diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h
index c57a2d4c236f..6172fcfa64c2 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h
@@ -149,6 +149,19 @@ public:
     return false;
   }
 
+  /// isCoalescableInstr - Return true if the instruction is "coalescable". That
+  /// is, it's like a copy where it's legal for the source to overlap the
+  /// destination. e.g. X86::MOVSX64rr32.
+  virtual bool isCoalescableInstr(const MachineInstr &MI, bool &isCopy,
+                               unsigned &SrcReg, unsigned &DstReg,
+                               unsigned &SrcSubIdx, unsigned &DstSubIdx) const {
+    if (isMoveInstr(MI, SrcReg, DstReg, SrcSubIdx, DstSubIdx)) {
+      isCopy = true;
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /// isIdentityCopy - Return true if the instruction is a copy (or
   /// extract_subreg, insert_subreg, subreg_to_reg) where the source and
   /// destination registers are the same.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.cpp
index 9600cffa91fd..52077cfd79d2 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.cpp
@@ -712,6 +712,59 @@ bool X86InstrInfo::isMoveInstr(const MachineInstr& MI,
   }
 }
 
+bool
+X86InstrInfo::isCoalescableInstr(const MachineInstr &MI, bool &isCopy,
+                               unsigned &SrcReg, unsigned &DstReg,
+                               unsigned &SrcSubIdx, unsigned &DstSubIdx) const {
+  switch (MI.getOpcode()) {
+  default: break;
+  case X86::MOVSX16rr8:
+  case X86::MOVZX16rr8:
+  case X86::MOVSX32rr8:
+  case X86::MOVZX32rr8:
+  case X86::MOVSX64rr8:
+  case X86::MOVZX64rr8:
+  case X86::MOVSX32rr16:
+  case X86::MOVZX32rr16:
+  case X86::MOVSX64rr16:
+  case X86::MOVZX64rr16:
+  case X86::MOVSX64rr32:
+  case X86::MOVZX64rr32: {
+    if (MI.getOperand(0).getSubReg() || MI.getOperand(1).getSubReg())
+      // Be conservative.
+      return false;
+    isCopy = false;
+    SrcReg = MI.getOperand(1).getReg();
+    DstReg = MI.getOperand(0).getReg();
+    DstSubIdx = 0;
+    switch (MI.getOpcode()) {
+    default:
+      llvm_unreachable(0);
+      break;
+    case X86::MOVSX16rr8:
+    case X86::MOVZX16rr8:
+    case X86::MOVSX32rr8:
+    case X86::MOVZX32rr8:
+    case X86::MOVSX64rr8:
+    case X86::MOVZX64rr8:
+      SrcSubIdx = 1;
+      break;
+    case X86::MOVSX32rr16:
+    case X86::MOVZX32rr16:
+    case X86::MOVSX64rr16:
+    case X86::MOVZX64rr16:
+      SrcSubIdx = 3;
+      break;
+    case X86::MOVSX64rr32:
+    case X86::MOVZX64rr32:
+      SrcSubIdx = 4;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  }
+  return isMoveInstr(MI, SrcReg, DstReg, SrcSubIdx, DstSubIdx);
+}
+
 /// isFrameOperand - Return true and the FrameIndex if the specified
 /// operand and follow operands form a reference to the stack frame.
 bool X86InstrInfo::isFrameOperand(const MachineInstr *MI, unsigned int Op,
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.h b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.h
index b83441d89eff..6ae7808e2dd8 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86InstrInfo.h
@@ -448,6 +448,14 @@ public:
                            unsigned &SrcReg, unsigned &DstReg,
                            unsigned &SrcSubIdx, unsigned &DstSubIdx) const;
 
+  /// isCoalescableInstr - Return true if the instruction is "coalescable". That
+  /// is, it's like a copy where it's legal for the source to overlap the
+  /// destination. e.g. X86::MOVSX64rr32.
+  virtual bool isCoalescableInstr(const MachineInstr &MI, bool &isCopy,
+                                unsigned &SrcReg, unsigned &DstReg,
+                                unsigned &SrcSubIdx, unsigned &DstSubIdx) const;
+
+
   unsigned isLoadFromStackSlot(const MachineInstr *MI, int &FrameIndex) const;
   /// isLoadFromStackSlotPostFE - Check for post-frame ptr elimination
   /// stack locations as well.  This uses a heuristic so it isn't