Argument *PtrArg = PointerArgs[i];
Type *AgTy = cast<PointerType>(PtrArg->getType())->getElementType();
+ // Replace sret attribute with noalias. This reduces register pressure by
+ // avoiding a register copy.
+ if (PtrArg->hasStructRetAttr()) {
+ unsigned ArgNo = PtrArg->getArgNo();
+ F->setAttributes(
+ F->getAttributes()
+ .removeAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1, Attribute::StructRet)
+ .addAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1, Attribute::NoAlias));
+ for (Use &U : F->uses()) {
+ CallSite CS(U.getUser());
+ CS.setAttributes(
+ CS.getAttributes()
+ .removeAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1,
+ Attribute::StructRet)
+ .addAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1, Attribute::NoAlias));
+ }
+ }
+
// If this is a byval argument, and if the aggregate type is small, just
// pass the elements, which is always safe, if the passed value is densely
// packed or if we can prove the padding bytes are never accessed. This does