diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/IRBuilder.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/IRBuilder.h
index 10d96286ffc4..e6c3cd8905b4 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/IRBuilder.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/IRBuilder.h
@@ -235,13 +235,48 @@ public:
     return Type::getVoidTy(Context);
   }
 
-  const PointerType *getInt8PtrTy() {
-    return Type::getInt8PtrTy(Context);
+  const PointerType *getInt8PtrTy(unsigned AddrSpace = 0) {
+    return Type::getInt8PtrTy(Context, AddrSpace);
   }
 
   /// getCurrentFunctionReturnType - Get the return type of the current function
   /// that we're emitting into.
   const Type *getCurrentFunctionReturnType() const;
+  
+  /// CreateMemSet - Create and insert a memset to the specified pointer and the
+  /// specified value.  If the pointer isn't an i8*, it will be converted.  If a
+  /// TBAA tag is specified, it will be added to the instruction.
+  CallInst *CreateMemSet(Value *Ptr, Value *Val, uint64_t Size, unsigned Align,
+                         bool isVolatile = false, MDNode *TBAATag = 0) {
+    return CreateMemSet(Ptr, Val, getInt64(Size), Align, isVolatile, TBAATag);
+  }
+  
+  CallInst *CreateMemSet(Value *Ptr, Value *Val, Value *Size, unsigned Align,
+                         bool isVolatile = false, MDNode *TBAATag = 0);
+
+  /// CreateMemCpy - Create and insert a memcpy between the specified pointers.
+  /// If the pointers aren't i8*, they will be converted.  If a TBAA tag is
+  /// specified, it will be added to the instruction.
+  CallInst *CreateMemCpy(Value *Dst, Value *Src, uint64_t Size, unsigned Align,
+                         bool isVolatile = false, MDNode *TBAATag = 0) {
+    return CreateMemCpy(Dst, Src, getInt64(Size), Align, isVolatile, TBAATag);
+  }
+  
+  CallInst *CreateMemCpy(Value *Dst, Value *Src, Value *Size, unsigned Align,
+                         bool isVolatile = false, MDNode *TBAATag = 0);
+
+  /// CreateMemMove - Create and insert a memmove between the specified
+  /// pointers.  If the pointers aren't i8*, they will be converted.  If a TBAA
+  /// tag is specified, it will be added to the instruction.
+  CallInst *CreateMemMove(Value *Dst, Value *Src, uint64_t Size, unsigned Align,
+                          bool isVolatile = false, MDNode *TBAATag = 0) {
+    return CreateMemMove(Dst, Src, getInt64(Size), Align, isVolatile, TBAATag);
+  }
+  
+  CallInst *CreateMemMove(Value *Dst, Value *Src, Value *Size, unsigned Align,
+                          bool isVolatile = false, MDNode *TBAATag = 0);  
+private:
+  Value *getCastedInt8PtrValue(Value *Ptr);
 };
 
 /// IRBuilder - This provides a uniform API for creating instructions and
@@ -279,6 +314,11 @@ public:
     SetInsertPoint(TheBB);
   }
 
+  explicit IRBuilder(Instruction *IP)
+    : IRBuilderBase(IP->getContext()), Folder(Context) {
+    SetInsertPoint(IP);
+  }
+  
   IRBuilder(BasicBlock *TheBB, BasicBlock::iterator IP, const T& F)
     : IRBuilderBase(TheBB->getContext()), Folder(F) {
     SetInsertPoint(TheBB, IP);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp b/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp
index c1b783c75210..595dea470bc3 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "llvm/Support/IRBuilder.h"
 #include "llvm/GlobalVariable.h"
 #include "llvm/Function.h"
+#include "llvm/Intrinsics.h"
 #include "llvm/LLVMContext.h"
 using namespace llvm;
 
@@ -36,3 +37,83 @@ const Type *IRBuilderBase::getCurrentFunctionReturnType() const {
   assert(BB && BB->getParent() && "No current function!");
   return BB->getParent()->getReturnType();
 }
+
+Value *IRBuilderBase::getCastedInt8PtrValue(Value *Ptr) {
+  const PointerType *PT = cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType());
+  if (PT->getElementType()->isIntegerTy(8))
+    return Ptr;
+  
+  // Otherwise, we need to insert a bitcast.
+  PT = getInt8PtrTy(PT->getAddressSpace());
+  BitCastInst *BCI = new BitCastInst(Ptr, PT, "");
+  BB->getInstList().insert(InsertPt, BCI);
+  SetInstDebugLocation(BCI);
+  return BCI;
+}
+
+static CallInst *createCallHelper(Value *Callee, Value *const* Ops,
+                                  unsigned NumOps, IRBuilderBase *Builder) {
+  CallInst *CI = CallInst::Create(Callee, Ops, Ops + NumOps, "");
+  Builder->GetInsertBlock()->getInstList().insert(Builder->GetInsertPoint(),CI);
+  Builder->SetInstDebugLocation(CI);
+  return CI;  
+}
+
+
+CallInst *IRBuilderBase::
+CreateMemSet(Value *Ptr, Value *Val, Value *Size, unsigned Align,
+             bool isVolatile, MDNode *TBAATag) {
+  Ptr = getCastedInt8PtrValue(Ptr);
+  Value *Ops[] = { Ptr, Val, Size, getInt32(Align), getInt1(isVolatile) };
+  const Type *Tys[] = { Ptr->getType(), Size->getType() };
+  Module *M = BB->getParent()->getParent();
+  Value *TheFn = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(M, Intrinsic::memset, Tys, 2);
+  
+  CallInst *CI = createCallHelper(TheFn, Ops, 5, this);
+  
+  // Set the TBAA info if present.
+  if (TBAATag)
+    CI->setMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_tbaa, TBAATag);
+  
+  return CI;
+}
+
+CallInst *IRBuilderBase::
+CreateMemCpy(Value *Dst, Value *Src, Value *Size, unsigned Align,
+             bool isVolatile, MDNode *TBAATag) {
+  Dst = getCastedInt8PtrValue(Dst);
+  Src = getCastedInt8PtrValue(Src);
+
+  Value *Ops[] = { Dst, Src, Size, getInt32(Align), getInt1(isVolatile) };
+  const Type *Tys[] = { Dst->getType(), Src->getType(), Size->getType() };
+  Module *M = BB->getParent()->getParent();
+  Value *TheFn = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(M, Intrinsic::memcpy, Tys, 3);
+  
+  CallInst *CI = createCallHelper(TheFn, Ops, 5, this);
+  
+  // Set the TBAA info if present.
+  if (TBAATag)
+    CI->setMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_tbaa, TBAATag);
+  
+  return CI;  
+}
+
+CallInst *IRBuilderBase::
+CreateMemMove(Value *Dst, Value *Src, Value *Size, unsigned Align,
+              bool isVolatile, MDNode *TBAATag) {
+  Dst = getCastedInt8PtrValue(Dst);
+  Src = getCastedInt8PtrValue(Src);
+  
+  Value *Ops[] = { Dst, Src, Size, getInt32(Align), getInt1(isVolatile) };
+  const Type *Tys[] = { Dst->getType(), Src->getType(), Size->getType() };
+  Module *M = BB->getParent()->getParent();
+  Value *TheFn = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(M, Intrinsic::memmove, Tys, 3);
+  
+  CallInst *CI = createCallHelper(TheFn, Ops, 5, this);
+  
+  // Set the TBAA info if present.
+  if (TBAATag)
+    CI->setMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_tbaa, TBAATag);
+  
+  return CI;  
+}