Set dead_on_return attribute for indirect arguments

Set the dead_on_return attribute (added in LLVM 21) for arguments
that are passed indirectly, but not byval.

This indicates that the value of the argument on return does not
matter, enabling additional dead store elimination.

Author: nikic

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/abi.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::attributes::{self, llfn_attrs_from_instance};
 use crate::builder::Builder;
 use crate::context::CodegenCx;
 use crate::llvm::{self, Attribute, AttributePlace};
+use crate::llvm_util;
 use crate::type_::Type;
 use crate::type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use crate::value::Value;
@@ -500,7 +501,16 @@ impl<'ll, 'tcx> FnAbiLlvmExt<'ll, 'tcx> for FnAbi<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>> {
                     }
                 }
                 PassMode::Indirect { attrs, meta_attrs: None, on_stack: false } => {
-                    apply(attrs);
+                    let i = apply(attrs);
+                    if cx.sess().opts.optimize != config::OptLevel::No
+                        && llvm_util::get_version() >= (21, 0, 0)
+                    {
+                        attributes::apply_to_llfn(
+                            llfn,
+                            llvm::AttributePlace::Argument(i),
+                            &[llvm::AttributeKind::DeadOnReturn.create_attr(cx.llcx)],
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
                 PassMode::Indirect { attrs, meta_attrs: Some(meta_attrs), on_stack } => {
                     assert!(!on_stack);

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs

@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ pub(crate) enum AttributeKind {
     FnRetThunkExtern = 41,
     Writable = 42,
     DeadOnUnwind = 43,
+    DeadOnReturn = 44,
 }
 
 /// LLVMIntPredicate

compiler/rustc_llvm/llvm-wrapper/RustWrapper.cpp

@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ enum class LLVMRustAttributeKind {
   FnRetThunkExtern = 41,
   Writable = 42,
   DeadOnUnwind = 43,
+  DeadOnReturn = 44,
 };
 
 static Attribute::AttrKind fromRust(LLVMRustAttributeKind Kind) {
@@ -369,6 +370,12 @@ static Attribute::AttrKind fromRust(LLVMRustAttributeKind Kind) {
     return Attribute::Writable;
   case LLVMRustAttributeKind::DeadOnUnwind:
     return Attribute::DeadOnUnwind;
+  case LLVMRustAttributeKind::DeadOnReturn:
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(21, 0)
+    return Attribute::DeadOnReturn;
+#else
+    report_fatal_error("DeadOnReturn attribute requires LLVM 21 or later");
+#endif
   }
   report_fatal_error("bad LLVMRustAttributeKind");
 }

tests/codegen-llvm/addr-of-mutate.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // Test for the absence of `readonly` on the argument when it is mutated via `&raw const`.
 // See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/111502>.
 
-// CHECK: i8 @foo(ptr noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef align 1{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable(128) %x)
+// CHECK: i8 @foo(ptr{{( dead_on_return)?}} noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef align 1{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable(128) %x)
 #[no_mangle]
 pub fn foo(x: [u8; 128]) -> u8 {
     let ptr = core::ptr::addr_of!(x).cast_mut();
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn foo(x: [u8; 128]) -> u8 {
     x[0]
 }
 
-// CHECK: i1 @second(ptr noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef align {{[0-9]+}}{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable({{[0-9]+}}) %a_ptr_and_b)
+// CHECK: i1 @second(ptr{{( dead_on_return)?}} noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef align {{[0-9]+}}{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable({{[0-9]+}}) %a_ptr_and_b)
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe fn second(a_ptr_and_b: (*mut (i32, bool), (i64, bool))) -> bool {
     let b_bool_ptr = core::ptr::addr_of!(a_ptr_and_b.1.1).cast_mut();
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub unsafe fn second(a_ptr_and_b: (*mut (i32, bool), (i64, bool))) -> bool {
 }
 
 // If going through a deref (and there are no other mutating accesses), then `readonly` is fine.
-// CHECK: i1 @third(ptr noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef readonly align {{[0-9]+}}{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable({{[0-9]+}}) %a_ptr_and_b)
+// CHECK: i1 @third(ptr{{( dead_on_return)?}} noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef readonly align {{[0-9]+}}{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable({{[0-9]+}}) %a_ptr_and_b)
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe fn third(a_ptr_and_b: (*mut (i32, bool), (i64, bool))) -> bool {
     let b_bool_ptr = core::ptr::addr_of!((*a_ptr_and_b.0).1).cast_mut();

tests/codegen-llvm/dead_on_return.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//@ compile-flags: -C opt-level=3
+//@ min-llvm-version: 21
+
+#![crate_type = "lib"]
+#![allow(unused_assignments, unused_variables)]
+
+// Check that the old string is deallocated, but a new one is not initialized.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub fn test(mut s: String) {
+    // CHECK-LABEL: @test
+    // CHECK: __rust_dealloc
+    // CHECK-NOT: store
+    s = String::new();
+}

tests/codegen-llvm/function-arguments.rs

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn mutable_notunpin_borrow(_: &mut NotUnpin) {}
 #[no_mangle]
 pub fn notunpin_borrow(_: &NotUnpin) {}
 
-// CHECK: @indirect_struct(ptr noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef readonly align 4{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable(32) %_1)
+// CHECK: @indirect_struct(ptr{{( dead_on_return)?}} noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef readonly align 4{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable(32) %_1)
 #[no_mangle]
 pub fn indirect_struct(_: S) {}
 

tests/codegen-llvm/loongarch-abi/loongarch64-lp64d-abi.rs

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub struct IntDoubleInt {
     c: i32,
 }
 
-// CHECK: define void @f_int_double_int_s_arg(ptr noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef align 8{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable(24) %a)
+// CHECK: define void @f_int_double_int_s_arg(ptr{{( dead_on_return)?}} noalias{{( nocapture)?}} noundef align 8{{( captures\(none\))?}} dereferenceable(24) %a)
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn f_int_double_int_s_arg(a: IntDoubleInt) {}