Int Iterators (GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals)

#### 18.24.3 Int Iterators ¶

Int iterators operate in a similar way to code iterators. See Code Iterators.

The construct:

    (define_int_iterator name [(int1 "cond1") ... (intn "condn")])

defines a pseudo integer constant name that can be instantiated as inti if condition condi is true. Int iterators can appear in only those rtx fields that have ‘i’, ‘n’, ‘w’, or ‘p’ as the specifier. This means that each int has to be a constant defined using ‘`define_constant`’ or ‘`define_c_enum`’.

As with mode and code iterators, each pattern that uses name will be expanded n times, once with all uses of name replaced by int1, once with all uses replaced by int2, and so on. See Defining Mode Iterators.

It is possible to define attributes for ints as well as for codes and modes. Attributes are defined using:

    (define_int_attr attr_name [(int1 "value1") ... (intn "valuen")])

In addition to these user-defined attributes, it is possible to use ‘`<name>`’ to refer to the current expansion of iterator name (such as int1, int2, and so on).

Here’s an example of int iterators in action, taken from the ARM port:

    (define_int_iterator QABSNEG [UNSPEC_VQABS UNSPEC_VQNEG])

    (define_int_attr absneg [(UNSPEC_VQABS "abs") (UNSPEC_VQNEG "neg")])

    (define_insn "neon_vq<absneg><mode>"
      [(set (match_operand:VDQIW 0 "s_register_operand" "=w")
    	(unspec:VDQIW [(match_operand:VDQIW 1 "s_register_operand" "w")
    		       (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "i")]
    		      QABSNEG))]
      "TARGET_NEON"
      "vq<absneg>.<V_s_elem>\t%<V_reg>0, %<V_reg>1"
      [(set_attr "type" "neon_vqneg_vqabs")]
    )

This is equivalent to:

    (define_insn "neon_vqabs<mode>"
      [(set (match_operand:VDQIW 0 "s_register_operand" "=w")
    	(unspec:VDQIW [(match_operand:VDQIW 1 "s_register_operand" "w")
    		       (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "i")]
    		      UNSPEC_VQABS))]
      "TARGET_NEON"
      "vqabs.<V_s_elem>\t%<V_reg>0, %<V_reg>1"
      [(set_attr "type" "neon_vqneg_vqabs")]
    )

    (define_insn "neon_vqneg<mode>"
      [(set (match_operand:VDQIW 0 "s_register_operand" "=w")
    	(unspec:VDQIW [(match_operand:VDQIW 1 "s_register_operand" "w")
    		       (match_operand:SI 2 "immediate_operand" "i")]
    		      UNSPEC_VQNEG))]
      "TARGET_NEON"
      "vqneg.<V_s_elem>\t%<V_reg>0, %<V_reg>1"
      [(set_attr "type" "neon_vqneg_vqabs")]
    )