[llvm-dev] LLVM doesn't appear to use invariant.start/invariant.end to remove dead stores

[Chris Elrod via llvm-dev]

Hi,

Am I using invariant.start/invariant.end wrong here?
https://godbolt.org/z/Ed1T3bf5Y

The linked godbolt contains LLVM IR that:
1. calls `invariant.start` on 4 invariant pointers.
2. loads from 2 of them.
3. stores into a 5th pointer.
4. loads from the remaining 2 pointers.
5. stores into the same addresses of the 5th pointer.
6. calls `invariant.end` on the 4 pointers.

I would expect LLVM to be able to eliminate "3.".
Is LLVM not able to follow through the bitcasts and addrspace casts? I
could try and come up with a cleaner example.

Also, is there a better place to ask questions like this?

Thanks,
Chris
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