On Fri, 24 Jul 2026, Thomas Schwinge wrote:
> GCC supports targets without 'casesi'/'tablejump' instructions. (For
> example, '--target=amdgcn-amdhsa', '--target=nvptx-none' -- could
> probably be implemented, but currently isn't.) For x86_64, this can be
> "faked" by modifying 'gcc/config/i386/i386.md':
>
> (define_expand "tablejump"
> [(parallel [(set (pc) (match_operand 0 "indirect_branch_operand"))
> (use (label_ref (match_operand 1)))])]
> - ""
> + "false"
>
> (define_insn "*tablejump_1"
> [(set (pc) (match_operand:W 0 "indirect_branch_operand" "rBw"))
> (use (label_ref (match_operand 1)))]
> - ""
> + "false"
>
> For such GCC configurations, we've recently acquired a number of
> GCC/Fortran regressions à la:
>
> during RTL pass: expand
>
> [...]/source-gcc/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/assumed_rank_bounds_3.f90:178:38:
> internal compiler error: in emit_case_dispatch_table, at stmt.cc:1199
> 0x1f2d35d internal_error(char const*, ...)
> [...]/source-gcc/gcc/diagnostic-global-context.cc:787
> 0x8d368b fancy_abort(char const*, int, char const*)
> [...]/source-gcc/gcc/diagnostics/context.cc:1813
> 0x773983 emit_case_dispatch_table
> [...]/source-gcc/gcc/stmt.cc:1199
> 0x1078752 expand_case(gswitch*)
> [...]/source-gcc/gcc/stmt.cc:1359
>
> That's 'gcc/cfgexpand.cc:expand_gimple_stmt_1', 'case GIMPLE_SWITCH:'
> calling 'gcc/stmt.cc:expand_case', which calls
> 'gcc/stmt.cc:emit_case_dispatch_table', which does:
>
> [...] try "casesi". If that
> fails, try "tablejump". A target *must* have one of them (or both).
>
> That means, for targets providing neither 'casesi' nor 'tablejump', there
> must not be any 'GIMPLE_SWITCH'es anymore, when getting to
> 'gcc/cfgexpand.cc:expand_gimple_stmt_1' -- and usually there aren't, due
> to 'gcc/tree-switch-conversion.cc' doing what is appropriate; in
> particular, 'gcc/tree-switch-conversion.h':
>
> /* Return whether jump table expansion is allowed. */
> bool jump_table_cluster::is_enabled (void)
> {
> /* If neither casesi or tablejump is available, or flag_jump_tables
> over-ruled us, we really have no choice. */
> if (!targetm.have_casesi () && !targetm.have_tablejump ())
> return false;
> [...]
>
> ... deciding whether to lower 'GIMPLE_SWITCH'es into other control flow
> constructs supported by the target.
>
> Enter recent commit r17-2216-g3a8d9347f30b9d66ed6a3c7e0959c08e93ecb205
> "fortran: Create a dedicated type for ranks and array dimensions", which:
>
> | [...] adds a type to represent ranks and array dimension, using the
> | same base type as originally used for the rank in array descriptors
> | (signed char), but with the stricter bounds (0 to GFC_MAX_DIMENSIONS)
> | brought to the knowledge of the middle-end. [...]
>
> --- a/gcc/fortran/trans-types.cc
> +++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-types.cc
> [...]
> +tree gfc_array_dim_rank_type;
> [...]
> @@ -1226,6 +1227,12 @@ gfc_init_types (void)
> gfc_charlen_int_kind = get_int_kind_from_node (size_type_node);
> gfc_charlen_type_node = gfc_get_int_type (gfc_charlen_int_kind);
>
> + gfc_array_dim_rank_type
> + = build_range_type (signed_char_type_node,
> + build_zero_cst
> (signed_char_type_node),
> + build_int_cst (signed_char_type_node,
> + GFC_MAX_DIMENSIONS));
> [...]
> --- a/gcc/fortran/trans-types.h
> +++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-types.h
> [...]
> +/* An integral type with bounds [0, GFC_MAX_DIMENSIONS] suitable to hold
> an
> + array rank, or an array dimension index. */
> +extern GTY(()) tree gfc_array_dim_rank_type;
> [...]
>
> ..., that is, a "subrange wrapper"; 'gcc/tree.cc':
>
> /* Wrapper around build_range_type_1 with SHARED set to true. */
>
> tree
> build_range_type (tree type, tree lowval, tree highval)
> {
> return build_range_type_1 (type, lowval, highval, true);
> }
>
> /* Create a range of some discrete type TYPE (an INTEGER_TYPE,
> ENUMERAL_TYPE
> or BOOLEAN_TYPE) with low bound LOWVAL and high bound HIGHVAL. If
> SHARED
> is true, reuse such a type that has already been constructed. */
>
> static tree
> build_range_type_1 (tree type, tree lowval, tree highval, bool shared)
> {
> [...]
>
> That one has its own 'TREE_TYPE' pointing to 'signed_char_type_node', and
> itself has 'precision:8', but 'min <[...] 0> max <[...] 15>', that is, a
> restricted range compared to 'min <[...] -128> max <[...] 127>'. Nothing
> bad with that, as far as I can tell, and supposedly that enables certain
> code optimizations, due to the more restricted range.
>
> Now, 'gcc/tree-switch-conversion.cc':
>
> /* Attempt to expand CLUSTERS as a decision tree. Return true when
> expanded. */
>
> bool
> switch_decision_tree::try_switch_expansion (vec<cluster *> &clusters)
> {
> tree index_expr = gimple_switch_index (m_switch);
> tree index_type = TREE_TYPE (index_expr);
> basic_block bb = gimple_bb (m_switch);
>
> if (gimple_switch_num_labels (m_switch) == 1
> || range_check_type (index_type) == NULL_TREE)
> return false;
> [...]
>
> ... calls 'gcc/fold-const.cc:range_check_type':
>
> /* Helper routine for build_range_check and match.pd. Return the type to
> perform the check or NULL if it shouldn't be optimized. */
>
> tree
> range_check_type (tree etype)
> {
> /* First make sure that arithmetics in this type is valid, then make
> sure
> that it wraps around. */
> [...]
> if (TREE_CODE (etype) == INTEGER_TYPE && !TYPE_UNSIGNED (etype))
> {
> tree utype, minv, maxv;
>
> /* Check if (unsigned) INT_MAX + 1 == (unsigned) INT_MIN
> for the type in question, as we rely on this here. */
> utype = unsigned_type_for (etype);
> maxv = fold_convert (utype, TYPE_MAX_VALUE (etype));
> maxv = range_binop (PLUS_EXPR, NULL_TREE, maxv, 1,
> build_int_cst (TREE_TYPE (maxv), 1), 1);
> minv = fold_convert (utype, TYPE_MIN_VALUE (etype));
>
> if (integer_zerop (range_binop (NE_EXPR, integer_type_node,
> minv, 1, maxv, 1)))
> etype = utype;
> else
> return NULL_TREE;
> }
> [...]
>
> Here we realize that 'TYPE_MAX_VALUE (gfc_array_dim_rank_type)' ('15')
> does *not* wrap around to 'TYPE_MIN_VALUE (gfc_array_dim_rank_type)'
> ('0') when adding '1' (contrary to '127 + 1 -> -128', for example), and
> therefore we 'return NULL_TREE;', and therefore block the 'GIMPLE_SWITCH'
> lowering.
>
> Per my understanding, that problem has been latent, just now exposed via
> this GCC/Fortran front end change.
>
> Resolve this by peeling off 'INTEGER_TYPE' subrange wrappers, similar to
> how that's already being done for 'ENUMERAL_TYPE's, 'BOOLEAN_TYPE's.
> With that, the regressions for GCN and nvptx (as well as "faked" x86_64)
> disappear, and there's no other change in test results, including
> x86_64-pc-linux-gnu as well as powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu bootstrap.
>
> PR tree-optimization/126392
> gcc/
> * fold-const.cc (range_check_type): Peel off subrange wrappers.
> ---
> gcc/fold-const.cc | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gcc/fold-const.cc b/gcc/fold-const.cc
> index 1764942f34a..5eb25b547fe 100644
> --- a/gcc/fold-const.cc
> +++ b/gcc/fold-const.cc
> @@ -5544,6 +5544,10 @@ range_check_type (tree etype)
> etype = TREE_TYPE (etype);
> else if (TREE_CODE (etype) == ENUMERAL_TYPE || TREE_CODE (etype) ==
> BOOLEAN_TYPE)
> etype = lang_hooks.types.type_for_size (TYPE_PRECISION (etype), 1);
> + else if (TREE_CODE (etype) == INTEGER_TYPE
> + && TREE_TYPE (etype))
> + /* Peel off subrange wrappers ('gcc/tree.cc:build_range_type_1'). */
> + etype = TREE_TYPE (etype);
In principle reasonable, but I wonder whether we can rely on this
being useful for the purpose. TREE_TYPE on INTEGER_TYPE isn't
documented, but IIRC it is indeed set when the INTEGER_TYPE is a
"subtype" (but I don't think it has to).
I'll note that using this type does not get you a wrapping type
in the original range either, so I'm not sure what the condition
above is testing.
So you are simply by-passing the check, fixing the ICE but either
showing the check is pointless or simply ignoring the issue when
it doesn't pass.
Richard.
>
> if (TREE_CODE (etype) == INTEGER_TYPE && !TYPE_UNSIGNED (etype))
> {
>
--
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