Evan Cheng 2fa281106a Optimize code placement in loop to eliminate unconditional branches or move unconditional branch to the outside of the loop. e.g. ...

///       A:                                                                                                                                                                 
///       ...                                                                                                                                                                
///       <fallthrough to B>                                                                                                                                                 
///                                                                                                                                                                          
///       B:  --> loop header                                                                                                                                                
///       ...                                                                                                                                                                
///       jcc <cond> C, [exit]                                                                                                                                               
///                                                                                                                                                                          
///       C:                                                                                                                                                                 
///       ...                                                                                                                                                                
///       jmp B                                                                                                                                                              
///                                                                                                                                                                          
/// ==>                                                                                                                                                                      
///                                                                                                                                                                          
///       A:                                                                                                                                                                 
///       ...                                                                                                                                                                
///       jmp B                                                                                                                                                              
///                                                                                                                                                                          
///       C:  --> new loop header                                                                                                                                            
///       ...                                                                                                                                                                
///       <fallthough to B>                                                                                                                                                  
///                                                                                                                                                                          
///       B:                                                                                                                                                                 
///       ...                                                                                                                                                                
///       jcc <cond> C, [exit] 

llvm-svn: 71209

2009-05-08 06:34:09 +00:00

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