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authormeissner <meissner@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4>2013-09-23 21:13:38 +0000
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2013-09-20 Michael Meissner <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
* config/rs6000/rs6000.h (enum r6000_reg_class_enum): Add new constraints: wu, ww, and wy. Repurpose wv constraint added during power8 changes. Put wg constraint in alphabetical order. * config/rs6000/rs6000.opt (-mvsx-scalar-float): New debug switch for future work to add ISA 2.07 VSX single precision support. (-mvsx-scalar-double): Change default from -1 to 1, update documentation comment. (-mvsx-scalar-memory): Rename debug switch to -mupper-regs-df. (-mupper-regs-df): New debug switch to control whether DF values can go in the traditional Altivec registers. (-mupper-regs-sf): New debug switch to control whether SF values can go in the traditional Altivec registers. * config/rs6000/rs6000.c (rs6000_debug_reg_global): Print wu, ww, and wy constraints. (rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok): Use ssize_t instead of int for loop variables. Rename -mvsx-scalar-memory to -mupper-regs-df. Add new constraints, wu/ww/wy. Repurpose wv constraint. (rs6000_debug_legitimate_address_p): Print if we are running before, during, or after reload. (rs6000_secondary_reload): Add a comment. (rs6000_opt_masks): Add -mupper-regs-df, -mupper-regs-sf. * config/rs6000/constraints.md (wa constraint): Sort w<x> constraints. Update documentation string. (wd constraint): Likewise. (wf constraint): Likewise. (wg constraint): Likewise. (wn constraint): Likewise. (ws constraint): Likewise. (wt constraint): Likewise. (wx constraint): Likewise. (wz constraint): Likewise. (wu constraint): New constraint for ISA 2.07 SFmode scalar instructions. (ww constraint): Likewise. (wy constraint): Likewise. (wv constraint): Repurpose ISA 2.07 constraint that we not used in the previous submissions. * doc/md.texi (PowerPC and IBM RS6000): Likewise. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@202843 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4
-rw-r--r--gcc/ChangeLog44
-rw-r--r--gcc/config/rs6000/constraints.md52
-rw-r--r--gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c75
-rw-r--r--gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h7
-rw-r--r--gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.opt19
-rw-r--r--gcc/doc/md.texi36
6 files changed, 175 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 179a3798c6e..8865ceac67b 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+2013-09-23 Michael Meissner <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+
+ * config/rs6000/rs6000.h (enum r6000_reg_class_enum): Add new
+ constraints: wu, ww, and wy. Repurpose wv constraint added during
+ power8 changes. Put wg constraint in alphabetical order.
+
+ * config/rs6000/rs6000.opt (-mvsx-scalar-float): New debug switch
+ for future work to add ISA 2.07 VSX single precision support.
+ (-mvsx-scalar-double): Change default from -1 to 1, update
+ documentation comment.
+ (-mvsx-scalar-memory): Rename debug switch to -mupper-regs-df.
+ (-mupper-regs-df): New debug switch to control whether DF values
+ can go in the traditional Altivec registers.
+ (-mupper-regs-sf): New debug switch to control whether SF values
+ can go in the traditional Altivec registers.
+
+ * config/rs6000/rs6000.c (rs6000_debug_reg_global): Print wu, ww,
+ and wy constraints.
+ (rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok): Use ssize_t instead of int for
+ loop variables. Rename -mvsx-scalar-memory to -mupper-regs-df.
+ Add new constraints, wu/ww/wy. Repurpose wv constraint.
+ (rs6000_debug_legitimate_address_p): Print if we are running
+ before, during, or after reload.
+ (rs6000_secondary_reload): Add a comment.
+ (rs6000_opt_masks): Add -mupper-regs-df, -mupper-regs-sf.
+
+ * config/rs6000/constraints.md (wa constraint): Sort w<x>
+ constraints. Update documentation string.
+ (wd constraint): Likewise.
+ (wf constraint): Likewise.
+ (wg constraint): Likewise.
+ (wn constraint): Likewise.
+ (ws constraint): Likewise.
+ (wt constraint): Likewise.
+ (wx constraint): Likewise.
+ (wz constraint): Likewise.
+ (wu constraint): New constraint for ISA 2.07 SFmode scalar
+ instructions.
+ (ww constraint): Likewise.
+ (wy constraint): Likewise.
+ (wv constraint): Repurpose ISA 2.07 constraint that we not used in
+ the previous submissions.
+ * doc/md.texi (PowerPC and IBM RS6000): Likewise.
+
2013-09-23 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
* doc/rtl.texi (REG_NOTES): Say that int_list can also be used.
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/constraints.md b/gcc/config/rs6000/constraints.md
index fa53cbb9de7..4467b9e3d8b 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/constraints.md
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/constraints.md
@@ -52,29 +52,18 @@
"@internal")
;; Use w as a prefix to add VSX modes
-;; vector double (V2DF)
+;; any VSX register
+(define_register_constraint "wa" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wa]"
+ "Any VSX register if the -mvsx option was used or NO_REGS.")
+
(define_register_constraint "wd" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wd]"
- "@internal")
+ "VSX vector register to hold vector double data or NO_REGS.")
-;; vector float (V4SF)
(define_register_constraint "wf" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wf]"
- "@internal")
-
-;; scalar double (DF)
-(define_register_constraint "ws" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ws]"
- "@internal")
-
-;; TImode in VSX registers
-(define_register_constraint "wt" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wt]"
- "@internal")
-
-;; any VSX register
-(define_register_constraint "wa" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wa]"
- "@internal")
+ "VSX vector register to hold vector float data or NO_REGS.")
-;; Register constraints to simplify move patterns
(define_register_constraint "wg" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wg]"
- "Floating point register if -mmfpgpr is used, or NO_REGS.")
+ "If -mmfpgpr was used, a floating point register or NO_REGS.")
(define_register_constraint "wl" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wl]"
"Floating point register if the LFIWAX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.")
@@ -82,23 +71,38 @@
(define_register_constraint "wm" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wm]"
"VSX register if direct move instructions are enabled, or NO_REGS.")
+;; NO_REGs register constraint, used to merge mov{sd,sf}, since movsd can use
+;; direct move directly, and movsf can't to move between the register sets.
+;; There is a mode_attr that resolves to wm for SDmode and wn for SFmode
+(define_register_constraint "wn" "NO_REGS" "No register (NO_REGS).")
+
(define_register_constraint "wr" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wr]"
"General purpose register if 64-bit instructions are enabled or NO_REGS.")
+(define_register_constraint "ws" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ws]"
+ "VSX vector register to hold scalar double values or NO_REGS.")
+
+(define_register_constraint "wt" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wt]"
+ "VSX vector register to hold 128 bit integer or NO_REGS.")
+
+(define_register_constraint "wu" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wu]"
+ "Altivec register to use for float/32-bit int loads/stores or NO_REGS.")
+
(define_register_constraint "wv" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv]"
- "Altivec register if -mpower8-vector is used or NO_REGS.")
+ "Altivec register to use for double loads/stores or NO_REGS.")
+
+(define_register_constraint "ww" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ww]"
+ "FP or VSX register to perform float operations under -mvsx or NO_REGS.")
(define_register_constraint "wx" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wx]"
"Floating point register if the STFIWX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.")
+(define_register_constraint "wy" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wy]"
+ "VSX vector register to hold scalar float values or NO_REGS.")
+
(define_register_constraint "wz" "rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wz]"
"Floating point register if the LFIWZX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.")
-;; NO_REGs register constraint, used to merge mov{sd,sf}, since movsd can use
-;; direct move directly, and movsf can't to move between the register sets.
-;; There is a mode_attr that resolves to wm for SDmode and wn for SFmode
-(define_register_constraint "wn" "NO_REGS")
-
;; Lq/stq validates the address for load/store quad
(define_memory_constraint "wQ"
"Memory operand suitable for the load/store quad instructions"
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
index 26fb05b1a66..9a335ea9167 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
@@ -1891,8 +1891,11 @@ rs6000_debug_reg_global (void)
"wr reg_class = %s\n"
"ws reg_class = %s\n"
"wt reg_class = %s\n"
+ "wu reg_class = %s\n"
"wv reg_class = %s\n"
+ "ww reg_class = %s\n"
"wx reg_class = %s\n"
+ "wy reg_class = %s\n"
"wz reg_class = %s\n"
"\n",
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_d]],
@@ -1907,8 +1910,11 @@ rs6000_debug_reg_global (void)
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wr]],
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ws]],
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wt]],
+ reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wu]],
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv]],
+ reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ww]],
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wx]],
+ reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wy]],
reg_class_names[rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wz]]);
for (m = 0; m < NUM_MACHINE_MODES; ++m)
@@ -2168,7 +2174,7 @@ rs6000_debug_reg_global (void)
static void
rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
{
- int r, m, c;
+ ssize_t r, m, c;
int align64;
int align32;
@@ -2320,7 +2326,7 @@ rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
{
rs6000_vector_unit[DFmode] = VECTOR_VSX;
rs6000_vector_mem[DFmode]
- = (TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_MEMORY ? VECTOR_VSX : VECTOR_NONE);
+ = (TARGET_UPPER_REGS_DF ? VECTOR_VSX : VECTOR_NONE);
rs6000_vector_align[DFmode] = align64;
}
@@ -2334,7 +2340,34 @@ rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
/* TODO add SPE and paired floating point vector support. */
/* Register class constraints for the constraints that depend on compile
- switches. */
+ switches. When the VSX code was added, different constraints were added
+ based on the type (DFmode, V2DFmode, V4SFmode). For the vector types, all
+ of the VSX registers are used. The register classes for scalar floating
+ point types is set, based on whether we allow that type into the upper
+ (Altivec) registers. GCC has register classes to target the Altivec
+ registers for load/store operations, to select using a VSX memory
+ operation instead of the traditional floating point operation. The
+ constraints are:
+
+ d - Register class to use with traditional DFmode instructions.
+ f - Register class to use with traditional SFmode instructions.
+ v - Altivec register.
+ wa - Any VSX register.
+ wd - Preferred register class for V2DFmode.
+ wf - Preferred register class for V4SFmode.
+ wg - Float register for power6x move insns.
+ wl - Float register if we can do 32-bit signed int loads.
+ wm - VSX register for ISA 2.07 direct move operations.
+ wr - GPR if 64-bit mode is permitted.
+ ws - Register class to do ISA 2.06 DF operations.
+ wu - Altivec register for ISA 2.07 VSX SF/SI load/stores.
+ wv - Altivec register for ISA 2.06 VSX DF/DI load/stores.
+ wt - VSX register for TImode in VSX registers.
+ ww - Register class to do SF conversions in with VSX operations.
+ wx - Float register if we can do 32-bit int stores.
+ wy - Register class to do ISA 2.07 SF operations.
+ wz - Float register if we can do 32-bit unsigned int loads. */
+
if (TARGET_HARD_FLOAT && TARGET_FPRS)
rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_f] = FLOAT_REGS;
@@ -2343,19 +2376,16 @@ rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
if (TARGET_VSX)
{
- /* At present, we just use VSX_REGS, but we have different constraints
- based on the use, in case we want to fine tune the default register
- class used. wa = any VSX register, wf = register class to use for
- V4SF, wd = register class to use for V2DF, and ws = register classs to
- use for DF scalars. */
rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wa] = VSX_REGS;
- rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wf] = VSX_REGS;
rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wd] = VSX_REGS;
- rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ws] = (TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_MEMORY
- ? VSX_REGS
- : FLOAT_REGS);
+ rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wf] = VSX_REGS;
+ rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv] = ALTIVEC_REGS;
+
if (TARGET_VSX_TIMODE)
rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wt] = VSX_REGS;
+
+ rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ws]
+ = (TARGET_UPPER_REGS_DF) ? VSX_REGS : FLOAT_REGS;
}
/* Add conditional constraints based on various options, to allow us to
@@ -2376,7 +2406,14 @@ rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wr] = GENERAL_REGS;
if (TARGET_P8_VECTOR)
- rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv] = ALTIVEC_REGS;
+ {
+ rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv] = ALTIVEC_REGS;
+ rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wy]
+ = rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ww]
+ = (TARGET_UPPER_REGS_SF) ? VSX_REGS : FLOAT_REGS;
+ }
+ else if (TARGET_VSX)
+ rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ww] = FLOAT_REGS;
if (TARGET_STFIWX)
rs6000_constraints[RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wx] = FLOAT_REGS;
@@ -2409,7 +2446,7 @@ rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
rs6000_vector_reload[V4SFmode][1] = CODE_FOR_reload_v4sf_di_load;
rs6000_vector_reload[V2DFmode][0] = CODE_FOR_reload_v2df_di_store;
rs6000_vector_reload[V2DFmode][1] = CODE_FOR_reload_v2df_di_load;
- if (TARGET_VSX && TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_MEMORY)
+ if (TARGET_VSX && TARGET_UPPER_REGS_DF)
{
rs6000_vector_reload[DFmode][0] = CODE_FOR_reload_df_di_store;
rs6000_vector_reload[DFmode][1] = CODE_FOR_reload_df_di_load;
@@ -2472,7 +2509,7 @@ rs6000_init_hard_regno_mode_ok (bool global_init_p)
rs6000_vector_reload[V4SFmode][1] = CODE_FOR_reload_v4sf_si_load;
rs6000_vector_reload[V2DFmode][0] = CODE_FOR_reload_v2df_si_store;
rs6000_vector_reload[V2DFmode][1] = CODE_FOR_reload_v2df_si_load;
- if (TARGET_VSX && TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_MEMORY)
+ if (TARGET_VSX && TARGET_UPPER_REGS_DF)
{
rs6000_vector_reload[DFmode][0] = CODE_FOR_reload_df_si_store;
rs6000_vector_reload[DFmode][1] = CODE_FOR_reload_df_si_load;
@@ -7195,10 +7232,13 @@ rs6000_debug_legitimate_address_p (enum machine_mode mode, rtx x,
bool ret = rs6000_legitimate_address_p (mode, x, reg_ok_strict);
fprintf (stderr,
"\nrs6000_legitimate_address_p: return = %s, mode = %s, "
- "strict = %d, code = %s\n",
+ "strict = %d, reload = %s, code = %s\n",
ret ? "true" : "false",
GET_MODE_NAME (mode),
reg_ok_strict,
+ (reload_completed
+ ? "after"
+ : (reload_in_progress ? "progress" : "before")),
GET_RTX_NAME (GET_CODE (x)));
debug_rtx (x);
@@ -14865,6 +14905,7 @@ rs6000_secondary_reload (bool in_p,
from_type = exchange;
}
+ /* Can we do a direct move of some sort? */
if (rs6000_secondary_reload_move (to_type, from_type, mode, sri,
altivec_p))
{
@@ -29162,6 +29203,8 @@ static struct rs6000_opt_mask const rs6000_opt_masks[] =
{ "recip-precision", OPTION_MASK_RECIP_PRECISION, false, true },
{ "string", OPTION_MASK_STRING, false, true },
{ "update", OPTION_MASK_NO_UPDATE, true , true },
+ { "upper-regs-df", OPTION_MASK_UPPER_REGS_DF, false, false },
+ { "upper-regs-sf", OPTION_MASK_UPPER_REGS_SF, false, false },
{ "vsx", OPTION_MASK_VSX, false, true },
{ "vsx-timode", OPTION_MASK_VSX_TIMODE, false, true },
#ifdef OPTION_MASK_64BIT
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h
index a5a7a859426..34647033b8a 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h
@@ -1403,15 +1403,18 @@ enum r6000_reg_class_enum {
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_v, /* Altivec registers */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wa, /* Any VSX register */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wd, /* VSX register for V2DF */
- RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wg, /* FPR register for -mmfpgpr */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wf, /* VSX register for V4SF */
+ RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wg, /* FPR register for -mmfpgpr */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wl, /* FPR register for LFIWAX */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wm, /* VSX register for direct move */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wr, /* GPR register if 64-bit */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ws, /* VSX register for DF */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wt, /* VSX register for TImode */
- RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv, /* Altivec register for power8 vector */
+ RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wu, /* Altivec register for float load/stores. */
+ RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wv, /* Altivec register for double load/stores. */
+ RS6000_CONSTRAINT_ww, /* FP or VSX register for vsx float ops. */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wx, /* FPR register for STFIWX */
+ RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wy, /* VSX register for SF */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_wz, /* FPR register for LFIWZX */
RS6000_CONSTRAINT_MAX
};
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.opt b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.opt
index cd83cb2d206..eae75f57680 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.opt
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.opt
@@ -181,13 +181,16 @@ mvsx
Target Report Mask(VSX) Var(rs6000_isa_flags)
Use vector/scalar (VSX) instructions
+mvsx-scalar-float
+Target Undocumented Report Var(TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_FLOAT) Init(1)
+; If -mpower8-vector, use VSX arithmetic instructions for SFmode (on by default)
+
mvsx-scalar-double
-Target Undocumented Report Var(TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_DOUBLE) Init(-1)
-; If -mvsx, use VSX arithmetic instructions for scalar double (on by default)
+Target Undocumented Report Var(TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_DOUBLE) Init(1)
+; If -mvsx, use VSX arithmetic instructions for DFmode (on by default)
mvsx-scalar-memory
-Target Undocumented Report Var(TARGET_VSX_SCALAR_MEMORY)
-; If -mvsx, use VSX scalar memory reference instructions for scalar double (off by default)
+Target Undocumented Report Alias(mupper-regs-df)
mvsx-align-128
Target Undocumented Report Var(TARGET_VSX_ALIGN_128)
@@ -550,3 +553,11 @@ Generate the quad word memory instructions (lq/stq/lqarx/stqcx).
mcompat-align-parm
Target Report Var(rs6000_compat_align_parm) Init(0) Save
Generate aggregate parameter passing code with at most 64-bit alignment.
+
+mupper-regs-df
+Target Undocumented Mask(UPPER_REGS_DF) Var(rs6000_isa_flags)
+Allow double variables in upper registers with -mcpu=power7 or -mvsx
+
+mupper-regs-sf
+Target Undocumented Mask(UPPER_REGS_SF) Var(rs6000_isa_flags)
+Allow float variables in upper registers with -mcpu=power8 or -mp8-vector
diff --git a/gcc/doc/md.texi b/gcc/doc/md.texi
index 57760469d33..45ea45a4fe8 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/md.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/md.texi
@@ -2067,40 +2067,52 @@ Floating point register (containing 32-bit value)
Altivec vector register
@item wa
-Any VSX register
+Any VSX register if the -mvsx option was used or NO_REGS.
@item wd
-VSX vector register to hold vector double data
+VSX vector register to hold vector double data or NO_REGS.
@item wf
-VSX vector register to hold vector float data
+VSX vector register to hold vector float data or NO_REGS.
@item wg
-If @option{-mmfpgpr} was used, a floating point register
+If @option{-mmfpgpr} was used, a floating point register or NO_REGS.
@item wl
-If the LFIWAX instruction is enabled, a floating point register
+Floating point register if the LFIWAX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.
@item wm
-If direct moves are enabled, a VSX register.
+VSX register if direct move instructions are enabled, or NO_REGS.
@item wn
-No register.
+No register (NO_REGS).
@item wr
-General purpose register if 64-bit mode is used
+General purpose register if 64-bit instructions are enabled or NO_REGS.
@item ws
-VSX vector register to hold scalar float data
+VSX vector register to hold scalar double values or NO_REGS.
@item wt
-VSX vector register to hold 128 bit integer
+VSX vector register to hold 128 bit integer or NO_REGS.
+
+@item wu
+Altivec register to use for float/32-bit int loads/stores or NO_REGS.
+
+@item wv
+Altivec register to use for double loads/stores or NO_REGS.
+
+@item ww
+FP or VSX register to perform float operations under @option{-mvsx} or NO_REGS.
@item wx
-If the STFIWX instruction is enabled, a floating point register
+Floating point register if the STFIWX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.
+
+@item wy
+VSX vector register to hold scalar float values or NO_REGS.
@item wz
-If the LFIWZX instruction is enabled, a floating point register
+Floating point register if the LFIWZX instruction is enabled or NO_REGS.
@item wQ
A memory address that will work with the @code{lq} and @code{stq}