i965/ir: Update several stale comments.

Reviewed-by: Iago Toral Quiroga <itoral@igalia.com>
This commit is contained in:
Francisco Jerez
2016-09-02 13:53:13 -07:00
parent 47784e2346
commit eb746a80e5
5 changed files with 22 additions and 26 deletions

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@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ enum opcode {
* For example, parameters for a send-from-GRF message. Or, updating
* channels of a size 4 VGRF used to store vec4s such as texturing results.
*
* This will be lowered into MOVs from each source to consecutive reg_offsets
* This will be lowered into MOVs from each source to consecutive offsets
* of the destination VGRF.
*
* src[0] may be BAD_FILE. If so, the lowering pass skips emitting the MOV,

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@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ fs_visitor::VARYING_PULL_CONSTANT_LOAD(const fs_builder &bld,
* be any component of a vector, and then we load 4 contiguous
* components starting from that.
*
* We break down the const_offset to a portion added to the variable
* offset and a portion done using reg_offset, which means that if you
* have GLSL using something like "uniform vec4 a[20]; gl_FragColor =
* a[i]", we'll temporarily generate 4 vec4 loads from offset i * 4, and
* CSE can later notice that those loads are all the same and eliminate
* the redundant ones.
* We break down the const_offset to a portion added to the variable offset
* and a portion done using fs_reg::offset, which means that if you have
* GLSL using something like "uniform vec4 a[20]; gl_FragColor = a[i]",
* we'll temporarily generate 4 vec4 loads from offset i * 4, and CSE can
* later notice that those loads are all the same and eliminate the
* redundant ones.
*/
fs_reg vec4_offset = vgrf(glsl_type::uint_type);
bld.ADD(vec4_offset, varying_offset, brw_imm_ud(const_offset & ~0xf));
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ fs_visitor::assign_constant_locations()
stage_prog_data->nr_params = num_push_constants;
stage_prog_data->nr_pull_params = num_pull_constants;
/* Up until now, the param[] array has been indexed by reg + reg_offset
/* Up until now, the param[] array has been indexed by reg + offset
* of UNIFORM registers. Move pull constants into pull_param[] and
* condense param[] to only contain the uniforms we chose to push.
*
@@ -3166,10 +3166,6 @@ fs_visitor::insert_gen4_send_dependency_workarounds()
bool progress = false;
/* Note that we're done with register allocation, so GRF fs_regs always
* have a .reg_offset of 0.
*/
foreach_block_and_inst(block, fs_inst, inst, cfg) {
if (inst->mlen != 0 && inst->dst.file == VGRF) {
insert_gen4_pre_send_dependency_workarounds(block, inst);

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@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ using namespace brw;
* but we currently do not. It is easier for the consumers of this
* information to work with whole VGRFs.
*
* However, we internally track use/def information at the per-component
* (reg_offset) level for greater accuracy. Large VGRFs may be accessed
* piecemeal over many (possibly non-adjacent) instructions. In this case,
* examining a single instruction is insufficient to decide whether a whole
* VGRF is ultimately used or defined. Tracking individual components
* allows us to easily assemble this information.
* However, we internally track use/def information at the per-GRF level for
* greater accuracy. Large VGRFs may be accessed piecemeal over many
* (possibly non-adjacent) instructions. In this case, examining a single
* instruction is insufficient to decide whether a whole VGRF is ultimately
* used or defined. Tracking individual components allows us to easily
* assemble this information.
*
* See Muchnick's Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation, section
* 14.1 (p444).

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@@ -1489,10 +1489,10 @@ fs_instruction_scheduler::choose_instruction_to_schedule()
if (v->devinfo->gen < 7) {
fs_inst *chosen_inst = (fs_inst *)chosen->inst;
/* We use regs_written > 1 as our test for the kind of send
* instruction to avoid -- only sends generate many regs, and a
* single-result send is probably actually reducing register
* pressure.
/* We use size_written > 4 * exec_size as our test for the kind
* of send instruction to avoid -- only sends generate many
* regs, and a single-result send is probably actually reducing
* register pressure.
*/
if (inst->size_written <= 4 * inst->exec_size &&
chosen_inst->size_written > 4 * chosen_inst->exec_size) {

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@@ -1321,10 +1321,10 @@ vec4_visitor::eliminate_find_live_channel()
* Splits virtual GRFs requesting more than one contiguous physical register.
*
* We initially create large virtual GRFs for temporary structures, arrays,
* and matrices, so that the dereference visitor functions can add reg_offsets
* to work their way down to the actual member being accessed. But when it
* comes to optimization, we'd like to treat each register as individual
* storage if possible.
* and matrices, so that the visitor functions can add offsets to work their
* way down to the actual member being accessed. But when it comes to
* optimization, we'd like to treat each register as individual storage if
* possible.
*
* So far, the only thing that might prevent splitting is a send message from
* a GRF on IVB.