[docs][LoopTerminology] Add Loop Simplify Form description.

Information taken from https://youtu.be/3pRhvQi7Z10?t=481 and
comments in LoopSimplify.h.

Reviewed By: Meinersbur

Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D74989
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reachability of the loop.
.. _loop-terminology-loop-simplify:
Loop Simplify Form
==================
TBD
The Loop Simplify Form is a canonical form that makes
several analyses and transformations simpler and more effective.
It is ensured by the LoopSimplify
(:ref:`-loop-simplify <passes-loop-simplify>`) pass and is automatically
added by the pass managers when scheduling a LoopPass.
This pass is implemented in
`LoopInfo.h <http://llvm.org/doxygen/LoopSimplify_8h_source.html>`_.
When it is successful, the loop has:
* A preheader.
* A single backedge (which implies that there is a single latch).
* Dedicated exits. That is, no exit block for the loop
has a predecessor that is outside the loop. This implies
that all exit blocks are dominated by the loop header.
Loop Closed SSA (LCSSA)

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A simple loop rotation transformation.
.. _passes-loop-simplify:
``-loop-simplify``: Canonicalize natural loops
----------------------------------------------
This pass performs several transformations to transform natural loops into a
simpler form, which makes subsequent analyses and transformations simpler and
more effective.
more effective. A summary of it can be found in
:ref:`Loop Terminology, Loop Simplify Form <loop-terminology-loop-simplify>`.
Loop pre-header insertion guarantees that there is a single, non-critical entry
edge from outside of the loop to the loop header. This simplifies a number of