AliasAnalysis.h revision cb74993bdc37681ddbb80fa361575107afae1350
1//===- llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h - Alias Analysis Interface -*- C++ -*-===// 2// 3// The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure 4// 5// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source 6// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details. 7// 8//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// 9// 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. 14// 15// Implementations of this interface must implement the various virtual methods, 16// which automatically provides functionality for the entire suite of client 17// APIs. 18// 19// This API represents memory as a (Pointer, Size) pair. The Pointer component 20// specifies the base memory address of the region, the Size specifies how large 21// of an area is being queried, or UnknownSize if the size is not known. 22// Pointers that point to two completely different objects in memory never 23// alias, regardless of the value of the Size component. 24// 25//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// 26 27#ifndef LLVM_ANALYSIS_ALIAS_ANALYSIS_H 28#define LLVM_ANALYSIS_ALIAS_ANALYSIS_H 29 30#include "llvm/Support/CallSite.h" 31#include "llvm/System/IncludeFile.h" 32#include <vector> 33 34namespace llvm { 35 36class LoadInst; 37class StoreInst; 38class VAArgInst; 39class TargetData; 40class Pass; 41class AnalysisUsage; 42 43class AliasAnalysis { 44protected: 45 const TargetData *TD; 46 47private: 48 AliasAnalysis *AA; // Previous Alias Analysis to chain to. 49 50protected: 51 /// InitializeAliasAnalysis - Subclasses must call this method to initialize 52 /// the AliasAnalysis interface before any other methods are called. This is 53 /// typically called by the run* methods of these subclasses. This may be 54 /// called multiple times. 55 /// 56 void InitializeAliasAnalysis(Pass *P); 57 58 /// getAnalysisUsage - All alias analysis implementations should invoke this 59 /// directly (using AliasAnalysis::getAnalysisUsage(AU)). 60 virtual void getAnalysisUsage(AnalysisUsage &AU) const; 61 62public: 63 static char ID; // Class identification, replacement for typeinfo 64 AliasAnalysis() : TD(0), AA(0) {} 65 virtual ~AliasAnalysis(); // We want to be subclassed 66 67 /// UnknownSize - This is a special value which can be used with the 68 /// size arguments in alias queries to indicate that the caller does not 69 /// know the sizes of the potential memory references. 70 static unsigned const UnknownSize = ~0u; 71 72 /// getTargetData - Return a pointer to the current TargetData object, or 73 /// null if no TargetData object is available. 74 /// 75 const TargetData *getTargetData() const { return TD; } 76 77 /// getTypeStoreSize - Return the TargetData store size for the given type, 78 /// if known, or a conservative value otherwise. 79 /// 80 unsigned getTypeStoreSize(const Type *Ty); 81 82 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===// 83 /// Alias Queries... 84 /// 85 86 /// Alias analysis result - Either we know for sure that it does not alias, we 87 /// know for sure it must alias, or we don't know anything: The two pointers 88 /// _might_ alias. This enum is designed so you can do things like: 89 /// if (AA.alias(P1, P2)) { ... } 90 /// to check to see if two pointers might alias. 91 /// 92 /// See docs/AliasAnalysis.html for more information on the specific meanings 93 /// of these values. 94 /// 95 enum AliasResult { NoAlias = 0, MayAlias = 1, MustAlias = 2 }; 96 97 /// alias - The main low level interface to the alias analysis implementation. 98 /// Returns a Result indicating whether the two pointers are aliased to each 99 /// other. This is the interface that must be implemented by specific alias 100 /// analysis implementations. 101 /// 102 virtual AliasResult alias(const Value *V1, unsigned V1Size, 103 const Value *V2, unsigned V2Size); 104 105 /// alias - A convenience wrapper for the case where the sizes are unknown. 106 AliasResult alias(const Value *V1, const Value *V2) { 107 return alias(V1, UnknownSize, V2, UnknownSize); 108 } 109 110 /// isNoAlias - A trivial helper function to check to see if the specified 111 /// pointers are no-alias. 112 bool isNoAlias(const Value *V1, unsigned V1Size, 113 const Value *V2, unsigned V2Size) { 114 return alias(V1, V1Size, V2, V2Size) == NoAlias; 115 } 116 117 /// pointsToConstantMemory - If the specified pointer is known to point into 118 /// constant global memory, return true. This allows disambiguation of store 119 /// instructions from constant pointers. 120 /// 121 virtual bool pointsToConstantMemory(const Value *P); 122 123 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===// 124 /// Simple mod/ref information... 125 /// 126 127 /// ModRefResult - Represent the result of a mod/ref query. Mod and Ref are 128 /// bits which may be or'd together. 129 /// 130 enum ModRefResult { NoModRef = 0, Ref = 1, Mod = 2, ModRef = 3 }; 131 132 133 /// ModRefBehavior - Summary of how a function affects memory in the program. 134 /// Loads from constant globals are not considered memory accesses for this 135 /// interface. Also, functions may freely modify stack space local to their 136 /// invocation without having to report it through these interfaces. 137 enum ModRefBehavior { 138 // DoesNotAccessMemory - This function does not perform any non-local loads 139 // or stores to memory. 140 // 141 // This property corresponds to the GCC 'const' attribute. 142 DoesNotAccessMemory, 143 144 // AccessesArguments - This function accesses function arguments in well 145 // known (possibly volatile) ways, but does not access any other memory. 146 AccessesArguments, 147 148 // AccessesArgumentsAndGlobals - This function has accesses function 149 // arguments and global variables well known (possibly volatile) ways, but 150 // does not access any other memory. 151 AccessesArgumentsAndGlobals, 152 153 // OnlyReadsMemory - This function does not perform any non-local stores or 154 // volatile loads, but may read from any memory location. 155 // 156 // This property corresponds to the GCC 'pure' attribute. 157 OnlyReadsMemory, 158 159 // UnknownModRefBehavior - This indicates that the function could not be 160 // classified into one of the behaviors above. 161 UnknownModRefBehavior 162 }; 163 164 /// getModRefBehavior - Return the behavior when calling the given call site. 165 virtual ModRefBehavior getModRefBehavior(ImmutableCallSite CS); 166 167 /// getModRefBehavior - Return the behavior when calling the given function. 168 /// For use when the call site is not known. 169 virtual ModRefBehavior getModRefBehavior(const Function *F); 170 171 /// getIntrinsicModRefBehavior - Return the modref behavior of the intrinsic 172 /// with the given id. 173 static ModRefBehavior getIntrinsicModRefBehavior(unsigned iid); 174 175 /// doesNotAccessMemory - If the specified call is known to never read or 176 /// write memory, return true. If the call only reads from known-constant 177 /// memory, it is also legal to return true. Calls that unwind the stack 178 /// are legal for this predicate. 179 /// 180 /// Many optimizations (such as CSE and LICM) can be performed on such calls 181 /// without worrying about aliasing properties, and many calls have this 182 /// property (e.g. calls to 'sin' and 'cos'). 183 /// 184 /// This property corresponds to the GCC 'const' attribute. 185 /// 186 bool doesNotAccessMemory(ImmutableCallSite CS) { 187 return getModRefBehavior(CS) == DoesNotAccessMemory; 188 } 189 190 /// doesNotAccessMemory - If the specified function is known to never read or 191 /// write memory, return true. For use when the call site is not known. 192 /// 193 bool doesNotAccessMemory(const Function *F) { 194 return getModRefBehavior(F) == DoesNotAccessMemory; 195 } 196 197 /// onlyReadsMemory - If the specified call is known to only read from 198 /// non-volatile memory (or not access memory at all), return true. Calls 199 /// that unwind the stack are legal for this predicate. 200 /// 201 /// This property allows many common optimizations to be performed in the 202 /// absence of interfering store instructions, such as CSE of strlen calls. 203 /// 204 /// This property corresponds to the GCC 'pure' attribute. 205 /// 206 bool onlyReadsMemory(ImmutableCallSite CS) { 207 ModRefBehavior MRB = getModRefBehavior(CS); 208 return MRB == DoesNotAccessMemory || MRB == OnlyReadsMemory; 209 } 210 211 /// onlyReadsMemory - If the specified function is known to only read from 212 /// non-volatile memory (or not access memory at all), return true. For use 213 /// when the call site is not known. 214 /// 215 bool onlyReadsMemory(const Function *F) { 216 ModRefBehavior MRB = getModRefBehavior(F); 217 return MRB == DoesNotAccessMemory || MRB == OnlyReadsMemory; 218 } 219 220 221 /// getModRefInfo - Return information about whether or not an instruction may 222 /// read or write memory specified by the pointer operand. An instruction 223 /// that doesn't read or write memory may be trivially LICM'd for example. 224 225 /// getModRefInfo (for call sites) - Return whether information about whether 226 /// a particular call site modifies or reads the memory specified by the 227 /// pointer. 228 /// 229 virtual ModRefResult getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite CS, 230 const Value *P, unsigned Size); 231 232 /// getModRefInfo - Return information about whether two call sites may refer 233 /// to the same set of memory locations. This function returns NoModRef if 234 /// the two calls refer to disjoint memory locations, Ref if CS1 reads memory 235 /// written by CS2, Mod if CS1 writes to memory read or written by CS2, or 236 /// ModRef if CS1 might read or write memory accessed by CS2. 237 /// 238 virtual ModRefResult getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite CS1, 239 ImmutableCallSite CS2); 240 241public: 242 /// Convenience functions... 243 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const LoadInst *L, const Value *P, unsigned Size); 244 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const StoreInst *S, const Value *P, unsigned Size); 245 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const CallInst *C, const Value *P, unsigned Size) { 246 return getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite(C), P, Size); 247 } 248 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const InvokeInst *I, 249 const Value *P, unsigned Size) { 250 return getModRefInfo(ImmutableCallSite(I), P, Size); 251 } 252 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const VAArgInst* I, 253 const Value* P, unsigned Size) { 254 return AliasAnalysis::ModRef; 255 } 256 ModRefResult getModRefInfo(const Instruction *I, 257 const Value *P, unsigned Size) { 258 switch (I->getOpcode()) { 259 case Instruction::VAArg: return getModRefInfo((const VAArgInst*)I, P,Size); 260 case Instruction::Load: return getModRefInfo((const LoadInst*)I, P, Size); 261 case Instruction::Store: return getModRefInfo((const StoreInst*)I, P,Size); 262 case Instruction::Call: return getModRefInfo((const CallInst*)I, P, Size); 263 case Instruction::Invoke: return getModRefInfo((const InvokeInst*)I,P,Size); 264 default: return NoModRef; 265 } 266 } 267 268 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===// 269 /// Higher level methods for querying mod/ref information. 270 /// 271 272 /// canBasicBlockModify - Return true if it is possible for execution of the 273 /// specified basic block to modify the value pointed to by Ptr. 274 /// 275 bool canBasicBlockModify(const BasicBlock &BB, const Value *P, unsigned Size); 276 277 /// canInstructionRangeModify - Return true if it is possible for the 278 /// execution of the specified instructions to modify the value pointed to by 279 /// Ptr. The instructions to consider are all of the instructions in the 280 /// range of [I1,I2] INCLUSIVE. I1 and I2 must be in the same basic block. 281 /// 282 bool canInstructionRangeModify(const Instruction &I1, const Instruction &I2, 283 const Value *Ptr, unsigned Size); 284 285 //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===// 286 /// Methods that clients should call when they transform the program to allow 287 /// alias analyses to update their internal data structures. Note that these 288 /// methods may be called on any instruction, regardless of whether or not 289 /// they have pointer-analysis implications. 290 /// 291 292 /// deleteValue - This method should be called whenever an LLVM Value is 293 /// deleted from the program, for example when an instruction is found to be 294 /// redundant and is eliminated. 295 /// 296 virtual void deleteValue(Value *V); 297 298 /// copyValue - This method should be used whenever a preexisting value in the 299 /// program is copied or cloned, introducing a new value. Note that analysis 300 /// implementations should tolerate clients that use this method to introduce 301 /// the same value multiple times: if the analysis already knows about a 302 /// value, it should ignore the request. 303 /// 304 virtual void copyValue(Value *From, Value *To); 305 306 /// replaceWithNewValue - This method is the obvious combination of the two 307 /// above, and it provided as a helper to simplify client code. 308 /// 309 void replaceWithNewValue(Value *Old, Value *New) { 310 copyValue(Old, New); 311 deleteValue(Old); 312 } 313}; 314 315/// isNoAliasCall - Return true if this pointer is returned by a noalias 316/// function. 317bool isNoAliasCall(const Value *V); 318 319/// isIdentifiedObject - Return true if this pointer refers to a distinct and 320/// identifiable object. This returns true for: 321/// Global Variables and Functions (but not Global Aliases) 322/// Allocas and Mallocs 323/// ByVal and NoAlias Arguments 324/// NoAlias returns 325/// 326bool isIdentifiedObject(const Value *V); 327 328} // End llvm namespace 329 330// Because of the way .a files work, we must force the BasicAA implementation to 331// be pulled in if the AliasAnalysis header is included. Otherwise we run 332// the risk of AliasAnalysis being used, but the default implementation not 333// being linked into the tool that uses it. 334FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED(AliasAnalysis) 335FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED(BasicAliasAnalysis) 336 337#endif 338