If result of 64-bit address loading combines with 32-bit mask, LLVM tries to optimize the code and remove "redundant" loading of upper 32-bits of the address. It leads to incorrect code on MIPS64 targets.
MIPS backend creates the following chain of commands to load 64-bit address in the MipsTargetLowering::getAddrNonPICSym64 method:
(add (shl (add (shl (add %highest(sym), %higher(sym)), 16), %hi(sym)), 16), %lo(%sym))
If the mask presents, LLVM decides to optimize the chain of commands. It really does not make sense to load upper 32-bits because the 0x0fffffff mask anyway clears them. After removing redundant commands we get this chain:
(add (shl (%hi(sym), 16), %lo(%sym))
There is no patterns matched (MipsHi (i64 symbol)). Due a bug in SYM_32 predicate definition, backend incorrectly selects a pattern for a 32-bit symbols and uses the lui instruction for loading %hi(sym).
As a result we get incorrect set of instructions with unnecessary 16-bit left shifting:
lui at,0x0 R_MIPS_HI16 foo dsll at,at,0x10 daddiu at,at,0 R_MIPS_LO16 foo
This patch resolves two problems:
- Fix SYM_32/SYM_64 predicates to prevent selection of patterns dedicated to 32-bit symbols in case of using N64 ABI.
- Add missed patterns for 64-bit symbols for %hi/%lo.
Fix PR42736.