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authorDan Gohman <gohman@apple.com>2008-09-24 23:44:12 +0000
committerDan Gohman <gohman@apple.com>2008-09-24 23:44:12 +0000
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Give LowerSubregs.cpp a top-level description.
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diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/LowerSubregs.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/LowerSubregs.cpp
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@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This file defines a MachineFunction pass which runs after register
+// allocation that turns subreg insert/extract instructions into register
+// copies, as needed. This ensures correct codegen even if the coalescer
+// isn't able to remove all subreg instructions.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
#define DEBUG_TYPE "lowersubregs"
#include "llvm/CodeGen/Passes.h"