diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
@@ -997,7 +997,13 @@
              alignTo(getAllocSize(), alignof(uint64_t));
     }
 
-    void *getLargePtr() const;
+    void *getLargePtr() const {
+      static_assert(alignof(LargeStorageVector) <= alignof(Header),
+                    "LargeStorageVector too strongly aligned");
+      return reinterpret_cast<char *>(const_cast<Header *>(this)) -
+             sizeof(LargeStorageVector);
+    }
+
     void *getSmallPtr();
 
     LargeStorageVector &getLarge() {
@@ -1030,6 +1036,12 @@
       return makeArrayRef(reinterpret_cast<const MDOperand *>(this) - SmallSize,
                           SmallNumOps);
     }
+
+    unsigned getNumOperands() const {
+      if (!IsLarge)
+        return SmallNumOps;
+      return getLarge().size();
+    }
   };
 
   Header &getHeader() { return *(reinterpret_cast<Header *>(this) - 1); }
@@ -1281,7 +1293,7 @@
   }
 
   /// Return number of MDNode operands.
-  unsigned getNumOperands() const { return getHeader().operands().size(); }
+  unsigned getNumOperands() const { return getHeader().getNumOperands(); }
 
   /// Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
   static bool classof(const Metadata *MD) {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Analysis/TypeBasedAliasAnalysis.cpp b/llvm/lib/Analysis/TypeBasedAliasAnalysis.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Analysis/TypeBasedAliasAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Analysis/TypeBasedAliasAnalysis.cpp
@@ -303,24 +303,27 @@
   /// given offset. Update the offset to be relative to the field type.
   TBAAStructTypeNode getField(uint64_t &Offset) const {
     bool NewFormat = isNewFormat();
+    const ArrayRef<MDOperand> Operands(Node->op_begin(), Node->op_end());
+    const unsigned NumOperands = Operands.size();
+
     if (NewFormat) {
       // New-format root and scalar type nodes have no fields.
-      if (Node->getNumOperands() < 6)
+      if (NumOperands < 6)
         return TBAAStructTypeNode();
     } else {
       // Parent can be omitted for the root node.
-      if (Node->getNumOperands() < 2)
+      if (NumOperands < 2)
         return TBAAStructTypeNode();
 
       // Fast path for a scalar type node and a struct type node with a single
       // field.
-      if (Node->getNumOperands() <= 3) {
-        uint64_t Cur = Node->getNumOperands() == 2
-                           ? 0
-                           : mdconst::extract<ConstantInt>(Node->getOperand(2))
-                                 ->getZExtValue();
+      if (NumOperands <= 3) {
+        uint64_t Cur =
+            NumOperands == 2
+                ? 0
+                : mdconst::extract<ConstantInt>(Operands[2])->getZExtValue();
         Offset -= Cur;
-        MDNode *P = dyn_cast_or_null<MDNode>(Node->getOperand(1));
+        MDNode *P = dyn_cast_or_null<MDNode>(Operands[1]);
         if (!P)
           return TBAAStructTypeNode();
         return TBAAStructTypeNode(P);
@@ -332,10 +335,11 @@
     unsigned FirstFieldOpNo = NewFormat ? 3 : 1;
     unsigned NumOpsPerField = NewFormat ? 3 : 2;
     unsigned TheIdx = 0;
-    for (unsigned Idx = FirstFieldOpNo; Idx < Node->getNumOperands();
+
+    for (unsigned Idx = FirstFieldOpNo; Idx < NumOperands;
          Idx += NumOpsPerField) {
-      uint64_t Cur = mdconst::extract<ConstantInt>(Node->getOperand(Idx + 1))
-                         ->getZExtValue();
+      uint64_t Cur =
+          mdconst::extract<ConstantInt>(Operands[Idx + 1])->getZExtValue();
       if (Cur > Offset) {
         assert(Idx >= FirstFieldOpNo + NumOpsPerField &&
                "TBAAStructTypeNode::getField should have an offset match!");
@@ -345,11 +349,11 @@
     }
     // Move along the last field.
     if (TheIdx == 0)
-      TheIdx = Node->getNumOperands() - NumOpsPerField;
-    uint64_t Cur = mdconst::extract<ConstantInt>(Node->getOperand(TheIdx + 1))
-                       ->getZExtValue();
+      TheIdx = NumOperands - NumOpsPerField;
+    uint64_t Cur =
+        mdconst::extract<ConstantInt>(Operands[TheIdx + 1])->getZExtValue();
     Offset -= Cur;
-    MDNode *P = dyn_cast_or_null<MDNode>(Node->getOperand(TheIdx));
+    MDNode *P = dyn_cast_or_null<MDNode>(Operands[TheIdx]);
     if (!P)
       return TBAAStructTypeNode();
     return TBAAStructTypeNode(P);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
@@ -592,13 +592,6 @@
     (void)(O - 1)->~MDOperand();
 }
 
-void *MDNode::Header::getLargePtr() const {
-  static_assert(alignof(LargeStorageVector) <= alignof(Header),
-                "LargeStorageVector too strongly aligned");
-  return reinterpret_cast<char *>(const_cast<Header *>(this)) -
-         sizeof(LargeStorageVector);
-}
-
 void *MDNode::Header::getSmallPtr() {
   static_assert(alignof(MDOperand) <= alignof(Header),
                 "MDOperand too strongly aligned");