BitPermutationSelector sets Repl32 flag for bit groups which can be (potentially) benefit from 32-bit rotate-and-mask instructions with bit replication, i.e. rlwinm/rlwimi copies lower 32 bits into upper 32 bits on 64-bit PowerPC before rotation.
However, enforcing 32-bit instruction sometimes results in redundant generated code.
For example, the following simple code is compiled into rotldi + rlwimi while it can be compiled into only rldimi instruction if Repl32 flag is not set on the bit group for (a & 0xFFFFFFFF).
uint64_t func(uint64_t a, uint64_t b) { return (a & 0xFFFFFFFF) | (b << 32) ; }
To avoid such problem, this patch checks the potential benefit of Repl32 flag before setting it. If a bit group does not require rotation (i.e. RLAmt == 0) and won't be merged into another group, we do not benefit from Repl32 flag on this group.