[BOLT] CMOVConversion pass
Convert simple hammocks into cmov based on misprediction rate. Test Plan: - Assembly test: `cmov-conversion.s` - Testing on a binary: # Bootstrap clang with `-x86-cmov-converter-force-all` and `-Wl,--emit-relocs` (Release build) # Collect perf.data: - `clang++ <opts> bolt/lib/Core/BinaryFunction.cpp -E > bf.cpp` - `perf record -e cycles:u -j any,u -- clang-15 bf.cpp -O2 -std=c++14 -c -o bf.o` # Optimize clang-15 with and w/o -cmov-conversion: - `llvm-bolt clang-15 -p perf.data -o clang-15.bolt` - `llvm-bolt clang-15 -p perf.data -cmov-conversion -o clang-15.bolt.cmovconv` # Run perf experiment: - test: `clang-15.bolt.cmovconv`, - control: `clang-15.bolt`, - workload (clang options): `bf.cpp -O2 -std=c++14 -c -o bf.o` Results: ``` task-clock [delta: -360.21 ± 356.75, delta(%): -1.7760 ± 1.7589, p-value: 0.047951, balance: -6] instructions [delta: 44061118 ± 13246382, delta(%): 0.0690 ± 0.0207, p-value: 0.000001, balance: 50] icache-misses [delta: -5534468 ± 2779620, delta(%): -0.4331 ± 0.2175, p-value: 0.028014, balance: -28] branch-misses [delta: -1624270 ± 1113244, delta(%): -0.3456 ± 0.2368, p-value: 0.030300, balance: -22] ``` Reviewed By: rafauler Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D120177
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