[llvm-dev] Understand the meaning of preds = %0

[Bekket McClane via llvm-dev]

I think %0, in that context, means entry block
So I guess it’s incorrect to say the BB, '<label>3’, has no predecessor

Bekket

> On Apr 26, 2019, at 10:49 PM, Alberto Barbaro via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I have seen in multiple cases that, usually at the beginning of the function. if a BranchInst is encountered the next block might have %0 indicated as predecessor. I think it is a way to say "no predecessors found". Am I correct?
> 
> Few examples just for clarifying what I mean:
> 
> define noalias %struct.png_struct_def* @png_create_read_struct_2(i8* %user_png_ver, i8* %error_ptr, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %error_fn, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %warn_fn, i8* %mem_ptr, i8* (%struct.png_struct_def*, i64)* %malloc_fn, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %free_fn) #5 {
>   %1 = tail call noalias %struct.png_struct_def* @png_create_png_struct(i8* %user_png_ver, i8* %error_ptr, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %error_fn, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %warn_fn, i8* %mem_ptr, i8* (%struct.png_struct_def*, i64)* %malloc_fn, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %free_fn) #15
>   %2 = icmp eq %struct.png_struct_def* %1, null
>   br i1 %2, label %9, label %3
> 
> ; <label>:3:                                      ; preds = %0
>   %4 = getelementptr inbounds %struct.png_struct_def, %struct.png_struct_def* %1, i64 0, i32 15
> ...
> }
> 
> define noalias %struct.png_struct_def* @png_create_read_struct(i8* %user_png_ver, i8* %error_ptr, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %error_fn, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %warn_fn) #5 {
>   %1 = tail call noalias %struct.png_struct_def* @png_create_png_struct(i8* %user_png_ver, i8* %error_ptr, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %error_fn, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* %warn_fn, i8* null, i8* (%struct.png_struct_def*, i64)* null, void (%struct.png_struct_def*, i8*)* null) #15
>   %2 = icmp eq %struct.png_struct_def* %1, null
>   br i1 %2, label %png_create_read_struct_2.exit, label %3
> 
> ; <label>:3:                                      ; preds = %0
>   %4 = getelementptr inbounds %struct.png_struct_def, %struct.png_struct_def* %1, i64 0, i32 15
>  ...
> }
> 
> Thanks
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