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diff --git a/docs/AliasAnalysis.html b/docs/AliasAnalysis.html index 748b3cb..7c3fa81 100644 --- a/docs/AliasAnalysis.html +++ b/docs/AliasAnalysis.html @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ implementations</a></li> </ul> </li> + <li><a hread="#memdep">Memory Dependence Analysis</a></li> </ol> <div class="doc_author"> @@ -948,6 +949,24 @@ algorithm will have a lower number of may aliases).</p> </div> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> +<div class="doc_section"> + <a name="memdep">Memory Dependence Analysis</a> +</div> +<!-- *********************************************************************** --> + +<div class="doc_text"> + +<p>If you're just looking to be a client of alias analysis information, consider +using the Memory Dependence Analysis interface instead. MemDep is a lazy, +caching layer on top of alias analysis that is able to answer the question of +what preceding memory operations a given instruction depends on, either at an +intra- or inter-block level. Because of its laziness and caching +policy, using MemDep can be a significant performance win over accessing alias +analysis directly.</p> + +</div> + +<!-- *********************************************************************** --> <hr> <address> |