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The difference is that a clobber +leaves the register with an unspecified value that cannot be used +or relied on by later instructions, while a set leaves the register +with a known value that later instructions could use if they wanted to. +A <code>rtl_ssa::clobber_info</code> represents a clobber and +a <code>rtl_ssa::set_info</code> represent a set. +</p> +<p>Each <code>rtl_ssa::use_info</code> records which single <code>rtl_ssa::set_info</code> +provides the value of the resource; this is null if the resource is +completely undefined at the point of use. Each <code>rtl_ssa::set_info</code> +in turn records all the <code>rtl_ssa::use_info</code>s that use its value. +</p> +<p>If a value of a resource can come from multiple sources, +a <code>rtl_ssa::phi_info</code> brings those multiple sources together +into a single definition (see <a href="RTL-SSA-Phi-Nodes.html#RTL-SSA-Phi-Nodes">RTL SSA Phi Nodes</a>). +</p> +<div class="footnote"> +<hr> +<h4 class="footnotes-heading">Footnotes</h4> + +<h3><a name="FOOT6" href="#DOCF6">(6)</a></h3> +<p>The exceptions +are call clobbers, which are generally represented separately. +See the comment above <code>rtl_ssa::insn_info</code> for details.</p> +</div> + + + +</body> +</html> |