@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
2011-07-21 Sebastian Pop <sebastian.pop@amd.com>
+ * graphite-clast-to-gimple.c (type_for_interval): Generate signed
+ types whenever possible.
+
+2011-07-21 Sebastian Pop <sebastian.pop@amd.com>
+
* graphite-clast-to-gimple.c (struct clast_name_index): Add lb
and ub fields.
(new_clast_name_index): Add lb and ub parameters.
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ type_for_interval (mpz_t v1, mpz_t v2)
bool unsigned_p;
tree type;
enum machine_mode mode;
+ int wider_precision;
int precision = MAX (mpz_sizeinbase (v1, 2),
mpz_sizeinbase (v2, 2));
@@ -458,8 +459,16 @@ type_for_interval (mpz_t v1, mpz_t v2)
unsigned_p = (mpz_sgn (v2) >= 0);
mode = smallest_mode_for_size (precision, MODE_INT);
- precision = GET_MODE_PRECISION (mode);
- type = build_nonstandard_integer_type (precision, unsigned_p);
+ wider_precision = GET_MODE_PRECISION (mode);
+
+ /* As we want to generate signed types as much as possible, try to
+ fit the interval [v1, v2] in a signed type. For example,
+ supposing that we have the interval [0, 100], instead of
+ generating unsigned char, we want to generate a signed char. */
+ if (unsigned_p && precision < wider_precision)
+ unsigned_p = false;
+
+ type = build_nonstandard_integer_type (wider_precision, unsigned_p);
if (!type)
{