[PATCH][RFC] Re-structure tree_ssa_useless_type_conversion_1 to work towards a middle-end type system

[Andrew Pinski]

On 6/20/07, Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Richard Guenther wrote:
>
> >       /* If the outer type is (void *), then the conversion is not
> >          necessary.
> >          ???  This makes tree_ssa_useless_type_conversion_1 not
> >          transitive.  */
>
> Not this line itself makes it not transitive, but the fact that it still
> relies on the frontends langhooks makes it so.  Document that fact so it's
> clear that when the final goal is implemented (langhook removed) this
> doesn't violate transitivity.

Huh?  Yes it does violate transivity.  int *a; void *b;
"b = a;" vs "a = (int*)b;"  (this is IR form I am talking about).

-- Pinski