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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions llvm/lib/Transforms/Scalar/MemCpyOptimizer.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -1161,6 +1161,14 @@ bool MemCpyOptPass::processMemCpyMemCpyDependence(MemCpyInst *M,
MSSA->getMemoryAccess(MDep), MSSA->getMemoryAccess(M)))
return false;

// No need to create `memcpy(a <- a)`.
if (BAA.isMustAlias(M->getDest(), MDep->getSource())) {
// Remove the instruction we're replacing.
eraseInstruction(M);
++NumMemCpyInstr;
return true;
}

// If the dest of the second might alias the source of the first, then the
// source and dest might overlap. In addition, if the source of the first
// points to constant memory, they won't overlap by definition. Otherwise, we
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31 changes: 31 additions & 0 deletions llvm/test/Transforms/MemCpyOpt/memcpy.ll
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Expand Up @@ -139,6 +139,37 @@ define void @test6_memcpy(ptr %src, ptr %dest) nounwind {
ret void
}

; When forwarding to memcpy(arg+1, arg+1), we don't need to create this memcpy.
define void @test6_memcpy_forward_back(ptr %arg) nounwind {
; CHECK-LABEL: @test6_memcpy_forward_back(
; CHECK-NEXT: [[DEST:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr [[ARG:%.*]], i64 1
; CHECK-NEXT: ret void
;
%tmp = alloca [16 x i8], align 1
%src = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr %arg, i64 1
%dest = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr %arg, i64 1
call void @llvm.memcpy.inline.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 1 %tmp, ptr align 1 %src, i32 16, i1 false)
call void @llvm.memcpy.inline.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 1 %dest, ptr align 1 %tmp, i32 16, i1 false)
ret void
}

; We have to retain this `memcpy(arg+2, arg+1)` forwarding.
define void @test6_memcpy_forward_not_back(ptr %arg) nounwind {
; CHECK-LABEL: @test6_memcpy_forward_not_back(
; CHECK-NEXT: [[TMP:%.*]] = alloca [16 x i8], align 1
; CHECK-NEXT: [[SRC:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr [[ARG:%.*]], i64 1
; CHECK-NEXT: [[DEST:%.*]] = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr [[ARG]], i64 2
; CHECK-NEXT: call void @llvm.memcpy.inline.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 1 [[TMP]], ptr align 1 [[SRC]], i32 16, i1 false)
; CHECK-NEXT: call void @llvm.memcpy.inline.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 1 [[DEST]], ptr align 1 [[TMP]], i32 16, i1 false)
; CHECK-NEXT: ret void
;
%tmp = alloca [16 x i8], align 1
%src = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr %arg, i64 1
%dest = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr %arg, i64 2
call void @llvm.memcpy.inline.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 1 %tmp, ptr align 1 %src, i32 16, i1 false)
call void @llvm.memcpy.inline.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 1 %dest, ptr align 1 %tmp, i32 16, i1 false)
ret void
}

@x = external global %0

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