// See if this instruction (e.g. a call or vaarg) mod/ref's the pointer.
// FIXME: If this is a load, we should ignore readonly calls!
- if (AA->getModRefInfo(Inst, MemPtr, MemSize) == AliasAnalysis::NoModRef)
+ switch (AA->getModRefInfo(Inst, MemPtr, MemSize)) {
+ case AliasAnalysis::NoModRef:
+ // If the call has no effect on the queried pointer, just ignore it.
continue;
-
- // Otherwise, there is a dependence.
- return MemDepResult::getClobber(Inst);
+ case AliasAnalysis::Ref:
+ // If the call is known to never store to the pointer, and if this is a
+ // load query, we can safely ignore it (scan past it).
+ if (isLoad)
+ continue;
+ // FALL THROUGH.
+ default:
+ // Otherwise, there is a potential dependence. Return a clobber.
+ return MemDepResult::getClobber(Inst);
+ }
}
// No dependence found. If this is the entry block of the function, it is a