[llvm] 4d60c6d - Reapply "IR: Remove reference counts from ConstantData (#137314)" (#138962)

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Wed May 7 23:02:57 PDT 2025


Author: Matt Arsenault
Date: 2025-05-08T08:02:54+02:00
New Revision: 4d60c6d9b2c863d773aac9b59af8780e5ba23fcd

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/4d60c6d9b2c863d773aac9b59af8780e5ba23fcd
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/4d60c6d9b2c863d773aac9b59af8780e5ba23fcd.diff

LOG: Reapply "IR: Remove reference counts from ConstantData (#137314)" (#138962)

This reverts commit 0274232b87177779e5c985eca06df22bf140f6cb.

Added: 
    

Modified: 
    llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
    llvm/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
    llvm/include/llvm/IR/Use.h
    llvm/include/llvm/IR/Value.h
    llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
    llvm/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
    llvm/lib/IR/Instruction.cpp
    llvm/lib/IR/Value.cpp
    llvm/unittests/IR/ConstantsTest.cpp

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
index 504db733308c1..05318362b99c9 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ Makes programs 10x faster by doing Special New Thing.
 Changes to the LLVM IR
 ----------------------
 
-* It is no longer permitted to inspect the uses of ConstantData
+* It is no longer permitted to inspect the uses of ConstantData. Use
+  count APIs will behave as if they have no uses (i.e. use_empty() is
+  always true).
 
 * The `nocapture` attribute has been replaced by `captures(none)`.
 * The constant expression variants of the following instructions have been

diff  --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
index ff51f59b6ec68..76efa9bd63522 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ template <class ConstantClass> struct ConstantAggrKeyType;
 /// Since they can be in use by unrelated modules (and are never based on
 /// GlobalValues), it never makes sense to RAUW them.
 ///
-/// These do not have use lists. It is illegal to inspect the uses.
+/// These do not have use lists. It is illegal to inspect the uses. These behave
+/// as if they have no uses (i.e. use_empty() is always true).
 class ConstantData : public Constant {
   constexpr static IntrusiveOperandsAllocMarker AllocMarker{0};
 

diff  --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Use.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Use.h
index bcd1fd6677497..0d5d878e4689f 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Use.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Use.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 namespace llvm {
 
 template <typename> struct simplify_type;
-class ConstantData;
 class User;
 class Value;
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class Use {
 
 private:
   /// Destructor - Only for zap()
-  ~Use();
+  ~Use() { removeFromList(); }
 
   /// Constructor
   Use(User *Parent) : Parent(Parent) {}
@@ -85,10 +84,25 @@ class Use {
   Use **Prev = nullptr;
   User *Parent = nullptr;
 
-  inline void addToList(unsigned &Count);
-  inline void addToList(Use *&List);
-  inline void removeFromList(unsigned &Count);
-  inline void removeFromList(Use *&List);
+  void addToList(Use **List) {
+    Next = *List;
+    if (Next)
+      Next->Prev = &Next;
+    Prev = List;
+    *Prev = this;
+  }
+
+  void removeFromList() {
+    if (Prev) {
+      *Prev = Next;
+      if (Next) {
+        Next->Prev = Prev;
+        Next = nullptr;
+      }
+
+      Prev = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 /// Allow clients to treat uses just like values when using

diff  --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Value.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Value.h
index 180b6238eda6c..241b9e2860c4c 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Value.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Value.h
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ class Value {
 
 private:
   Type *VTy;
-  union {
-    Use *List = nullptr;
-    unsigned Count;
-  } Uses;
+  Use *UseList = nullptr;
 
   friend class ValueAsMetadata; // Allow access to IsUsedByMD.
   friend class ValueHandleBase; // Allow access to HasValueHandle.
@@ -347,23 +344,21 @@ class Value {
 
   bool use_empty() const {
     assertModuleIsMaterialized();
-    return hasUseList() ? Uses.List == nullptr : Uses.Count == 0;
+    return UseList == nullptr;
   }
 
-  bool materialized_use_empty() const {
-    return hasUseList() ? Uses.List == nullptr : !Uses.Count;
-  }
+  bool materialized_use_empty() const { return UseList == nullptr; }
 
   using use_iterator = use_iterator_impl<Use>;
   using const_use_iterator = use_iterator_impl<const Use>;
 
   use_iterator materialized_use_begin() {
     assert(hasUseList());
-    return use_iterator(Uses.List);
+    return use_iterator(UseList);
   }
   const_use_iterator materialized_use_begin() const {
     assert(hasUseList());
-    return const_use_iterator(Uses.List);
+    return const_use_iterator(UseList);
   }
   use_iterator use_begin() {
     assertModuleIsMaterialized();
@@ -397,11 +392,11 @@ class Value {
 
   user_iterator materialized_user_begin() {
     assert(hasUseList());
-    return user_iterator(Uses.List);
+    return user_iterator(UseList);
   }
   const_user_iterator materialized_user_begin() const {
     assert(hasUseList());
-    return const_user_iterator(Uses.List);
+    return const_user_iterator(UseList);
   }
   user_iterator user_begin() {
     assertModuleIsMaterialized();
@@ -440,11 +435,7 @@ class Value {
   ///
   /// This is specialized because it is a common request and does not require
   /// traversing the whole use list.
-  bool hasOneUse() const {
-    if (!hasUseList())
-      return Uses.Count == 1;
-    return hasSingleElement(uses());
-  }
+  bool hasOneUse() const { return UseList && hasSingleElement(uses()); }
 
   /// Return true if this Value has exactly N uses.
   bool hasNUses(unsigned N) const;
@@ -518,17 +509,8 @@ class Value {
 
   /// This method should only be used by the Use class.
   void addUse(Use &U) {
-    if (hasUseList())
-      U.addToList(Uses.List);
-    else
-      U.addToList(Uses.Count);
-  }
-
-  void removeUse(Use &U) {
-    if (hasUseList())
-      U.removeFromList(Uses.List);
-    else
-      U.removeFromList(Uses.Count);
+    if (UseList || hasUseList())
+      U.addToList(&UseList);
   }
 
   /// Concrete subclass of this.
@@ -870,8 +852,7 @@ class Value {
   ///
   /// \return the first element in the list.
   ///
-  /// \note Completely ignores \a Use::PrevOrCount (doesn't read, doesn't
-  /// update).
+  /// \note Completely ignores \a Use::Prev (doesn't read, doesn't update).
   template <class Compare>
   static Use *mergeUseLists(Use *L, Use *R, Compare Cmp) {
     Use *Merged;
@@ -917,47 +898,8 @@ inline raw_ostream &operator<<(raw_ostream &OS, const Value &V) {
   return OS;
 }
 
-inline Use::~Use() {
-  if (Val)
-    Val->removeUse(*this);
-}
-
-void Use::addToList(unsigned &Count) {
-  assert(isa<ConstantData>(Val) && "Only ConstantData is ref-counted");
-  ++Count;
-
-  // We don't have a uselist - clear the remnant if we are replacing a
-  // non-constant value.
-  Prev = nullptr;
-  Next = nullptr;
-}
-
-void Use::addToList(Use *&List) {
-  assert(!isa<ConstantData>(Val) && "ConstantData has no use-list");
-
-  Next = List;
-  if (Next)
-    Next->Prev = &Next;
-  Prev = &List;
-  List = this;
-}
-
-void Use::removeFromList(unsigned &Count) {
-  assert(isa<ConstantData>(Val));
-  assert(Count > 0 && "reference count underflow");
-  assert(!Prev && !Next && "should not have uselist remnant");
-  --Count;
-}
-
-void Use::removeFromList(Use *&List) {
-  *Prev = Next;
-  if (Next)
-    Next->Prev = Prev;
-}
-
 void Use::set(Value *V) {
-  if (Val)
-    Val->removeUse(*this);
+  removeFromList();
   Val = V;
   if (V)
     V->addUse(*this);
@@ -974,7 +916,7 @@ const Use &Use::operator=(const Use &RHS) {
 }
 
 template <class Compare> void Value::sortUseList(Compare Cmp) {
-  if (!hasUseList() || !Uses.List || !Uses.List->Next)
+  if (!UseList || !UseList->Next)
     // No need to sort 0 or 1 uses.
     return;
 
@@ -987,10 +929,10 @@ template <class Compare> void Value::sortUseList(Compare Cmp) {
   Use *Slots[MaxSlots];
 
   // Collect the first use, turning it into a single-item list.
-  Use *Next = Uses.List->Next;
-  Uses.List->Next = nullptr;
+  Use *Next = UseList->Next;
+  UseList->Next = nullptr;
   unsigned NumSlots = 1;
-  Slots[0] = Uses.List;
+  Slots[0] = UseList;
 
   // Collect all but the last use.
   while (Next->Next) {
@@ -1026,15 +968,15 @@ template <class Compare> void Value::sortUseList(Compare Cmp) {
   // Merge all the lists together.
   assert(Next && "Expected one more Use");
   assert(!Next->Next && "Expected only one Use");
-  Uses.List = Next;
+  UseList = Next;
   for (unsigned I = 0; I < NumSlots; ++I)
     if (Slots[I])
-      // Since the uses in Slots[I] originally preceded those in Uses.List, send
+      // Since the uses in Slots[I] originally preceded those in UseList, send
       // Slots[I] in as the left parameter to maintain a stable sort.
-      Uses.List = mergeUseLists(Slots[I], Uses.List, Cmp);
+      UseList = mergeUseLists(Slots[I], UseList, Cmp);
 
   // Fix the Prev pointers.
-  for (Use *I = Uses.List, **Prev = &Uses.List; I; I = I->Next) {
+  for (Use *I = UseList, **Prev = &UseList; I; I = I->Next) {
     I->Prev = Prev;
     Prev = &I->Next;
   }

diff  --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
index 889e24a3f70ad..eb076960a5def 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -4004,7 +4004,7 @@ static void emitGlobalConstantImpl(const DataLayout &DL, const Constant *CV,
   // Globals with sub-elements such as combinations of arrays and structs
   // are handled recursively by emitGlobalConstantImpl. Keep track of the
   // constant symbol base and the current position with BaseCV and Offset.
-  if (!isa<ConstantData>(CV) && !BaseCV && CV->hasOneUse())
+  if (!BaseCV && CV->hasOneUse())
     BaseCV = dyn_cast<Constant>(CV->user_back());
 
   if (isa<ConstantAggregateZero>(CV)) {

diff  --git a/llvm/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
index 610cbcb1a9b6b..7223dd845d18d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ static UseListOrderMap predictUseListOrder(const Module *M) {
   UseListOrderMap ULOM;
   for (const auto &Pair : OM) {
     const Value *V = Pair.first;
-    if (!V->hasUseList() || V->use_empty() ||
-        std::next(V->use_begin()) == V->use_end())
+    if (V->use_empty() || std::next(V->use_begin()) == V->use_end())
       continue;
 
     std::vector<unsigned> Shuffle =

diff  --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Instruction.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Instruction.cpp
index 258681382f9e5..54e5e6d53e791 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Instruction.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Instruction.cpp
@@ -373,9 +373,7 @@ std::optional<BasicBlock::iterator> Instruction::getInsertionPointAfterDef() {
 }
 
 bool Instruction::isOnlyUserOfAnyOperand() {
-  return any_of(operands(), [](const Value *V) {
-    return V->hasUseList() && V->hasOneUser();
-  });
+  return any_of(operands(), [](const Value *V) { return V->hasOneUser(); });
 }
 
 void Instruction::setHasNoUnsignedWrap(bool b) {

diff  --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Value.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Value.cpp
index 74a96051f33af..d6cb65d94a11d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Value.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Value.cpp
@@ -148,14 +148,18 @@ void Value::destroyValueName() {
 }
 
 bool Value::hasNUses(unsigned N) const {
-  if (!hasUseList())
-    return Uses.Count == N;
+  if (!UseList)
+    return N == 0;
+
+  // TODO: Disallow for ConstantData and remove !UseList check?
   return hasNItems(use_begin(), use_end(), N);
 }
 
 bool Value::hasNUsesOrMore(unsigned N) const {
-  if (!hasUseList())
-    return Uses.Count >= N;
+  // TODO: Disallow for ConstantData and remove !UseList check?
+  if (!UseList)
+    return N == 0;
+
   return hasNItemsOrMore(use_begin(), use_end(), N);
 }
 
@@ -259,9 +263,9 @@ bool Value::isUsedInBasicBlock(const BasicBlock *BB) const {
 }
 
 unsigned Value::getNumUses() const {
-  if (!hasUseList())
-    return Uses.Count;
-
+  // TODO: Disallow for ConstantData and remove !UseList check?
+  if (!UseList)
+    return 0;
   return (unsigned)std::distance(use_begin(), use_end());
 }
 
@@ -522,7 +526,7 @@ void Value::doRAUW(Value *New, ReplaceMetadataUses ReplaceMetaUses) {
     ValueAsMetadata::handleRAUW(this, New);
 
   while (!materialized_use_empty()) {
-    Use &U = *Uses.List;
+    Use &U = *UseList;
     // Must handle Constants specially, we cannot call replaceUsesOfWith on a
     // constant because they are uniqued.
     if (auto *C = dyn_cast<Constant>(U.getUser())) {
@@ -1102,12 +1106,12 @@ const Value *Value::DoPHITranslation(const BasicBlock *CurBB,
 LLVMContext &Value::getContext() const { return VTy->getContext(); }
 
 void Value::reverseUseList() {
-  if (!Uses.List || !Uses.List->Next || !hasUseList())
+  if (!UseList || !UseList->Next)
     // No need to reverse 0 or 1 uses.
     return;
 
-  Use *Head = Uses.List;
-  Use *Current = Uses.List->Next;
+  Use *Head = UseList;
+  Use *Current = UseList->Next;
   Head->Next = nullptr;
   while (Current) {
     Use *Next = Current->Next;
@@ -1116,8 +1120,8 @@ void Value::reverseUseList() {
     Head = Current;
     Current = Next;
   }
-  Uses.List = Head;
-  Head->Prev = &Uses.List;
+  UseList = Head;
+  Head->Prev = &UseList;
 }
 
 bool Value::isSwiftError() const {

diff  --git a/llvm/unittests/IR/ConstantsTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/IR/ConstantsTest.cpp
index a46178abd9066..41cc212f00de6 100644
--- a/llvm/unittests/IR/ConstantsTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/IR/ConstantsTest.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,44 @@
 namespace llvm {
 namespace {
 
+// Check that use count checks treat ConstantData like they have no uses.
+TEST(ConstantsTest, UseCounts) {
+  LLVMContext Context;
+  Type *Int32Ty = Type::getInt32Ty(Context);
+  Constant *Zero = ConstantInt::get(Int32Ty, 0);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Zero->use_empty());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Zero->getNumUses(), 0u);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Zero->hasNUses(0));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasOneUse());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasOneUser());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUses(1));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUsesOrMore(1));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUses(2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUsesOrMore(2));
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Module> M(new Module("MyModule", Context));
+
+  // Introduce some uses
+  new GlobalVariable(*M, Int32Ty, /*isConstant=*/false,
+                     GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, /*Initializer=*/Zero,
+                     "gv_user0");
+  new GlobalVariable(*M, Int32Ty, /*isConstant=*/false,
+                     GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, /*Initializer=*/Zero,
+                     "gv_user1");
+
+  // Still looks like use_empty with uses.
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Zero->use_empty());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Zero->getNumUses(), 0u);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Zero->hasNUses(0));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasOneUse());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasOneUser());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUses(1));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUsesOrMore(1));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUses(2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Zero->hasNUsesOrMore(2));
+}
+
 TEST(ConstantsTest, Integer_i1) {
   LLVMContext Context;
   IntegerType *Int1 = IntegerType::get(Context, 1);


        


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