[llvm-dev] Why does LLVM keep some loads in the loops even after applying the O3 optimization?

[Fami H via llvm-dev]

Hello all,

I am looking at the assembly code of a loop body which is created by
applying O3 optimization. Here it is:

.LBB4_19:                               @ %for.body.91
                                        @ =>This Inner Loop Header: Depth=1
        ldr r0, [r5]
        mov r1, r8
        add r0, r0, r7
        vldr s0, [r0]
        mov r0, r6
        vcvt.f64.f32 d0, s0
        vmov r2, r3, d0
        bl fprintf
        cmp r0, #0
        blt .LBB4_25
@ BB#20:                                @ %for.cond.89
                                        @   in Loop: Header=BB4_19 Depth=1
        ldr r0, .LCPI4_2
        add r4, r4, #1
        add r7, r7, #4
        ldr r0, [r0]
        cmp r4, r0
        blt .LBB4_19

There are no other basic blocks in the loop.  I am wondering why the first
load instruction (ldr r0, [r5]) is repeatedly executed in the loop while
the load address (r5) is never changed in the loop body. Shouldn't this
instruction be moved out of the loop as a result of -licm flag? I mean this
load could have been executed only once outside of the loop and the result
could have been saved in the register and used in the loop. I'd greatly
appreciate if anyone can tell me why this is not the case.

Thank you in advance,
Fami
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