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Re: [patch] Remove flow_loop_scan
Hello,
> So what would be the procedure to get loop exit edges marked without
> having to run the entire loop optimizer?
>
> The code to prevent the jump threader from creating irreducible regions
> needs this information so that it can determine if it is safe to thread
> through a block with an incoming back edge.
ifcvt.c:mark_loop_exit_edges could be exported (and free_dominance_info
call removed from it).
Long term, we would like to keep information about loops up-to-date for most
of optimizations, which would make EDGE_LOOP_EXIT unnecessary.
Zdenek