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Hello All, Would anybody explain why there is not direct connection between llvm::Value and metadata nodes. If llvm::Value hold pointer to its MDNode would it cause any malfunctioning? Thanks in advance, Arsen -- View this message in context: http://llvm.1065342.n5.nabble.com/LLVM-Value-relationship-with-metadata-tp50737.html Sent from the LLVM - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

On 5 Nov 2012, at 07:07, Arsen wrote: > Would anybody explain why there is not direct connection between llvm::Value > and metadata nodes. If llvm::Value hold pointer to its MDNode would it cause > any malfunctioning? The rationale was that most values did not have any metadata, and therefore there would be a space penalty paid for every node. Increasingly, it seems that nodes have

...what do you mean by saying: David Chisnall-5 wrote > Increasingly, it seems that nodes have several metadata nodes and so they > are all paying the time penalty for the lookup. Arsen -- View this message in context: http://llvm.1065342.n5.nabble.com/LLVM-Value-relationship-with-metadata-tp50737p50793.html Sent from the LLVM - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.