[X86] X86::CMOV to Branch heuristic based optimization.
LLVM compiler recognizes opportunities to transform a branch into IR select instruction(s) - later it will be lowered into X86::CMOV instruction, assuming no other optimization eliminated the SelectInst. However, it is not always profitable to emit X86::CMOV instruction. For example, branch is preferable over an X86::CMOV instruction when: 1. Branch is well predicted 2. Condition operand is expensive, compared to True-value and the False-value operands In CodeGenPrepare pass there is a shallow optimization that tries to convert SelectInst into branch, but it is not enough. This commit, implements machine optimization pass that converts X86::CMOV instruction(s) into branch, based on a conservative heuristic. Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D34769 llvm-svn: 308142
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