Alive2 Part 3: Things You Can and Can’t Do with Undef in LLVM
Read OriginalThis technical article, part of a series on Alive2, analyzes the LLVM intermediate representation, focusing on the 'undef' value. It explains why certain function transformations (like replacing 'add' with 'shift') are safe while others are not, due to the refinement principle. The post details what operations are allowed with 'undef' and the common compiler bugs that arise from incorrect reasoning about it.
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