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+.NH 1
+Use-Definition analysis
+.NH 2
+Introduction
+.PP
+The "Use-Definition analysis" phase (UD) consists of two related optimization
+techniques that both depend on "Use-Definition" information.
+The techniques are Copy Propagation and Constant Propagation.
+They are best explained via an example (see Figs. 11.1 and 11.2).
+.DS
+   (1)  A := B                  A := B
+	 ...          -->        ...
+   (2)  use(A)                  use(B)
+
+Fig. 11.1 An example of Copy Propagation
+.DE
+.DS
+   (1)  A := 12                  A := 12
+	 ...          -->        ...
+   (2)  use(A)                  use(12)
+
+Fig. 11.2 An example of Constant Propagation
+.DE
+Both optimizations have to check that the value of A at line (2)
+can only be obtained at line (1).
+Copy Propagation also has to assure that the value of B is
+the same at line (1) as at line (2).
+.PP
+One purpose of both transformations is to introduce
+opportunities for the Dead Code Elimination optimization.
+If the variable A is used nowhere else, the assignment A := B
+becomes useless and can be eliminated.
+.sp 0
+If B is less expensive to access than A (e.g. this is sometimes the case
+if A is a local variable and B is a global variable),
+Copy Propagation directly improves the code itself.
+If A is cheaper to access the transformation will not be performed.
+Likewise, a constant as operand may be cheeper than a variable.
+Having a constant as operand may also facilitate other optimizations.
+.PP
+The design of UD is based on the theory described in section
+14.1 and 14.3 of.
+.[
+aho compiler design
+.]
+As a main departure from that theory,
+we do not demand the statement A := B to become redundant after
+Copy Propagation.
+If B is cheaper to access than A, the optimization is always performed;
+if B is more expensive than A, we never do the transformation.
+If A and B are equally expensive UD uses the heuristic rule to
+replace infrequently used variables by frequently used ones.
+This rule increases the chances of the assignment to become useless.
+.PP
+In the next section we will give a brief outline of the data
+flow theory used
+for the implementation of UD.