Extend the SpillPlacement interface with two new features.
The PrefBoth constraint is used for blocks that ideally want a live-in value both on the stack and in a register. This would be used by a block that has a use before interference forces a spill. Secondly, add the ChangesValue flag to BlockConstraint. This tells SpillPlacement if a live-in value on the stack can be reused as a live-out stack value for free. If the block redefines the virtual register, a spill would be required for that. This extra information will be used by SpillPlacement to more accurately calculate spill costs when a value can exist both on the stack and in a register. The simplest example is a basic block that reads the virtual register, but doesn't change its value. Spilling around such a block requires a reload, but no spill in the block. The spiller already knows this, but the spill placer doesn't. That can sometimes lead to suboptimal regions. llvm-svn: 136731
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