[llvm] [AMDGPU][PromoteAlloca] Whole-function alloca promotion to vector (PR #84735)

[Matt Arsenault via llvm-commits]

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@@ -225,6 +253,49 @@ FunctionPass *llvm::createAMDGPUPromoteAllocaToVector() {
   return new AMDGPUPromoteAllocaToVector();
 }
 
+void AMDGPUPromoteAllocaImpl::sortAllocasToPromote(
+    SmallVectorImpl<AllocaInst *> &Allocas) {
+  DenseMap<AllocaInst *, unsigned> Scores;
+
+  LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Before sorting allocas:\n"; for (auto *A
+                                                         : Allocas) dbgs()
+                                                    << "  " << *A << "\n";);
+
+  for (auto *Alloca : Allocas) {
+    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Scoring: " << *Alloca << "\n");
+    unsigned &Score = Scores[Alloca];
+    // Increment score by one for each user + a bonus for users within loops.
+    //
+    // Look through GEPs and bitcasts for additional users.
+    SmallVector<User *, 8> WorkList;
+    WorkList.append(Alloca->user_begin(), Alloca->user_end());
+    while (!WorkList.empty()) {
+      auto *Inst = dyn_cast<Instruction>(WorkList.pop_back_val());
+      if (!Inst)
+        continue;
+
+      if (isa<BitCastInst>(Inst) || isa<GetElementPtrInst>(Inst)) {
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arsenm wrote:

The bitcast search isn't really relevant with opaque pointers 

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/84735