""" Implement a rewrite pass on LLVM module to remove unnecessary refcount operation. """ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function from llvmlite.ir.transforms import CallVisitor from numba import types class _MarkNrtCallVisitor(CallVisitor): """ A pass to mark all NRT_incref and NRT_decref. """ def __init__(self): self.marked = set() def visit_Call(self, instr): if getattr(instr.callee, 'name', '') in ('NRT_incref', 'NRT_decref'): self.marked.add(instr) def _rewrite_function(function): # Mark NRT usage markpass = _MarkNrtCallVisitor() markpass.visit_Function(function) marked = markpass.marked # Remove NRT usage for bb in function.basic_blocks: for inst in list(bb.instructions): if inst in marked: bb.instructions.remove(inst) _accepted_nrtfns = 'NRT_incref', 'NRT_decref' def _legalize(module, dmm, fndesc): """ Legalize the code in the module. Returns True if the module is legal for the rewrite pass that remove unnecessary refcount. """ def valid_output(ty): """ Valid output are any type that does not need refcount """ model = dmm[ty] return not model.contains_nrt_meminfo() def valid_input(ty): """ Valid input are any type that does not need refcount except Array. """ return valid_output(ty) or isinstance(ty, types.Array) argtypes = fndesc.argtypes restype = fndesc.restype calltypes = fndesc.calltypes # Legalize function arguments for argty in argtypes: if not valid_input(argty): return False # Legalize function return if not valid_output(restype): return False # Legalize all called functions for callty in calltypes.values(): if callty is not None and not valid_output(callty.return_type): return False # Ensure no allocation for fn in module.functions: if fn.name.startswith("NRT_"): if fn.name not in _accepted_nrtfns: return False return True def remove_unnecessary_nrt_usage(function, context, fndesc): """ Remove unnecessary NRT incref/decref in the given LLVM function. It uses highlevel type info to determine if the function does not need NRT. Such a function does not: - return array object; - take arguments that need refcount except array; - call function that return refcounted object. In effect, the function will not capture or create references that extend the lifetime of any refcounted objects beyound the lifetime of the function. The rewrite performs inplace. If rewrite has happen, this function return True. Otherwise, return False. """ dmm = context.data_model_manager if _legalize(function.module, dmm, fndesc): _rewrite_function(function) return True else: return False