Add an MRI::tracksLiveness() flag.

Late optimization passes like branch folding and tail duplication can
transform the machine code in a way that makes it expensive to keep the
register liveness information up to date. There is a fuzzy line between
register allocation and late scheduling where the liveness information
degrades.

The MRI::tracksLiveness() flag makes the line clear: While true,
liveness information is accurate, and can be used for register
scavenging. Once the flag is false, liveness information is not
accurate, and can only be used as a hint.

Late passes generally don't need the liveness information, but they will
sometimes use the register scavenger to help update it. The scavenger
enforces strict correctness, and we have to spend a lot of code to
update register liveness that may never be used.

llvm-svn: 153511

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterScavenging.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterScavenging.cpp
index 2818f490f63..03bd82e225d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterScavenging.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/RegisterScavenging.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ void RegScavenger::enterBasicBlock(MachineBasicBlock *mbb) {
   assert((NumPhysRegs == 0 || NumPhysRegs == TRI->getNumRegs()) &&
          "Target changed?");
 
+  // It is not possible to use the register scavenger after late optimization
+  // passes that don't preserve accurate liveness information.
+  assert(MRI->tracksLiveness() &&
+         "Cannot use register scavenger with inaccurate liveness");
+
   // Self-initialize.
   if (!MBB) {
     NumPhysRegs = TRI->getNumRegs();