Summary:
If a user writing C code using the ACLE MVE intrinsics generates a
predicate and then complements it, then the resulting IR will use the
`pred_v2i` IR intrinsic to turn some `<n x i1>` vector into a 16-bit
integer; complement that integer; and convert back. This will generate
machine code that moves the predicate out of the `P0` register,
complements it in an integer GPR, and moves it back in again.
This InstCombine rule replaces `i2v(~v2i(x))` with a direct complement
of the original predicate vector, which we can already instruction-
select as the VPNOT instruction which complements P0 in place.
Reviewers: ostannard, MarkMurrayARM, dmgreen
Reviewed By: dmgreen
Subscribers: kristof.beyls, hiraditya, llvm-commits
Tags: #llvm
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D70484
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