/// GetExpressionSCEV - Compute and return the SCEV for the specified
/// instruction.
SCEVHandle LoopStrengthReduce::GetExpressionSCEV(Instruction *Exp, Loop *L) {
+ // Pointer to pointer bitcast instructions return the same value as their
+ // operand.
+ if (BitCastInst *BCI = dyn_cast<BitCastInst>(Exp)) {
+ if (SE->hasSCEV(BCI) || !isa<Instruction>(BCI->getOperand(0)))
+ return SE->getSCEV(BCI);
+ SCEVHandle R = GetExpressionSCEV(cast<Instruction>(BCI->getOperand(0)), L);
+ SE->setSCEV(BCI, R);
+ return R;
+ }
+
// Scalar Evolutions doesn't know how to compute SCEV's for GEP instructions.
// If this is a GEP that SE doesn't know about, compute it now and insert it.
// If this is not a GEP, or if we have already done this computation, just let