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<p class="MsoNormal">Currently there is<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CastInst::CreateBitOrPointerCast<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">which accepts src and target as pointer or non-pointer arguments, but will assert if src and target are both pointers but having different address space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And there is <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CastInst::CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Which only accepts pointer arguments and allows src and target have different address space.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So if I want to use CastInst::CreateBitOrPointerCast but my target and src may be pointers of different address space, I have to do it like this:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If src and target are pointers)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> call CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">else<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> call CreateBitOrPointerCast<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It seems to be a common task. I am wondering if it is a good idea to add CastInst::CreateBitOrPointerOrAddrSpaceCast which does the above, or modify CreateBitOrPointerCast to incorporate the above logic.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sam<o:p></o:p></p>
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