[llvm-dev] [RFC] Canonicalize libcalls to intrinsics

[Davide Italiano via llvm-dev]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Philip Reames via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
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> On 01/27/2016 05:53 PM, Matt Arsenault via llvm-dev wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> I would like to propose that when available, if a C builtin function has
>> an equivalent llvm intrinsic, that the intrinsic be the preferred form. The
>> equivalent clang __builtin should emit the intrinsic, and SimplifyLibCalls
>> should replace calls with the intrinsic.
>

I strongly support this. I'll be more than happy to review the
SimplifyLibCalls bits.

-- 
Davide

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