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@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ optimization. The LLVM optimizer now notices long sequences of consequtive
stores and merges them into <tt>memcpy</tt>s where profitable.</li>
<li>Alignment detection for vector memory references and for <tt>memcpy</tt> and
<tt>memset</tt> is now more aggressive.</li>
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+<li>The aggressive dead code elimination (ADCE) optimization has been rewritten to make
+it both faster and safer in the presence of code containing infinite loops.
+Some of its prior functionality has been factored out into the loop deletion
+pass, which <em>is</em> safe for infinite loops.</li>
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