When instructions are hoisted, current implementation keeps DebugLoc metadata of the instruction that chosen as Repl (and its GEP operand if Repl is a load or a store). However, DebugLoc metadata should be updated to the 'merged' location across all hoisted instructions. See the following example code:
1: typedef struct { 2: int a[10]; 3: } S1; 4: 5: extern S1 *s1[10]; 6: 7: void foo(int x, int y, int i) { 8: if (y) 9: s1[i]->a[i] = x + y; 10: else 11: s1[i]->a[i] = x; 12: }
Below is LLVM IR representation of the program before gvn-hoist:
%struct.S1 = type { [10 x i32] } @s1 = external local_unnamed_addr global [10 x %struct.S1*], align 16 define void @foo(i32 %x, i32 %y, i32 %i) !dbg !4 { entry: %tobool = icmp ne i32 %y, 0, !dbg !8 br i1 %tobool, label %if.then, label %if.else, !dbg !10 if.then: ; preds = %entry %add = add nsw i32 %x, %y, !dbg !11 %idxprom = sext i32 %i to i64, !dbg !12 %arrayidx = getelementptr inbounds [10 x %struct.S1*], [10 x %struct.S1*]* @s1, i64 0, i64 %idxprom, !dbg !12 %0 = load %struct.S1*, %struct.S1** %arrayidx, align 8, !dbg !12, !tbaa !13 %a = getelementptr inbounds %struct.S1, %struct.S1* %0, i32 0, i32 0, !dbg !17 br label %if.end, !dbg !12 if.else: ; preds = %entry %idxprom3 = sext i32 %i to i64, !dbg !18 %arrayidx4 = getelementptr inbounds [10 x %struct.S1*], [10 x %struct.S1*]* @s1, i64 0, i64 %idxprom3, !dbg !18 %1 = load %struct.S1*, %struct.S1** %arrayidx4, align 8, !dbg !18, !tbaa !13 %a5 = getelementptr inbounds %struct.S1, %struct.S1* %1, i32 0, i32 0, !dbg !19 br label %if.end if.end: ; preds = %if.else, %if.then %a5.sink = phi [10 x i32]* [ %a5, %if.else ], [ %a, %if.then ] %.sink = phi i32 [ %x, %if.else ], [ %add, %if.then ] %idxprom6 = sext i32 %i to i64 %arrayidx7 = getelementptr inbounds [10 x i32], [10 x i32]* %a5.sink, i64 0, i64 %idxprom6 store i32 %.sink, i32* %arrayidx7, align 4, !tbaa !20 ret void, !dbg !22 }
where
!11 = !DILocation(line: 9, column: 18, scope: !9) !12 = !DILocation(line: 9, column: 5, scope: !9) !18 = !DILocation(line: 11, column: 5, scope: !9) !19 = !DILocation(line: 11, column: 9, scope: !9)
. And below is after gvn-hoist:
define void @foo(i32 %x, i32 %y, i32 %i) !dbg !4 { entry: %tobool = icmp ne i32 %y, 0, !dbg !8 %idxprom = sext i32 %i to i64, !dbg !10 %0 = getelementptr inbounds [10 x %struct.S1*], [10 x %struct.S1*]* @s1, i64 0, i64 %idxprom, !dbg !10 %1 = load %struct.S1*, %struct.S1** %0, align 8, !dbg !10, !tbaa !11 br i1 %tobool, label %if.then, label %if.else, !dbg !15 if.then: ; preds = %entry %add = add nsw i32 %x, %y, !dbg !16 %arrayidx = getelementptr inbounds [10 x %struct.S1*], [10 x %struct.S1*]* @s1, i64 0, i64 %idxprom, !dbg !10 %a = getelementptr inbounds %struct.S1, %struct.S1* %1, i32 0, i32 0, !dbg !17 br label %if.end, !dbg !10 if.else: ; preds = %entry %arrayidx4 = getelementptr inbounds [10 x %struct.S1*], [10 x %struct.S1*]* @s1, i64 0, i64 %idxprom, !dbg !18 %a5 = getelementptr inbounds %struct.S1, %struct.S1* %1, i32 0, i32 0, !dbg !19 br label %if.end if.end: ; preds = %if.else, %if.then %a5.sink = phi [10 x i32]* [ %a5, %if.else ], [ %a, %if.then ] %.sink = phi i32 [ %x, %if.else ], [ %add, %if.then ] %arrayidx7 = getelementptr inbounds [10 x i32], [10 x i32]* %a5.sink, i64 0, i64 %idxprom store i32 %.sink, i32* %arrayidx7, align 4, !tbaa !20 ret void, !dbg !22 }
As you see, loads and their GEPs have been hosited from if.then/if.else block to entry block. However, DebugLoc metadata of these new instructions are still same as the instructions in if.then block, as they are moved/cloned from if.then block. This may result incorrect stepping and imprecise sample profile result.