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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+package org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.lsra.ssa;
+
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+
+import org.graalvm.compiler.debug.Debug;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRInstruction;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRInstruction.OperandFlag;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRInstruction.OperandMode;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.StandardOp.LabelOp;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.ValueConsumer;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.lsra.Interval;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.lsra.Interval.RegisterPriority;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.lsra.LinearScan;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.lsra.LinearScanLifetimeAnalysisPhase;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.ssa.SSAUtil;
+
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.AllocatableValue;
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.Value;
+
+public class SSALinearScanLifetimeAnalysisPhase extends LinearScanLifetimeAnalysisPhase {
+
+    SSALinearScanLifetimeAnalysisPhase(LinearScan linearScan) {
+        super(linearScan);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void addRegisterHint(final LIRInstruction op, final Value targetValue, OperandMode mode, EnumSet<OperandFlag> flags, final boolean hintAtDef) {
+        super.addRegisterHint(op, targetValue, mode, flags, hintAtDef);
+
+        if (hintAtDef && op instanceof LabelOp) {
+            LabelOp label = (LabelOp) op;
+
+            Interval to = allocator.getOrCreateInterval((AllocatableValue) targetValue);
+
+            SSAUtil.forEachPhiRegisterHint(allocator.getLIR(), allocator.blockForId(label.id()), label, targetValue, mode, (ValueConsumer) (registerHint, valueMode, valueFlags) -> {
+                if (LinearScan.isVariableOrRegister(registerHint)) {
+                    Interval from = allocator.getOrCreateInterval((AllocatableValue) registerHint);
+
+                    setHint(op, to, from);
+                    setHint(op, from, to);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void setHint(final LIRInstruction op, Interval target, Interval source) {
+        Interval currentHint = target.locationHint(false);
+        if (currentHint == null || currentHint.from() > target.from()) {
+            /*
+             * Update hint if there was none or if the hint interval starts after the hinted
+             * interval.
+             */
+            target.setLocationHint(source);
+            if (Debug.isLogEnabled()) {
+                Debug.log("operation at opId %d: added hint from interval %d to %d", op.id(), source.operandNumber, target.operandNumber);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected RegisterPriority registerPriorityOfOutputOperand(LIRInstruction op) {
+        if (op instanceof LabelOp) {
+            LabelOp label = (LabelOp) op;
+            if (label.isPhiIn()) {
+                return RegisterPriority.None;
+            }
+        }
+        return super.registerPriorityOfOutputOperand(op);
+    }
+}