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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c b/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
index 38d8f23..7497616 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
+++ b/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.c
@@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3. If not see
#define FENCE_FOLLOWING_MOVNT NULL_TREE
#endif
+/* It is not profitable to prefetch when the trip count is not at
+ least TRIP_COUNT_TO_AHEAD_RATIO times the prefetch ahead distance.
+ For example, in a loop with a prefetch ahead distance of 10,
+ supposing that TRIP_COUNT_TO_AHEAD_RATIO is equal to 4, it is
+ profitable to prefetch when the trip count is greater or equal to
+ 40. In that case, 30 out of the 40 iterations will benefit from
+ prefetching. */
+
+#ifndef TRIP_COUNT_TO_AHEAD_RATIO
+#define TRIP_COUNT_TO_AHEAD_RATIO 4
+#endif
+
/* The group of references between that reuse may occur. */
struct mem_ref_group
@@ -1585,7 +1597,7 @@ is_loop_prefetching_profitable (unsigned ahead, HOST_WIDE_INT est_niter,
return insn_to_prefetch_ratio >= MIN_INSN_TO_PREFETCH_RATIO;
}
- if (est_niter <= (HOST_WIDE_INT) ahead)
+ if (est_niter < (HOST_WIDE_INT) (TRIP_COUNT_TO_AHEAD_RATIO * ahead))
{
if (dump_file && (dump_flags & TDF_DETAILS))
fprintf (dump_file,