I think we only need to make sure the value fits in 64-bits not that bit width is 64-bit.
This helps places that use this for shift amounts since the shift amount needs to be the same bitwidth as the LHS, but can't be larger than the bit width.
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[InstCombine] Remove 64-bit bit width restriction from m_ConstantInt(uint64_t*&) craig.topper on Jun 27 2017, 11:42 PM. Authored by
Details I think we only need to make sure the value fits in 64-bits not that bit width is 64-bit. This helps places that use this for shift amounts since the shift amount needs to be the same bitwidth as the LHS, but can't be larger than the bit width.
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