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1 /* Dead-code elimination pass for the GNU compiler.
2 Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 Written by Jeffrey D. Oldham <oldham@codesourcery.com>.
5 This file is part of GCC.
7 GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
8 the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
9 Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
10 version.
12 GCC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
13 WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
14 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
15 for more details.
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with GCC; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free
19 Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
20 02111-1307, USA. */
22 /* Dead-code elimination is the removal of instructions which have no
23 impact on the program's output. "Dead instructions" have no impact
24 on the program's output, while "necessary instructions" may have
25 impact on the output.
27 The algorithm consists of three phases:
28 1) marking as necessary all instructions known to be necessary,
29 e.g., writing a value to memory,
30 2) propagating necessary instructions, e.g., the instructions
31 giving values to operands in necessary instructions, and
32 3) removing dead instructions (except replacing dead conditionals
33 with unconditional jumps).
35 Side Effects:
36 The last step can require adding labels, deleting insns, and
37 modifying basic block structures. Some conditional jumps may be
38 converted to unconditional jumps so the control-flow graph may be
39 out-of-date.
41 Edges from some infinite loops to the exit block can be added to
42 the control-flow graph, but will be removed after this pass is
43 complete.
45 It Does Not Perform:
46 We decided to not simultaneously perform jump optimization and dead
47 loop removal during dead-code elimination. Thus, all jump
48 instructions originally present remain after dead-code elimination
49 but 1) unnecessary conditional jump instructions are changed to
50 unconditional jump instructions and 2) all unconditional jump
51 instructions remain.
53 Assumptions:
54 1) SSA has been performed.
55 2) The basic block and control-flow graph structures are accurate.
56 3) The flow graph permits constructing an edge_list.
57 4) note rtxes should be saved.
59 Unfinished:
60 When replacing unnecessary conditional jumps with unconditional
61 jumps, the control-flow graph is not updated. It should be.
63 References:
64 Building an Optimizing Compiler
65 Robert Morgan
66 Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998
67 Section 8.9
70 #include "config.h"
71 #include "system.h"
73 #include "rtl.h"
74 #include "hard-reg-set.h"
75 #include "basic-block.h"
76 #include "ssa.h"
77 #include "insn-config.h"
78 #include "recog.h"
79 #include "output.h"
82 /* A map from blocks to the edges on which they are control dependent. */
83 typedef struct {
84 /* An dynamically allocated array. The Nth element corresponds to
85 the block with index N + 2. The Ith bit in the bitmap is set if
86 that block is dependent on the Ith edge. */
87 bitmap *data;
88 /* The number of elements in the array. */
89 int length;
90 } control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_s, *control_dependent_block_to_edge_map;
92 /* Local function prototypes. */
93 static control_dependent_block_to_edge_map control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_create
94 PARAMS((size_t num_basic_blocks));
95 static void set_control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_bit
96 PARAMS ((control_dependent_block_to_edge_map c, basic_block bb,
97 int edge_index));
98 static void control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_free
99 PARAMS ((control_dependent_block_to_edge_map c));
100 static void find_all_control_dependences
101 PARAMS ((struct edge_list *el, int *pdom,
102 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map cdbte));
103 static void find_control_dependence
104 PARAMS ((struct edge_list *el, int edge_index, int *pdom,
105 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map cdbte));
106 static basic_block find_pdom
107 PARAMS ((int *pdom, basic_block block));
108 static int inherently_necessary_register_1
109 PARAMS ((rtx *current_rtx, void *data));
110 static int inherently_necessary_register
111 PARAMS ((rtx current_rtx));
112 static int find_inherently_necessary
113 PARAMS ((rtx current_rtx));
114 static int propagate_necessity_through_operand
115 PARAMS ((rtx *current_rtx, void *data));
116 static void note_inherently_necessary_set
117 PARAMS ((rtx, rtx, void *));
119 /* Unnecessary insns are indicated using insns' in_struct bit. */
121 /* Indicate INSN is dead-code; returns nothing. */
122 #define KILL_INSN(INSN) INSN_DEAD_CODE_P(INSN) = 1
123 /* Indicate INSN is necessary, i.e., not dead-code; returns nothing. */
124 #define RESURRECT_INSN(INSN) INSN_DEAD_CODE_P(INSN) = 0
125 /* Return nonzero if INSN is unnecessary. */
126 #define UNNECESSARY_P(INSN) INSN_DEAD_CODE_P(INSN)
127 static void mark_all_insn_unnecessary
128 PARAMS ((void));
129 /* Execute CODE with free variable INSN for all unnecessary insns in
130 an unspecified order, producing no output. */
131 #define EXECUTE_IF_UNNECESSARY(INSN, CODE) \
133 rtx INSN; \
135 for (INSN = get_insns (); INSN != NULL_RTX; INSN = NEXT_INSN (INSN)) \
136 if (INSN_DEAD_CODE_P (INSN)) { \
137 CODE; \
140 /* Find the label beginning block BB. */
141 static rtx find_block_label
142 PARAMS ((basic_block bb));
143 /* Remove INSN, updating its basic block structure. */
144 static void delete_insn_bb
145 PARAMS ((rtx insn));
147 /* Recording which blocks are control dependent on which edges. We
148 expect each block to be control dependent on very few edges so we
149 use a bitmap for each block recording its edges. An array holds
150 the bitmap. Its position 0 entry holds the bitmap for block
151 INVALID_BLOCK+1 so that all blocks, including the entry and exit
152 blocks can participate in the data structure. */
154 /* Create a control_dependent_block_to_edge_map, given the number
155 NUM_BASIC_BLOCKS of non-entry, non-exit basic blocks, e.g.,
156 n_basic_blocks. This memory must be released using
157 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_free (). */
159 static control_dependent_block_to_edge_map
160 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_create (num_basic_blocks)
161 size_t num_basic_blocks;
163 int i;
164 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map c
165 = xmalloc (sizeof (control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_s));
166 c->length = num_basic_blocks - (INVALID_BLOCK+1);
167 c->data = xmalloc ((size_t) c->length*sizeof (bitmap));
168 for (i = 0; i < c->length; ++i)
169 c->data[i] = BITMAP_XMALLOC ();
171 return c;
174 /* Indicate block BB is control dependent on an edge with index
175 EDGE_INDEX in the mapping C of blocks to edges on which they are
176 control-dependent. */
178 static void
179 set_control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_bit (c, bb, edge_index)
180 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map c;
181 basic_block bb;
182 int edge_index;
184 if (bb->index - (INVALID_BLOCK+1) >= c->length)
185 abort ();
187 bitmap_set_bit (c->data[bb->index - (INVALID_BLOCK+1)],
188 edge_index);
191 /* Execute CODE for each edge (given number EDGE_NUMBER within the
192 CODE) for which the block containing INSN is control dependent,
193 returning no output. CDBTE is the mapping of blocks to edges on
194 which they are control-dependent. */
196 #define EXECUTE_IF_CONTROL_DEPENDENT(CDBTE, INSN, EDGE_NUMBER, CODE) \
197 EXECUTE_IF_SET_IN_BITMAP \
198 (CDBTE->data[BLOCK_NUM (INSN) - (INVALID_BLOCK+1)], 0, \
199 EDGE_NUMBER, CODE)
201 /* Destroy a control_dependent_block_to_edge_map C. */
203 static void
204 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_free (c)
205 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map c;
207 int i;
208 for (i = 0; i < c->length; ++i)
209 BITMAP_XFREE (c->data[i]);
210 free ((PTR) c);
213 /* Record all blocks' control dependences on all edges in the edge
214 list EL, ala Morgan, Section 3.6. The mapping PDOM of blocks to
215 their postdominators are used, and results are stored in CDBTE,
216 which should be empty. */
218 static void
219 find_all_control_dependences (el, pdom, cdbte)
220 struct edge_list *el;
221 int *pdom;
222 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map cdbte;
224 int i;
226 for (i = 0; i < NUM_EDGES (el); ++i)
227 find_control_dependence (el, i, pdom, cdbte);
230 /* Determine all blocks' control dependences on the given edge with
231 edge_list EL index EDGE_INDEX, ala Morgan, Section 3.6. The
232 mapping PDOM of blocks to their postdominators are used, and
233 results are stored in CDBTE, which is assumed to be initialized
234 with zeros in each (block b', edge) position. */
236 static void
237 find_control_dependence (el, edge_index, pdom, cdbte)
238 struct edge_list *el;
239 int edge_index;
240 int *pdom;
241 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map cdbte;
243 basic_block current_block;
244 basic_block ending_block;
246 if (INDEX_EDGE_PRED_BB (el, edge_index) == EXIT_BLOCK_PTR)
247 abort ();
248 ending_block =
249 (INDEX_EDGE_PRED_BB (el, edge_index) == ENTRY_BLOCK_PTR)
250 ? BASIC_BLOCK (0)
251 : find_pdom (pdom, INDEX_EDGE_PRED_BB (el, edge_index));
253 for (current_block = INDEX_EDGE_SUCC_BB (el, edge_index);
254 current_block != ending_block && current_block != EXIT_BLOCK_PTR;
255 current_block = find_pdom (pdom, current_block))
257 set_control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_bit (cdbte,
258 current_block,
259 edge_index);
263 /* Find the immediate postdominator PDOM of the specified basic block
264 BLOCK. This function is necessary because some blocks have
265 negative numbers. */
267 static basic_block
268 find_pdom (pdom, block)
269 int *pdom;
270 basic_block block;
272 if (!block)
273 abort ();
274 if (block->index == INVALID_BLOCK)
275 abort ();
277 if (block == ENTRY_BLOCK_PTR)
278 return BASIC_BLOCK (0);
279 else if (block == EXIT_BLOCK_PTR || pdom[block->index] == EXIT_BLOCK)
280 return EXIT_BLOCK_PTR;
281 else
282 return BASIC_BLOCK (pdom[block->index]);
285 /* Determine if the given CURRENT_RTX uses a hard register not
286 converted to SSA. Returns nonzero only if it uses such a hard
287 register. DATA is not used.
289 The program counter (PC) is not considered inherently necessary
290 since code should be position-independent and thus not depend on
291 particular PC values. */
293 static int
294 inherently_necessary_register_1 (current_rtx, data)
295 rtx *current_rtx;
296 void *data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
298 rtx x = *current_rtx;
300 if (x == NULL_RTX)
301 return 0;
302 switch (GET_CODE (x))
304 case CLOBBER:
305 /* Do not traverse the rest of the clobber. */
306 return -1;
307 break;
308 case PC:
309 return 0;
310 break;
311 case REG:
312 if (CONVERT_REGISTER_TO_SSA_P (REGNO (x)) || x == pc_rtx)
313 return 0;
314 else
315 return !0;
316 break;
317 default:
318 return 0;
319 break;
323 /* Return nonzero if the insn CURRENT_RTX is inherently necessary. */
325 static int
326 inherently_necessary_register (current_rtx)
327 rtx current_rtx;
329 return for_each_rtx (&current_rtx,
330 &inherently_necessary_register_1, NULL);
334 /* Called via note_stores for each store in an insn. Note whether
335 or not a particular store is inherently necessary. Store a
336 nonzero value in inherently_necessary_p if such a store is found. */
338 static void
339 note_inherently_necessary_set (dest, set, data)
340 rtx set ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
341 rtx dest;
342 void *data;
344 int *inherently_necessary_set_p = (int *)data;
346 while (GET_CODE (dest) == SUBREG
347 || GET_CODE (dest) == STRICT_LOW_PART
348 || GET_CODE (dest) == ZERO_EXTRACT
349 || GET_CODE (dest) == SIGN_EXTRACT)
350 dest = XEXP (dest, 0);
352 if (GET_CODE (dest) == MEM
353 || GET_CODE (dest) == UNSPEC
354 || GET_CODE (dest) == UNSPEC_VOLATILE)
355 *inherently_necessary_set_p = 1;
358 /* Mark X as inherently necessary if appropriate. For example,
359 function calls and storing values into memory are inherently
360 necessary. This function is to be used with for_each_rtx ().
361 Return nonzero iff inherently necessary. */
363 static int
364 find_inherently_necessary (x)
365 rtx x;
367 if (x == NULL_RTX)
368 return 0;
369 else if (inherently_necessary_register (x))
370 return !0;
371 else
372 switch (GET_CODE (x))
374 case CALL_INSN:
375 case BARRIER:
376 return !0;
377 case CODE_LABEL:
378 case NOTE:
379 return 0;
380 case JUMP_INSN:
381 return JUMP_TABLE_DATA_P (x) || computed_jump_p (x) != 0;
382 case INSN:
384 int inherently_necessary_set = 0;
385 note_stores (PATTERN (x),
386 note_inherently_necessary_set,
387 &inherently_necessary_set);
389 /* If we found an inherently necessary set or an asm
390 instruction, then we consider this insn inherently
391 necessary. */
392 return (inherently_necessary_set
393 || GET_CODE (PATTERN (x)) == ASM_INPUT
394 || asm_noperands (PATTERN (x)) >= 0);
396 default:
397 /* Found an impossible insn type. */
398 abort();
399 break;
403 /* Propagate necessity through REG and SUBREG operands of CURRENT_RTX.
404 This function is called with for_each_rtx () on necessary
405 instructions. The DATA must be a varray of unprocessed
406 instructions. */
408 static int
409 propagate_necessity_through_operand (current_rtx, data)
410 rtx *current_rtx;
411 void *data;
413 rtx x = *current_rtx;
414 varray_type *unprocessed_instructions = (varray_type *) data;
416 if (x == NULL_RTX)
417 return 0;
418 switch ( GET_CODE (x))
420 case REG:
421 if (CONVERT_REGISTER_TO_SSA_P (REGNO (x)))
423 rtx insn = VARRAY_RTX (ssa_definition, REGNO (x));
424 if (insn != NULL_RTX && UNNECESSARY_P (insn))
426 RESURRECT_INSN (insn);
427 VARRAY_PUSH_RTX (*unprocessed_instructions, insn);
430 return 0;
432 default:
433 return 0;
437 /* Indicate all insns initially assumed to be unnecessary. */
439 static void
440 mark_all_insn_unnecessary ()
442 rtx insn;
443 for (insn = get_insns (); insn != NULL_RTX; insn = NEXT_INSN (insn))
444 KILL_INSN (insn);
447 /* Find the label beginning block BB, adding one if necessary. */
449 static rtx
450 find_block_label (bb)
451 basic_block bb;
453 rtx insn = bb->head;
454 if (LABEL_P (insn))
455 return insn;
456 else
458 rtx new_label = emit_label_before (gen_label_rtx (), insn);
459 if (insn == bb->head)
460 bb->head = new_label;
461 return new_label;
465 /* Remove INSN, updating its basic block structure. */
467 static void
468 delete_insn_bb (insn)
469 rtx insn;
471 if (!insn)
472 abort ();
474 /* Do not actually delete anything that is not an INSN.
476 We can get here because we only consider INSNs as
477 potentially necessary. We leave it to later passes
478 to remove unnecessary notes, unused labels, etc. */
479 if (! INSN_P (insn))
480 return;
482 delete_insn (insn);
485 /* Perform the dead-code elimination. */
487 void
488 ssa_eliminate_dead_code ()
490 int i;
491 rtx insn;
492 /* Necessary instructions with operands to explore. */
493 varray_type unprocessed_instructions;
494 /* Map element (b,e) is nonzero if the block is control dependent on
495 edge. "cdbte" abbreviates control dependent block to edge. */
496 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map cdbte;
497 /* Element I is the immediate postdominator of block I. */
498 int *pdom;
499 struct edge_list *el;
501 int max_insn_uid = get_max_uid ();
503 /* Initialize the data structures. */
504 mark_all_insn_unnecessary ();
505 VARRAY_RTX_INIT (unprocessed_instructions, 64,
506 "unprocessed instructions");
507 cdbte = control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_create (n_basic_blocks);
509 /* Prepare for use of BLOCK_NUM (). */
510 connect_infinite_loops_to_exit ();
511 /* Be careful not to clear the added edges. */
512 compute_bb_for_insn (max_insn_uid);
514 /* Compute control dependence. */
515 pdom = (int *) xmalloc (n_basic_blocks * sizeof (int));
516 for (i = 0; i < n_basic_blocks; ++i)
517 pdom[i] = INVALID_BLOCK;
518 calculate_dominance_info (pdom, NULL, CDI_POST_DOMINATORS);
519 /* Assume there is a path from each node to the exit block. */
520 for (i = 0; i < n_basic_blocks; ++i)
521 if (pdom[i] == INVALID_BLOCK)
522 pdom[i] = EXIT_BLOCK;
523 el = create_edge_list();
524 find_all_control_dependences (el, pdom, cdbte);
526 /* Find inherently necessary instructions. */
527 for (insn = get_insns (); insn != NULL_RTX; insn = NEXT_INSN (insn))
528 if (find_inherently_necessary (insn))
530 RESURRECT_INSN (insn);
531 VARRAY_PUSH_RTX (unprocessed_instructions, insn);
534 /* Propagate necessity using the operands of necessary instructions. */
535 while (VARRAY_ACTIVE_SIZE (unprocessed_instructions) > 0)
537 rtx current_instruction;
538 int edge_number;
540 current_instruction = VARRAY_TOP_RTX (unprocessed_instructions);
541 VARRAY_POP (unprocessed_instructions);
543 /* Make corresponding control dependent edges necessary. */
544 /* Assume the only JUMP_INSN is the block's last insn. It appears
545 that the last instruction of the program need not be a
546 JUMP_INSN. */
548 if (INSN_P (current_instruction)
549 && !JUMP_TABLE_DATA_P (current_instruction))
551 /* Notes and labels contain no interesting operands. */
552 EXECUTE_IF_CONTROL_DEPENDENT
553 (cdbte, current_instruction, edge_number,
555 rtx jump_insn = (INDEX_EDGE_PRED_BB (el, edge_number))->end;
556 if (GET_CODE (jump_insn) == JUMP_INSN
557 && UNNECESSARY_P (jump_insn))
559 RESURRECT_INSN (jump_insn);
560 VARRAY_PUSH_RTX (unprocessed_instructions, jump_insn);
564 /* Propagate through the operands. */
565 for_each_rtx (&current_instruction,
566 &propagate_necessity_through_operand,
567 (PTR) &unprocessed_instructions);
569 /* PHI nodes are somewhat special in that each PHI alternative
570 has data and control dependencies. The data dependencies
571 are handled via propagate_necessity_through_operand. We
572 handle the control dependency here.
574 We consider the control dependent edges leading to the
575 predecessor block associated with each PHI alternative
576 as necessary. */
577 if (PHI_NODE_P (current_instruction))
579 rtvec phi_vec = XVEC (SET_SRC (PATTERN (current_instruction)), 0);
580 int num_elem = GET_NUM_ELEM (phi_vec);
581 int v;
583 for (v = num_elem - 2; v >= 0; v -= 2)
585 basic_block bb;
587 bb = BASIC_BLOCK (INTVAL (RTVEC_ELT (phi_vec, v + 1)));
588 EXECUTE_IF_CONTROL_DEPENDENT
589 (cdbte, bb->end, edge_number,
591 rtx jump_insn;
593 jump_insn = (INDEX_EDGE_PRED_BB (el, edge_number))->end;
594 if (((GET_CODE (jump_insn) == JUMP_INSN))
595 && UNNECESSARY_P (jump_insn))
597 RESURRECT_INSN (jump_insn);
598 VARRAY_PUSH_RTX (unprocessed_instructions, jump_insn);
607 /* Remove the unnecessary instructions. */
608 EXECUTE_IF_UNNECESSARY (insn,
610 if (any_condjump_p (insn))
612 basic_block bb = BLOCK_FOR_INSN (insn);
613 basic_block pdom_bb = find_pdom (pdom, bb);
614 rtx lbl;
615 edge e;
617 /* Egad. The immediate post dominator is the exit block. We
618 would like to optimize this conditional jump to jump directly
619 to the exit block. That can be difficult as we may not have
620 a suitable CODE_LABEL that allows us to fall unmolested into
621 the exit block.
623 So, we just delete the conditional branch by turning it into
624 a deleted note. That is safe, but just not as optimal as
625 it could be. */
626 if (pdom_bb == EXIT_BLOCK_PTR)
628 /* Since we're going to just delete the branch, we need
629 look at all the edges and remove all those which are not
630 a fallthru edge. */
631 e = bb->succ;
632 while (e)
634 edge temp = e;
636 e = e->succ_next;
637 if ((temp->flags & EDGE_FALLTHRU) == 0)
639 /* We've found a non-fallthru edge, find any PHI nodes
640 at the target and clean them up. */
641 if (temp->dest != EXIT_BLOCK_PTR)
643 rtx insn
644 = first_insn_after_basic_block_note (temp->dest);
646 while (PHI_NODE_P (insn))
648 remove_phi_alternative (PATTERN (insn), temp->src);
649 insn = NEXT_INSN (insn);
653 remove_edge (temp);
657 /* Now "delete" the conditional jump. */
658 PUT_CODE (insn, NOTE);
659 NOTE_LINE_NUMBER (insn) = NOTE_INSN_DELETED;
660 continue;
663 /* We've found a conditional branch that is unnecessary.
665 First, remove all outgoing edges from this block, updating
666 PHI nodes as appropriate. */
667 e = bb->succ;
668 while (e)
670 edge temp = e;
672 e = e->succ_next;
674 if (temp->flags & EDGE_ABNORMAL)
675 continue;
677 /* We found an edge that is not executable. First simplify
678 the PHI nodes in the target block. */
679 if (temp->dest != EXIT_BLOCK_PTR)
681 rtx insn = first_insn_after_basic_block_note (temp->dest);
683 while (PHI_NODE_P (insn))
685 remove_phi_alternative (PATTERN (insn), temp->src);
686 insn = NEXT_INSN (insn);
690 remove_edge (temp);
693 /* Create an edge from this block to the post dominator.
694 What about the PHI nodes at the target? */
695 make_edge (bb, pdom_bb, 0);
697 /* Third, transform this insn into an unconditional
698 jump to the label for the immediate postdominator. */
699 lbl = find_block_label (pdom_bb);
700 SET_SRC (PATTERN (insn)) = gen_rtx_LABEL_REF (VOIDmode, lbl);
701 INSN_CODE (insn) = -1;
702 JUMP_LABEL (insn) = lbl;
703 LABEL_NUSES (lbl)++;
705 /* A barrier must follow any unconditional jump. Barriers
706 are not in basic blocks so this must occur after
707 deleting the conditional jump. */
708 emit_barrier_after (insn);
710 else if (!JUMP_P (insn))
711 delete_insn_bb (insn);
714 /* Remove fake edges from the CFG. */
715 remove_fake_edges ();
717 /* Find any blocks with no successors and ensure they are followed
718 by a BARRIER. delete_insn has the nasty habit of deleting barriers
719 when deleting insns. */
720 for (i = 0; i < n_basic_blocks; i++)
722 basic_block bb = BASIC_BLOCK (i);
724 if (bb->succ == NULL)
726 rtx next = NEXT_INSN (bb->end);
728 if (!next || GET_CODE (next) != BARRIER)
729 emit_barrier_after (bb->end);
732 /* Release allocated memory. */
733 for (insn = get_insns (); insn != NULL_RTX; insn = NEXT_INSN (insn))
734 RESURRECT_INSN (insn);
735 if (VARRAY_ACTIVE_SIZE (unprocessed_instructions) != 0)
736 abort ();
737 VARRAY_FREE (unprocessed_instructions);
738 control_dependent_block_to_edge_map_free (cdbte);
739 free ((PTR) pdom);
740 free_edge_list (el);