예제 #1
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static OpndLoopInfo processOpnd(LoopNode* loopHead, LoopTree* lt, InstStack& defStack, Opnd* opnd) {
    OpndLoopInfo result;
    Inst* defInst = opnd->getInst();
    if (Log::isEnabled()) {
        log_ident(defStack.size()); defInst->print(Log::out()); Log::out()<<"]"<<std::endl;
    }
    if (std::find(defStack.begin(), defStack.end(), defInst)!=defStack.end()) {
        result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::COUNTER);
        result.setIncrement(0);
        if (Log::isEnabled()) {
            log_ident(defStack.size()); 
            Log::out()<<"Found duplicate in def stack -> stopping recursion. ";result.print(Log::out()); Log::out()<<std::endl;
        }
        return result;
    }
    Node* defNode = defInst->getNode();
    Opcode opcode = defInst->getOpcode();

    if (opcode == Op_LdConstant) {
        result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::LD_CONST);
        result.setConst(defInst->asConstInst()->getValue().i4);
        if (Log::isEnabled()) {
            log_ident(defStack.size()); 
            Log::out()<<"assigning to const -> stopping recursion. ";result.print(Log::out());Log::out()<<std::endl;
        }
        return result;
    }
    if (!loopHead->inLoop(defNode)) {
        if (Log::isEnabled()) {
            log_ident(defStack.size());
            Log::out()<<"Inst out of the loop -> stopping recursion. ";result.print(Log::out()); Log::out()<<std::endl;
        }
        return result;
    }

    defStack.push_back(defInst);
    if (opcode == Op_Phi) {
        OpndLoopInfo info1 = processOpnd(loopHead, lt, defStack, defInst->getSrc(0));
        OpndLoopInfo info2 = processOpnd(loopHead, lt, defStack, defInst->getSrc(1));
        if (Log::isEnabled()) {
            log_ident(defStack.size());
            Log::out()<<"PHI(";info1.print(Log::out());Log::out()<<",";info2.print(Log::out());Log::out()<<")"<<std::endl;
        }
        if ( ((info1.isCounter() && !info1.isPhiSplit()) && (info2.isDOL() || info2.isLDConst()))
             || ((info2.isCounter() && !info2.isPhiSplit()) && (info1.isDOL() || info1.isLDConst())) )
        {
            result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::COUNTER);
            result.setIncrement(info1.isCounter() ? info1.getIncrement() : info2.getIncrement());
            result.markPhiSplit();
        } else {
            result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::UNDEF);
        }
    } else if (opcode == Op_Add || opcode == Op_Sub) { //todo: LADD 
        Opnd *op1 = defInst->getSrc(0);
        Opnd *op2 = defInst->getSrc(1);
        OpndLoopInfo info1 = processOpnd(loopHead, lt, defStack, op1);
        OpndLoopInfo info2 = processOpnd(loopHead, lt, defStack, op2);
        if ((info1.isLDConst() || info1.isDOL()) && (info2.isLDConst() || info2.isDOL())) {
            if (info1.isLDConst() && info2.isLDConst() && info1.getConst() == info2.getConst()) {
                result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::LD_CONST);
                result.setConst(info1.getConst());
            } else {
                //result is DOL (default type)
            }
        } else if ((info1.isCounter() && info2.isLDConst()) || (info2.isCounter() && info1.isLDConst())) {
            int increment = info1.isCounter()? info1.getIncrement(): info2.getIncrement();
            int diff = info1.isLDConst()? info1.getConst(): info2.getConst(); 

            //we use SSA form to analyze how opnd changes in loop and we do not analyze actual control flow, 
            // so we can unroll loops with monotonically changing 'counters' only.
            //Example: when 'counter' changes not monotonically and we can't unroll:
            //idx=0; loop {idx+=100; if(idx>=100) break; idx-=99;} ->'increment'=1 but not monotonicaly.
            bool monotonousFlag = increment == 0 || diff == 0 
                || (opcode == Op_Add && signof(diff) == signof(increment)) 
                || (opcode == Op_Sub && signof(diff) != signof(increment));
            if (monotonousFlag) {
                result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::COUNTER);
                if ((info1.isCounter() && info1.isPhiSplit()) || (info2.isCounter() && info2.isPhiSplit())) {
                    result.markPhiSplit();
                }
                //TO IMPROVE: for loops like: for (; length-1>=0;length--){...}
                //we have 2 SUBs by -1 => "-2", but real counter is changed by "-1".
                //Loop unroll will use "-2". It's ok, because this value is used in a guard inst
                //and ABS(increment_in_unroll) >= ABS(real_increment). This work only for monotonous loops.
                //To make increment_in_unroll == real_increment we must track modifications (SUB,ADD) that affects vars only.
                if (opcode == Op_Add) {
                    result.setIncrement(increment + diff);
                } else {
                    result.setIncrement(increment - diff);
                }
            } else {
                result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::UNDEF);
            }
        } else {
            result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::UNDEF);
        }
    } else if (opcode == Op_StVar  || opcode == Op_LdVar) {
        Opnd* newOpnd = defInst->getSrc(0);
        result  = processOpnd(loopHead, lt, defStack, newOpnd);
    } else if (opcode == Op_TauArrayLen) {
        Opnd* arrayOpnd  = defInst->getSrc(0);
        result  = processOpnd(loopHead, lt, defStack, arrayOpnd);
    } else { //unsupported op
        result.setType(OpndLoopInfo::UNDEF);
        if (Log::isEnabled()) {
            log_ident(defStack.size()); Log::out()<<"unknown op -> stopping recursion. ";
        }
    }
    defStack.pop_back();
    if (Log::isEnabled()) {
        log_ident(defStack.size());
        result.print(Log::out());Log::out()<<std::endl;
    }
    return result;
}
예제 #2
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PeepHoleOpt::Changed PeepHoleOpt::handleInst_MOV(Inst* inst)
{
    Node* node = inst->getNode();
    if (((BasicBlock*)node)->getLayoutSucc() == NULL)
    {
        Inst *next = inst->getNextInst();

        Node *currNode = node;
        bool methodMarkerOccur = false;
        MethodMarkerPseudoInst* methodMarker = NULL;
        // ignoring instructions that have no effect and saving method markers to correct them during optimizations
        while (next == NULL || next->getKind() == Inst::Kind_MethodEndPseudoInst || next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JMP)
        {
            if (next == NULL)
            {
                currNode = currNode->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_Unconditional)->getTargetNode();
                if (currNode->getKind() == Node::Kind_Exit)
                    return Changed_Nothing;
                next = (Inst*) currNode->getFirstInst();
            }
            else
            {
                if (next->getKind() == Inst::Kind_MethodEndPseudoInst)
                {
                    //max 1 saved method marker
                    if (methodMarkerOccur)
                    {
                        return Changed_Nothing;
                    }
                    methodMarker = (MethodMarkerPseudoInst*)next;
                    methodMarkerOccur = true;
                }
                next = next->getNextInst();
            }
        }

        Inst *jump = next->getNextInst();


        bool step1 = true;
        currNode = node;
        while (currNode != next->getNode())
        {
            currNode = currNode->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_Unconditional)->getTargetNode();
            if (currNode->getInDegree()!=1)
            {
                step1 = false;
                break;
            }
        }

        // step1:
        // ---------------------------------------------
        // MOV opnd, opnd2             MOV opnd3, opnd2
        // MOV opnd3, opnd      ->
        // ---------------------------------------------
        // nb: applicable if opnd will not be used further
        if (step1 && next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_MOV)
        {
            Opnd *movopnd1, *movopnd2, *nextmovopnd1, *nextmovopnd2;
            bool isInstCopyPseudo = (inst->getKind() == Inst::Kind_CopyPseudoInst);
            if (isInstCopyPseudo)
            {
                movopnd1 = inst->getOpnd(0);
                movopnd2 = inst->getOpnd(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Inst::Opnds movuses(inst, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
                Inst::Opnds movdefs(inst, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
                movopnd1 = inst->getOpnd(movdefs.begin());
                movopnd2 = inst->getOpnd(movuses.begin());
            }
            bool isNextCopyPseudo = (next->getKind() == Inst::Kind_CopyPseudoInst);
            if (isNextCopyPseudo)
            {
                nextmovopnd1 = next->getOpnd(0);
                nextmovopnd2 = next->getOpnd(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Inst::Opnds nextmovuses(next, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
                Inst::Opnds nextmovdefs(next, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
                nextmovopnd1 = next->getOpnd(nextmovdefs.begin());
                nextmovopnd2 = next->getOpnd(nextmovuses.begin());
            }
            if (movopnd1->getId() == nextmovopnd2->getId() && 
                !isMem(movopnd2) && !isMem(nextmovopnd1) &&
                !isMem(movopnd1)
                )
            {
                BitSet ls(irManager->getMemoryManager(), irManager->getOpndCount());
                irManager->updateLivenessInfo();
                irManager->getLiveAtExit(next->getNode(), ls);
                for (Inst* i = (Inst*)next->getNode()->getLastInst(); i!=next; i = i->getPrevInst()) {
                    irManager->updateLiveness(i, ls);
                }
                bool dstNotUsed = !ls.getBit(movopnd1->getId());
                if (dstNotUsed)
                {
                    if (isInstCopyPseudo && isNextCopyPseudo)
                        irManager->newCopyPseudoInst(Mnemonic_MOV, nextmovopnd1, movopnd2)->insertAfter(inst);
                    else
                        irManager->newInst(Mnemonic_MOV, nextmovopnd1, movopnd2)->insertAfter(inst);
                    inst->unlink();
                    next->unlink();
                    return Changed_Node;
                }
            }
        }

        // step2:
        // --------------------------------------------------------------
        // MOV opnd, 0/1                Jmp smwh/BB1            Jmp smwh/BB1
        // CMP opnd, 0           ->     CMP opnd, 0     v
        // Jcc smwh                     Jcc smwh
        // BB1:                         BB1:
        // --------------------------------------------------------------
        // nb: applicable if opnd will not be used further
        if (next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_CMP && jump!= NULL && (jump->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JE ||
            jump->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JNE))
        {
            Opnd *movopnd1, *movopnd2;
            if (inst->getKind() == Inst::Kind_CopyPseudoInst)
            {
                movopnd1 = inst->getOpnd(0);
                movopnd2 = inst->getOpnd(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Inst::Opnds movuses(inst, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
                Inst::Opnds movdefs(inst, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
                movopnd1 = inst->getOpnd(movdefs.begin());
                movopnd2 = inst->getOpnd(movuses.begin());
            }
            Inst::Opnds cmpuses(next, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
            Opnd* cmpopnd1 = next->getOpnd(cmpuses.begin());
            Opnd* cmpopnd2 = next->getOpnd(cmpuses.next(cmpuses.begin()));
            
            if (isImm(movopnd2) && (movopnd2->getImmValue() == 0 || movopnd2->getImmValue() == 1) &&
                movopnd1->getId() == cmpopnd1->getId() &&
                isImm(cmpopnd2) && cmpopnd2->getImmValue() == 0)
            {
                BitSet ls(irManager->getMemoryManager(), irManager->getOpndCount());
                irManager->updateLivenessInfo();
                irManager->getLiveAtExit(jump->getNode(), ls);
                bool opndNotUsed = !ls.getBit(movopnd1->getId());
                if (opndNotUsed)
                {
                    ControlFlowGraph* cfg = irManager->getFlowGraph();
                    Node* destination = ((BranchInst*)jump)->getTrueTarget();
                    if ((jump->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JNE || movopnd2->getImmValue() == 1) && !(jump->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JNE && movopnd2->getImmValue() == 1))
                    {
                        destination = ((BranchInst*)jump)->getFalseTarget();
                    }
                    if (node->getId() != next->getNode()->getId())
                    {
                        if (methodMarkerOccur)
                        {
                            inst->getNode()->appendInst(irManager->newMethodEndPseudoInst(methodMarker->getMethodDesc()));
                        }
                        inst->unlink();
                        Edge *outEdge = node->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_Unconditional);
                        cfg->replaceEdgeTarget(outEdge, destination, true);
                        cfg->purgeUnreachableNodes(); // previous successor may become unreachable
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        cfg->removeEdge(node->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_True));
                        cfg->removeEdge(node->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_False));
                        cfg->addEdge(node, destination);
                        inst->unlink();
                        next->unlink();
                        jump->unlink();
                    }

                    return Changed_Node;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return Changed_Nothing;
}
예제 #3
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PeepHoleOpt::Changed PeepHoleOpt::handleInst_SETcc(Inst* inst)
{
    if (((BasicBlock*)inst->getNode())->getLayoutSucc() == NULL)
    {
        Mnemonic mn = inst->getMnemonic();
        
        Inst* prev = inst->getPrevInst();
        Inst *next = inst->getNextInst();

        Node *currNode = inst->getNode();
        bool methodMarkerOccur = false;
        MethodMarkerPseudoInst* methodMarker = NULL;
        // ignoring instructions that have no effect and saving method markers to correct them during optimizations
        while (next == NULL || next->getKind() == Inst::Kind_MethodEndPseudoInst || next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JMP)
        {
            if (next == NULL)
            {
                currNode = currNode->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_Unconditional)->getTargetNode();
                if (currNode->getKind() == Node::Kind_Exit)
                    return Changed_Nothing;
                next = (Inst*) currNode->getFirstInst();
            }
            else
            {
                if (next->getKind() == Inst::Kind_MethodEndPseudoInst)
                {
                    //max 1 saved method marker
                    if (methodMarkerOccur)
                    {
                        return Changed_Nothing;
                    }
                    methodMarker = (MethodMarkerPseudoInst*)next;
                    methodMarkerOccur = true;
                }
                next = next->getNextInst();
            }
        }

        Inst *next2 = next->getNextInst();

        bool step1 = true;
        currNode = inst->getNode();
        while (currNode != next->getNode())
        {
            currNode = currNode->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_Unconditional)->getTargetNode();
            if (currNode->getInDegree()!=1)
            {
                step1 = false;
                break;
            }
        }

        // step1:
        // ------------------------------------------
        // MOV opnd, 0                  MOV opnd2, 0
        // SETcc opnd           ->      SETcc opnd2
        // MOV opnd2, opnd
        // ------------------------------------------
        // nb: applicable if opnd will not be used further
        if (step1 && prev!= NULL && prev->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_MOV &&
            next!= NULL && next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_MOV)
        {
            Opnd *prevopnd1, *prevopnd2, *nextopnd1, *nextopnd2, *setopnd;
            if (prev->getKind() == Inst::Kind_CopyPseudoInst)
            {
                prevopnd1 = prev->getOpnd(0);
                prevopnd2 = prev->getOpnd(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Inst::Opnds prevuses(prev, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
                Inst::Opnds prevdefs(prev, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
                prevopnd1 = prev->getOpnd(prevdefs.begin());
                prevopnd2 = prev->getOpnd(prevuses.begin());
            }
            if (next->getKind() == Inst::Kind_CopyPseudoInst)
            {
                nextopnd1 = next->getOpnd(0);
                nextopnd2 = next->getOpnd(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Inst::Opnds nextuses(next, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
                Inst::Opnds nextdefs(next, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
                nextopnd1 = next->getOpnd(nextdefs.begin());
                nextopnd2 = next->getOpnd(nextuses.begin());
            }
            Inst::Opnds setdefs(inst, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
            setopnd = inst->getOpnd(setdefs.begin());

            if (isReg(nextopnd1) &&
                prevopnd1->getId() == setopnd->getId() &&
                setopnd->getId() == nextopnd2->getId() &&
                isImm(prevopnd2) && prevopnd2->getImmValue() == 0
                )
            {
                BitSet ls(irManager->getMemoryManager(), irManager->getOpndCount());
                irManager->updateLivenessInfo();
                irManager->getLiveAtExit(next->getNode(), ls);
                for (Inst* i = (Inst*)next->getNode()->getLastInst(); i!=next; i = i->getPrevInst()) {
                    irManager->updateLiveness(i, ls);
                }
                bool opndNotUsed = !ls.getBit(setopnd->getId());
                if (opndNotUsed)
                {
                    if (nextopnd1->getRegName() != RegName_Null &&
                        Constraint::getAliasRegName(nextopnd1->getRegName(), OpndSize_8) == RegName_Null)
                    {
                        nextopnd1->assignRegName(setopnd->getRegName());
                    }
                    irManager->newInst(Mnemonic_MOV, nextopnd1, prevopnd2)->insertBefore(inst);
                    irManager->newInst(mn, nextopnd1)->insertBefore(inst);
                    prev->unlink();
                    inst->unlink();
                    next->unlink();
                    return Changed_Node;
                }
            }
        }

        // step2:
        // --------------------------------------------------------------
        // MOV opnd, 0                  Jcc smwh                Jcc smwh
        // SETcc opnd           ->      BB1:            v       BB1:
        // CMP opnd, 0                  ...
        // Jcc smwh                     CMP opnd, 0
        // BB1:                         Jcc smwh
        // --------------------------------------------------------------
        // nb: applicable if opnd will not be used further
        // nb: conditions of new jumps are calculated from conditions of old jump and set instructions
	    if (prev!= NULL && prev->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_MOV &&
            next!= NULL && (next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_CMP || next->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_TEST) &&
            next2!= NULL && (next2->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JG || next2->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JE || next2->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JNE) )
	    {
            Opnd* movopnd1;
            Opnd* movopnd2;
            if (prev->getKind() == Inst::Kind_CopyPseudoInst)
            {
                movopnd1 = prev->getOpnd(0);
                movopnd2 = prev->getOpnd(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Inst::Opnds movuses(prev, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
                Inst::Opnds movdefs(prev, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Def);
                movopnd1 = prev->getOpnd(movdefs.begin());
                movopnd2 = prev->getOpnd(movuses.begin());
            }
            Inst::Opnds cmpuses(next, Inst::OpndRole_Explicit|Inst::OpndRole_Use);
            Opnd* cmpopnd1 = next->getOpnd(cmpuses.begin());
            Opnd* cmpopnd2 = next->getOpnd(cmpuses.next(cmpuses.begin()));

            if (
                isImm(movopnd2) && movopnd2->getImmValue() == 0 &&
                movopnd1->getId() == cmpopnd1->getId() &&
                //case CMP:
                (next->getMnemonic() != Mnemonic_CMP || (isImm(cmpopnd2) && cmpopnd2->getImmValue() == 0)) &&
                //case TEST:
                (next->getMnemonic() != Mnemonic_TEST || cmpopnd1->getId() == cmpopnd2->getId())
                )
            {
                BitSet ls(irManager->getMemoryManager(), irManager->getOpndCount());
                irManager->updateLivenessInfo();
                irManager->getLiveAtExit(next2->getNode(), ls);
                bool opndNotUsed = !ls.getBit(movopnd1->getId());
                if (opndNotUsed)
                {
                    BranchInst* br = (BranchInst*) next2;

                    Mnemonic newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JZ;
                    if (next2->getMnemonic() == Mnemonic_JE)
                    {
                        switch (mn)
                        {
                        case Mnemonic_SETG:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JLE; break;
                        case Mnemonic_SETE:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JNE; break;
                        case Mnemonic_SETL:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JGE; break;
                        case Mnemonic_SETNE:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JE; break;
                        default:
                            assert(0); break;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        switch (mn)
                        {
                        case Mnemonic_SETG:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JG; break;
                        case Mnemonic_SETE:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JE; break;
                        case Mnemonic_SETL:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JL; break;
                        case Mnemonic_SETNE:
                            newjumpmn = Mnemonic_JNE; break;
                        default:
                            assert(0); break;
                        }
                    }

                    if (inst->getNode()->getId() != next->getNode()->getId())
                    {
                        ControlFlowGraph* cfg = irManager->getFlowGraph();
                        cfg->removeEdge(inst->getNode()->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_Unconditional));

                        double trueEdgeProb = next2->getNode()->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_True)->getEdgeProb();
                        double falseEdgeProb = next2->getNode()->getOutEdge(Edge::Kind_False)->getEdgeProb();
                        cfg->addEdge(inst->getNode(), br->getTrueTarget(), trueEdgeProb);
                        cfg->addEdge(inst->getNode(), br->getFalseTarget(), falseEdgeProb);
                        irManager->newBranchInst(newjumpmn, br->getTrueTarget(), br->getFalseTarget())->insertAfter(inst);
                        if (methodMarkerOccur)
                        {
                            inst->getNode()->appendInst(irManager->newMethodEndPseudoInst(methodMarker->getMethodDesc()));
                        }
		                prev->unlink();
		                inst->unlink();
                        cfg->purgeUnreachableNodes();
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        irManager->newBranchInst(newjumpmn, br->getTrueTarget(), br->getFalseTarget())->insertAfter(next2);
                        prev->unlink();
		                inst->unlink();
		                next->unlink();
                        next2->unlink();
                    }
		            return Changed_Node;
                }// endif opndNotUsed
            }
        }
    }
	return Changed_Nothing;
}
예제 #4
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void SSABuilder::clearPhiSrcs2(Node *node, 
                               const StlVectorSet<VarOpnd *> *whatVars,
                               StlVector<VarOpnd *> *changedVars,
                               const StlVectorSet<Opnd *> *removedVars,
                               StlVector<Node *> &scratchNodeList)
{
    bool needPreds = true;
    StlVector<Node *> &preds = scratchNodeList;

    Inst* inst = (Inst*)node->getSecondInst();
    for (;inst!=NULL && inst->isPhi(); inst = inst->getNextInst()) {
        Opnd *dstOp =inst->getDst();
        VarOpnd *varOpnd = 0;
        if (whatVars) {
            varOpnd = dstOp->asVarOpnd();
            if (!varOpnd) {
                SsaVarOpnd *ssaOpnd = dstOp->asSsaVarOpnd();
                assert(ssaOpnd);
                varOpnd = ssaOpnd->getVar();
            }
            if (!whatVars->has(varOpnd))
                continue;
        }
        bool changed=false;
        U_32 numSrcs = inst->getNumSrcOperands();
        for (U_32 i=0; i<numSrcs; ++i) {
            Opnd *thisOpnd = inst->getSrc(i);

            if (!(removedVars && removedVars->has(thisOpnd))) {
                // need to test whether need to remove
                if (needPreds) {
                    needPreds = false;
                    
                    const Edges& edges2 = node->getInEdges();
                    preds.clear();
                    preds.reserve(edges2.size());
                    Edges::const_iterator eiter2;
                    for(eiter2 = edges2.begin(); eiter2 != edges2.end(); ++eiter2){
                        preds.push_back((*eiter2)->getSourceNode());
                    }
                }
                DominatorTree &domTree = frontier.getDominator();
                Inst *thisOpndInst = thisOpnd->getInst();
                Node *thisOpndInstNode = thisOpndInst->getNode();
                if (thisOpndInstNode) {
                    // the operand's source instruction was not already dead.
                    StlVector<Node *>::const_iterator 
                        predIter = preds.begin(),
                        predEnd = preds.end();
                    bool foundDom = false;
                    for ( ; predIter != predEnd; ++predIter) {
                        Node *predNode = *predIter;
                        if (domTree.dominates(thisOpndInstNode, predNode)) {
                            // we found it, leave this operand alone.
                            foundDom = true;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    if (foundDom) continue; // leave operand alone.
                }
            }
            // remove this operand;
            if (i < numSrcs-1) {
                inst->setSrc(i, inst->getSrc(numSrcs-1));
                --i; // re-examine this operand, which is now the last
            }
            --numSrcs; // we deleted one operand
            PhiInst *phiInst = inst->asPhiInst();
            assert(phiInst);
            phiInst->setNumSrcs(numSrcs);
            changed = true;
        }
        if (changed) {
            // note the changed var;
            if (!varOpnd) {
                varOpnd = dstOp->asVarOpnd();
                if (!varOpnd) {
                    SsaVarOpnd *ssaOpnd = dstOp->asSsaVarOpnd();
                    assert(ssaOpnd);
                    varOpnd = ssaOpnd->getVar();
                }
            }
            changedVars->push_back(varOpnd);
        }
    }
}