1 //===- llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h - Alias Analysis Interface -*- C++ -*-===//
3 // The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
5 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
6 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
8 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
10 // This file defines the generic AliasAnalysis interface, which is used as the
11 // common interface used by all clients of alias analysis information, and
12 // implemented by all alias analysis implementations. Mod/Ref information is
13 // also captured by this interface.
15 // Implementations of this interface must implement the various virtual methods,
16 // which automatically provides functionality for the entire suite of client
19 // This API identifies memory regions with the Location class. The pointer
20 // component specifies the base memory address of the region. The Size specifies
21 // the maximum size (in address units) of the memory region, or UnknownSize if
22 // the size is not known. The TBAA tag identifies the "type" of the memory
23 // reference; see the TypeBasedAliasAnalysis class for details.
25 // Some non-obvious details include:
26 // - Pointers that point to two completely different objects in memory never
27 // alias, regardless of the value of the Size component.
28 // - NoAlias doesn't imply inequal pointers. The most obvious example of this
29 // is two pointers to constant memory. Even if they are equal, constant
30 // memory is never stored to, so there will never be any dependencies.
31 // In this and other situations, the pointers may be both NoAlias and
32 // MustAlias at the same time. The current API can only return one result,
33 // though this is rarely a problem in practice.
35 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
37 #ifndef LLVM_ANALYSIS_ALIAS_ANALYSIS_H
38 #define LLVM_ANALYSIS_ALIAS_ANALYSIS_H
40 #include "llvm/Support/CallSite.h"
50 class MemTransferInst;
58 AliasAnalysis *AA; // Previous Alias Analysis to chain to.
61 /// InitializeAliasAnalysis - Subclasses must call this method to initialize
62 /// the AliasAnalysis interface before any other methods are called. This is
63 /// typically called by the run* methods of these subclasses. This may be
64 /// called multiple times.
66 void InitializeAliasAnalysis(Pass *P);
68 /// getAnalysisUsage - All alias analysis implementations should invoke this
69 /// directly (using AliasAnalysis::getAnalysisUsage(AU)).
70 virtual void getAnalysisUsage(AnalysisUsage &AU) const;
73 static char ID; // Class identification, replacement for typeinfo
74 AliasAnalysis() : TD(0), AA(0) {}
75 virtual ~AliasAnalysis(); // We want to be subclassed
77 /// UnknownSize - This is a special value which can be used with the
78 /// size arguments in alias queries to indicate that the caller does not
79 /// know the sizes of the potential memory references.
80 static uint64_t const UnknownSize = ~UINT64_C(0);
82 /// getTargetData - Return a pointer to the current TargetData object, or
83 /// null if no TargetData object is available.
85 const TargetData *getTargetData() const { return TD; }
87 /// getTypeStoreSize - Return the TargetData store size for the given type,
88 /// if known, or a conservative value otherwise.
90 uint64_t getTypeStoreSize(const Type *Ty);
92 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
96 /// Location - A description of a memory location.
98 /// Ptr - The address of the start of the location.
100 /// Size - The maximum size of the location, in address-units, or
101 /// UnknownSize if the size is not known. Note that an unknown size does
102 /// not mean the pointer aliases the entire virtual address space, because
103 /// there are restrictions on stepping out of one object and into another.
104 /// See http://llvm.org/docs/LangRef.html#pointeraliasing
106 /// TBAATag - The metadata node which describes the TBAA type of
107 /// the location, or null if there is no known unique tag.
108 const MDNode *TBAATag;
110 explicit Location(const Value *P = 0, uint64_t S = UnknownSize,
112 : Ptr(P), Size(S), TBAATag(N) {}
114 Location getWithNewPtr(const Value *NewPtr) const {
115 Location Copy(*this);
120 Location getWithNewSize(uint64_t NewSize) const {
121 Location Copy(*this);
126 Location getWithoutTBAATag() const {
127 Location Copy(*this);
133 /// getLocation - Fill in Loc with information about the memory reference by
134 /// the given instruction.
135 Location getLocation(const LoadInst *LI);
136 Location getLocation(const StoreInst *SI);
137 Location getLocation(const VAArgInst *VI);
138 static Location getLocationForSource(const MemTransferInst *MTI);
139 static Location getLocationForDest(const MemIntrinsic *MI);
141 /// Alias analysis result - Either we know for sure that it does not alias, we
142 /// know for sure it must alias, or we don't know anything: The two pointers
143 /// _might_ alias. This enum is designed so you can do things like:
144 /// if (AA.alias(P1, P2)) { ... }
145 /// to check to see if two pointers might alias.
147 /// See docs/AliasAnalysis.html for more information on the specific meanings
151 NoAlias = 0, ///< No dependencies.
152 MayAlias, ///< Anything goes.
153 PartialAlias, ///< Pointers differ, but pointees overlap.
154 MustAlias ///< Pointers are equal.
157 /// alias - The main low level interface to the alias analysis implementation.
158 /// Returns an AliasResult indicating whether the two pointers are aliased to
159 /// each other. This is the interface that must be implemented by specific
160 /// alias analysis implementations.
161 virtual AliasResult alias(const Location &LocA, const Location &LocB);
163 /// alias - A convenience wrapper.
164 AliasResult alias(const Value *V1, uint64_t V1Size,
165 const Value *V2, uint64_t V2Size) {
166 return alias(Location(V1, V1Size), Location(V2, V2Size));
169 /// alias - A convenience wrapper.
170 AliasResult alias(const Value *V1, const Value *V2) {
171 return alias(V1, UnknownSize, V2, UnknownSize);
174 /// isNoAlias - A trivial helper function to check to see if the specified
175 /// pointers are no-alias.
176 bool isNoAlias(const Location &LocA, const Location &LocB) {
177 return alias(LocA, LocB) == NoAlias;
180 /// isNoAlias - A convenience wrapper.
181 bool isNoAlias(const Value *V1, uint64_t V1Size,
182 const Value *V2, uint64_t V2Size) {
183 return isNoAlias(Location(V1, V1Size), Location(V2, V2Size));
186 /// isMustAlias - A convenience wrapper.
187 bool isMustAlias(const Location &LocA, const Location &LocB) {
188 return alias(LocA, LocB) == MustAlias;
191 /// isMustAlias - A convenience wrapper.
192 bool isMustAlias(const Value *V1, const Value *V2) {
193 return alias(V1, 1, V2, 1) == MustAlias;
196 /// pointsToConstantMemory - If the specified memory location is
197 /// known to be constant, return true. If OrLocal is true and the
198 /// specified memory location is known to be "local" (derived from
199 /// an alloca), return true. Otherwise return false.
200 virtual bool pointsToConstantMemory(const Location &Loc,
201 bool OrLocal = false);
203 /// pointsToConstantMemory - A convenient wrapper.
204 bool pointsToConstantMemory(const Value *P, bool OrLocal = false) {
205 return pointsToConstantMemory(Location(P), OrLocal);
208 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
209 /// Simple mod/ref information...
212 /// ModRefResult - Represent the result of a mod/ref query. Mod and Ref are
213 /// bits which may be or'd together.
215 enum ModRefResult { NoModRef = 0, Ref = 1, Mod = 2, ModRef = 3 };
217 /// These values define additional bits used to define the
218 /// ModRefBehavior values.
219 enum { Nowhere = 0, ArgumentPointees = 4, Anywhere = 8 | ArgumentPointees };
221 /// ModRefBehavior - Summary of how a function affects memory in the program.
222 /// Loads from constant globals are not considered memory accesses for this
223 /// interface. Also, functions may freely modify stack space local to their
224 /// invocation without having to report it through these interfaces.
225 enum ModRefBehavior {
226 /// DoesNotAccessMemory - This function does not perform any non-local loads
227 /// or stores to memory.
229 /// This property corresponds to the GCC 'const' attribute.
230 /// This property corresponds to the LLVM IR 'readnone' attribute.
231 /// This property corresponds to the IntrNoMem LLVM intrinsic flag.
232 DoesNotAccessMemory = Nowhere | NoModRef,
234 /// OnlyReadsArgumentPointees - The only memory references in this function
235 /// (if it has any) are non-volatile loads from objects pointed to by its
236 /// pointer-typed arguments, with arbitrary offsets.
238 /// This property corresponds to the IntrReadArgMem LLVM intrinsic flag.
239 OnlyReadsArgumentPointees = ArgumentPointees | Ref,
241 /// OnlyAccessesArgumentPointees - The only memory references in this
242 /// function (if it has any) are non-volatile loads and stores from objects
243 /// pointed to by its pointer-typed arguments, with arbitrary offsets.
245 /// This property corresponds to the IntrReadWriteArgMem LLVM intrinsic flag.
246 OnlyAccessesArgumentPointees = ArgumentPointees | ModRef,
248 /// OnlyReadsMemory - This function does not perform any non-local stores or
249 /// volatile loads, but may read from any memory location.
251 /// This property corresponds to the GCC 'pure' attribute.
252 /// This property corresponds to the LLVM IR 'readonly' attribute.
253 /// This property corresponds to the IntrReadMem LLVM intrinsic flag.
254 OnlyReadsMemory = Anywhere | Ref,
256 /// UnknownModRefBehavior - This indicates that the function could not be
257 /// classified into one of the behaviors above.
258 UnknownModRefBehavior = Anywhere | ModRef
261 /// getModRefBehavior - Return the behavior when calling the given call site.
262 virtual ModRefBehavior getModRefBehavior(ImmutableCallSite CS);
264 /// getModRefBehavior - Return the behavior when calling the given function.
265 /// For use when the call site is not known.
266 virtual ModRefBehavior getModRefBehavior(const Function *F);
268 /// doesNotAccessMemory - If the specified call is known to never read or
269 /// write memory, return true. If the call only reads from known-constant
270 /// memory, it is also legal to return true. Calls that unwind the stack
271 /// are legal for this predicate.
273 /// Many optimizations (such as CSE and LICM) can be performed on such calls
274 /// without worrying about aliasing properties, and many calls have this
275 /// property (e.g. calls to 'sin' and 'cos').
277 /// This property corresponds to the GCC 'const' attribute.
279 bool doesNotAccessMemory(ImmutableCallSite CS) {
280 return getModRefBehavior(CS) == DoesNotAccessMemory;
283 /// doesNotAccessMemory - If the specified function is known to never read or
284 /// write memory, return true. For use when the call site is not known.
286 bool doesNotAccessMemory(const Function *F) {
287 return getModRefBehavior(F) == DoesNotAccessMemory;
290 /// onlyReadsMemory - If the specified call is known to only read from
291 /// non-volatile memory (or not access memory at all), return true. Calls
292 /// that unwind the stack are legal for this predicate.
294 /// This property allows many common optimizations to be performed in the
295 /// absence of interfering store instructions, such as CSE of strlen calls.
297 /// This property corresponds to the GCC 'pure' attribute.
299 bool onlyReadsMemory(ImmutableCallSite CS) {
300 return onlyReadsMemory(getModRefBehavior(CS));
303 /// onlyReadsMemory - If the specified function is known to only read from
304 /// non-volatile memory (or not access memory at all), return true. For use
305 /// when the call site is not known.
307 bool onlyReadsMemory(const Function *F) {
308 return onlyReadsMemory(getModRefBehavior(F));
311 /// onlyReadsMemory - Return true if functions with the specified behavior are
312 /// known to only read from non-volatile memory (or not access memory at all).
314 static bool onlyReadsMemory(ModRefBehavior MRB) {
318 /// onlyAccessesArgPointees - Return true if functions with the specified
319 /// behavior are known to read and write at most from objects pointed to by
320 /// their pointer-typed arguments (with arbitrary offsets).
322 static bool onlyAccessesArgPointees(ModRefBehavior MRB) {
323 return !(MRB & Anywhere & ~ArgumentPointees);
326 /// doesAccessArgPointees - Return true if functions with the specified
327 /// behavior are known to potentially read or write from objects pointed
328 /// to be their pointer-typed arguments (with arbitrary offsets).
330 static bool doesAccessArgPointees(ModRefBehavior MRB) {
331 return (MRB & ModRef) && (MRB & ArgumentPointees);
334 /// getModRefInfo - Return information about whether or not an instruction may
335 /// read or write the specified memory location. An instruction
336 /// that doesn't read or write memory may be trivially LICM'd for example.
337 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const Instruction *I,
338 const Location &Loc) {
339 switch (I->getOpcode()) {
340 case Instruction::VAArg: return getModRefInfo((const VAArgInst*)I, Loc);
341 case Instruction::Load: return getModRefInfo((const LoadInst*)I, Loc);
342 case Instruction::Store: return getModRefInfo((const StoreInst*)I, Loc);
343 case Instruction::Call: return getModRefInfo((const CallInst*)I, Loc);
344 case Instruction::Invoke: return getModRefInfo((const InvokeInst*)I,Loc);
345 default: return NoModRef;
349 /// getModRefInfo - A convenience wrapper.
350 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const Instruction *I,
351 const Value *P, uint64_t Size) {
352 return getModRefInfo(I, Location(P, Size));
355 /// getModRefInfo (for call sites) - Return whether information about whether
356 /// a particular call site modifies or reads the specified memory location.
357 virtual ModRefResult getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite CS,
358 const Location &Loc);
360 /// getModRefInfo (for call sites) - A convenience wrapper.
361 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite CS,
362 const Value *P, uint64_t Size) {
363 return getModRefInfo(CS, Location(P, Size));
366 /// getModRefInfo (for calls) - Return whether information about whether
367 /// a particular call modifies or reads the specified memory location.
368 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const CallInst *C, const Location &Loc) {
369 return getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite(C), Loc);
372 /// getModRefInfo (for calls) - A convenience wrapper.
373 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const CallInst *C, const Value *P, uint64_t Size) {
374 return getModRefInfo(C, Location(P, Size));
377 /// getModRefInfo (for invokes) - Return whether information about whether
378 /// a particular invoke modifies or reads the specified memory location.
379 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const InvokeInst *I,
380 const Location &Loc) {
381 return getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite(I), Loc);
384 /// getModRefInfo (for invokes) - A convenience wrapper.
385 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const InvokeInst *I,
386 const Value *P, uint64_t Size) {
387 return getModRefInfo(I, Location(P, Size));
390 /// getModRefInfo (for loads) - Return whether information about whether
391 /// a particular load modifies or reads the specified memory location.
392 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const LoadInst *L, const Location &Loc);
394 /// getModRefInfo (for loads) - A convenience wrapper.
395 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const LoadInst *L, const Value *P, uint64_t Size) {
396 return getModRefInfo(L, Location(P, Size));
399 /// getModRefInfo (for stores) - Return whether information about whether
400 /// a particular store modifies or reads the specified memory location.
401 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const StoreInst *S, const Location &Loc);
403 /// getModRefInfo (for stores) - A convenience wrapper.
404 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const StoreInst *S, const Value *P, uint64_t Size){
405 return getModRefInfo(S, Location(P, Size));
408 /// getModRefInfo (for va_args) - Return whether information about whether
409 /// a particular va_arg modifies or reads the specified memory location.
410 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const VAArgInst* I, const Location &Loc);
412 /// getModRefInfo (for va_args) - A convenience wrapper.
413 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const VAArgInst* I, const Value* P, uint64_t Size){
414 return getModRefInfo(I, Location(P, Size));
417 /// getModRefInfo - Return information about whether two call sites may refer
418 /// to the same set of memory locations. See
419 /// http://llvm.org/docs/AliasAnalysis.html#ModRefInfo
421 virtual ModRefResult getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite CS1,
422 ImmutableCallSite CS2);
424 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
425 /// Higher level methods for querying mod/ref information.
428 /// canBasicBlockModify - Return true if it is possible for execution of the
429 /// specified basic block to modify the value pointed to by Ptr.
430 bool canBasicBlockModify(const BasicBlock &BB, const Location &Loc);
432 /// canBasicBlockModify - A convenience wrapper.
433 bool canBasicBlockModify(const BasicBlock &BB, const Value *P, uint64_t Size){
434 return canBasicBlockModify(BB, Location(P, Size));
437 /// canInstructionRangeModify - Return true if it is possible for the
438 /// execution of the specified instructions to modify the value pointed to by
439 /// Ptr. The instructions to consider are all of the instructions in the
440 /// range of [I1,I2] INCLUSIVE. I1 and I2 must be in the same basic block.
441 bool canInstructionRangeModify(const Instruction &I1, const Instruction &I2,
442 const Location &Loc);
444 /// canInstructionRangeModify - A convenience wrapper.
445 bool canInstructionRangeModify(const Instruction &I1, const Instruction &I2,
446 const Value *Ptr, uint64_t Size) {
447 return canInstructionRangeModify(I1, I2, Location(Ptr, Size));
450 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
451 /// Methods that clients should call when they transform the program to allow
452 /// alias analyses to update their internal data structures. Note that these
453 /// methods may be called on any instruction, regardless of whether or not
454 /// they have pointer-analysis implications.
457 /// deleteValue - This method should be called whenever an LLVM Value is
458 /// deleted from the program, for example when an instruction is found to be
459 /// redundant and is eliminated.
461 virtual void deleteValue(Value *V);
463 /// copyValue - This method should be used whenever a preexisting value in the
464 /// program is copied or cloned, introducing a new value. Note that analysis
465 /// implementations should tolerate clients that use this method to introduce
466 /// the same value multiple times: if the analysis already knows about a
467 /// value, it should ignore the request.
469 virtual void copyValue(Value *From, Value *To);
471 /// addEscapingUse - This method should be used whenever an escaping use is
472 /// added to a pointer value. Analysis implementations may either return
473 /// conservative responses for that value in the future, or may recompute
474 /// some or all internal state to continue providing precise responses.
476 /// Escaping uses are considered by anything _except_ the following:
477 /// - GEPs or bitcasts of the pointer
478 /// - Loads through the pointer
479 /// - Stores through (but not of) the pointer
480 virtual void addEscapingUse(Use &U);
482 /// replaceWithNewValue - This method is the obvious combination of the two
483 /// above, and it provided as a helper to simplify client code.
485 void replaceWithNewValue(Value *Old, Value *New) {
491 /// isNoAliasCall - Return true if this pointer is returned by a noalias
493 bool isNoAliasCall(const Value *V);
495 /// isIdentifiedObject - Return true if this pointer refers to a distinct and
496 /// identifiable object. This returns true for:
497 /// Global Variables and Functions (but not Global Aliases)
498 /// Allocas and Mallocs
499 /// ByVal and NoAlias Arguments
502 bool isIdentifiedObject(const Value *V);
504 } // End llvm namespace