[llvm-commits] [llvm] r73222 - /llvm/trunk/lib/Transforms/IPO/MergeFunctions.cpp

[Duncan Sands]

Hi,

>>> Emit thunks.
>> is this a workaround for not all targets supporting
>> aliases?
> 
> It's a workaround to make sure "(void*)&F == (void*)&G" doesn't break; if this 
> wasn't done F and G couldn't be merged because it would change the value of that 
> expression.

if F and G are now the same, is there something wrong with changing the
value of the expression?  Also, why not make use of an alias?

Ciao,

Duncan.