[llvm-dev] Removing IPConstantPropagation.cpp

[Ehud Katz via llvm-dev]

I don't know this pass very well, but may I ask, why isn't it used? I mean,
is this transformation already implemented as part of another (used)?

On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 16:30 Johannes Doerfert via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

>
> On 7/27/20 5:40 AM, Florian Hahn via llvm-dev wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > As far as I know, the ipconstprop  pass has not been actively used in
> years and ipsccp has been used instead. This has the potential for
> confusion and sometimes leads people to spend time finding & reporting bugs
> as well as updating it to work with the latest API changes.
> >
> > If there are people actively using it, I would love to hear.
> >
> > If no-ones using it, I’d propose to remove the dead code:
> https://reviews.llvm.org/D84447
>
> +1 for removal
>
>
>
> > Cheers,
> > Florian
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