introduce a common superclass, SILNode.
This is in preparation for allowing instructions to have multiple
results. It is also a somewhat more elegant representation for
instructions that have zero results. Instructions that are known
to have exactly one result inherit from a class, SingleValueInstruction,
that subclasses both ValueBase and SILInstruction. Some care must be
taken when working with SILNode pointers and testing for equality;
please see the comment on SILNode for more information.
A number of SIL passes needed to be updated in order to handle this
new distinction between SIL values and SIL instructions.
Note that the SIL parser is now stricter about not trying to assign
a result value from an instruction (like 'return' or 'strong_retain')
that does not produce any.
There are now separate functions for function addition and deletion instead of InvalidationKind::Function.
Also, there is a new function for witness/vtable invalidations.
rdar://problem/29311657
Till now, the escape analysis would always pessimistically assume that any strong_release or release_value may result in a destructor call and the object may escape through it. With this change, the escape analysis would determine for local objects whose exact dynamic type is known which destructors would be called and check if local objects may really escape in those destructors.
For example, strong_release may call a destructor. This information will be used e.g. by the escape analysis.
As destructors are potential calles now, FunctionOrder analysis will make sure that they will be scheduled for optimizations before their callers.
(Headers first)
It has been generally agreed that we need to do this reorg, and now
seems like the perfect time. Some major pass reorganization is in the
works.
This does not have to be the final word on the matter. The consensus
among those working on the code is that it's much better than what we
had and a better starting point for future bike shedding.
Note that the previous organization was designed to allow separate
analysis and optimization libraries. It turns out this is an
artificial distinction and not an important goal.