Merge pull request #366 from JohnTitor/tweak-aliasing

Fix wording on the aliasing section
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Eric Huss 2 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ These optimizations also tend to prove the soundness of bigger optimizations
such as loop vectorization, constant propagation, and dead code elimination. such as loop vectorization, constant propagation, and dead code elimination.
In the previous example, we used the fact that `&mut u32` can't be aliased to prove In the previous example, we used the fact that `&mut u32` can't be aliased to prove
that writes to `*output` can't possibly affect `*input`. This let us cache `*input` that writes to `*output` can't possibly affect `*input`. This lets us cache `*input`
in a register, eliminating a read. in a register, eliminating a read.
By caching this read, we knew that the write in the `> 10` branch couldn't By caching this read, we knew that the write in the `> 10` branch couldn't
@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ fn compute(input: &u32, output: &mut u32) {
} }
``` ```
We're still relying on alias analysis to assume that `temp` doesn't alias We're still relying on alias analysis to assume that `input` doesn't alias
`input`, but the proof is much simpler: the value of a local variable can't be `temp`, but the proof is much simpler: the value of a local variable can't be
aliased by things that existed before it was declared. This is an assumption aliased by things that existed before it was declared. This is an assumption
every language freely makes, and so this version of the function could be every language freely makes, and so this version of the function could be
optimized the way we want in any language. optimized the way we want in any language.

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