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diff --git a/gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi b/gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi
index 56ccd61..a22b494 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi
@@ -697,8 +697,17 @@ variable @code{b} is completely modified with the contents of
variable @code{a}. Real definition are also known as @dfn{killing
definitions}. Similarly, the use of @code{a} reads all its bits.
-In contrast, virtual operands represent partial or ambiguous
-references to a variable. For instance, given
+In contrast, virtual operands are used with variables that can have
+a partial or ambiguous reference. This includes structures, arrays,
+globals, and aliased variables. In these cases, we have two types of
+definitions. For globals, structures, and arrays, we can determine from
+a statement whether a variable of these types has a killing definition.
+If the variable does, then the statement is marked as having a
+@dfn{must definition} of that variable. However, if a statement is only
+defining a part of the variable (ie. a field in a structure), or if we
+know that a statement might define the variable but we cannot say for sure,
+then we mark that statement as having a @dfn{may definition}. For
+instance, given
@smallexample
@{
@@ -730,8 +739,8 @@ operands, use the @option{-vops} option to @option{-fdump-tree}:
p = &a;
else
p = &b;
- # a = VDEF <a>
- # b = VDEF <b>
+ # a = V_MAY_DEF <a>
+ # b = V_MAY_DEF <b>
*p = 5;
# VUSE <a>
@@ -740,21 +749,21 @@ operands, use the @option{-vops} option to @option{-fdump-tree}:
@}
@end smallexample
-Notice that @code{VDEF} operands have two copies of the referenced
+Notice that @code{V_MAY_DEF} operands have two copies of the referenced
variable. This indicates that this is not a killing definition of
that variable. In this case we refer to it as a @dfn{may definition}
or @dfn{aliased store}. The presence of the second copy of the
-variable in the @code{VDEF} operand will become important when the
+variable in the @code{V_MAY_DEF} operand will become important when the
function is converted into SSA form. This will be used to link all
the non-killing definitions to prevent optimizations from making
incorrect assumptions about them.
Operands are collected by @file{tree-ssa-operands.c}. They are stored
inside each statement's annotation and can be accessed with
-@code{DEF_OPS}, @code{USE_OPS}, @code{VDEF_OPS} and @code{VUSE_OPS}.
-The following are all the accessor macros available to access USE
-operands. To access all the other operand arrays, just change the
-name accordingly:
+@code{DEF_OPS}, @code{USE_OPS}, @code{V_MAY_DEF_OPS},
+@code{V_MUST_DEF_OPS} and @code{VUSE_OPS}. The following are all the
+accessor macros available to access USE operands. To access all the
+other operand arrays, just change the name accordingly:
@defmac USE_OPS (@var{ann})
Returns the array of operands used by the statement with annotation
@@ -786,7 +795,8 @@ void
print_ops (tree stmt)
@{
vuse_optype vuses;
- vdef_optype vdefs;
+ v_may_def_optype v_may_defs;
+ v_must_def_optype v_must_defs;
def_optype defs;
use_optype uses;
stmt_ann_t ann;
@@ -803,9 +813,13 @@ print_ops (tree stmt)
for (i = 0; i < NUM_USES (uses); i++)
print_generic_expr (stderr, USE_OP (uses, i), 0);
- vdefs = VDEF_OPS (ann);
- for (i = 0; i < NUM_VDEFS (vdefs); i++)
- print_generic_expr (stderr, VDEF_OP (vdefs, i), 0);
+ v_may_defs = V_MAY_DEF_OPS (ann);
+ for (i = 0; i < NUM_V_MAY_DEFS (v_may_defs); i++)
+ print_generic_expr (stderr, V_MAY_DEF_OP (v_may_defs, i), 0);
+
+ v_must_defs = V_MUST_DEF_OPS (ann);
+ for (i = 0; i < NUM_V_MUST_DEFS (v_must_defs); i++)
+ print_generic_expr (stderr, V_MUST_DEF_OP (v_must_defs, i), 0);
vuses = VUSE_OPS (ann);
for (i = 0; i < NUM_VUSES (vuses); i++)
@@ -1095,11 +1109,11 @@ foo (int i)
p_6 = &b;
# p_1 = PHI <p_4(1), p_6(2)>;
- # a_7 = VDEF <a_3>;
- # b_8 = VDEF <b_5>;
+ # a_7 = V_MAY_DEF <a_3>;
+ # b_8 = V_MAY_DEF <b_5>;
*p_1 = 3;
- # a_9 = VDEF <a_7>
+ # a_9 = V_MAY_DEF <a_7>
# VUSE <b_8>
a_9 = b_8 + 2;