After SNB, Intel CPUs can rename CF independently of other EFLAGS,
so the renamer can zero it for free. Note that STC still consumes resources.
To reproduce: $ llvm-exegesis -mode=uops -opcode-name=CLC
On SNB:
--- key: opcode_name: CLC mode: uops config: '' cpu_name: sandybridge llvm_triple: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu num_repetitions: 10000 measurements: - { key: '3', value: 0.0014, debug_string: SBPort0 } - { key: '4', value: 0.0013, debug_string: SBPort1 } - { key: '5', value: 0.0003, debug_string: SBPort4 } - { key: '6', value: 0.0029, debug_string: SBPort5 } - { key: '10', value: 0.0003, debug_string: SBPort23 } error: '' info: 'instruction is serial, repeating a random one. Snippet: CLC ' ...
On HSW:
--- key: opcode_name: CLC mode: uops config: '' cpu_name: haswell llvm_triple: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu num_repetitions: 10000 measurements: - { key: '3', value: 0.001, debug_string: HWPort0 } - { key: '4', value: 0.0009, debug_string: HWPort1 } - { key: '5', value: 0.0004, debug_string: HWPort2 } - { key: '6', value: 0.0006, debug_string: HWPort3 } - { key: '7', value: 0.0002, debug_string: HWPort4 } - { key: '8', value: 0.0012, debug_string: HWPort5 } - { key: '9', value: 0.0022, debug_string: HWPort6 } - { key: '10', value: 0.0001, debug_string: HWPort7 } error: '' info: 'instruction is serial, repeating a random one. Snippet: CLC ' ...