On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 09:02 +0300, Ira Rosen wrote:
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2011-03/msg02172.html
> 
> The last version:
> 
> ChangeLog:
> 
>      * doc/invoke.texi (preferred-vector-size): Document.
>      * params.h (PREFERRED_VECTOR_SIZE): Define.
>      * config/arm/arm.c (arm_preferred_simd_mode): Use param
>      PREFERRED_VECTOR_SIZE instead of
>      TARGET_NEON_VECTORIZE_QUAD. Make 128 bits the default.
>      (arm_autovectorize_vector_sizes): Likewise.
>      * config/arm/arm.opt (NEON_VECTORIZE_QUAD): Add
>      RejectNegative.
>      * params.def (PARAM_PREFERRED_VECTOR_SIZE): Define.
> 
> testsuite/ChangeLog:
> 
>      * lib/target-supports.exp (check_effective_target_vect_multiple_sizes):
>      New procedure.
>      (add_options_for_quad_vectors): Replace with ...
>      (add_options_for_double_vectors): ... this.
>      * gfortran.dg/vect/pr19049.f90: Expect more printings on targets that
>      support multiple vector sizes since the vectorizer attempts to
>      vectorize with both vector sizes.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/slp-reduc-6.c, gcc.dg/vect/no-vfa-vect-79.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/no-vfa-vect-102a.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-1a.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-1b.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-2b.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-3a.c, gcc.dg/vect/no-vfa-vect-37.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-3b.c, gcc.dg/vect/no-vfa-vect-101.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/no-vfa-vect-102.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-reduc-dot-s8b.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-1.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-104.c: Likewise.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/vect-16.c: Rename to...
>      * gcc.dg/vect/no-fast-math-vect-16.c: ... this to ensure that it runs
>      without -ffast-math.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/vect-42.c: Run with 64 bit vectors if applicable.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/vect-multitypes-6.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-52.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-54.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-46.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-48.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-96.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-multitypes-3.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-40.c: Likewise.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/vect-outer-5.c: Remove quad-vectors option as
>      redundant.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/vect-109.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-peel-1.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-peel-2.c, gcc.dg/vect/slp-25.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/vect-multitypes-1.c, gcc.dg/vect/slp-3.c,
>      gcc.dg/vect/no-vfa-pr29145.c, gcc.dg/vect/vect-multitypes-4.c:
>      Likewise.
>      * gcc.dg/vect/vect.exp: Run no-fast-math-vect*.c tests with
>      -fno-fast-math.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ira

+@item preferred-vector-size
+Preferred vector size in bits for targets that support multiple vector sizes.
+Invalid values are ignored.  The default is 128.
+

Shouldn't the preferred size be the largest size supported by the
target?  Setting it to 128 might be OK today, but who knows what might
happen in future?  

R.


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