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diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocGreedy.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocGreedy.cpp
index 3a4ad620d0..a4f6b682a2 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocGreedy.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocGreedy.cpp
@@ -2122,6 +2122,11 @@ unsigned RAGreedy::selectOrSplitImpl(LiveInterval &VirtReg,
CSRFirstUse = true;
BlockFrequency CSRCost(CSRFirstTimeCost);
+ // Using a CSR for the first time has a cost because it causes push|pop
+ // to be added to prologue|epilogue. Splitting a cold section of the live
+ // range can have lower cost than using the CSR for the first time;
+ // Spilling a live range in the cold path can have lower cost than using
+ // the CSR for the first time.
if (getStage(VirtReg) == RS_Spill && CSRFirstUse && NewVRegs.empty() &&
CSRFirstTimeCost > 0 && VirtReg.isSpillable()) {
// We choose spill over using the CSR for the first time if the spill cost