit one of two patterns:
+  //  max (a, (0-a))  OR  max ((0-a), a)
+  if (Subtarget.hasP9Vector() &&
+      (IntrinsicID == Intrinsic::ppc_altivec_vmaxsw ||
+       IntrinsicID == Intrinsic::ppc_altivec_vmaxsh ||
+       IntrinsicID == Intrinsic::ppc_altivec_vmaxsb)) {
+    SDValue V1 = Op.getOperand(1);
+    SDValue V2 = Op.getOperand(2);
+    if (V1.getSimpleValueType() == V2.getSimpleValueType() &&
+        (V1.getSimpleValueType() == MVT::v4i32 ||
+         V1.getSimpleValueType() == MVT::v8i16 ||
+         V1.getSimpleValueType() == MVT::v16i8)) {
+      if ( V1.getOpcode() == ISD::SUB &&
+           ISD::isBuildVectorAllZeros(V1.getOperand(0).getNode()) &&
+           V1.getOperand(1) == V2 ) {
+        // Generate the abs instruction with the operands
+        return DAG.getNode(ISD::ABS, dl, V2.getValueType(),V2);
+      }
+
+      if ( V2.getOpcode() == ISD::SUB &&
+           ISD::isBuildVectorAllZeros(V2.getOperand(0).getNode()) &&
+           V2.getOperand(1) == V1 ) {
+        // Generate the abs instruction with the operands
+        return DAG.getNode(ISD::ABS, dl, V1.getValueType(),V1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // If this is a lowered altivec predicate compare, CompareOpc is set to the
   // opcode number of the comparison.
-  SDLoc dl(Op);
   int CompareOpc;
   bool isDot;
   if (!getVectorCompareInfo(Op, CompareOpc, isDot, Subtarget))
Index: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrAltivec.td
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrAltivec.td
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrAltivec.td
@@ -1488,4 +1488,19 @@
 def VABSDUW : VXForm_1<1155, (outs vrrc:$vD), (ins vrrc:$vA, vrrc:$vB),
                        "vabsduw $vD, $vA, $vB", IIC_VecGeneral,
                        [(set v4i32:$vD, (int_ppc_altivec_vabsduw v4i32:$vA, v4i32:$vB))]>;
+
+def : Pat<(v16i8:$vD (abs v16i8:$vA)),
+          (v16i8 (VABSDUB $vA, (V_SET0B)))>;
+def : Pat<(v8i16:$vD (abs v8i16:$vA)),
+          (v8i16 (VABSDUH $vA, (V_SET0H)))>;
+def : Pat<(v4i32:$vD (abs v4i32:$vA)),
+          (v4i32 (VABSDUW $vA, (V_SET0)))>;
+
+def : Pat<(v16i8:$vD (abs (sub v16i8:$vA, v16i8:$vB))),
+          (v16i8 (VABSDUB $vA, $vB))>;
+def : Pat<(v8i16:$vD (abs (sub v8i16:$vA, v8i16:$vB))),
+          (v8i16 (VABSDUH $vA, $vB))>;
+def : Pat<(v4i32:$vD (abs (sub v4i32:$vA, v4i32:$vB))),
+          (v4i32 (VABSDUW $vA, $vB))>;
+
 } // end HasP9Altivec
Index: llvm/trunk/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/ppc64-P9-vabsd.ll
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/ppc64-P9-vabsd.ll
+++ llvm/trunk/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/ppc64-P9-vabsd.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+; RUN: llc < %s -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu -mcpu=pwr9 -verify-machineinstrs | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc < %s -mtriple=powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu -mcpu=pwr9 -verify-machineinstrs | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc < %s -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu -mcpu=pwr8 -verify-machineinstrs | FileCheck %s -check-prefix=CHECK-PWR8 -implicit-check-not vabsdu
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+define <4 x i32> @simple_absv_32(<4 x i32> %a) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub.i = sub <4 x i32> zeroinitializer, %a
+  %0 = tail call <4 x i32> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsw(<4 x i32> %a, <4 x i32> %sub.i)
+  ret <4 x i32> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: simple_absv_32
+; CHECK: vxor [[ZERO:[0-9]+]], {{[0-9]+}}, {{[0-9]+}}
+; CHECK-NEXT: vabsduw 2, 2, [[ZERO]]
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: simple_absv_32
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuwm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsw
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+define <4 x i32> @simple_absv_32_swap(<4 x i32> %a) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub.i = sub <4 x i32> zeroinitializer, %a
+  %0 = tail call <4 x i32> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsw(<4 x i32> %sub.i, <4 x i32> %a)
+  ret <4 x i32> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: simple_absv_32_swap
+; CHECK: vxor [[ZERO:[0-9]+]], {{[0-9]+}}, {{[0-9]+}}
+; CHECK-NEXT: vabsduw 2, 2, [[ZERO]]
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: simple_absv_32_swap
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuwm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsw
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+define <8 x i16> @simple_absv_16(<8 x i16> %a) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub.i = sub <8 x i16> zeroinitializer, %a
+  %0 = tail call <8 x i16> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsh(<8 x i16> %a, <8 x i16> %sub.i)
+  ret <8 x i16> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: simple_absv_16
+; CHECK: vxor [[ZERO:[0-9]+]], {{[0-9]+}}, {{[0-9]+}}
+; CHECK-NEXT: vabsduh 2, 2, [[ZERO]]
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: simple_absv_16
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuhm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsh
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+define <16 x i8> @simple_absv_8(<16 x i8> %a) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub.i = sub <16 x i8> zeroinitializer, %a
+  %0 = tail call <16 x i8> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsb(<16 x i8> %a, <16 x i8> %sub.i)
+  ret <16 x i8> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: simple_absv_8
+; CHECK: vxor [[ZERO:[0-9]+]], {{[0-9]+}}, {{[0-9]+}}
+; CHECK-NEXT: vabsdub 2, 2, [[ZERO]]
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: simple_absv_8
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsububm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsb
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; The select pattern can only be detected for v4i32.
+; Function Attrs: norecurse nounwind readnone
+define <4 x i32> @sub_absv_32(<4 x i32> %a, <4 x i32> %b) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %0 = sub nsw <4 x i32> %a, %b
+  %1 = icmp sgt <4 x i32> %0, <i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1>
+  %2 = sub <4 x i32> zeroinitializer, %0
+  %3 = select <4 x i1> %1, <4 x i32> %0, <4 x i32> %2
+  ret <4 x i32> %3
+; CHECK-LABEL: sub_absv_32
+; CHECK: vabsduw 2, 2, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: sub_absv_32
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuwm
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; FIXME: This does not produce the ISD::ABS that we are looking for.
+; We should fix the missing canonicalization.
+; We do manage to find the word version of ABS but not the halfword.
+; Threfore, we end up doing more work than is required with a pair of abs for word
+;  instead of just one for the halfword.
+; Function Attrs: norecurse nounwind readnone
+define <8 x i16> @sub_absv_16(<8 x i16> %a, <8 x i16> %b) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %0 = sext <8 x i16> %a to <8 x i32>
+  %1 = sext <8 x i16> %b to <8 x i32>
+  %2 = sub nsw <8 x i32> %0, %1
+  %3 = icmp sgt <8 x i32> %2, <i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1, i32 -1>
+  %4 = sub nsw <8 x i32> zeroinitializer, %2
+  %5 = select <8 x i1> %3, <8 x i32> %2, <8 x i32> %4
+  %6 = trunc <8 x i32> %5 to <8 x i16>
+  ret <8 x i16> %6
+; CHECK-LABEL: sub_absv_16
+; CHECK-NOT: vabsduh
+; CHECK: vabsduw
+; CHECK-NOT: vabsduh
+; CHECK: vabsduw
+; CHECK-NOT: vabsduh
+; CHECK: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: sub_absv_16
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuwm
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; FIXME: This does not produce ISD::ABS. This does not even vectorize correctly!
+; This function should look like sub_absv_32 and sub_absv_16 except that the type is v16i8.
+; Function Attrs: norecurse nounwind readnone
+define <16 x i8> @sub_absv_8(<16 x i8> %a, <16 x i8> %b) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %vecext = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 0
+  %conv = zext i8 %vecext to i32
+  %vecext1 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 0
+  %conv2 = zext i8 %vecext1 to i32
+  %sub = sub nsw i32 %conv, %conv2
+  %ispos = icmp sgt i32 %sub, -1
+  %neg = sub nsw i32 0, %sub
+  %0 = select i1 %ispos, i32 %sub, i32 %neg
+  %conv3 = trunc i32 %0 to i8
+  %vecins = insertelement <16 x i8> <i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 undef, i8 0, i8 0, i8 0, i8 0, i8 0, i8 0>, i8 %conv3, i32 0
+  %vecext4 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 1
+  %conv5 = zext i8 %vecext4 to i32
+  %vecext6 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 1
+  %conv7 = zext i8 %vecext6 to i32
+  %sub8 = sub nsw i32 %conv5, %conv7
+  %ispos171 = icmp sgt i32 %sub8, -1
+  %neg172 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub8
+  %1 = select i1 %ispos171, i32 %sub8, i32 %neg172
+  %conv10 = trunc i32 %1 to i8
+  %vecins11 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins, i8 %conv10, i32 1
+  %vecext12 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 2
+  %conv13 = zext i8 %vecext12 to i32
+  %vecext14 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 2
+  %conv15 = zext i8 %vecext14 to i32
+  %sub16 = sub nsw i32 %conv13, %conv15
+  %ispos173 = icmp sgt i32 %sub16, -1
+  %neg174 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub16
+  %2 = select i1 %ispos173, i32 %sub16, i32 %neg174
+  %conv18 = trunc i32 %2 to i8
+  %vecins19 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins11, i8 %conv18, i32 2
+  %vecext20 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 3
+  %conv21 = zext i8 %vecext20 to i32
+  %vecext22 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 3
+  %conv23 = zext i8 %vecext22 to i32
+  %sub24 = sub nsw i32 %conv21, %conv23
+  %ispos175 = icmp sgt i32 %sub24, -1
+  %neg176 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub24
+  %3 = select i1 %ispos175, i32 %sub24, i32 %neg176
+  %conv26 = trunc i32 %3 to i8
+  %vecins27 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins19, i8 %conv26, i32 3
+  %vecext28 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 4
+  %conv29 = zext i8 %vecext28 to i32
+  %vecext30 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 4
+  %conv31 = zext i8 %vecext30 to i32
+  %sub32 = sub nsw i32 %conv29, %conv31
+  %ispos177 = icmp sgt i32 %sub32, -1
+  %neg178 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub32
+  %4 = select i1 %ispos177, i32 %sub32, i32 %neg178
+  %conv34 = trunc i32 %4 to i8
+  %vecins35 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins27, i8 %conv34, i32 4
+  %vecext36 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 5
+  %conv37 = zext i8 %vecext36 to i32
+  %vecext38 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 5
+  %conv39 = zext i8 %vecext38 to i32
+  %sub40 = sub nsw i32 %conv37, %conv39
+  %ispos179 = icmp sgt i32 %sub40, -1
+  %neg180 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub40
+  %5 = select i1 %ispos179, i32 %sub40, i32 %neg180
+  %conv42 = trunc i32 %5 to i8
+  %vecins43 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins35, i8 %conv42, i32 5
+  %vecext44 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 6
+  %conv45 = zext i8 %vecext44 to i32
+  %vecext46 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 6
+  %conv47 = zext i8 %vecext46 to i32
+  %sub48 = sub nsw i32 %conv45, %conv47
+  %ispos181 = icmp sgt i32 %sub48, -1
+  %neg182 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub48
+  %6 = select i1 %ispos181, i32 %sub48, i32 %neg182
+  %conv50 = trunc i32 %6 to i8
+  %vecins51 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins43, i8 %conv50, i32 6
+  %vecext52 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 7
+  %conv53 = zext i8 %vecext52 to i32
+  %vecext54 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 7
+  %conv55 = zext i8 %vecext54 to i32
+  %sub56 = sub nsw i32 %conv53, %conv55
+  %ispos183 = icmp sgt i32 %sub56, -1
+  %neg184 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub56
+  %7 = select i1 %ispos183, i32 %sub56, i32 %neg184
+  %conv58 = trunc i32 %7 to i8
+  %vecins59 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins51, i8 %conv58, i32 7
+  %vecext60 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 8
+  %conv61 = zext i8 %vecext60 to i32
+  %vecext62 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 8
+  %conv63 = zext i8 %vecext62 to i32
+  %sub64 = sub nsw i32 %conv61, %conv63
+  %ispos185 = icmp sgt i32 %sub64, -1
+  %neg186 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub64
+  %8 = select i1 %ispos185, i32 %sub64, i32 %neg186
+  %conv66 = trunc i32 %8 to i8
+  %vecins67 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins59, i8 %conv66, i32 8
+  %vecext68 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 9
+  %conv69 = zext i8 %vecext68 to i32
+  %vecext70 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 9
+  %conv71 = zext i8 %vecext70 to i32
+  %sub72 = sub nsw i32 %conv69, %conv71
+  %ispos187 = icmp sgt i32 %sub72, -1
+  %neg188 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub72
+  %9 = select i1 %ispos187, i32 %sub72, i32 %neg188
+  %conv74 = trunc i32 %9 to i8
+  %vecins75 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins67, i8 %conv74, i32 9
+  %vecext76 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 10
+  %conv77 = zext i8 %vecext76 to i32
+  %vecext78 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 10
+  %conv79 = zext i8 %vecext78 to i32
+  %sub80 = sub nsw i32 %conv77, %conv79
+  %ispos189 = icmp sgt i32 %sub80, -1
+  %neg190 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub80
+  %10 = select i1 %ispos189, i32 %sub80, i32 %neg190
+  %conv82 = trunc i32 %10 to i8
+  %vecins83 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins75, i8 %conv82, i32 10
+  %vecext84 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 11
+  %conv85 = zext i8 %vecext84 to i32
+  %vecext86 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 11
+  %conv87 = zext i8 %vecext86 to i32
+  %sub88 = sub nsw i32 %conv85, %conv87
+  %ispos191 = icmp sgt i32 %sub88, -1
+  %neg192 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub88
+  %11 = select i1 %ispos191, i32 %sub88, i32 %neg192
+  %conv90 = trunc i32 %11 to i8
+  %vecins91 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins83, i8 %conv90, i32 11
+  %vecext92 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 12
+  %conv93 = zext i8 %vecext92 to i32
+  %vecext94 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 12
+  %conv95 = zext i8 %vecext94 to i32
+  %sub96 = sub nsw i32 %conv93, %conv95
+  %ispos193 = icmp sgt i32 %sub96, -1
+  %neg194 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub96
+  %12 = select i1 %ispos193, i32 %sub96, i32 %neg194
+  %conv98 = trunc i32 %12 to i8
+  %vecins99 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins91, i8 %conv98, i32 12
+  %vecext100 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 13
+  %conv101 = zext i8 %vecext100 to i32
+  %vecext102 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 13
+  %conv103 = zext i8 %vecext102 to i32
+  %sub104 = sub nsw i32 %conv101, %conv103
+  %ispos195 = icmp sgt i32 %sub104, -1
+  %neg196 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub104
+  %13 = select i1 %ispos195, i32 %sub104, i32 %neg196
+  %conv106 = trunc i32 %13 to i8
+  %vecins107 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins99, i8 %conv106, i32 13
+  %vecext108 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 14
+  %conv109 = zext i8 %vecext108 to i32
+  %vecext110 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 14
+  %conv111 = zext i8 %vecext110 to i32
+  %sub112 = sub nsw i32 %conv109, %conv111
+  %ispos197 = icmp sgt i32 %sub112, -1
+  %neg198 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub112
+  %14 = select i1 %ispos197, i32 %sub112, i32 %neg198
+  %conv114 = trunc i32 %14 to i8
+  %vecins115 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins107, i8 %conv114, i32 14
+  %vecext116 = extractelement <16 x i8> %a, i32 15
+  %conv117 = zext i8 %vecext116 to i32
+  %vecext118 = extractelement <16 x i8> %b, i32 15
+  %conv119 = zext i8 %vecext118 to i32
+  %sub120 = sub nsw i32 %conv117, %conv119
+  %ispos199 = icmp sgt i32 %sub120, -1
+  %neg200 = sub nsw i32 0, %sub120
+  %15 = select i1 %ispos199, i32 %sub120, i32 %neg200
+  %conv122 = trunc i32 %15 to i8
+  %vecins123 = insertelement <16 x i8> %vecins115, i8 %conv122, i32 15
+  ret <16 x i8> %vecins123
+; CHECK-LABEL: sub_absv_8
+; CHECK-NOT: vabsdub
+; CHECK: subf
+; CHECK-NOT: vabsdub
+; CHECK: xor
+; CHECK-NOT: vabsdub
+; CHECK: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: sub_absv_8
+; CHECK-PWR8: subf
+; CHECK-PWR8: xor
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+define <4 x i32> @sub_absv_vec_32(<4 x i32> %a, <4 x i32> %b) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub = sub <4 x i32> %a, %b
+  %sub.i = sub <4 x i32> zeroinitializer, %sub
+  %0 = tail call <4 x i32> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsw(<4 x i32> %sub, <4 x i32> %sub.i)
+  ret <4 x i32> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: sub_absv_vec_32
+; CHECK: vabsduw 2, 2, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: sub_absv_vec_32
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuwm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsw
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+define <8 x i16> @sub_absv_vec_16(<8 x i16> %a, <8 x i16> %b) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub = sub <8 x i16> %a, %b
+  %sub.i = sub <8 x i16> zeroinitializer, %sub
+  %0 = tail call <8 x i16> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsh(<8 x i16> %sub, <8 x i16> %sub.i)
+  ret <8 x i16> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: sub_absv_vec_16
+; CHECK: vabsduh 2, 2, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: sub_absv_vec_16
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsubuhm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsh
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+define <16 x i8> @sub_absv_vec_8(<16 x i8> %a, <16 x i8> %b) local_unnamed_addr {
+entry:
+  %sub = sub <16 x i8> %a, %b
+  %sub.i = sub <16 x i8> zeroinitializer, %sub
+  %0 = tail call <16 x i8> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsb(<16 x i8> %sub, <16 x i8> %sub.i)
+  ret <16 x i8> %0
+; CHECK-LABEL: sub_absv_vec_8
+; CHECK: vabsdub 2, 2, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT: blr
+; CHECK-PWR8-LABEL: sub_absv_vec_8
+; CHECK-PWR8: xxlxor
+; CHECK-PWR8: vsububm
+; CHECK-PWR8: vmaxsb
+; CHECK-PWR8: blr
+}
+
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+declare <4 x i32> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsw(<4 x i32>, <4 x i32>)
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+declare <8 x i16> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsh(<8 x i16>, <8 x i16>)
+
+; Function Attrs: nounwind readnone
+declare <16 x i8> @llvm.ppc.altivec.vmaxsb(<16 x i8>, <16 x i8>)
+