src/glsl/ir_dead_code.cpp

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/**
 * \file ir_dead_code.cpp
 *
 * Eliminates dead assignments and variable declarations from the code.
 */

#include "ir.h"
#include "ir_visitor.h"
#include "ir_variable_refcount.h"
#include "glsl_types.h"

/**
 * Do a dead code pass over instructions and everything that instructions
 * references.
 *
 * Note that this will remove assignments to globals, so it is not suitable
 * for usage on an unlinked instruction stream.
 */
bool
do_dead_code(exec_list *instructions)
{
   ir_variable_refcount_visitor v;
   bool progress = false;

   v.run(instructions);

   foreach_iter(exec_list_iterator, iter, v.variable_list) {
      variable_entry *entry = (variable_entry *)iter.get();

      /* Since each assignment is a reference, the refereneced count must be
       * greater than or equal to the assignment count.  If they are equal,
       * then all of the references are assignments, and the variable is
       * dead.
       *
       * Note that if the variable is neither assigned nor referenced, both
       * counts will be zero and will be caught by the equality test.
       */
      assert(entry->referenced_count >= entry->assigned_count);

      if ((entry->referenced_count > entry->assigned_count)
	  || !entry->declaration)
	 continue;

      if (entry->assign) {
	 /* Remove a single dead assignment to the variable we found.
	  * Don't do so if it's a shader output, though.
	  */
	 if (!entry->var->shader_out) {
	    entry->assign->remove();
	    progress = true;
	 }
      } else {
	 /* If there are no assignments or references to the variable left,
	  * then we can remove its declaration.
	  */
	 entry->var->remove();
	 progress = true;
      }
   }
   talloc_free(v.mem_ctx);

   return progress;
}

/**
 * Does a dead code pass on the functions present in the instruction stream.
 *
 * This is suitable for use while the program is not linked, as it will
 * ignore variable declarations (and the assignments to them) for variables
 * with global scope.
 */
bool
do_dead_code_unlinked(exec_list *instructions)
{
   bool progress = false;

   foreach_iter(exec_list_iterator, iter, *instructions) {
      ir_instruction *ir = (ir_instruction *)iter.get();
      ir_function *f = ir->as_function();
      if (f) {
	 foreach_iter(exec_list_iterator, sigiter, *f) {
	    ir_function_signature *sig =
	       (ir_function_signature *) sigiter.get();
	    if (do_dead_code(&sig->body))
	       progress = true;
	 }
      }
   }

   return progress;
}