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Revise llvm.vectorizer.width documentation
- clarify that vectorizer.width only applies if the vectorizer decides to vectorize. llvm-svn: 182938
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'``llvm.vectorizer.width``' Metadata
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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This metadata forces the loop vectorizer to widen scalar values to a vector
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width of ``N`` rather than computing the width using a cost model.
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This metadata sets the target width of the vectorizer to ``N``. Without
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this metadata, the vectorizer will choose a width automatically.
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Regardless of this metadata, the vectorizer will only vectorize loops if
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it believes it is valid to do so.
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The first operand is the string ``llvm.vectorizer.width`` and the second
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operand is an integer specifying the width. For example:
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