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diff --git a/include/llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h b/include/llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h
index e0068dc7b2..ef3a38a69e 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public:
AliasAnalysis() : TD(0), AA(0) {}
virtual ~AliasAnalysis(); // We want to be subclassed
+ /// UnknownSize - This is a special value which can be used with the
+ /// size arguments in alias queries to indicate that the caller does not
+ /// know the sizes of the potential memory references.
+ static unsigned const UnknownSize = ~0u;
+
/// getTargetData - Return a pointer to the current TargetData object, or
/// null if no TargetData object is available.
///
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ public:
/// alias - A convenience wrapper for the case where the sizes are unknown.
AliasResult alias(const Value *V1, const Value *V2) {
- return alias(V1, ~0u, V2, ~0u);
+ return alias(V1, UnknownSize, V2, UnknownSize);
}
/// isNoAlias - A trivial helper function to check to see if the specified