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      1 //===-- llvm/BasicBlock.h - Represent a basic block in the VM ---*- C++ -*-===//
      2 //
      3 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
      4 //
      5 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
      6 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
      7 //
      8 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
      9 //
     10 // This file contains the declaration of the BasicBlock class.
     11 //
     12 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
     13 
     14 #ifndef LLVM_BASICBLOCK_H
     15 #define LLVM_BASICBLOCK_H
     16 
     17 #include "llvm/Instruction.h"
     18 #include "llvm/SymbolTableListTraits.h"
     19 #include "llvm/ADT/ilist.h"
     20 #include "llvm/ADT/Twine.h"
     21 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
     22 
     23 namespace llvm {
     24 
     25 class TerminatorInst;
     26 class LLVMContext;
     27 class BlockAddress;
     28 
     29 template<> struct ilist_traits<Instruction>
     30   : public SymbolTableListTraits<Instruction, BasicBlock> {
     31   // createSentinel is used to get hold of a node that marks the end of
     32   // the list...
     33   // The sentinel is relative to this instance, so we use a non-static
     34   // method.
     35   Instruction *createSentinel() const {
     36     // since i(p)lists always publicly derive from the corresponding
     37     // traits, placing a data member in this class will augment i(p)list.
     38     // But since the NodeTy is expected to publicly derive from
     39     // ilist_node<NodeTy>, there is a legal viable downcast from it
     40     // to NodeTy. We use this trick to superpose i(p)list with a "ghostly"
     41     // NodeTy, which becomes the sentinel. Dereferencing the sentinel is
     42     // forbidden (save the ilist_node<NodeTy>) so no one will ever notice
     43     // the superposition.
     44     return static_cast<Instruction*>(&Sentinel);
     45   }
     46   static void destroySentinel(Instruction*) {}
     47 
     48   Instruction *provideInitialHead() const { return createSentinel(); }
     49   Instruction *ensureHead(Instruction*) const { return createSentinel(); }
     50   static void noteHead(Instruction*, Instruction*) {}
     51 private:
     52   mutable ilist_half_node<Instruction> Sentinel;
     53 };
     54 
     55 /// This represents a single basic block in LLVM. A basic block is simply a
     56 /// container of instructions that execute sequentially. Basic blocks are Values
     57 /// because they are referenced by instructions such as branches and switch
     58 /// tables. The type of a BasicBlock is "Type::LabelTy" because the basic block
     59 /// represents a label to which a branch can jump.
     60 ///
     61 /// A well formed basic block is formed of a list of non-terminating
     62 /// instructions followed by a single TerminatorInst instruction.
     63 /// TerminatorInst's may not occur in the middle of basic blocks, and must
     64 /// terminate the blocks. The BasicBlock class allows malformed basic blocks to
     65 /// occur because it may be useful in the intermediate stage of constructing or
     66 /// modifying a program. However, the verifier will ensure that basic blocks
     67 /// are "well formed".
     68 /// @brief LLVM Basic Block Representation
     69 class BasicBlock : public Value, // Basic blocks are data objects also
     70                    public ilist_node<BasicBlock> {
     71   friend class BlockAddress;
     72 public:
     73   typedef iplist<Instruction> InstListType;
     74 private:
     75   InstListType InstList;
     76   Function *Parent;
     77 
     78   void setParent(Function *parent);
     79   friend class SymbolTableListTraits<BasicBlock, Function>;
     80 
     81   BasicBlock(const BasicBlock &);     // Do not implement
     82   void operator=(const BasicBlock &); // Do not implement
     83 
     84   /// BasicBlock ctor - If the function parameter is specified, the basic block
     85   /// is automatically inserted at either the end of the function (if
     86   /// InsertBefore is null), or before the specified basic block.
     87   ///
     88   explicit BasicBlock(LLVMContext &C, const Twine &Name = "",
     89                       Function *Parent = 0, BasicBlock *InsertBefore = 0);
     90 public:
     91   /// getContext - Get the context in which this basic block lives.
     92   LLVMContext &getContext() const;
     93 
     94   /// Instruction iterators...
     95   typedef InstListType::iterator                              iterator;
     96   typedef InstListType::const_iterator                  const_iterator;
     97 
     98   /// Create - Creates a new BasicBlock. If the Parent parameter is specified,
     99   /// the basic block is automatically inserted at either the end of the
    100   /// function (if InsertBefore is 0), or before the specified basic block.
    101   static BasicBlock *Create(LLVMContext &Context, const Twine &Name = "",
    102                             Function *Parent = 0,BasicBlock *InsertBefore = 0) {
    103     return new BasicBlock(Context, Name, Parent, InsertBefore);
    104   }
    105   ~BasicBlock();
    106 
    107   /// getParent - Return the enclosing method, or null if none
    108   ///
    109   const Function *getParent() const { return Parent; }
    110         Function *getParent()       { return Parent; }
    111 
    112   /// use_back - Specialize the methods defined in Value, as we know that an
    113   /// BasicBlock can only be used by Users (specifically terminators
    114   /// and BlockAddress's).
    115   User       *use_back()       { return cast<User>(*use_begin());}
    116   const User *use_back() const { return cast<User>(*use_begin());}
    117 
    118   /// getTerminator() - If this is a well formed basic block, then this returns
    119   /// a pointer to the terminator instruction.  If it is not, then you get a
    120   /// null pointer back.
    121   ///
    122   TerminatorInst *getTerminator();
    123   const TerminatorInst *getTerminator() const;
    124 
    125   /// Returns a pointer to the first instructon in this block that is not a
    126   /// PHINode instruction. When adding instruction to the beginning of the
    127   /// basic block, they should be added before the returned value, not before
    128   /// the first instruction, which might be PHI.
    129   /// Returns 0 is there's no non-PHI instruction.
    130   Instruction* getFirstNonPHI();
    131   const Instruction* getFirstNonPHI() const {
    132     return const_cast<BasicBlock*>(this)->getFirstNonPHI();
    133   }
    134 
    135   // Same as above, but also skip debug intrinsics.
    136   Instruction* getFirstNonPHIOrDbg();
    137   const Instruction* getFirstNonPHIOrDbg() const {
    138     return const_cast<BasicBlock*>(this)->getFirstNonPHIOrDbg();
    139   }
    140 
    141   // Same as above, but also skip lifetime intrinsics.
    142   Instruction* getFirstNonPHIOrDbgOrLifetime();
    143   const Instruction* getFirstNonPHIOrDbgOrLifetime() const {
    144     return const_cast<BasicBlock*>(this)->getFirstNonPHIOrDbgOrLifetime();
    145   }
    146 
    147   /// removeFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing
    148   /// function, but does not delete it.
    149   ///
    150   void removeFromParent();
    151 
    152   /// eraseFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing function
    153   /// and deletes it.
    154   ///
    155   void eraseFromParent();
    156 
    157   /// moveBefore - Unlink this basic block from its current function and
    158   /// insert it into the function that MovePos lives in, right before MovePos.
    159   void moveBefore(BasicBlock *MovePos);
    160 
    161   /// moveAfter - Unlink this basic block from its current function and
    162   /// insert it into the function that MovePos lives in, right after MovePos.
    163   void moveAfter(BasicBlock *MovePos);
    164 
    165 
    166   /// getSinglePredecessor - If this basic block has a single predecessor block,
    167   /// return the block, otherwise return a null pointer.
    168   BasicBlock *getSinglePredecessor();
    169   const BasicBlock *getSinglePredecessor() const {
    170     return const_cast<BasicBlock*>(this)->getSinglePredecessor();
    171   }
    172 
    173   /// getUniquePredecessor - If this basic block has a unique predecessor block,
    174   /// return the block, otherwise return a null pointer.
    175   /// Note that unique predecessor doesn't mean single edge, there can be
    176   /// multiple edges from the unique predecessor to this block (for example
    177   /// a switch statement with multiple cases having the same destination).
    178   BasicBlock *getUniquePredecessor();
    179   const BasicBlock *getUniquePredecessor() const {
    180     return const_cast<BasicBlock*>(this)->getUniquePredecessor();
    181   }
    182 
    183   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
    184   /// Instruction iterator methods
    185   ///
    186   inline iterator                begin()       { return InstList.begin(); }
    187   inline const_iterator          begin() const { return InstList.begin(); }
    188   inline iterator                end  ()       { return InstList.end();   }
    189   inline const_iterator          end  () const { return InstList.end();   }
    190 
    191   inline size_t                   size() const { return InstList.size();  }
    192   inline bool                    empty() const { return InstList.empty(); }
    193   inline const Instruction      &front() const { return InstList.front(); }
    194   inline       Instruction      &front()       { return InstList.front(); }
    195   inline const Instruction       &back() const { return InstList.back();  }
    196   inline       Instruction       &back()       { return InstList.back();  }
    197 
    198   /// getInstList() - Return the underlying instruction list container.  You
    199   /// need to access it directly if you want to modify it currently.
    200   ///
    201   const InstListType &getInstList() const { return InstList; }
    202         InstListType &getInstList()       { return InstList; }
    203 
    204   /// getSublistAccess() - returns pointer to member of instruction list
    205   static iplist<Instruction> BasicBlock::*getSublistAccess(Instruction*) {
    206     return &BasicBlock::InstList;
    207   }
    208 
    209   /// getValueSymbolTable() - returns pointer to symbol table (if any)
    210   ValueSymbolTable *getValueSymbolTable();
    211 
    212   /// Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
    213   static inline bool classof(const BasicBlock *) { return true; }
    214   static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    215     return V->getValueID() == Value::BasicBlockVal;
    216   }
    217 
    218   /// dropAllReferences() - This function causes all the subinstructions to "let
    219   /// go" of all references that they are maintaining.  This allows one to
    220   /// 'delete' a whole class at a time, even though there may be circular
    221   /// references... first all references are dropped, and all use counts go to
    222   /// zero.  Then everything is delete'd for real.  Note that no operations are
    223   /// valid on an object that has "dropped all references", except operator
    224   /// delete.
    225   ///
    226   void dropAllReferences();
    227 
    228   /// removePredecessor - This method is used to notify a BasicBlock that the
    229   /// specified Predecessor of the block is no longer able to reach it.  This is
    230   /// actually not used to update the Predecessor list, but is actually used to
    231   /// update the PHI nodes that reside in the block.  Note that this should be
    232   /// called while the predecessor still refers to this block.
    233   ///
    234   void removePredecessor(BasicBlock *Pred, bool DontDeleteUselessPHIs = false);
    235 
    236   /// splitBasicBlock - This splits a basic block into two at the specified
    237   /// instruction.  Note that all instructions BEFORE the specified iterator
    238   /// stay as part of the original basic block, an unconditional branch is added
    239   /// to the original BB, and the rest of the instructions in the BB are moved
    240   /// to the new BB, including the old terminator.  The newly formed BasicBlock
    241   /// is returned.  This function invalidates the specified iterator.
    242   ///
    243   /// Note that this only works on well formed basic blocks (must have a
    244   /// terminator), and 'I' must not be the end of instruction list (which would
    245   /// cause a degenerate basic block to be formed, having a terminator inside of
    246   /// the basic block).
    247   ///
    248   /// Also note that this doesn't preserve any passes. To split blocks while
    249   /// keeping loop information consistent, use the SplitBlock utility function.
    250   ///
    251   BasicBlock *splitBasicBlock(iterator I, const Twine &BBName = "");
    252 
    253   /// hasAddressTaken - returns true if there are any uses of this basic block
    254   /// other than direct branches, switches, etc. to it.
    255   bool hasAddressTaken() const { return getSubclassDataFromValue() != 0; }
    256 
    257   /// replaceSuccessorsPhiUsesWith - Update all phi nodes in all our successors
    258   /// to refer to basic block New instead of to us.
    259   void replaceSuccessorsPhiUsesWith(BasicBlock *New);
    260 
    261 private:
    262   /// AdjustBlockAddressRefCount - BasicBlock stores the number of BlockAddress
    263   /// objects using it.  This is almost always 0, sometimes one, possibly but
    264   /// almost never 2, and inconceivably 3 or more.
    265   void AdjustBlockAddressRefCount(int Amt) {
    266     setValueSubclassData(getSubclassDataFromValue()+Amt);
    267     assert((int)(signed char)getSubclassDataFromValue() >= 0 &&
    268            "Refcount wrap-around");
    269   }
    270   // Shadow Value::setValueSubclassData with a private forwarding method so that
    271   // any future subclasses cannot accidentally use it.
    272   void setValueSubclassData(unsigned short D) {
    273     Value::setValueSubclassData(D);
    274   }
    275 };
    276 
    277 } // End llvm namespace
    278 
    279 #endif
    280