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authorReid Spencer <rspencer@reidspencer.com>2005-05-15 06:05:11 +0000
committerReid Spencer <rspencer@reidspencer.com>2005-05-15 06:05:11 +0000
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Make note of the -simplify-libcalls pass.
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<li>The code generator now uses information about takes advantage of commutative
two-address instructions when performing register allocation.</li>
+<li>A new pass has been added to gccas to simplify well-known library calls. The
+pass will short circuit calls to many of the string, memory, and printf type
+functions or replace the calls with simpler/faster calls, where possible given
+information known statically about the arguments to the call. To use the
+pass, specify <tt>-simplify-libcalls</tt> to the <tt>opt</tt> tool.</li>
+
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