Implement a new RemoveSuccessor function
authorChris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org>
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:32:08 +0000 (22:32 +0000)
committerChris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org>
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:32:08 +0000 (22:32 +0000)
git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@3131 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8

lib/Transforms/Utils/BasicBlockUtils.cpp

index aea0b94e10629589c84084332e143c0fec5a8a80..20a47141357b7ac6dddec000851e25ac5d08ad07 100644 (file)
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 #include "llvm/Transforms/Utils/BasicBlockUtils.h"
 #include "llvm/Function.h"
-#include "llvm/Instruction.h"
+#include "llvm/iTerminators.h"
+#include "llvm/Constant.h"
+#include "llvm/Type.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 
 // ReplaceInstWithValue - Replace all uses of an instruction (specified by BI)
@@ -50,11 +52,56 @@ void ReplaceInstWithInst(BasicBlock::InstListType &BIL,
 }
 
 // ReplaceInstWithInst - Replace the instruction specified by From with the
-// instruction specified by To.  Note that this is slower than providing an
-// iterator directly, because the basic block containing From must be searched
-// for the instruction.
+// instruction specified by To.
 //
 void ReplaceInstWithInst(Instruction *From, Instruction *To) {
   BasicBlock::iterator BI(From);
   ReplaceInstWithInst(From->getParent()->getInstList(), BI, To);
 }
+
+// RemoveSuccessor - Change the specified terminator instruction such that its
+// successor #SuccNum no longer exists.  Because this reduces the outgoing
+// degree of the current basic block, the actual terminator instruction itself
+// may have to be changed.  In the case where the last successor of the block is
+// deleted, a return instruction is inserted in its place which can cause a
+// suprising change in program behavior if it is not expected.
+//
+void RemoveSuccessor(TerminatorInst *TI, unsigned SuccNum) {
+  assert(SuccNum < TI->getNumSuccessors() &&
+         "Trying to remove a nonexistant successor!");
+
+  // If our old successor block contains any PHI nodes, remove the entry in the
+  // PHI nodes that comes from this branch...
+  //
+  BasicBlock *BB = TI->getParent();
+  TI->getSuccessor(SuccNum)->removePredecessor(BB);
+
+  TerminatorInst *NewTI = 0;
+  switch (TI->getOpcode()) {
+  case Instruction::Br:
+    // If this is a conditional branch... convert to unconditional branch.
+    if (TI->getNumSuccessors() == 2) {
+      cast<BranchInst>(TI)->setUnconditionalDest(TI->getSuccessor(1-SuccNum));
+    } else {                    // Otherwise convert to a return instruction...
+      Value *RetVal = 0;
+      
+      // Create a value to return... if the function doesn't return null...
+      if (BB->getParent()->getReturnType() != Type::VoidTy)
+        RetVal = Constant::getNullValue(BB->getParent()->getReturnType());
+
+      // Create the return...
+      NewTI = new ReturnInst(RetVal);
+    }
+    break;   
+
+  case Instruction::Invoke:    // Should convert to call
+  case Instruction::Switch:    // Should remove entry
+  default:
+  case Instruction::Ret:       // Cannot happen, has no successors!
+    assert(0 && "Unhandled terminator instruction type in RemoveSuccessor!");
+    abort();
+  }
+
+  if (NewTI)   // If it's a different instruction, replace.
+    ReplaceInstWithInst(TI, NewTI);
+}