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-rw-r--r--llvm/lib/IR/Function.cpp4
-rw-r--r--llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ArgumentPromotion.cpp18
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Function.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Function.cpp
index cf8e3ed571e..2b439bb46bf 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Function.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Function.cpp
@@ -154,10 +154,8 @@ bool Argument::hasNoCaptureAttr() const {
/// it in its containing function.
bool Argument::hasStructRetAttr() const {
if (!getType()->isPointerTy()) return false;
- if (this != getParent()->arg_begin())
- return false; // StructRet param must be first param
return getParent()->getAttributes().
- hasAttribute(1, Attribute::StructRet);
+ hasAttribute(getArgNo()+1, Attribute::StructRet);
}
/// hasReturnedAttr - Return true if this argument has the returned attribute on
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ArgumentPromotion.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ArgumentPromotion.cpp
index c7c57ab5644..440f3f20d61 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ArgumentPromotion.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ArgumentPromotion.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,24 @@ CallGraphNode *ArgPromotion::PromoteArguments(CallGraphNode *CGN) {
Argument *PtrArg = PointerArgs[i];
Type *AgTy = cast<PointerType>(PtrArg->getType())->getElementType();
+ // Replace sret attribute with noalias. This reduces register pressure by
+ // avoiding a register copy.
+ if (PtrArg->hasStructRetAttr()) {
+ unsigned ArgNo = PtrArg->getArgNo();
+ F->setAttributes(
+ F->getAttributes()
+ .removeAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1, Attribute::StructRet)
+ .addAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1, Attribute::NoAlias));
+ for (Use &U : F->uses()) {
+ CallSite CS(U.getUser());
+ CS.setAttributes(
+ CS.getAttributes()
+ .removeAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1,
+ Attribute::StructRet)
+ .addAttribute(F->getContext(), ArgNo + 1, Attribute::NoAlias));
+ }
+ }
+
// If this is a byval argument, and if the aggregate type is small, just
// pass the elements, which is always safe, if the passed value is densely
// packed or if we can prove the padding bytes are never accessed. This does
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