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I am writing a backend for an experimental machine that has both 2-address and 3-address versions of some instructions. The 2-address versions are more compact and thus preferred when applicable. How does one go about generating the most compact version? 1. At instruction selection, is there a predicate that can test whether one of the input sources is dead, thus allowing the selection of the

So what is the status about LiveVariables. Is there a plan to remove it? After searching in old lvm-dev-mails it is mentioned that LiveVariable still exists due to one pass needing it. And a comment in TargetPassConfig.cpp indicates that the pass in question is TwoAddressInstruction: // FIXME: Once TwoAddressInstruction pass no longer uses kill flags, // LiveVariables can be removed