MLton

Flatten is an optimization pass for the SSA IntermediateLanguage, invoked from SSASimplify.

Description

This pass flattens arguments to SSA constructors, blocks, and functions.

If a tuple is explicitly available at all uses of a function (resp. block), then:

  • The formals and call sites are changed so that the components of the tuple are passed.

  • The tuple is reconstructed at the beginning of the body of the function (resp. block).

Similarly, if a tuple is explicitly available at all uses of a constructor, then:

  • The constructor argument datatype is changed to flatten the tuple type.

  • The tuple is passed flat at each ConApp.

  • The tuple is reconstructed at each Case transfer target.

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