nir: Allow derefs to be used as phi sources

It is possible and valid for a pointer to be selected based on a
conditional before used, and depending on the mode, those cases will
result in a phi with derefs as sources.

To achieve this, we don't rematerialize derefs that are used by phis.
As a consequence, when converting from SSA to regs, we may have phis
that come from different blocks and are used by phis.  We now convert
those to regs too.

Validation was added to ensure only derefs of certain modes can be
used as phi sources.  No extra validation is needed for the presence
of cast, any instruction that uses derefs will validate the
deref-chain is complete (ending in a cast or a var).

Reviewed-by: Jason Ekstrand <jason@jlekstrand.net>

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c
index f1e6eee7745..90bb9a0dc3c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ rematerialize_deref_src(nir_src *src, void *_state)
  * used.  After this pass has been run, every use of a deref will be of a
  * deref in the same block as the use.  Also, all unused derefs will be
  * deleted as a side-effect.
+ *
+ * Derefs used as sources of phi instructions are not rematerialized.
  */
 bool
 nir_rematerialize_derefs_in_use_blocks_impl(nir_function_impl *impl)
@@ -620,6 +622,12 @@ nir_rematerialize_derefs_in_use_blocks_impl(nir_function_impl *impl)
              nir_deref_instr_remove_if_unused(nir_instr_as_deref(instr)))
             continue;
 
+         /* If a deref is used in a phi, we can't rematerialize it, as the new
+          * derefs would appear before the phi, which is not valid.
+          */
+         if (instr->type == nir_instr_type_phi)
+            continue;
+
          state.builder.cursor = nir_before_instr(instr);
          nir_foreach_src(instr, rematerialize_deref_src, &state);
       }