Summary:
When simplifying unconditional branches from empty blocks, we pre-test if the
BB belongs to a set of loop headers and keep the block to prevent passes from
destroying canonical loop structure. However, the current algorithm fails if
the destination of the branch is a loop header. Especially when such a loop's
latch block is folded into loop header it results in additional backedges and
LoopSimplify turns it into a nested loop which prevent later optimizations
from being applied (e.g., loop unrolling and loop interleaving).
This patch augments the existing algorithm by further checking if the
destination of the branch belongs to a set of loop headers and defer
eliminating it if yes to LateSimplifyCFG.
Fixes PR33605: https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33605
Reviewers: efriedma, mcrosier, pacxx, hsung, davidxl
Reviewed By: efriedma
Subscribers: ashutosh.nema, gberry, javed.absar, llvm-commits
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D35411
llvm-svn: 308422
insertUniqueBackedgeBlock in lib/Transforms/Utils/LoopSimplify.cpp now
propagates existing llvm.loop metadata to newly the added backedge.
llvm::TryToSimplifyUncondBranchFromEmptyBlock in lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
now propagates existing llvm.loop metadata to the branch instructions in the
predecessor blocks of the empty block that is removed.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D26495
llvm-svn: 287341
Balaram Makam