[Mlir-commits] [mlir] [mlir][dataflow] Add new visitNonControlFlowArgumentst API to SparseDataFlowAnalysis and apply it in LivenessAnalysis/RemoveDeadValues/IntegerRangeAnalysis (PR #169816)

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Thu Jan 1 09:36:32 PST 2026


https://github.com/linuxlonelyeagle updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/169816

>From 1cf22bfef3b24cd1a9414398f6f217321eb4c35c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: linuxlonelyeagle <2020382038 at qq.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:56:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add visitNonControlFlowArguments API to
 AbstractSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis and use it in the LivenessAnalysis.

---
 .../mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.h |  3 +
 .../mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.h   |  6 ++
 .../Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.cpp    | 55 ++++++++-----------
 mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.cpp | 22 +++++++-
 .../XeGPU/Transforms/XeGPUPropagateLayout.cpp |  4 ++
 .../DataFlow/test-liveness-analysis.mlir      | 42 ++++++++++++++
 mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir  | 17 ++++++
 .../TestSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis.cpp    |  4 ++
 8 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.h
index cf1fd6e2d48ca..90947d06e7999 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class LivenessAnalysis : public SparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis<Liveness> {
   void visitCallOperand(OpOperand &operand) override;
 
   void setToExitState(Liveness *lattice) override;
+
+  void visitNonControlFlowArguments(RegionSuccessor &successor,
+                                    ArrayRef<BlockArgument> arguments) override;
 };
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.h
index 360d3c7e62000..1bb42a246b701 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.h
@@ -431,6 +431,12 @@ class AbstractSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis : public DataFlowAnalysis {
   // Visit operands on branch instructions that are not forwarded.
   virtual void visitBranchOperand(OpOperand &operand) = 0;
 
+  // Visit the non-forwarded arguments of a region, such as the
+  // induction variables of a loop.
+  virtual void
+  visitNonControlFlowArguments(RegionSuccessor &successor,
+                               ArrayRef<BlockArgument> arguments) = 0;
+
   // Visit operands on call instructions that are not forwarded.
   virtual void visitCallOperand(OpOperand &operand) = 0;
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.cpp b/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.cpp
index 20be50c8e8a5b..ec7fec86f0c51 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/LivenessAnalysis.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ void LivenessAnalysis::visitBranchOperand(OpOperand &operand) {
   // Populating such blocks in `blocks`.
   bool mayLive = false;
   SmallVector<Block *, 4> blocks;
-  SmallVector<BlockArgument> argumentNotOperand;
   if (auto regionBranchOp = dyn_cast<RegionBranchOpInterface>(op)) {
     if (op->getNumResults() != 0) {
       // This mark value of type 1.c liveness as may live, because the region
@@ -166,25 +165,6 @@ void LivenessAnalysis::visitBranchOperand(OpOperand &operand) {
           blocks.push_back(&block);
       }
     }
-
-    // In the block of the successor block argument of RegionBranchOpInterface,
-    // there may be arguments of RegionBranchOpInterface, such as the IV of
-    // scf.forOp. Explicitly set this argument to live.
-    for (Region &region : op->getRegions()) {
-      SmallVector<RegionSuccessor> successors;
-      regionBranchOp.getSuccessorRegions(region, successors);
-      for (RegionSuccessor successor : successors) {
-        if (successor.isParent())
-          continue;
-        auto arguments = successor.getSuccessor()->getArguments();
-        ValueRange regionInputs = successor.getSuccessorInputs();
-        for (auto argument : arguments) {
-          if (llvm::find(regionInputs, argument) == regionInputs.end()) {
-            argumentNotOperand.push_back(argument);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
   } else if (isa<BranchOpInterface>(op)) {
     // We cannot track all successor blocks of the branch operation(More
     // specifically, it's the successor's successor). Additionally, different
@@ -244,15 +224,6 @@ void LivenessAnalysis::visitBranchOperand(OpOperand &operand) {
     Liveness *operandLiveness = getLatticeElement(operand.get());
     LDBG() << "Marking branch operand live: " << operand.get();
     propagateIfChanged(operandLiveness, operandLiveness->markLive());
-    for (BlockArgument argument : argumentNotOperand) {
-      Liveness *argumentLiveness = getLatticeElement(argument);
-      LDBG() << "Marking RegionBranchOp's argument live: " << argument;
-      // TODO: this is overly conservative: we should be able to eliminate
-      // unused values in a RegionBranchOpInterface operation but that may
-      // requires removing operation results which is beyond current
-      // capabilities of this pass right now.
-      propagateIfChanged(argumentLiveness, argumentLiveness->markLive());
-    }
   }
 
   // Now that we have checked for memory-effecting ops in the blocks of concern,
@@ -260,8 +231,6 @@ void LivenessAnalysis::visitBranchOperand(OpOperand &operand) {
   // mark it "live" due to type (1.a/3) liveness.
   SmallVector<Liveness *, 4> operandLiveness;
   operandLiveness.push_back(getLatticeElement(operand.get()));
-  for (BlockArgument argument : argumentNotOperand)
-    operandLiveness.push_back(getLatticeElement(argument));
   SmallVector<const Liveness *, 4> resultsLiveness;
   for (const Value result : op->getResults())
     resultsLiveness.push_back(getLatticeElement(result));
@@ -303,6 +272,30 @@ void LivenessAnalysis::visitCallOperand(OpOperand &operand) {
   propagateIfChanged(operandLiveness, operandLiveness->markLive());
 }
 
+void LivenessAnalysis::visitNonControlFlowArguments(
+    RegionSuccessor &successor, ArrayRef<BlockArgument> arguments) {
+  Operation *parentOp = successor.getSuccessor()->getParentOp();
+  LDBG() << "visitNonControlFlowArguments visit the region # "
+         << successor.getSuccessor()->getRegionNumber() << "of "
+         << OpWithFlags(parentOp, OpPrintingFlags().skipRegions());
+  auto valuesToLattices = [&](Value value) { return getLatticeElement(value); };
+  SmallVector<Liveness *> argumentLattices =
+      llvm::map_to_vector(arguments, valuesToLattices);
+  SmallVector<Liveness *> parentResultLattices =
+      llvm::map_to_vector(parentOp->getResults(), valuesToLattices);
+
+  for (Liveness *resultLattice : parentResultLattices) {
+    if (resultLattice->isLive) {
+      for (Liveness *argumentLattice : argumentLattices) {
+        LDBG() << "make lattice: " << argumentLattice << " live";
+        propagateIfChanged(argumentLattice, argumentLattice->markLive());
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  (void)visitOperation(parentOp, argumentLattices, parentResultLattices);
+}
+
 void LivenessAnalysis::setToExitState(Liveness *lattice) {
   LDBG() << "setToExitState for lattice: " << lattice;
   if (lattice->isLive) {
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.cpp b/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.cpp
index 64adb8cf00ba7..b9d861830dd38 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/SparseAnalysis.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@ void AbstractSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis::visitRegionSuccessors(
   // Not all operands are forwarded to a successor. This set can be
   // non-contiguous in the presence of multiple successors.
   BitVector unaccounted(branch->getNumOperands(), true);
-
   RegionBranchSuccessorMapping mapping;
   branch.getSuccessorOperandInputMapping(mapping, RegionBranchPoint::parent());
   for (const auto &[operand, inputs] : mapping) {
@@ -605,6 +604,27 @@ void AbstractSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis::visitRegionSuccessors(
     }
   }
 
+  Operation *op = branch.getOperation();
+  SmallVector<RegionSuccessor> successors;
+  SmallVector<Attribute> operands(op->getNumOperands(), nullptr);
+  branch.getEntrySuccessorRegions(operands, successors);
+  for (RegionSuccessor &successor : successors) {
+    if (successor.isParent())
+      continue;
+    SmallVector<BlockArgument> noControlFlowArguments;
+    MutableArrayRef<BlockArgument> arguments =
+        successor.getSuccessor()->getArguments();
+    ValueRange inputs = successor.getSuccessorInputs();
+    for (BlockArgument argument : arguments) {
+      // Visit blockArgument of RegionBranchOp which isn't "control
+      // flow block arguments". For example, the IV of a loop.
+      if (!llvm::is_contained(inputs, argument)) {
+        noControlFlowArguments.push_back(argument);
+      }
+    }
+    visitNonControlFlowArguments(successor, noControlFlowArguments);
+  }
+
   // All operands not forwarded to regions are typically parameters of the
   // branch operation itself (for example the boolean for if/else).
   for (int index : unaccounted.set_bits()) {
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/XeGPU/Transforms/XeGPUPropagateLayout.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/XeGPU/Transforms/XeGPUPropagateLayout.cpp
index 60fb13c7c2cd7..3ac23f348f8a9 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/XeGPU/Transforms/XeGPUPropagateLayout.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/XeGPU/Transforms/XeGPUPropagateLayout.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ class LayoutInfoPropagation
 
   void visitCallOperand(OpOperand &operand) override {};
 
+  void
+  visitNonControlFlowArguments(RegionSuccessor &successor,
+                               ArrayRef<BlockArgument> arguments) override {};
+
   void visitExternalCall(CallOpInterface call,
                          ArrayRef<LayoutInfoLattice *> operands,
                          ArrayRef<const LayoutInfoLattice *> results) override {
diff --git a/mlir/test/Analysis/DataFlow/test-liveness-analysis.mlir b/mlir/test/Analysis/DataFlow/test-liveness-analysis.mlir
index 768f1cfcb3d02..171a35fdeafb9 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Analysis/DataFlow/test-liveness-analysis.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Analysis/DataFlow/test-liveness-analysis.mlir
@@ -315,3 +315,45 @@ func.func @dead_block() {
   ^bb4:
     return
 }
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: test_tag: for:
+// CHECK-NEXT: region: #0:
+// CHECK-NEXT:   argument: #0: live
+func.func @affine_loop_no_use_iv_has_side_effect_op() {
+  %c1 = arith.constant 1 : index
+  %alloc = memref.alloc() : memref<10xindex>
+  affine.for %arg0 = 0 to 79 {
+    memref.store %c1, %alloc[%c1] : memref<10xindex>
+  } {tag = "for"}
+  return
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: test_tag: for:
+// CHECK-NEXT: region: #0:
+// CHECK-NEXT:   argument: #0: not live
+func.func @affine_loop_no_use_iv() {
+  affine.for %arg0 = 0 to 79 { 
+  } {tag = "for"}
+  return
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: test_tag: forall:
+// CHECK-NEXT: operand #0: live
+// CHECK-NEXT: region: #0:
+// CHECK-NEXT:   argument: #0: live
+
+func.func @forall_no_use_iv_has_side_effect_op(%idx1: index, %idx2: index) {
+  scf.parallel (%i) = (%idx1) to (%idx2) step (%idx2) {
+    %r = memref.alloca() : memref<10xf32>
+    scf.forall (%e2) in (%idx2) {
+      %a = memref.load %r[%idx2] : memref<10xf32>
+    } {tag = "forall"}
+  } 
+  return
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir b/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir
index 71306676d48e9..bd730915c6dcd 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir
@@ -714,3 +714,20 @@ func.func private @remove_dead_branch_op(%c: i1, %arg0: i64, %arg1: i64) -> (i64
 ^bb2:
   return %arg1 : i64
 }
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @affine_loop_no_use_iv_has_side_effect_op
+func.func @affine_loop_no_use_iv_has_side_effect_op() {
+  %c1 = arith.constant 1 : index
+  %alloc = memref.alloc() : memref<10xindex>
+  affine.for %arg0 = 0 to 79 {
+    memref.store %c1, %alloc[%c1] : memref<10xindex>
+  }
+// CHECK: %[[C1:.*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+// CHECK: %[[ALLOC:.*]] = memref.alloc() : memref<10xindex>
+// CHECK: affine.for %[[VAL_0:.*]] = 0 to 79 {
+// CHECK:   memref.store %[[C1]], %[[ALLOC]]{{\[}}%[[C1]]] : memref<10xindex>
+// CHECK: }
+  return
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/TestSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis.cpp b/mlir/test/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/TestSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis.cpp
index 0bdb7c25c3b5f..86d4b972de953 100644
--- a/mlir/test/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/TestSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/mlir/test/lib/Analysis/DataFlow/TestSparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class WrittenToAnalysis : public SparseBackwardDataFlowAnalysis<WrittenTo> {
 
   void visitCallOperand(OpOperand &operand) override;
 
+  void
+  visitNonControlFlowArguments(RegionSuccessor &successor,
+                               ArrayRef<BlockArgument> arguments) override {}
+
   void visitExternalCall(CallOpInterface call, ArrayRef<WrittenTo *> operands,
                          ArrayRef<const WrittenTo *> results) override;
 



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