1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstructionCombining.cpp b/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstructionCombining.cpp
index 51fe2e5a41..f64990fe0b 100644
--- a/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstructionCombining.cpp
+++ b/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstructionCombining.cpp
@@ -1574,15 +1574,19 @@ bool InstCombiner::DoOneIteration(Function &F, unsigned Iteration) {
     for (Function::iterator BB = F.begin(), E = F.end(); BB != E; ++BB) {
       if (Visited.count(BB)) continue;
 
-      // Delete the instructions.
-      for (BasicBlock::iterator I = BB->begin(), E = BB->end(); I != E; ) {
-        Instruction *Inst = &*I++;
-        if (isa<TerminatorInst>(Inst))
-          break;
+      // Delete the instructions backwards, as it has a reduced likelihood of
+      // having to update as many def-use and use-def chains.
+      Instruction *EndInst = BB->getTerminator(); // Last not to be deleted.
+      while (EndInst != BB->begin()) {
+        // Delete the next to last instruction.
+        BasicBlock::iterator I = EndInst;
+        Instruction *Inst = --I;
         if (!Inst->use_empty())
           Inst->replaceAllUsesWith(UndefValue::get(Inst->getType()));
-        if (isa<LandingPadInst>(Inst))
+        if (isa<LandingPadInst>(Inst)) {
+          EndInst = Inst;
           continue;
+        }
         if (!isa<DbgInfoIntrinsic>(Inst)) {
           ++NumDeadInst;
           MadeIRChange = true;