[LLVMdev] Does LLVM optimize recursive call?

[Journeyer J. Joh]

Hi list,

I have a simple question about LLVM.

I learned that we need to use iterations than recursions in C programming.
That is because recursion is expensive. It can easily consume out all
the stack given to a program. And the call/return consumes time much
more.

But I've read a sentence that nowadays compilers can optimize
recursions in C or whatever languages not to consume heavy stack and
call/return.

I wonder what kind of optimization this is and if LLVM support this
kind of optimization.

I am not a compiler expert. Please consider this. ^^;

Thank you in advance

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