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//===------------- EscapeAnalysis.h - Pointer escape analysis -------------===//
//
// The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
//
// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// This file provides the implementation of the pointer escape analysis.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
#define DEBUG_TYPE "escape-analysis"
#include "llvm/Analysis/EscapeAnalysis.h"
#include "llvm/Constants.h"
#include "llvm/Module.h"
#include "llvm/Support/InstIterator.h"
#include "llvm/ADT/SmallPtrSet.h"
#include <vector>
using namespace llvm;
char EscapeAnalysis::ID = 0;
static RegisterPass<EscapeAnalysis> X("escape-analysis",
"Pointer Escape Analysis", true, true);
/// runOnFunction - Precomputation for escape analysis. This collects all know
/// "escape points" in the def-use graph of the function. These are
/// instructions which allow their inputs to escape from the current function.
bool EscapeAnalysis::runOnFunction(Function& F) {
EscapePoints.clear();
TargetData& TD = getAnalysis<TargetData>();
AliasAnalysis& AA = getAnalysis<AliasAnalysis>();
Module* M = F.getParent();
// Walk through all instructions in the function, identifying those that
// may allow their inputs to escape.
for(inst_iterator II = inst_begin(F), IE = inst_end(F); II != IE; ++II) {
Instruction* I = &*II;
// The most obvious case is stores. Any store that may write to global
// memory or to a function argument potentially allows its input to escape.
if (StoreInst* S = dyn_cast<StoreInst>(I)) {
const Type* StoreType = S->getOperand(0)->getType();
unsigned StoreSize = TD.getTypeStoreSize(StoreType);
Value* Pointer = S->getPointerOperand();
bool inserted = false;
for (Function::arg_iterator AI = F.arg_begin(), AE = F.arg_end();
AI != AE; ++AI) {
if (!isa<PointerType>(AI->getType())) continue;
AliasAnalysis::AliasResult R = AA.alias(Pointer, StoreSize, AI, ~0U);
if (R != AliasAnalysis::NoAlias) {
EscapePoints.insert(S);
inserted = true;
break;
}
}
if (inserted)
continue;
for (Module::global_iterator GI = M->global_begin(), GE = M->global_end();
GI != GE; ++GI) {
AliasAnalysis::AliasResult R = AA.alias(Pointer, StoreSize, GI, ~0U);
if (R != AliasAnalysis::NoAlias) {
EscapePoints.insert(S);
break;
}
}
// Calls and invokes potentially allow their parameters to escape.
// FIXME: This can and should be refined. Intrinsics have known escape
// behavior, and alias analysis may be able to tell us more about callees.
} else if (isa<CallInst>(I) || isa<InvokeInst>(I)) {
EscapePoints.insert(I);
// Returns allow the return value to escape. This is mostly important
// for malloc to alloca promotion.
} else if (isa<ReturnInst>(I)) {
EscapePoints.insert(I);
// Branching on the value of a pointer may allow the value to escape through
// methods not discoverable via def-use chaining.
} else if(isa<BranchInst>(I) || isa<SwitchInst>(I)) {
EscapePoints.insert(I);
}
// FIXME: Are there any other possible escape points?
}
return false;
}
/// escapes - Determines whether the passed allocation can escape from the
/// current function. It does this by using a simple worklist algorithm to
/// search for a path in the def-use graph from the allocation to an
/// escape point.
/// FIXME: Once we've discovered a path, it would be a good idea to memoize it,
/// and all of its subpaths, to amortize the cost of future queries.
bool EscapeAnalysis::escapes(Value* A) {
assert(isa<PointerType>(A->getType()) &&
"Can't do escape analysis on non-pointer types!");
std::vector<Value*> worklist;
worklist.push_back(A);
SmallPtrSet<Value*, 8> visited;
visited.insert(A);
while (!worklist.empty()) {
Value* curr = worklist.back();
worklist.pop_back();
if (Instruction* I = dyn_cast<Instruction>(curr))
if (EscapePoints.count(I)) {
BranchInst* B = dyn_cast<BranchInst>(I);
if (!B) return true;
Value* condition = B->getCondition();
ICmpInst* C = dyn_cast<ICmpInst>(condition);
if (!C) return true;
Value* O1 = C->getOperand(0);
Value* O2 = C->getOperand(1);
if (isa<MallocInst>(O1->stripPointerCasts())) {
if (!isa<ConstantPointerNull>(O2)) return true;
} else if(isa<MallocInst>(O2->stripPointerCasts())) {
if (!isa<ConstantPointerNull>(O1)) return true;
} else
return true;
}
if (StoreInst* S = dyn_cast<StoreInst>(curr)) {
// We know this must be an instruction, because constant gep's would
// have been found to alias a global, so stores to them would have
// been in EscapePoints.
if (visited.insert(cast<Instruction>(S->getPointerOperand())))
worklist.push_back(cast<Instruction>(S->getPointerOperand()));
} else {
for (Instruction::use_iterator UI = curr->use_begin(),
UE = curr->use_end(); UI != UE; ++UI)
if (Instruction* U = dyn_cast<Instruction>(UI))
if (visited.insert(U))
worklist.push_back(U);
}
}
return false;
}
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