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Kirill A. Korinsky <kirill@korins.ky>
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Re: llvm: backport [RegisterCoalescer] Avoid retrying high-cost joins for live intervals
To:
Theo Buehler <tb@theobuehler.org>
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tech@openbsd.org, ports@openbsd.org, robert@openbsd.org
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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:16:38 +0200

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On Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:13:21 +0200,
Theo Buehler <tb@theobuehler.org> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 08:13:01PM +0200, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote:
> > On Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:38:16 +0200,
> > Kirill A. Korinsky <kirill@korins.ky> wrote:
> > > 
> > > tech@,
> > > 
> > > an extreamly long build of libggml which hangs by timeout by naddy's build
> > > allows to to catch a regression in LLVM which was fixed in upstream.
> > > 
> > > libcxx update changed the libggml generated ThinLTO workload enough to
> > > expose it.
> > > 
> > > As fix here a backport of
> > > https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/fd9e690cdbeb02832cc36d455bffda9e7e813785
> > > which allows to build libggml in minutes again.
> > > 
> > > I think that we should see some imporvment on bulk time on sparc64 as well,
> > > maybe on other platforms.
> > > 
> > > So, here the diff for both base and ports llvm which I had tested on amd64
> > > against libggml build.
> > > 
> > 
> > ... and I forgot to add tech@.
> 
> I get the same diff in base as you when applying the diff from the above
> commit. I can confirm that it helps a lot with building the two
> pathological ports, libggml and stable-diffusion.cpp,-vulkan.
> 
> I can't claim I understand the details but it does not look like
> something that would cause regressions in other parts of the ports tree.
> I'm happy to run a bulk with this if people would like me to.
>

Thanks.

I'd like to go it in tomorrow, if no one object.

> ok tb
> 
> > 
> > Index: src/gnu/llvm/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /home/cvs/src/gnu/llvm/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.1.1.6 RegisterCoalescer.cpp
> > --- src/gnu/llvm/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp	29 May 2026 11:00:41 -0000	1.1.1.6
> > +++ src/gnu/llvm/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp	2 Sep 2026 12:47:21 -0000
> > @@ -232,21 +232,26 @@ class RegisterCoalescer : private LiveRa
> >    void setUndefOnPrunedSubRegUses(LiveInterval &LI, Register Reg,
> >                                    LaneBitmask PrunedLanes);
> >  
> > +  /// Result of attempting to coalesce a copy.
> > +  /// - Joined: the copy was removed or otherwise fully handled.
> > +  /// - Deferred: retry after other coalescing may make progress.
> > +  /// - Rejected: do not retry, either because the copy is not a coalescing
> > +  ///   candidate or because the join was intentionally rejected.
> > +  enum class JoinResult { Joined, Deferred, Rejected };
> > +
> >    /// Attempt to join intervals corresponding to SrcReg/DstReg, which are the
> > -  /// src/dst of the copy instruction CopyMI.  This returns true if the copy
> > -  /// was successfully coalesced away. If it is not currently possible to
> > -  /// coalesce this interval, but it may be possible if other things get
> > -  /// coalesced, then it returns true by reference in 'Again'.
> > -  bool joinCopy(MachineInstr *CopyMI, bool &Again,
> > -                SmallPtrSetImpl<MachineInstr *> &CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > -
> > -  /// Attempt to join these two intervals.  On failure, this
> > -  /// returns false.  The output "SrcInt" will not have been modified, so we
> > -  /// can use this information below to update aliases.
> > -  bool joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP);
> > +  /// src/dst of the copy instruction CopyMI.
> > +  JoinResult joinCopy(MachineInstr *CopyMI,
> > +                      SmallPtrSetImpl<MachineInstr *> &CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > +
> > +  /// Attempt to join these two intervals.  On failure, the output "SrcInt"
> > +  /// will not have been modified, so we can use this information below to
> > +  /// update aliases. Returns Deferred when it may be possible to join later,
> > +  /// or Rejected when retrying should be avoided.
> > +  JoinResult joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP);
> >  
> > -  /// Attempt joining two virtual registers. Return true on success.
> > -  bool joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP);
> > +  /// Attempt joining two virtual registers.
> > +  JoinResult joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP);
> >  
> >    /// If a live interval has many valnos and is coalesced with other
> >    /// live intervals many times, we regard such live interval as having
> > @@ -2054,23 +2059,22 @@ void RegisterCoalescer::setUndefOnPruned
> >    LIS->shrinkToUses(&LI);
> >  }
> >  
> > -bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > -    MachineInstr *CopyMI, bool &Again,
> > +RegisterCoalescer::JoinResult RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +    MachineInstr *CopyMI,
> >      SmallPtrSetImpl<MachineInstr *> &CurrentErasedInstrs) {
> > -  Again = false;
> >    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << LIS->getInstructionIndex(*CopyMI) << '\t' << *CopyMI);
> >  
> >    CoalescerPair CP(*TRI);
> >    if (!CP.setRegisters(CopyMI)) {
> >      LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tNot coalescable.\n");
> > -    return false;
> > +    return JoinResult::Rejected;
> >    }
> >  
> >    if (CP.getNewRC()) {
> >      if (RegClassInfo.getNumAllocatableRegs(CP.getNewRC()) == 0) {
> >        LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tNo " << TRI->getRegClassName(CP.getNewRC())
> >                          << "are available for allocation\n");
> > -      return false;
> > +      return JoinResult::Rejected;
> >      }
> >  
> >      auto SrcRC = MRI->getRegClass(CP.getSrcReg());
> > @@ -2084,7 +2088,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >      if (!TRI->shouldCoalesce(CopyMI, SrcRC, SrcIdx, DstRC, DstIdx,
> >                               CP.getNewRC(), *LIS)) {
> >        LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tSubtarget bailed on coalescing.\n");
> > -      return false;
> > +      return JoinResult::Rejected;
> >      }
> >    }
> >  
> > @@ -2095,7 +2099,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >      LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tCopy is dead.\n");
> >      DeadDefs.push_back(CopyMI);
> >      eliminateDeadDefs();
> > -    return true;
> > +    return JoinResult::Joined;
> >    }
> >  
> >    // Eliminate undefs.
> > @@ -2103,9 +2107,9 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >      // If this is an IMPLICIT_DEF, leave it alone, but don't try to coalesce.
> >      if (MachineInstr *UndefMI = eliminateUndefCopy(CopyMI)) {
> >        if (UndefMI->isImplicitDef())
> > -        return false;
> > +        return JoinResult::Rejected;
> >        deleteInstr(CopyMI);
> > -      return false; // Not coalescable.
> > +      return JoinResult::Rejected; // Not coalescable.
> >      }
> >    }
> >  
> > @@ -2153,7 +2157,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >        LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tMerged values:          " << LI << '\n');
> >      }
> >      deleteInstr(CopyMI);
> > -    return true;
> > +    return JoinResult::Joined;
> >    }
> >  
> >    // Enforce policies.
> > @@ -2166,10 +2170,10 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >        // the copy instead if it is cheap.
> >        bool IsDefCopy = false;
> >        if (reMaterializeDef(CP, CopyMI, IsDefCopy))
> > -        return true;
> > +        return JoinResult::Joined;
> >        if (IsDefCopy)
> > -        Again = true; // May be possible to coalesce later.
> > -      return false;
> > +        return JoinResult::Deferred; // May be possible to coalesce later.
> > +      return JoinResult::Rejected;
> >      }
> >    } else {
> >      // When possible, let DstReg be the larger interval.
> > @@ -2194,17 +2198,18 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >    ShrinkMask = LaneBitmask::getNone();
> >    ShrinkMainRange = false;
> >  
> > -  // Okay, attempt to join these two intervals.  On failure, this returns false.
> > -  // Otherwise, if one of the intervals being joined is a physreg, this method
> > -  // always canonicalizes DstInt to be it.  The output "SrcInt" will not have
> > -  // been modified, so we can use this information below to update aliases.
> > -  if (!joinIntervals(CP)) {
> > +  // Okay, attempt to join these two intervals.  If one of the intervals being
> > +  // joined is a physreg and the join succeeds, this method always canonicalizes
> > +  // DstInt to be it.  The output "SrcInt" will not have been modified, so we
> > +  // can use this information below to update aliases.
> > +  JoinResult Result = joinIntervals(CP);
> > +  if (Result != JoinResult::Joined) {
> >      // Coalescing failed.
> >  
> >      // Try rematerializing the definition of the source if it is cheap.
> >      bool IsDefCopy = false;
> >      if (reMaterializeDef(CP, CopyMI, IsDefCopy))
> > -      return true;
> > +      return JoinResult::Joined;
> >  
> >      // If we can eliminate the copy without merging the live segments, do so
> >      // now.
> > @@ -2222,7 +2227,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >            LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\t\tshrunk:   " << DstLI << '\n');
> >          }
> >          LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tTrivial!\n");
> > -        return true;
> > +        return JoinResult::Joined;
> >        }
> >      }
> >  
> > @@ -2230,12 +2235,16 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >      // its predecessor.
> >      if (!CP.isPartial() && !CP.isPhys())
> >        if (removePartialRedundancy(CP, *CopyMI))
> > -        return true;
> > +        return JoinResult::Joined;
> >  
> >      // Otherwise, we are unable to join the intervals.
> >      LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tInterference!\n");
> > -    Again = true; // May be possible to coalesce later.
> > -    return false;
> > +    // A high-cost interval is already too expensive to retry.  Keeping the copy
> > +    // in WorkList would make every subsequent successful join rescan it again,
> > +    // which can dominate compile time.
> > +    if (Result == JoinResult::Deferred)
> > +      LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tWill retry later.\n");
> > +    return Result;
> >    }
> >  
> >    // Coalescing to a virtual register that is of a sub-register class of the
> > @@ -2307,7 +2316,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> >    });
> >  
> >    ++numJoins;
> > -  return true;
> > +  return JoinResult::Joined;
> >  }
> >  
> >  bool RegisterCoalescer::joinReservedPhysReg(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > @@ -3698,7 +3707,8 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::isHighCostLiveIn
> >    return true;
> >  }
> >  
> > -bool RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > +RegisterCoalescer::JoinResult
> > +RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> >    SmallVector<VNInfo *, 16> NewVNInfo;
> >    LiveInterval &RHS = LIS->getInterval(CP.getSrcReg());
> >    LiveInterval &LHS = LIS->getInterval(CP.getDstReg());
> > @@ -3710,17 +3720,24 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(Coa
> >  
> >    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\t\tRHS = " << RHS << "\n\t\tLHS = " << LHS << '\n');
> >  
> > -  if (isHighCostLiveInterval(LHS) || isHighCostLiveInterval(RHS))
> > -    return false;
> > +  if (isHighCostLiveInterval(LHS) || isHighCostLiveInterval(RHS)) {
> > +    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\t\tHigh-cost live interval: RHS valnos="
> > +                      << RHS.valnos.size() << ", segments=" << RHS.size()
> > +                      << "; LHS valnos=" << LHS.valnos.size()
> > +                      << ", segments=" << LHS.size() << '\n');
> > +    return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > +  }
> >  
> > -  // First compute NewVNInfo and the simple value mappings.
> > -  // Detect impossible conflicts early.
> > +  // First compute NewVNInfo and the simple value mappings. Conflicts found
> > +  // here only reject this attempt; subsequent coalescing may still make the
> > +  // same copy joinable, so keep it deferred.
> >    if (!LHSVals.mapValues(RHSVals) || !RHSVals.mapValues(LHSVals))
> > -    return false;
> > +    return JoinResult::Deferred;
> >  
> >    // Some conflicts can only be resolved after all values have been mapped.
> > +  // As above, unresolved conflicts are retryable interference.
> >    if (!LHSVals.resolveConflicts(RHSVals) || !RHSVals.resolveConflicts(LHSVals))
> > -    return false;
> > +    return JoinResult::Deferred;
> >  
> >    // All clear, the live ranges can be merged.
> >    if (RHS.hasSubRanges() || LHS.hasSubRanges()) {
> > @@ -3875,11 +3892,14 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(Coa
> >      LIS->extendToIndices((LiveRange &)LHS, EndPoints);
> >    }
> >  
> > -  return true;
> > +  return JoinResult::Joined;
> >  }
> >  
> > -bool RegisterCoalescer::joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > -  return CP.isPhys() ? joinReservedPhysReg(CP) : joinVirtRegs(CP);
> > +RegisterCoalescer::JoinResult
> > +RegisterCoalescer::joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > +  if (CP.isPhys())
> > +    return joinReservedPhysReg(CP) ? JoinResult::Joined : JoinResult::Deferred;
> > +  return joinVirtRegs(CP);
> >  }
> >  
> >  void RegisterCoalescer::buildVRegToDbgValueMap(MachineFunction &MF) {
> > @@ -4095,10 +4115,9 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::copyCoalesceWork
> >        MI = nullptr;
> >        continue;
> >      }
> > -    bool Again = false;
> > -    bool Success = joinCopy(MI, Again, CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > -    Progress |= Success;
> > -    if (Success || !Again)
> > +    JoinResult Result = joinCopy(MI, CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > +    Progress |= Result == JoinResult::Joined;
> > +    if (Result != JoinResult::Deferred)
> >        MI = nullptr;
> >    }
> >    // Clear instructions not recorded in `ErasedInstrs` but erased.
> > Index: ports/devel/llvm/22/Makefile
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /home/cvs/ports/devel/llvm/22/Makefile,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.25 Makefile
> > --- ports/devel/llvm/22/Makefile	21 Aug 2026 13:27:47 -0000	1.25
> > +++ ports/devel/llvm/22/Makefile	2 Sep 2026 13:29:36 -0000
> > @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LLVM_MAJOR =	22
> >  LLVM_VERSION =	${LLVM_MAJOR}.1.8
> >  LLVM_PKGSPEC =	>=22,<23
> >  
> > -REVISION =	6
> > +REVISION =	7
> >  
> >  SHARED_LIBS +=	LLVM		0.0 \
> >  		LTO		0.0 \
> > Index: ports/devel/llvm/22/patches/patch-llvm_lib_CodeGen_RegisterCoalescer_cpp
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: ports/devel/llvm/22/patches/patch-llvm_lib_CodeGen_RegisterCoalescer_cpp
> > diff -N ports/devel/llvm/22/patches/patch-llvm_lib_CodeGen_RegisterCoalescer_cpp
> > --- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
> > +++ ports/devel/llvm/22/patches/patch-llvm_lib_CodeGen_RegisterCoalescer_cpp	2 Sep 2026 13:32:16 -0000
> > @@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
> > +Backport: [RegisterCoalescer] Avoid retrying high-cost joins for live intervals
> > +https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/fd9e690cdbeb02832cc36d455bffda9e7e813785
> > +
> > +Index: llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp
> > +--- llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp.orig
> > ++++ llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterCoalescer.cpp
> > +@@ -232,21 +232,26 @@ class RegisterCoalescer : private LiveRangeEdit::Deleg
> > +   void setUndefOnPrunedSubRegUses(LiveInterval &LI, Register Reg,
> > +                                   LaneBitmask PrunedLanes);
> > + 
> > ++  /// Result of attempting to coalesce a copy.
> > ++  /// - Joined: the copy was removed or otherwise fully handled.
> > ++  /// - Deferred: retry after other coalescing may make progress.
> > ++  /// - Rejected: do not retry, either because the copy is not a coalescing
> > ++  ///   candidate or because the join was intentionally rejected.
> > ++  enum class JoinResult { Joined, Deferred, Rejected };
> > ++
> > +   /// Attempt to join intervals corresponding to SrcReg/DstReg, which are the
> > +-  /// src/dst of the copy instruction CopyMI.  This returns true if the copy
> > +-  /// was successfully coalesced away. If it is not currently possible to
> > +-  /// coalesce this interval, but it may be possible if other things get
> > +-  /// coalesced, then it returns true by reference in 'Again'.
> > +-  bool joinCopy(MachineInstr *CopyMI, bool &Again,
> > +-                SmallPtrSetImpl<MachineInstr *> &CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > ++  /// src/dst of the copy instruction CopyMI.
> > ++  JoinResult joinCopy(MachineInstr *CopyMI,
> > ++                      SmallPtrSetImpl<MachineInstr *> &CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > + 
> > +-  /// Attempt to join these two intervals.  On failure, this
> > +-  /// returns false.  The output "SrcInt" will not have been modified, so we
> > +-  /// can use this information below to update aliases.
> > +-  bool joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP);
> > ++  /// Attempt to join these two intervals.  On failure, the output "SrcInt"
> > ++  /// will not have been modified, so we can use this information below to
> > ++  /// update aliases. Returns Deferred when it may be possible to join later,
> > ++  /// or Rejected when retrying should be avoided.
> > ++  JoinResult joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP);
> > + 
> > +-  /// Attempt joining two virtual registers. Return true on success.
> > +-  bool joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP);
> > ++  /// Attempt joining two virtual registers.
> > ++  JoinResult joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP);
> > + 
> > +   /// If a live interval has many valnos and is coalesced with other
> > +   /// live intervals many times, we regard such live interval as having
> > +@@ -2054,23 +2059,22 @@ void RegisterCoalescer::setUndefOnPrunedSubRegUses(Liv
> > +   LIS->shrinkToUses(&LI);
> > + }
> > + 
> > +-bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +-    MachineInstr *CopyMI, bool &Again,
> > ++RegisterCoalescer::JoinResult RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > ++    MachineInstr *CopyMI,
> > +     SmallPtrSetImpl<MachineInstr *> &CurrentErasedInstrs) {
> > +-  Again = false;
> > +   LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << LIS->getInstructionIndex(*CopyMI) << '\t' << *CopyMI);
> > + 
> > +   CoalescerPair CP(*TRI);
> > +   if (!CP.setRegisters(CopyMI)) {
> > +     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tNot coalescable.\n");
> > +-    return false;
> > ++    return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +   if (CP.getNewRC()) {
> > +     if (RegClassInfo.getNumAllocatableRegs(CP.getNewRC()) == 0) {
> > +       LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tNo " << TRI->getRegClassName(CP.getNewRC())
> > +                         << "are available for allocation\n");
> > +-      return false;
> > ++      return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > +     }
> > + 
> > +     auto SrcRC = MRI->getRegClass(CP.getSrcReg());
> > +@@ -2084,7 +2088,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +     if (!TRI->shouldCoalesce(CopyMI, SrcRC, SrcIdx, DstRC, DstIdx,
> > +                              CP.getNewRC(), *LIS)) {
> > +       LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tSubtarget bailed on coalescing.\n");
> > +-      return false;
> > ++      return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > +     }
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +@@ -2095,7 +2099,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tCopy is dead.\n");
> > +     DeadDefs.push_back(CopyMI);
> > +     eliminateDeadDefs();
> > +-    return true;
> > ++    return JoinResult::Joined;
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +   // Eliminate undefs.
> > +@@ -2103,9 +2107,9 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +     // If this is an IMPLICIT_DEF, leave it alone, but don't try to coalesce.
> > +     if (MachineInstr *UndefMI = eliminateUndefCopy(CopyMI)) {
> > +       if (UndefMI->isImplicitDef())
> > +-        return false;
> > ++        return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > +       deleteInstr(CopyMI);
> > +-      return false; // Not coalescable.
> > ++      return JoinResult::Rejected; // Not coalescable.
> > +     }
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +@@ -2153,7 +2157,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +       LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tMerged values:          " << LI << '\n');
> > +     }
> > +     deleteInstr(CopyMI);
> > +-    return true;
> > ++    return JoinResult::Joined;
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +   // Enforce policies.
> > +@@ -2166,10 +2170,10 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +       // the copy instead if it is cheap.
> > +       bool IsDefCopy = false;
> > +       if (reMaterializeDef(CP, CopyMI, IsDefCopy))
> > +-        return true;
> > ++        return JoinResult::Joined;
> > +       if (IsDefCopy)
> > +-        Again = true; // May be possible to coalesce later.
> > +-      return false;
> > ++        return JoinResult::Deferred; // May be possible to coalesce later.
> > ++      return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > +     }
> > +   } else {
> > +     // When possible, let DstReg be the larger interval.
> > +@@ -2194,17 +2198,18 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +   ShrinkMask = LaneBitmask::getNone();
> > +   ShrinkMainRange = false;
> > + 
> > +-  // Okay, attempt to join these two intervals.  On failure, this returns false.
> > +-  // Otherwise, if one of the intervals being joined is a physreg, this method
> > +-  // always canonicalizes DstInt to be it.  The output "SrcInt" will not have
> > +-  // been modified, so we can use this information below to update aliases.
> > +-  if (!joinIntervals(CP)) {
> > ++  // Okay, attempt to join these two intervals.  If one of the intervals being
> > ++  // joined is a physreg and the join succeeds, this method always canonicalizes
> > ++  // DstInt to be it.  The output "SrcInt" will not have been modified, so we
> > ++  // can use this information below to update aliases.
> > ++  JoinResult Result = joinIntervals(CP);
> > ++  if (Result != JoinResult::Joined) {
> > +     // Coalescing failed.
> > + 
> > +     // Try rematerializing the definition of the source if it is cheap.
> > +     bool IsDefCopy = false;
> > +     if (reMaterializeDef(CP, CopyMI, IsDefCopy))
> > +-      return true;
> > ++      return JoinResult::Joined;
> > + 
> > +     // If we can eliminate the copy without merging the live segments, do so
> > +     // now.
> > +@@ -2222,7 +2227,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +           LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\t\tshrunk:   " << DstLI << '\n');
> > +         }
> > +         LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tTrivial!\n");
> > +-        return true;
> > ++        return JoinResult::Joined;
> > +       }
> > +     }
> > + 
> > +@@ -2230,12 +2235,16 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +     // its predecessor.
> > +     if (!CP.isPartial() && !CP.isPhys())
> > +       if (removePartialRedundancy(CP, *CopyMI))
> > +-        return true;
> > ++        return JoinResult::Joined;
> > + 
> > +     // Otherwise, we are unable to join the intervals.
> > +     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tInterference!\n");
> > +-    Again = true; // May be possible to coalesce later.
> > +-    return false;
> > ++    // A high-cost interval is already too expensive to retry.  Keeping the copy
> > ++    // in WorkList would make every subsequent successful join rescan it again,
> > ++    // which can dominate compile time.
> > ++    if (Result == JoinResult::Deferred)
> > ++      LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\tWill retry later.\n");
> > ++    return Result;
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +   // Coalescing to a virtual register that is of a sub-register class of the
> > +@@ -2307,7 +2316,7 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinCopy(
> > +   });
> > + 
> > +   ++numJoins;
> > +-  return true;
> > ++  return JoinResult::Joined;
> > + }
> > + 
> > + bool RegisterCoalescer::joinReservedPhysReg(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > +@@ -3698,7 +3707,8 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::isHighCostLiveInterval(LiveInt
> > +   return true;
> > + }
> > + 
> > +-bool RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > ++RegisterCoalescer::JoinResult
> > ++RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > +   SmallVector<VNInfo *, 16> NewVNInfo;
> > +   LiveInterval &RHS = LIS->getInterval(CP.getSrcReg());
> > +   LiveInterval &LHS = LIS->getInterval(CP.getDstReg());
> > +@@ -3710,17 +3720,24 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP
> > + 
> > +   LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\t\tRHS = " << RHS << "\n\t\tLHS = " << LHS << '\n');
> > + 
> > +-  if (isHighCostLiveInterval(LHS) || isHighCostLiveInterval(RHS))
> > +-    return false;
> > ++  if (isHighCostLiveInterval(LHS) || isHighCostLiveInterval(RHS)) {
> > ++    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "\t\tHigh-cost live interval: RHS valnos="
> > ++                      << RHS.valnos.size() << ", segments=" << RHS.size()
> > ++                      << "; LHS valnos=" << LHS.valnos.size()
> > ++                      << ", segments=" << LHS.size() << '\n');
> > ++    return JoinResult::Rejected;
> > ++  }
> > + 
> > +-  // First compute NewVNInfo and the simple value mappings.
> > +-  // Detect impossible conflicts early.
> > ++  // First compute NewVNInfo and the simple value mappings. Conflicts found
> > ++  // here only reject this attempt; subsequent coalescing may still make the
> > ++  // same copy joinable, so keep it deferred.
> > +   if (!LHSVals.mapValues(RHSVals) || !RHSVals.mapValues(LHSVals))
> > +-    return false;
> > ++    return JoinResult::Deferred;
> > + 
> > +   // Some conflicts can only be resolved after all values have been mapped.
> > ++  // As above, unresolved conflicts are retryable interference.
> > +   if (!LHSVals.resolveConflicts(RHSVals) || !RHSVals.resolveConflicts(LHSVals))
> > +-    return false;
> > ++    return JoinResult::Deferred;
> > + 
> > +   // All clear, the live ranges can be merged.
> > +   if (RHS.hasSubRanges() || LHS.hasSubRanges()) {
> > +@@ -3875,11 +3892,14 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::joinVirtRegs(CoalescerPair &CP
> > +     LIS->extendToIndices((LiveRange &)LHS, EndPoints);
> > +   }
> > + 
> > +-  return true;
> > ++  return JoinResult::Joined;
> > + }
> > + 
> > +-bool RegisterCoalescer::joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > +-  return CP.isPhys() ? joinReservedPhysReg(CP) : joinVirtRegs(CP);
> > ++RegisterCoalescer::JoinResult
> > ++RegisterCoalescer::joinIntervals(CoalescerPair &CP) {
> > ++  if (CP.isPhys())
> > ++    return joinReservedPhysReg(CP) ? JoinResult::Joined : JoinResult::Deferred;
> > ++  return joinVirtRegs(CP);
> > + }
> > + 
> > + void RegisterCoalescer::buildVRegToDbgValueMap(MachineFunction &MF) {
> > +@@ -4095,10 +4115,9 @@ bool RegisterCoalescer::copyCoalesceWorkList(
> > +       MI = nullptr;
> > +       continue;
> > +     }
> > +-    bool Again = false;
> > +-    bool Success = joinCopy(MI, Again, CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > +-    Progress |= Success;
> > +-    if (Success || !Again)
> > ++    JoinResult Result = joinCopy(MI, CurrentErasedInstrs);
> > ++    Progress |= Result == JoinResult::Joined;
> > ++    if (Result != JoinResult::Deferred)
> > +       MI = nullptr;
> > +   }
> > +   // Clear instructions not recorded in `ErasedInstrs` but erased.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > wbr, Kirill
> > 
> 

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wbr, Kirill