-// Determine if an AllocationInst instruction escapes from the function it is
-// contained in. If it does not escape, there is no way for another function to
-// mod/ref it. We do this by looking at its uses and determining if the uses
-// can escape (recursively).
-static bool AddressMightEscape(const Value *V) {
- for (Value::use_const_iterator UI = V->use_begin(), E = V->use_end();
- UI != E; ++UI) {
- const Instruction *I = cast<Instruction>(*UI);
- switch (I->getOpcode()) {
- case Instruction::Load:
- break; //next use.
- case Instruction::Store:
- if (I->getOperand(0) == V)
- return true; // Escapes if the pointer is stored.
- break; // next use.
- case Instruction::GetElementPtr:
- if (AddressMightEscape(I))
- return true;
- break; // next use.
- case Instruction::BitCast:
- if (AddressMightEscape(I))
- return true;
- break; // next use
- case Instruction::Ret:
- // If returned, the address will escape to calling functions, but no
- // callees could modify it.
- break; // next use
- case Instruction::Call:
- // If the call is to a few known safe intrinsics, we know that it does
- // not escape.
- // TODO: Eventually just check the 'nocapture' attribute.
- if (!isa<MemIntrinsic>(I))
- return true;
- break; // next use
- default:
- return true;
- }
- }
- return false;
-}
-