[LLVMdev] Optimization of calls to functions without side effects (from Kaleidoscope example)

[Rob Pieke]

In http://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/LangImpl4.html#jit there's an example that optimizes calls to functions without side effects. Specifically, 

ready> extern sin(x);
ready> extern cos(x);
ready> def foo(x) sin(x)*sin(x) + cos(x)*cos(x);
Read function definition:
define double @foo(double %x) {
entry:
        %calltmp = call double @sin(double %x)
        %multmp = fmul double %calltmp, %calltmp
        %calltmp2 = call double @cos(double %x)
        %multmp4 = fmul double %calltmp2, %calltmp2
        %addtmp = fadd double %multmp, %multmp4
        ret double %addtmp
}

I find that when I run the code, the calls to sin and cos aren't optimized and, instead, I end up with:

define double @foo(double %x) {
entry:
  %calltmp = call double @sin(double %x)
  %calltmp1 = call double @sin(double %x)
  %multmp = fmul double %calltmp, %calltmp1
  %calltmp2 = call double @cos(double %x)
  %calltmp3 = call double @cos(double %x)
  %multmp4 = fmul double %calltmp2, %calltmp3
  %addtmp = fadd double %multmp, %multmp4
  ret double %addtmp
}

How do you tell LLVM if a function has side effects or not?

Cheers!

- Rob