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This patch is in preparation for the Cortex memset implementation.
It does not change the generated code.

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Author: Guillaume Chatelet (gchatelet)

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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/148204.diff

4 Files Affected:

  • (modified) libc/src/string/memory_utils/CMakeLists.txt (+1)
  • (added) libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/common.h (+52)
  • (modified) libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/inline_memcpy.h (+46-80)
  • (modified) utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/libc/BUILD.bazel (+1)
diff --git a/libc/src/string/memory_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/string/memory_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index a967247db53f4..633d9f12949d2 100644
--- a/libc/src/string/memory_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/string/memory_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ add_header_library(
     aarch64/inline_memcpy.h
     aarch64/inline_memmove.h
     aarch64/inline_memset.h
+    arm/common.h
     arm/inline_memcpy.h
     generic/aligned_access.h
     generic/byte_per_byte.h
diff --git a/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/common.h b/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dafd4aaf02343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+//===-- Common constants and defines for arm --------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_LIBC_SRC_STRING_MEMORY_UTILS_ARM_COMMON_H
+#define LLVM_LIBC_SRC_STRING_MEMORY_UTILS_ARM_COMMON_H
+
+#include "src/__support/macros/attributes.h" // LIBC_INLINE_VAR
+#include "src/string/memory_utils/utils.h"   // CPtr, Ptr, distance_to_align
+
+#include <stddef.h> // size_t
+
+// https://libc.llvm.org/compiler_support.html
+// Support for [[likely]] / [[unlikely]]
+//  [X] GCC 12.2
+//  [X] Clang 12
+//  [ ] Clang 11
+#define LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY [[likely]]
+#define LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY [[unlikely]]
+
+#if defined(LIBC_COMPILER_IS_CLANG)
+#if LIBC_COMPILER_CLANG_VER < 1200
+#undef LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY
+#undef LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
+#define LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY
+#define LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
+#endif
+#endif
+
+namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
+
+LIBC_INLINE_VAR constexpr size_t kWordSize = sizeof(uint32_t);
+
+enum class BumpSize : bool { kNo = false, kYes = true };
+enum class BlockOp : bool { kFull = false, kByWord = true };
+
+LIBC_INLINE auto misaligned(CPtr ptr) {
+  return distance_to_align_down<kWordSize>(ptr);
+}
+
+LIBC_INLINE CPtr bitwise_or(CPtr a, CPtr b) {
+  return cpp::bit_cast<CPtr>(cpp::bit_cast<uintptr_t>(a) |
+                             cpp::bit_cast<uintptr_t>(b));
+}
+
+} // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#endif // LLVM_LIBC_SRC_STRING_MEMORY_UTILS_ARM_COMMON_H
diff --git a/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/inline_memcpy.h b/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/inline_memcpy.h
index 61efebe29b485..ecf938d9ba3a6 100644
--- a/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/inline_memcpy.h
+++ b/libc/src/string/memory_utils/arm/inline_memcpy.h
@@ -10,57 +10,35 @@
 
 #include "src/__support/macros/attributes.h"   // LIBC_INLINE
 #include "src/__support/macros/optimization.h" // LIBC_LOOP_NOUNROLL
+#include "src/string/memory_utils/arm/common.h" // LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY, LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
 #include "src/string/memory_utils/utils.h" // memcpy_inline, distance_to_align
 
 #include <stddef.h> // size_t
 
-// https://libc.llvm.org/compiler_support.html
-// Support for [[likely]] / [[unlikely]]
-//  [X] GCC 12.2
-//  [X] Clang 12
-//  [ ] Clang 11
-#define LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY [[likely]]
-#define LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY [[unlikely]]
-
-#if defined(LIBC_COMPILER_IS_CLANG)
-#if LIBC_COMPILER_CLANG_VER < 1200
-#undef LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY
-#undef LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
-#define LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY
-#define LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
-#endif
-#endif
-
 namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
 
 namespace {
 
-LIBC_INLINE_VAR constexpr size_t kWordSize = sizeof(uint32_t);
-
-enum Strategy {
-  ForceWordLdStChain,
-  AssumeWordAligned,
-  AssumeUnaligned,
-};
+template <size_t bytes>
+LIBC_INLINE void copy_assume_aligned(void *dst, const void *src) {
+  constexpr size_t alignment = bytes > kWordSize ? kWordSize : bytes;
+  memcpy_inline<bytes>(assume_aligned<alignment>(dst),
+                       assume_aligned<alignment>(src));
+}
 
-template <size_t bytes, Strategy strategy = AssumeUnaligned>
-LIBC_INLINE void copy_and_bump_pointers(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src) {
-  if constexpr (strategy == AssumeUnaligned) {
-    memcpy_inline<bytes>(assume_aligned<1>(dst), assume_aligned<1>(src));
-  } else if constexpr (strategy == AssumeWordAligned) {
-    static_assert(bytes >= kWordSize);
-    memcpy_inline<bytes>(assume_aligned<kWordSize>(dst),
-                         assume_aligned<kWordSize>(src));
-  } else if constexpr (strategy == ForceWordLdStChain) {
+template <size_t bytes, BlockOp block_op = BlockOp::kFull>
+LIBC_INLINE void copy_block_and_bump_pointers(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src) {
+  if constexpr (block_op == BlockOp::kFull) {
+    copy_assume_aligned<bytes>(dst, src);
+  } else {
     // We restrict loads/stores to 4 byte to prevent the use of load/store
-    // multiple (LDM, STM) and load/store double (LDRD, STRD). First, they may
-    // fault (see notes below) and second, they use more registers which in turn
-    // adds push/pop instructions in the hot path.
-    static_assert((bytes % kWordSize == 0) && (bytes >= kWordSize));
+    // multiple (LDM, STM) and load/store double (LDRD, STRD). First, they
+    // may fault (see notes below) and second, they use more registers which
+    // in turn adds push/pop instructions in the hot path.
+    static_assert(bytes >= kWordSize);
     LIBC_LOOP_UNROLL
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < bytes / kWordSize; ++i) {
-      const size_t offset = i * kWordSize;
-      memcpy_inline<kWordSize>(dst + offset, src + offset);
+    for (size_t offset = 0; offset < bytes; offset += kWordSize) {
+      copy_assume_aligned<kWordSize>(dst + offset, src + offset);
     }
   }
   // In the 1, 2, 4 byte copy case, the compiler can fold pointer offsetting
@@ -72,30 +50,19 @@ LIBC_INLINE void copy_and_bump_pointers(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src) {
   src += bytes;
 }
 
-LIBC_INLINE void copy_bytes_and_bump_pointers(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src,
-                                              const size_t size) {
+template <size_t bytes, BlockOp block_op, BumpSize bump_size = BumpSize::kYes>
+LIBC_INLINE void consume_by_aligned_block(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src, size_t &size) {
   LIBC_LOOP_NOUNROLL
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
-    *dst++ = *src++;
-}
-
-template <size_t block_size, Strategy strategy>
-LIBC_INLINE void copy_blocks_and_update_args(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src,
-                                             size_t &size) {
-  LIBC_LOOP_NOUNROLL
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < size / block_size; ++i)
-    copy_and_bump_pointers<block_size, strategy>(dst, src);
-  // Update `size` once at the end instead of once per iteration.
-  size %= block_size;
-}
-
-LIBC_INLINE CPtr bitwise_or(CPtr a, CPtr b) {
-  return cpp::bit_cast<CPtr>(cpp::bit_cast<uintptr_t>(a) |
-                             cpp::bit_cast<uintptr_t>(b));
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < size / bytes; ++i)
+    copy_block_and_bump_pointers<bytes, block_op>(dst, src);
+  if constexpr (bump_size == BumpSize::kYes) {
+    size %= bytes;
+  }
 }
 
-LIBC_INLINE auto misaligned(CPtr a) {
-  return distance_to_align_down<kWordSize>(a);
+LIBC_INLINE void copy_bytes_and_bump_pointers(Ptr &dst, CPtr &src,
+                                              size_t size) {
+  consume_by_aligned_block<1, BlockOp::kFull, BumpSize::kNo>(dst, src, size);
 }
 
 } // namespace
@@ -125,20 +92,21 @@ LIBC_INLINE auto misaligned(CPtr a) {
     if (src_alignment == 0)
       LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY {
         // Both `src` and `dst` are now word-aligned.
-        copy_blocks_and_update_args<64, AssumeWordAligned>(dst, src, size);
-        copy_blocks_and_update_args<16, AssumeWordAligned>(dst, src, size);
-        copy_blocks_and_update_args<4, AssumeWordAligned>(dst, src, size);
+        consume_by_aligned_block<64, BlockOp::kFull>(dst, src, size);
+        consume_by_aligned_block<16, BlockOp::kFull>(dst, src, size);
+        consume_by_aligned_block<4, BlockOp::kFull>(dst, src, size);
       }
     else {
       // `dst` is aligned but `src` is not.
       LIBC_LOOP_NOUNROLL
       while (size >= kWordSize) {
-        // Recompose word from multiple loads depending on the alignment.
+        // Recompose word from multiple loads depending on the
+        // alignment.
         const uint32_t value =
             src_alignment == 2
                 ? load_aligned<uint32_t, uint16_t, uint16_t>(src)
                 : load_aligned<uint32_t, uint8_t, uint16_t, uint8_t>(src);
-        memcpy_inline<kWordSize>(assume_aligned<kWordSize>(dst), &value);
+        copy_assume_aligned<kWordSize>(dst, &value);
         dst += kWordSize;
         src += kWordSize;
         size -= kWordSize;
@@ -169,31 +137,33 @@ LIBC_INLINE auto misaligned(CPtr a) {
       if (size < 8)
         LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY {
           if (size & 1)
-            copy_and_bump_pointers<1>(dst, src);
+            copy_block_and_bump_pointers<1>(dst, src);
           if (size & 2)
-            copy_and_bump_pointers<2>(dst, src);
+            copy_block_and_bump_pointers<2>(dst, src);
           if (size & 4)
-            copy_and_bump_pointers<4>(dst, src);
+            copy_block_and_bump_pointers<4>(dst, src);
           return;
         }
       if (misaligned(src))
         LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY {
           const size_t offset = distance_to_align_up<kWordSize>(dst);
           if (offset & 1)
-            copy_and_bump_pointers<1>(dst, src);
+            copy_block_and_bump_pointers<1>(dst, src);
           if (offset & 2)
-            copy_and_bump_pointers<2>(dst, src);
+            copy_block_and_bump_pointers<2>(dst, src);
           size -= offset;
         }
     }
-  copy_blocks_and_update_args<64, ForceWordLdStChain>(dst, src, size);
-  copy_blocks_and_update_args<16, ForceWordLdStChain>(dst, src, size);
-  copy_blocks_and_update_args<4, AssumeUnaligned>(dst, src, size);
+  // `dst` and `src` are not necessarily both aligned at that point but this
+  // implementation assumes hardware support for unaligned loads and stores.
+  consume_by_aligned_block<64, BlockOp::kByWord>(dst, src, size);
+  consume_by_aligned_block<16, BlockOp::kByWord>(dst, src, size);
+  consume_by_aligned_block<4, BlockOp::kFull>(dst, src, size);
   if (size & 1)
-    copy_and_bump_pointers<1>(dst, src);
+    copy_block_and_bump_pointers<1>(dst, src);
   if (size & 2)
     LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
-  copy_and_bump_pointers<2>(dst, src);
+  copy_block_and_bump_pointers<2>(dst, src);
 }
 
 [[maybe_unused]] LIBC_INLINE void inline_memcpy_arm(void *__restrict dst_,
@@ -210,8 +180,4 @@ LIBC_INLINE auto misaligned(CPtr a) {
 
 } // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
 
-// Cleanup local macros
-#undef LIBC_ATTR_LIKELY
-#undef LIBC_ATTR_UNLIKELY
-
 #endif // LLVM_LIBC_SRC_STRING_MEMORY_UTILS_ARM_INLINE_MEMCPY_H
diff --git a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/libc/BUILD.bazel b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/libc/BUILD.bazel
index b13a909770e58..5fa6dc1ee04fa 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/libc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/libc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4268,6 +4268,7 @@ libc_support_library(
         "src/string/memory_utils/aarch64/inline_memcpy.h",
         "src/string/memory_utils/aarch64/inline_memmove.h",
         "src/string/memory_utils/aarch64/inline_memset.h",
+        "src/string/memory_utils/arm/common.h",
         "src/string/memory_utils/arm/inline_memcpy.h",
         "src/string/memory_utils/generic/aligned_access.h",
         "src/string/memory_utils/generic/byte_per_byte.h",

@gchatelet gchatelet changed the title [libc] refactor Cortex memcpy code in preparation of memset [libc] refactor Cortex memcpy code Jul 11, 2025
@gchatelet gchatelet changed the title [libc] refactor Cortex memcpy code [libc][NFC] refactor Cortex memcpy code Jul 11, 2025
@gchatelet gchatelet requested a review from lntue July 11, 2025 11:16
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