trace/lsra/TraceLinearScanWalker.java

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package org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.trace.lsra;

import static jdk.vm.ci.code.CodeUtil.isOdd;
import static jdk.vm.ci.code.ValueUtil.asRegister;
import static jdk.vm.ci.code.ValueUtil.isRegister;
import static org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRValueUtil.isStackSlotValue;
import static org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRValueUtil.isVariable;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.BitSet;

import org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.alloc.RegisterAllocationConfig.AllocatableRegisters;
import org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.cfg.AbstractBlockBase;
import org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.util.Util;
import org.graalvm.compiler.debug.DebugContext;
import org.graalvm.compiler.debug.GraalError;
import org.graalvm.compiler.debug.Indent;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRInstruction;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRValueUtil;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.StandardOp.BlockEndOp;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.StandardOp.LabelOp;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.StandardOp.ValueMoveOp;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.OutOfRegistersException;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.trace.lsra.TraceInterval.RegisterPriority;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.trace.lsra.TraceInterval.SpillState;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.trace.lsra.TraceInterval.State;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.alloc.trace.lsra.TraceLinearScanPhase.TraceLinearScan;
import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.ssa.SSAUtil;

import jdk.vm.ci.code.Register;
import jdk.vm.ci.meta.Value;

/**
 */
final class TraceLinearScanWalker {

    /**
     * Adds an interval to a list sorted by {@linkplain FixedInterval#currentFrom() current from}
     * positions.
     *
     * @param list the list
     * @param interval the interval to add
     * @return the new head of the list
     */
    private static FixedInterval addToListSortedByCurrentFromPositions(FixedInterval list, FixedInterval interval) {
        FixedInterval prev = null;
        FixedInterval cur = list;
        while (cur.currentFrom() < interval.currentFrom()) {
            prev = cur;
            cur = cur.next;
        }
        FixedInterval result = list;
        if (prev == null) {
            // add to head of list
            result = interval;
        } else {
            // add before 'cur'
            prev.next = interval;
        }
        interval.next = cur;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Adds an interval to a list sorted by {@linkplain TraceInterval#from() current from}
     * positions.
     *
     * @param list the list
     * @param interval the interval to add
     * @return the new head of the list
     */
    private static TraceInterval addToListSortedByFromPositions(TraceInterval list, TraceInterval interval) {
        TraceInterval prev = null;
        TraceInterval cur = list;
        while (cur.from() < interval.from()) {
            prev = cur;
            cur = cur.next;
        }
        TraceInterval result = list;
        if (prev == null) {
            // add to head of list
            result = interval;
        } else {
            // add before 'cur'
            prev.next = interval;
        }
        interval.next = cur;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Adds an interval to a list sorted by {@linkplain TraceInterval#from() start} positions and
     * {@linkplain TraceInterval#firstUsage(RegisterPriority) first usage} positions.
     *
     * @param list the list
     * @param interval the interval to add
     * @return the new head of the list
     */
    private static TraceInterval addToListSortedByStartAndUsePositions(TraceInterval list, TraceInterval interval) {
        TraceInterval newHead = list;
        TraceInterval prev = null;
        TraceInterval cur = newHead;
        while (cur.from() < interval.from() || (cur.from() == interval.from() && cur.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.None) < interval.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.None))) {
            prev = cur;
            cur = cur.next;
        }
        if (prev == null) {
            newHead = interval;
        } else {
            prev.next = interval;
        }
        interval.next = cur;
        return newHead;
    }

    /**
     * Removes an interval from a list.
     *
     * @param list the list
     * @param interval the interval to remove
     * @return the new head of the list
     */
    private static TraceInterval removeAny(TraceInterval list, TraceInterval interval) {
        TraceInterval newHead = list;
        TraceInterval prev = null;
        TraceInterval cur = newHead;
        while (cur != interval) {
            assert cur != null && cur != TraceInterval.EndMarker : "interval has not been found in list: " + interval;
            prev = cur;
            cur = cur.next;
        }
        if (prev == null) {
            newHead = cur.next;
        } else {
            prev.next = cur.next;
        }
        return newHead;
    }

    private Register[] availableRegs;

    private final int[] usePos;
    private final int[] blockPos;
    private final BitSet isInMemory;

    private final ArrayList<TraceInterval>[] spillIntervals;

    private TraceLocalMoveResolver moveResolver; // for ordering spill moves

    private int minReg;

    private int maxReg;

    private final TraceLinearScan allocator;
    private final DebugContext debug;

    /**
     * Sorted list of intervals, not live before the current position.
     */
    private TraceInterval unhandledAnyList;

    /**
     * Sorted list of intervals, live at the current position.
     */
    private TraceInterval activeAnyList;

    private FixedInterval activeFixedList;

    /**
     * Sorted list of intervals in a life time hole at the current position.
     */
    private FixedInterval inactiveFixedList;

    /**
     * The current position (intercept point through the intervals).
     */
    private int currentPosition;

    /**
     * Only 10% of the lists in {@link #spillIntervals} are actually used. But when they are used,
     * they can grow quite long. The maximum length observed was 45 (all numbers taken from a
     * bootstrap run of Graal). Therefore, we initialize {@link #spillIntervals} with this marker
     * value, and allocate a "real" list only on demand in {@link #setUsePos}.
     */
    private static final ArrayList<TraceInterval> EMPTY_LIST = new ArrayList<>(0);

    // accessors mapped to same functions in class LinearScan
    private int blockCount() {
        return allocator.blockCount();
    }

    private AbstractBlockBase<?> blockAt(int idx) {
        return allocator.blockAt(idx);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    private AbstractBlockBase<?> blockOfOpWithId(int opId) {
        return allocator.blockForId(opId);
    }

    TraceLinearScanWalker(TraceLinearScan allocator, FixedInterval unhandledFixedFirst, TraceInterval unhandledAnyFirst) {
        this.allocator = allocator;
        this.debug = allocator.getDebug();

        unhandledAnyList = unhandledAnyFirst;
        activeAnyList = TraceInterval.EndMarker;
        activeFixedList = FixedInterval.EndMarker;
        // we don't need a separate unhandled list for fixed.
        inactiveFixedList = unhandledFixedFirst;
        currentPosition = -1;

        moveResolver = allocator.createMoveResolver();
        int numRegs = allocator.getRegisters().size();
        spillIntervals = Util.uncheckedCast(new ArrayList<?>[numRegs]);
        for (int i = 0; i < numRegs; i++) {
            spillIntervals[i] = EMPTY_LIST;
        }
        usePos = new int[numRegs];
        blockPos = new int[numRegs];
        isInMemory = new BitSet(numRegs);
    }

    private void initUseLists(boolean onlyProcessUsePos) {
        for (Register register : availableRegs) {
            int i = register.number;
            usePos[i] = Integer.MAX_VALUE;

            if (!onlyProcessUsePos) {
                blockPos[i] = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
                spillIntervals[i].clear();
                isInMemory.clear(i);
            }
        }
    }

    private int maxRegisterNumber() {
        return maxReg;
    }

    private int minRegisterNumber() {
        return minReg;
    }

    private boolean isRegisterInRange(int reg) {
        return reg >= minRegisterNumber() && reg <= maxRegisterNumber();
    }

    private void excludeFromUse(IntervalHint i) {
        Value location = i.location();
        int i1 = asRegister(location).number;
        if (isRegisterInRange(i1)) {
            usePos[i1] = 0;
        }
    }

    private void setUsePos(TraceInterval interval, int usePos, boolean onlyProcessUsePos) {
        if (usePos != -1) {
            assert usePos != 0 : "must use excludeFromUse to set usePos to 0";
            int i = asRegister(interval.location()).number;
            if (isRegisterInRange(i)) {
                if (this.usePos[i] > usePos) {
                    this.usePos[i] = usePos;
                }
                if (!onlyProcessUsePos) {
                    ArrayList<TraceInterval> list = spillIntervals[i];
                    if (list == EMPTY_LIST) {
                        list = new ArrayList<>(2);
                        spillIntervals[i] = list;
                    }
                    list.add(interval);
                    // set is in memory flag
                    if (interval.inMemoryAt(currentPosition)) {
                        isInMemory.set(i);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void setUsePos(FixedInterval interval, int usePos, boolean onlyProcessUsePos) {
        assert onlyProcessUsePos;
        if (usePos != -1) {
            assert usePos != 0 : "must use excludeFromUse to set usePos to 0";
            int i = asRegister(interval.location()).number;
            if (isRegisterInRange(i)) {
                if (this.usePos[i] > usePos) {
                    this.usePos[i] = usePos;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void setBlockPos(IntervalHint i, int blockPos) {
        if (blockPos != -1) {
            int reg = asRegister(i.location()).number;
            if (isRegisterInRange(reg)) {
                if (this.blockPos[reg] > blockPos) {
                    this.blockPos[reg] = blockPos;
                }
                if (usePos[reg] > blockPos) {
                    usePos[reg] = blockPos;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void freeExcludeActiveFixed() {
        FixedInterval interval = activeFixedList;
        while (interval != FixedInterval.EndMarker) {
            assert isRegister(interval.location()) : "active interval must have a register assigned";
            excludeFromUse(interval);
            interval = interval.next;
        }
    }

    private void freeExcludeActiveAny() {
        TraceInterval interval = activeAnyList;
        while (interval != TraceInterval.EndMarker) {
            assert isRegister(interval.location()) : "active interval must have a register assigned";
            excludeFromUse(interval);
            interval = interval.next;
        }
    }

    private void freeCollectInactiveFixed(TraceInterval current) {
        FixedInterval interval = inactiveFixedList;
        while (interval != FixedInterval.EndMarker) {
            if (current.to() <= interval.from()) {
                assert interval.intersectsAt(current) == -1 : "must not intersect";
                setUsePos(interval, interval.from(), true);
            } else {
                setUsePos(interval, interval.currentIntersectsAt(current), true);
            }
            interval = interval.next;
        }
    }

    private void spillExcludeActiveFixed() {
        FixedInterval interval = activeFixedList;
        while (interval != FixedInterval.EndMarker) {
            excludeFromUse(interval);
            interval = interval.next;
        }
    }

    private void spillBlockInactiveFixed(TraceInterval current) {
        FixedInterval interval = inactiveFixedList;
        while (interval != FixedInterval.EndMarker) {
            if (current.to() > interval.currentFrom()) {
                setBlockPos(interval, interval.currentIntersectsAt(current));
            } else {
                assert interval.currentIntersectsAt(current) == -1 : "invalid optimization: intervals intersect";
            }

            interval = interval.next;
        }
    }

    private void spillCollectActiveAny(RegisterPriority registerPriority) {
        TraceInterval interval = activeAnyList;
        while (interval != TraceInterval.EndMarker) {
            setUsePos(interval, Math.min(interval.nextUsage(registerPriority, currentPosition), interval.to()), false);
            interval = interval.next;
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    private int insertIdAtBasicBlockBoundary(int opId) {
        assert allocator.isBlockBegin(opId) : "Not a block begin: " + opId;
        assert allocator.instructionForId(opId) instanceof LabelOp;
        assert allocator.instructionForId(opId - 2) instanceof BlockEndOp;

        AbstractBlockBase<?> toBlock = allocator.blockForId(opId);
        AbstractBlockBase<?> fromBlock = allocator.blockForId(opId - 2);

        if (fromBlock.getSuccessorCount() == 1) {
            // insert move in predecessor
            return opId - 2;
        }
        assert toBlock.getPredecessorCount() == 1 : String.format("Critical Edge? %s->%s", fromBlock, toBlock);
        // insert move in successor
        return opId + 2;
    }

    private void insertMove(int operandId, TraceInterval srcIt, TraceInterval dstIt) {
        // output all moves here. When source and target are equal, the move is
        // optimized away later in assignRegNums

        int opId = (operandId + 1) & ~1;
        AbstractBlockBase<?> opBlock = allocator.blockForId(opId);
        assert opId > 0 && allocator.blockForId(opId - 2) == opBlock : "cannot insert move at block boundary";

        // calculate index of instruction inside instruction list of current block
        // the minimal index (for a block with no spill moves) can be calculated because the
        // numbering of instructions is known.
        // When the block already contains spill moves, the index must be increased until the
        // correct index is reached.
        ArrayList<LIRInstruction> instructions = allocator.getLIR().getLIRforBlock(opBlock);
        int index = (opId - instructions.get(0).id()) >> 1;
        assert instructions.get(index).id() <= opId : "error in calculation";

        while (instructions.get(index).id() != opId) {
            index++;
            assert 0 <= index && index < instructions.size() : "index out of bounds";
        }
        assert 1 <= index && index < instructions.size() : "index out of bounds";
        assert instructions.get(index).id() == opId : "error in calculation";

        // insert new instruction before instruction at position index
        moveResolver.moveInsertPosition(instructions, index);
        moveResolver.addMapping(srcIt, dstIt);
    }

    private int findOptimalSplitPos(AbstractBlockBase<?> minBlock, AbstractBlockBase<?> maxBlock, int maxSplitPos) {
        int fromBlockNr = minBlock.getLinearScanNumber();
        int toBlockNr = maxBlock.getLinearScanNumber();

        assert 0 <= fromBlockNr && fromBlockNr < blockCount() : "out of range";
        assert 0 <= toBlockNr && toBlockNr < blockCount() : "out of range";
        assert fromBlockNr < toBlockNr : "must cross block boundary";

        // Try to split at end of maxBlock. If this would be after
        // maxSplitPos, then use the begin of maxBlock
        int optimalSplitPos = allocator.getLastLirInstructionId(maxBlock) + 2;
        if (optimalSplitPos > maxSplitPos) {
            optimalSplitPos = allocator.getFirstLirInstructionId(maxBlock);
        }

        // minimal block probability
        double minProbability = maxBlock.probability();
        for (int i = toBlockNr - 1; i >= fromBlockNr; i--) {
            AbstractBlockBase<?> cur = blockAt(i);

            if (cur.probability() < minProbability) {
                // Block with lower probability found. Split at the end of this block.
                minProbability = cur.probability();
                optimalSplitPos = allocator.getLastLirInstructionId(cur) + 2;
            }
        }
        assert optimalSplitPos > allocator.maxOpId() || allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos) : "algorithm must move split pos to block boundary";

        return optimalSplitPos;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings({"unused"})
    private int findOptimalSplitPos(TraceInterval interval, int minSplitPos, int maxSplitPos, boolean doLoopOptimization) {
        int optimalSplitPos = findOptimalSplitPos0(minSplitPos, maxSplitPos);
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            debug.log("optimal split position: %d", optimalSplitPos);
        }
        return optimalSplitPos;
    }

    private int findOptimalSplitPos0(int minSplitPos, int maxSplitPos) {
        if (minSplitPos == maxSplitPos) {
            // trivial case, no optimization of split position possible
            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("min-pos and max-pos are equal, no optimization possible");
            }
            return minSplitPos;

        }
        assert minSplitPos < maxSplitPos : "must be true then";
        assert minSplitPos > 0 : "cannot access minSplitPos - 1 otherwise";

        // reason for using minSplitPos - 1: when the minimal split pos is exactly at the
        // beginning of a block, then minSplitPos is also a possible split position.
        // Use the block before as minBlock, because then minBlock.lastLirInstructionId() + 2 ==
        // minSplitPos
        AbstractBlockBase<?> minBlock = allocator.blockForId(minSplitPos - 1);

        // reason for using maxSplitPos - 1: otherwise there would be an assert on failure
        // when an interval ends at the end of the last block of the method
        // (in this case, maxSplitPos == allocator().maxLirOpId() + 2, and there is no
        // block at this opId)
        AbstractBlockBase<?> maxBlock = allocator.blockForId(maxSplitPos - 1);

        assert minBlock.getLinearScanNumber() <= maxBlock.getLinearScanNumber() : "invalid order";
        if (minBlock == maxBlock) {
            // split position cannot be moved to block boundary : so split as late as possible
            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("cannot move split pos to block boundary because minPos and maxPos are in same block");
            }
            return maxSplitPos;

        }
        // seach optimal block boundary between minSplitPos and maxSplitPos
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            debug.log("moving split pos to optimal block boundary between block B%d and B%d", minBlock.getId(), maxBlock.getId());
        }

        return findOptimalSplitPos(minBlock, maxBlock, maxSplitPos);
    }

    // split an interval at the optimal position between minSplitPos and
    // maxSplitPos in two parts:
    // 1) the left part has already a location assigned
    // 2) the right part is sorted into to the unhandled-list
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void splitBeforeUsage(TraceInterval interval, int minSplitPos, int maxSplitPos) {

        try (Indent indent = debug.logAndIndent("splitting interval %s between %d and %d", interval, minSplitPos, maxSplitPos)) {

            assert interval.from() < minSplitPos : "cannot split at start of interval";
            assert currentPosition < minSplitPos : "cannot split before current position";
            assert minSplitPos <= maxSplitPos : "invalid order";
            assert maxSplitPos <= interval.to() : "cannot split after end of interval";

            final int optimalSplitPos = findOptimalSplitPos(interval, minSplitPos, maxSplitPos, true);

            if (optimalSplitPos == interval.to() && interval.nextUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister, minSplitPos) == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
                // the split position would be just before the end of the interval
                // . no split at all necessary
                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    debug.log("no split necessary because optimal split position is at end of interval");
                }
                return;
            }
            // must calculate this before the actual split is performed and before split position is
            // moved to odd opId
            final int optimalSplitPosFinal;
            boolean blockBegin = allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos);
            assert blockBegin || !allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos - 1);
            boolean moveNecessary = !blockBegin;
            if (blockBegin) {
                optimalSplitPosFinal = optimalSplitPos;
            } else {
                // move position before actual instruction (odd opId)
                optimalSplitPosFinal = (optimalSplitPos - 1) | 1;
            }

            // TODO( je) better define what min split pos max split pos mean.
            assert minSplitPos <= optimalSplitPosFinal && optimalSplitPosFinal <= maxSplitPos || minSplitPos == maxSplitPos && optimalSplitPosFinal == minSplitPos - 1 : "out of range";
            assert optimalSplitPosFinal <= interval.to() : "cannot split after end of interval";
            assert optimalSplitPosFinal > interval.from() : "cannot split at start of interval";

            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("splitting at position %d", optimalSplitPosFinal);
            }
            assert optimalSplitPosFinal > currentPosition : "Can not split interval " + interval + " at current position: " + currentPosition;

            assert blockBegin || ((optimalSplitPosFinal & 1) == 1) : "split pos must be odd when not on block boundary";
            assert !blockBegin || ((optimalSplitPosFinal & 1) == 0) : "split pos must be even on block boundary";

            // TODO (je) duplicate code. try to fold
            if (optimalSplitPosFinal == interval.to() && interval.nextUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister, minSplitPos) == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
                // the split position would be just before the end of the interval
                // . no split at all necessary
                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    debug.log("no split necessary because optimal split position is at end of interval");
                }
                return;
            }
            TraceInterval splitPart = interval.split(optimalSplitPosFinal, allocator);

            splitPart.setInsertMoveWhenActivated(moveNecessary);

            assert splitPart.from() >= currentPosition : "cannot append new interval before current walk position";
            unhandledAnyList = TraceLinearScanWalker.addToListSortedByStartAndUsePositions(unhandledAnyList, splitPart);

            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("left interval  %s: %s", moveNecessary ? "      " : "", interval.logString());
                debug.log("right interval %s: %s", moveNecessary ? "(move)" : "", splitPart.logString());
            }
        }
    }

    // split an interval at the optimal position between minSplitPos and
    // maxSplitPos in two parts:
    // 1) the left part has already a location assigned
    // 2) the right part is always on the stack and therefore ignored in further processing
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void splitForSpilling(TraceInterval interval) {
        // calculate allowed range of splitting position
        int maxSplitPos = currentPosition;
        int previousUsage = interval.previousUsage(RegisterPriority.ShouldHaveRegister, maxSplitPos);
        if (previousUsage == currentPosition) {
            /*
             * If there is a usage with ShouldHaveRegister priority at the current position fall
             * back to MustHaveRegister priority. This only happens if register priority was
             * downgraded to MustHaveRegister in #allocLockedRegister.
             */
            previousUsage = interval.previousUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister, maxSplitPos);
        }
        int minSplitPos = Math.max(previousUsage + 1, interval.from());

        try (Indent indent = debug.logAndIndent("splitting and spilling interval %s between %d and %d", interval, minSplitPos, maxSplitPos)) {

            assert interval.from() <= minSplitPos : "cannot split before start of interval";
            assert minSplitPos <= maxSplitPos : "invalid order";
            assert maxSplitPos < interval.to() : "cannot split at end end of interval";
            assert currentPosition < interval.to() : "interval must not end before current position";

            if (minSplitPos == interval.from()) {
                // the whole interval is never used, so spill it entirely to memory

                try (Indent indent2 = debug.logAndIndent("spilling entire interval because split pos is at beginning of interval (use positions: %d)", interval.numUsePos())) {

                    assert interval.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister) > currentPosition : String.format("interval %s must not have use position before currentPosition %d", interval,
                                    currentPosition);

                    allocator.assignSpillSlot(interval);
                    handleSpillSlot(interval);
                    changeSpillState(interval, minSplitPos);

                    // Also kick parent intervals out of register to memory when they have no use
                    // position. This avoids short interval in register surrounded by intervals in
                    // memory . avoid useless moves from memory to register and back
                    TraceInterval parent = interval;
                    while (parent != null && parent.isSplitChild()) {
                        parent = parent.getSplitChildBeforeOpId(parent.from());

                        if (isRegister(parent.location())) {
                            if (parent.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.ShouldHaveRegister) == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
                                // parent is never used, so kick it out of its assigned register
                                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                                    debug.log("kicking out interval %d out of its register because it is never used", parent.operandNumber);
                                }
                                allocator.assignSpillSlot(parent);
                                handleSpillSlot(parent);
                            } else {
                                // do not go further back because the register is actually used by
                                // the interval
                                parent = null;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

            } else {
                // search optimal split pos, split interval and spill only the right hand part
                int optimalSplitPos = findOptimalSplitPos(interval, minSplitPos, maxSplitPos, false);

                assert minSplitPos <= optimalSplitPos && optimalSplitPos <= maxSplitPos : "out of range";
                assert optimalSplitPos < interval.to() : "cannot split at end of interval";
                assert optimalSplitPos >= interval.from() : "cannot split before start of interval";

                if (!allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos)) {
                    // move position before actual instruction (odd opId)
                    optimalSplitPos = (optimalSplitPos - 1) | 1;
                }

                try (Indent indent2 = debug.logAndIndent("splitting at position %d", optimalSplitPos)) {
                    assert allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos) || ((optimalSplitPos & 1) == 1) : "split pos must be odd when not on block boundary";
                    assert !allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos) || ((optimalSplitPos & 1) == 0) : "split pos must be even on block boundary";

                    TraceInterval spilledPart = interval.split(optimalSplitPos, allocator);
                    allocator.assignSpillSlot(spilledPart);
                    handleSpillSlot(spilledPart);
                    changeSpillState(spilledPart, optimalSplitPos);

                    if (!allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos)) {
                        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                            debug.log("inserting move from interval %s to %s", interval, spilledPart);
                        }
                        insertMove(optimalSplitPos, interval, spilledPart);
                    } else {
                        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                            debug.log("no need to insert move. done by data-flow resolution");
                        }
                    }

                    // the currentSplitChild is needed later when moves are inserted for reloading
                    assert spilledPart.currentSplitChild() == interval : "overwriting wrong currentSplitChild";
                    spilledPart.makeCurrentSplitChild();

                    if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                        debug.log("left interval: %s", interval.logString());
                        debug.log("spilled interval   : %s", spilledPart.logString());
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Change spill state of an interval.
     *
     * Note: called during register allocation.
     *
     * @param spillPos position of the spill
     */
    private void changeSpillState(TraceInterval interval, int spillPos) {
        if (TraceLinearScanPhase.Options.LIROptTraceRAEliminateSpillMoves.getValue(allocator.getOptions())) {
            switch (interval.spillState()) {
                case NoSpillStore:
                    final int minSpillPos = calculateMinSpillPos(interval.spillDefinitionPos(), spillPos);
                    final int maxSpillPos = calculateMaxSpillPos(minSpillPos, spillPos);

                    final int optimalSpillPos = findOptimalSpillPos(minSpillPos, maxSpillPos);

                    /* Cannot spill at block begin since it interferes with move resolution. */
                    assert isNotBlockBeginOrMerge(optimalSpillPos) : "Spill pos at block begin: " + optimalSpillPos;
                    assert !allocator.isBlockEnd(optimalSpillPos) : "Spill pos at block end: " + optimalSpillPos;
                    assert (optimalSpillPos & 1) == 0 : "Spill pos must be even " + optimalSpillPos;

                    interval.setSpillDefinitionPos(optimalSpillPos);
                    interval.setSpillState(SpillState.SpillStore);
                    break;
                case SpillStore:
                case StartInMemory:
                case NoOptimization:
                case NoDefinitionFound:
                    // nothing to do
                    break;

                default:
                    throw GraalError.shouldNotReachHere("other states not allowed at this time");
            }
        } else {
            interval.setSpillState(SpillState.NoOptimization);
        }
    }

    private int calculateMinSpillPos(int spillDefinitionPos, int spillPos) {
        int spillDefinitionPosEven = spillDefinitionPos & ~1;
        if (spillDefinitionPosEven == 0 || !allocator.isBlockBegin(spillDefinitionPosEven) || spillDefinitionPos == spillPos) {
            assert !allocator.isBlockEnd(spillDefinitionPosEven) : "Defintion at block end? " + spillDefinitionPos;
            return spillDefinitionPos;
        }
        assert allocator.isBlockBegin(spillDefinitionPosEven);
        if (SSAUtil.isMerge(allocator.blockForId(spillDefinitionPos))) {
            /* Spill at merge are OK since there will be no resolution moves. */
            return spillDefinitionPos;
        }
        int minSpillPos = spillDefinitionPosEven + 2;
        while (allocator.isBlockEnd(minSpillPos)) {
            // +2 is block begin, +4 is the instruction afterwards
            minSpillPos += 4;
        }
        assert minSpillPos <= spillPos : String.format("No minSpillPos found. defPos: %d, spillPos: %d, minSpillPos, %d", spillDefinitionPos, spillPos, minSpillPos);
        return minSpillPos;
    }

    private int calculateMaxSpillPos(final int minSpillPos, int spillPos) {
        int spillPosEven = spillPos & ~1;
        if (spillPosEven == 0) {
            return spillPos;
        }
        if ((minSpillPos & ~1) == spillPosEven) {
            assert isNotBlockBeginOrMerge(spillPos);
            return spillPos;
        }
        int maxSpillPos;
        /* Move away from block end. */
        if (allocator.isBlockEnd(spillPosEven)) {
            /* Block end. Use instruction before. */
            maxSpillPos = spillPosEven - 2;
        } else if (allocator.isBlockBegin(spillPosEven)) {
            /* Block begin. Use instruction before previous block end. */
            maxSpillPos = spillPosEven - 4;
        } else {
            return spillPos;
        }
        assert !allocator.isBlockEnd(maxSpillPos) : "Can no longer be a block end! " + maxSpillPos;

        /* Skip block begins. */
        while (allocator.isBlockBegin(maxSpillPos) && maxSpillPos > minSpillPos) {
            // -2 is block end, -4 is the instruction before
            maxSpillPos -= 4;
        }
        assert minSpillPos <= maxSpillPos;
        return maxSpillPos;
    }

    private boolean isNotBlockBeginOrMerge(int spillPos) {
        int spillPosEven = spillPos & ~1;
        return spillPosEven == 0 || !allocator.isBlockBegin(spillPosEven) || SSAUtil.isMerge(allocator.blockForId(spillPosEven));
    }

    /**
     * @param minSpillPos minimal spill position
     * @param maxSpillPos maximal spill position
     */
    private int findOptimalSpillPos(int minSpillPos, int maxSpillPos) {
        int optimalSpillPos = findOptimalSpillPos0(minSpillPos, maxSpillPos) & (~1);
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            debug.log("optimal spill position: %d", optimalSpillPos);
        }
        return optimalSpillPos;
    }

    private int findOptimalSpillPos0(int minSpillPos, int maxSpillPos) {
        if (minSpillPos == maxSpillPos) {
            // trivial case, no optimization of split position possible
            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("min-pos and max-pos are equal, no optimization possible");
            }
            return minSpillPos;

        }
        assert minSpillPos < maxSpillPos : "must be true then";
        assert minSpillPos >= 0 : "cannot access minSplitPos - 1 otherwise";

        AbstractBlockBase<?> minBlock = allocator.blockForId(minSpillPos);
        AbstractBlockBase<?> maxBlock = allocator.blockForId(maxSpillPos);

        assert minBlock.getLinearScanNumber() <= maxBlock.getLinearScanNumber() : "invalid order";
        if (minBlock == maxBlock) {
            // split position cannot be moved to block boundary : so split as late as possible
            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("cannot move split pos to block boundary because minPos and maxPos are in same block");
            }
            return maxSpillPos;

        }
        // search optimal block boundary between minSplitPos and maxSplitPos
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            debug.log("moving split pos to optimal block boundary between block B%d and B%d", minBlock.getId(), maxBlock.getId());
        }

        // currently using the same heuristic as for splitting
        return findOptimalSpillPos(minBlock, maxBlock, maxSpillPos);
    }

    private int findOptimalSpillPos(AbstractBlockBase<?> minBlock, AbstractBlockBase<?> maxBlock, int maxSplitPos) {
        int fromBlockNr = minBlock.getLinearScanNumber();
        int toBlockNr = maxBlock.getLinearScanNumber();

        assert 0 <= fromBlockNr && fromBlockNr < blockCount() : "out of range";
        assert 0 <= toBlockNr && toBlockNr < blockCount() : "out of range";
        assert fromBlockNr < toBlockNr : "must cross block boundary";

        /*
         * Try to split at end of maxBlock. We use last instruction -2 because we want to insert the
         * move before the block end op. If this would be after maxSplitPos, then use the
         * maxSplitPos.
         */
        int optimalSplitPos = allocator.getLastLirInstructionId(maxBlock) - 2;
        if (optimalSplitPos > maxSplitPos) {
            optimalSplitPos = maxSplitPos;
        }

        // minimal block probability
        double minProbability = maxBlock.probability();
        for (int i = toBlockNr - 1; i >= fromBlockNr; i--) {
            AbstractBlockBase<?> cur = blockAt(i);

            if (cur.probability() < minProbability) {
                // Block with lower probability found. Split at the end of this block.
                int opIdBeforeBlockEnd = allocator.getLastLirInstructionId(cur) - 2;
                if (allocator.getLIR().getLIRforBlock(cur).size() > 2) {
                    minProbability = cur.probability();
                    optimalSplitPos = opIdBeforeBlockEnd;
                } else {
                    /*
                     * Skip blocks with only LabelOp and BlockEndOp since they cause move ordering
                     * problems.
                     */
                    assert allocator.isBlockBegin(opIdBeforeBlockEnd);
                }
            }
        }
        assert optimalSplitPos > allocator.maxOpId() || optimalSplitPos == maxSplitPos || allocator.isBlockEnd(optimalSplitPos + 2) : "algorithm must move split pos to block boundary";
        assert !allocator.isBlockBegin(optimalSplitPos);
        return optimalSplitPos;
    }

    /**
     * This is called for every interval that is assigned to a stack slot.
     */
    private static void handleSpillSlot(TraceInterval interval) {
        assert interval.location() != null && (interval.canMaterialize() || isStackSlotValue(interval.location())) : "interval not assigned to a stack slot " + interval;
        // Do nothing. Stack slots are not processed in this implementation.
    }

    private void splitStackInterval(TraceInterval interval) {
        int minSplitPos = currentPosition + 1;
        int maxSplitPos = Math.min(interval.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.ShouldHaveRegister), interval.to());

        splitBeforeUsage(interval, minSplitPos, maxSplitPos);
    }

    private void splitWhenPartialRegisterAvailable(TraceInterval interval, int registerAvailableUntil) {
        int minSplitPos = Math.max(interval.previousUsage(RegisterPriority.ShouldHaveRegister, registerAvailableUntil), interval.from() + 1);
        splitBeforeUsage(interval, minSplitPos, registerAvailableUntil);
    }

    private void splitAndSpillInterval(TraceInterval interval) {
        int currentPos = currentPosition;
        /*
         * Search the position where the interval must have a register and split at the optimal
         * position before. The new created part is added to the unhandled list and will get a
         * register when it is activated.
         */
        int minSplitPos = currentPos + 1;
        int maxSplitPos = interval.nextUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister, minSplitPos);

        if (maxSplitPos <= interval.to()) {
            splitBeforeUsage(interval, minSplitPos, maxSplitPos);
        } else {
            debug.log("No more usage, no need to split: %s", interval);
        }

        assert interval.nextUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister, currentPos) == Integer.MAX_VALUE : "the remaining part is spilled to stack and therefore has no register";
        splitForSpilling(interval);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private boolean allocFreeRegister(TraceInterval interval) {
        try (Indent indent = debug.logAndIndent("trying to find free register for %s", interval)) {

            initUseLists(true);
            freeExcludeActiveFixed();
            freeCollectInactiveFixed(interval);
            freeExcludeActiveAny();
            // freeCollectUnhandled(fixedKind, cur);

            // usePos contains the start of the next interval that has this register assigned
            // (either as a fixed register or a normal allocated register in the past)
            // only intervals overlapping with cur are processed, non-overlapping invervals can be
            // ignored safely
            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                // Enable this logging to see all register states
                try (Indent indent2 = debug.logAndIndent("state of registers:")) {
                    for (Register register : availableRegs) {
                        int i = register.number;
                        debug.log("reg %d (%s): usePos: %d", register.number, register, usePos[i]);
                    }
                }
            }

            Register hint = null;
            IntervalHint locationHint = interval.locationHint(true);
            if (locationHint != null && locationHint.location() != null && isRegister(locationHint.location())) {
                hint = asRegister(locationHint.location());
                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    debug.log("hint register %3d (%4s) from interval %s", hint.number, hint, locationHint);
                }
            }
            assert interval.location() == null : "register already assigned to interval";

            // the register must be free at least until this position
            int regNeededUntil = interval.from() + 1;
            int intervalTo = interval.to();

            boolean needSplit = false;
            int splitPos = -1;

            Register reg = null;
            Register minFullReg = null;
            Register maxPartialReg = null;

            for (Register availableReg : availableRegs) {
                int number = availableReg.number;
                if (usePos[number] >= intervalTo) {
                    // this register is free for the full interval
                    if (minFullReg == null || availableReg.equals(hint) || (usePos[number] < usePos[minFullReg.number] && !minFullReg.equals(hint))) {
                        minFullReg = availableReg;
                    }
                } else if (usePos[number] > regNeededUntil) {
                    // this register is at least free until regNeededUntil
                    if (maxPartialReg == null || availableReg.equals(hint) || (usePos[number] > usePos[maxPartialReg.number] && !maxPartialReg.equals(hint))) {
                        maxPartialReg = availableReg;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (minFullReg != null) {
                reg = minFullReg;
            } else if (maxPartialReg != null) {
                needSplit = true;
                reg = maxPartialReg;
            } else {
                return false;
            }

            splitPos = usePos[reg.number];
            interval.assignLocation(reg.asValue(allocator.getKind(interval)));
            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("selected register %d (%s)", reg.number, reg);
            }

            assert splitPos > 0 : "invalid splitPos";
            if (needSplit) {
                // register not available for full interval, so split it
                splitWhenPartialRegisterAvailable(interval, splitPos);
            }
            // only return true if interval is completely assigned
            return true;
        }
    }

    private void splitAndSpillIntersectingIntervals(Register reg) {
        assert reg != null : "no register assigned";

        for (int i = 0; i < spillIntervals[reg.number].size(); i++) {
            TraceInterval interval = spillIntervals[reg.number].get(i);
            removeFromList(interval);
            splitAndSpillInterval(interval);
        }
    }

    // Split an Interval and spill it to memory so that cur can be placed in a register
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void allocLockedRegister(TraceInterval interval) {
        try (Indent indent = debug.logAndIndent("alloc locked register: need to split and spill to get register for %s", interval)) {

            // the register must be free at least until this position
            int firstUsage = interval.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister);
            int firstShouldHaveUsage = interval.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.ShouldHaveRegister);
            int regNeededUntil = Math.min(firstUsage, interval.from() + 1);
            int intervalTo = interval.to();
            assert regNeededUntil >= 0 && regNeededUntil < Integer.MAX_VALUE : "interval has no use";

            Register reg;
            Register ignore;
            /*
             * In the common case we don't spill registers that have _any_ use position that is
             * closer than the next use of the current interval, but if we can't spill the current
             * interval we weaken this strategy and also allow spilling of intervals that have a
             * non-mandatory requirements (no MustHaveRegister use position).
             */
            for (RegisterPriority registerPriority = RegisterPriority.LiveAtLoopEnd; true; registerPriority = RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister) {
                // collect current usage of registers
                initUseLists(false);
                spillExcludeActiveFixed();
                // spillBlockUnhandledFixed(cur);
                spillBlockInactiveFixed(interval);
                spillCollectActiveAny(registerPriority);
                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    printRegisterState();
                }

                reg = null;
                ignore = interval.location() != null && isRegister(interval.location()) ? asRegister(interval.location()) : null;

                for (Register availableReg : availableRegs) {
                    int number = availableReg.number;
                    if (availableReg.equals(ignore)) {
                        // this register must be ignored
                    } else if (usePos[number] > regNeededUntil) {
                        /*
                         * If the use position is the same, prefer registers (active intervals)
                         * where the value is already on the stack.
                         */
                        if (reg == null || (usePos[number] > usePos[reg.number]) || (usePos[number] == usePos[reg.number] && (!isInMemory.get(reg.number) && isInMemory.get(number)))) {
                            reg = availableReg;
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    debug.log("Register Selected: %s", reg);
                }

                int regUsePos = (reg == null ? 0 : usePos[reg.number]);
                if (regUsePos <= firstShouldHaveUsage) {
                    /* Check if there is another interval that is already in memory. */
                    if (reg == null || interval.inMemoryAt(currentPosition) || !isInMemory.get(reg.number)) {
                        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                            debug.log("able to spill current interval. firstUsage(register): %d, usePos: %d", firstUsage, regUsePos);
                        }

                        if (firstUsage <= interval.from() + 1) {
                            if (registerPriority.equals(RegisterPriority.LiveAtLoopEnd)) {
                                /*
                                 * Tool of last resort: we can not spill the current interval so we
                                 * try to spill an active interval that has a usage but do not
                                 * require a register.
                                 */
                                debug.log("retry with register priority must have register");
                                continue;
                            }
                            String description = "cannot spill interval (" + interval + ") that is used in first instruction (possible reason: no register found) firstUsage=" + firstUsage +
                                            ", interval.from()=" + interval.from() + "; already used candidates: " + Arrays.toString(availableRegs);
                            /*
                             * assign a reasonable register and do a bailout in product mode to
                             * avoid errors
                             */
                            allocator.assignSpillSlot(interval);
                            if (debug.isDumpEnabled(DebugContext.INFO_LEVEL)) {
                                dumpLIRAndIntervals(description);
                            }
                            throw new OutOfRegistersException("LinearScan: no register found", description);
                        }

                        splitAndSpillInterval(interval);
                        return;
                    }
                }
                // common case: break out of the loop
                break;
            }

            boolean needSplit = blockPos[reg.number] <= intervalTo;

            int splitPos = blockPos[reg.number];

            if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                debug.log("decided to use register %d", reg.number);
            }
            assert splitPos > 0 : "invalid splitPos";
            assert needSplit || splitPos > interval.from() : "splitting interval at from";

            interval.assignLocation(reg.asValue(allocator.getKind(interval)));
            if (needSplit) {
                // register not available for full interval : so split it
                splitWhenPartialRegisterAvailable(interval, splitPos);
            }

            // perform splitting and spilling for all affected intervals
            splitAndSpillIntersectingIntervals(reg);
            return;
        }
    }

    private void dumpLIRAndIntervals(String description) {
        debug.dump(DebugContext.INFO_LEVEL, allocator.getLIR(), description);
        allocator.printIntervals(description);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void printRegisterState() {
        try (Indent indent2 = debug.logAndIndent("state of registers:")) {
            for (Register reg : availableRegs) {
                int i = reg.number;
                try (Indent indent3 = debug.logAndIndent("reg %d: usePos: %d, blockPos: %d, inMemory: %b, intervals: ", i, usePos[i], blockPos[i], isInMemory.get(i))) {
                    for (int j = 0; j < spillIntervals[i].size(); j++) {
                        debug.log("%s", spillIntervals[i].get(j));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private boolean noAllocationPossible(TraceInterval interval) {
        if (allocator.callKillsRegisters()) {
            // fast calculation of intervals that can never get a register because the
            // the next instruction is a call that blocks all registers
            // Note: this only works if a call kills all registers

            // check if this interval is the result of a split operation
            // (an interval got a register until this position)
            int pos = interval.from();
            if (isOdd(pos)) {
                // the current instruction is a call that blocks all registers
                if (pos < allocator.maxOpId() && allocator.hasCall(pos + 1) && interval.to() > pos + 1) {
                    if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                        debug.log("free register cannot be available because all registers blocked by following call");
                    }

                    // safety check that there is really no register available
                    assert !allocFreeRegister(interval) : "found a register for this interval";
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    private void initVarsForAlloc(TraceInterval interval) {
        AllocatableRegisters allocatableRegisters = allocator.getRegisterAllocationConfig().getAllocatableRegisters(allocator.getKind(interval).getPlatformKind());
        availableRegs = allocatableRegisters.allocatableRegisters;
        minReg = allocatableRegisters.minRegisterNumber;
        maxReg = allocatableRegisters.maxRegisterNumber;
    }

    private static boolean isMove(LIRInstruction op, TraceInterval from, TraceInterval to) {
        if (ValueMoveOp.isValueMoveOp(op)) {
            ValueMoveOp move = ValueMoveOp.asValueMoveOp(op);
            if (isVariable(move.getInput()) && isVariable(move.getResult())) {
                return move.getInput() != null && LIRValueUtil.asVariable(move.getInput()).index == from.operandNumber && move.getResult() != null &&
                                LIRValueUtil.asVariable(move.getResult()).index == to.operandNumber;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    // optimization (especially for phi functions of nested loops):
    // assign same spill slot to non-intersecting intervals
    private void combineSpilledIntervals(TraceInterval interval) {
        if (interval.isSplitChild()) {
            // optimization is only suitable for split parents
            return;
        }

        IntervalHint locationHint = interval.locationHint(false);
        if (locationHint == null || !(locationHint instanceof TraceInterval)) {
            return;
        }
        TraceInterval registerHint = (TraceInterval) locationHint;
        assert registerHint.isSplitParent() : "register hint must be split parent";

        if (interval.spillState() != SpillState.NoOptimization || registerHint.spillState() != SpillState.NoOptimization) {
            // combining the stack slots for intervals where spill move optimization is applied
            // is not benefitial and would cause problems
            return;
        }

        int beginPos = interval.from();
        int endPos = interval.to();
        if (endPos > allocator.maxOpId() || isOdd(beginPos) || isOdd(endPos)) {
            // safety check that lirOpWithId is allowed
            return;
        }

        if (!isMove(allocator.instructionForId(beginPos), registerHint, interval) || !isMove(allocator.instructionForId(endPos), interval, registerHint)) {
            // cur and registerHint are not connected with two moves
            return;
        }

        TraceInterval beginHint = registerHint.getSplitChildAtOpId(beginPos, LIRInstruction.OperandMode.USE);
        TraceInterval endHint = registerHint.getSplitChildAtOpId(endPos, LIRInstruction.OperandMode.DEF);
        if (beginHint == endHint || beginHint.to() != beginPos || endHint.from() != endPos) {
            // registerHint must be split : otherwise the re-writing of use positions does not work
            return;
        }

        assert beginHint.location() != null : "must have register assigned";
        assert endHint.location() == null : "must not have register assigned";
        assert interval.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister) == beginPos : "must have use position at begin of interval because of move";
        assert endHint.firstUsage(RegisterPriority.MustHaveRegister) == endPos : "must have use position at begin of interval because of move";

        if (isRegister(beginHint.location())) {
            // registerHint is not spilled at beginPos : so it would not be benefitial to
            // immediately spill cur
            return;
        }
        assert registerHint.spillSlot() != null : "must be set when part of interval was spilled";

        // modify intervals such that cur gets the same stack slot as registerHint
        // delete use positions to prevent the intervals to get a register at beginning
        interval.setSpillSlot(registerHint.spillSlot());
        interval.removeFirstUsePos();
        endHint.removeFirstUsePos();
    }

    // allocate a physical register or memory location to an interval
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private boolean activateCurrent(TraceInterval interval) {
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            logCurrentStatus();
        }
        boolean result = true;

        try (Indent indent = debug.logAndIndent("activating interval %s,  splitParent: %d", interval, interval.splitParent().operandNumber)) {

            if (interval.location() != null && isStackSlotValue(interval.location())) {
                // activating an interval that has a stack slot assigned . split it at first use
                // position
                // used for method parameters
                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    debug.log("interval has spill slot assigned (method parameter) . split it before first use");
                }
                splitStackInterval(interval);
                result = false;

            } else {
                if (interval.location() == null) {
                    // interval has not assigned register . normal allocation
                    // (this is the normal case for most intervals)
                    if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                        debug.log("normal allocation of register");
                    }

                    // assign same spill slot to non-intersecting intervals
                    combineSpilledIntervals(interval);

                    initVarsForAlloc(interval);
                    if (noAllocationPossible(interval) || !allocFreeRegister(interval)) {
                        // no empty register available.
                        // split and spill another interval so that this interval gets a register
                        allocLockedRegister(interval);
                    }

                    // spilled intervals need not be move to active-list
                    if (!isRegister(interval.location())) {
                        result = false;
                    }
                }
            }

            // load spilled values that become active from stack slot to register
            if (interval.insertMoveWhenActivated()) {
                assert interval.isSplitChild();
                assert interval.currentSplitChild() != null;
                assert interval.currentSplitChild().operandNumber != interval.operandNumber : "cannot insert move between same interval";
                if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
                    debug.log("Inserting move from interval %d to %d because insertMoveWhenActivated is set", interval.currentSplitChild().operandNumber, interval.operandNumber);
                }

                insertMove(interval.from(), interval.currentSplitChild(), interval);
            }
            interval.makeCurrentSplitChild();

        }

        return result; // true = interval is moved to active list
    }

    void finishAllocation() {
        // must be called when all intervals are allocated
        moveResolver.resolveAndAppendMoves();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void logCurrentStatus() {
        try (Indent i = debug.logAndIndent("active:")) {
            logList(debug, activeFixedList);
            logList(debug, activeAnyList);
        }
        try (Indent i = debug.logAndIndent("inactive(fixed):")) {
            logList(debug, inactiveFixedList);
        }
    }

    void walk() {
        walkTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
    }

    private void removeFromList(TraceInterval interval) {
        activeAnyList = TraceLinearScanWalker.removeAny(activeAnyList, interval);
    }

    /**
     * Walks up to {@code from} and updates the state of {@link FixedInterval fixed intervals}.
     *
     * Fixed intervals can switch back and forth between the states {@link State#Active} and
     * {@link State#Inactive} (and eventually to {@link State#Handled} but handled intervals are not
     * managed).
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void walkToFixed(State state, int from) {
        assert state == State.Active || state == State.Inactive : "wrong state";
        FixedInterval prevprev = null;
        FixedInterval prev = (state == State.Active) ? activeFixedList : inactiveFixedList;
        FixedInterval next = prev;
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            try (Indent i = debug.logAndIndent("walkToFixed(%s, %d):", state, from)) {
                logList(debug, next);
            }
        }
        while (next.currentFrom() <= from) {
            FixedInterval cur = next;
            next = cur.next;

            boolean rangeHasChanged = false;
            while (cur.currentTo() <= from) {
                cur.nextRange();
                rangeHasChanged = true;
            }

            // also handle move from inactive list to active list
            rangeHasChanged = rangeHasChanged || (state == State.Inactive && cur.currentFrom() <= from);

            if (rangeHasChanged) {
                // remove cur from list
                if (prevprev == null) {
                    if (state == State.Active) {
                        activeFixedList = next;
                    } else {
                        inactiveFixedList = next;
                    }
                } else {
                    prevprev.next = next;
                }
                prev = next;
                TraceInterval.State newState;
                if (cur.currentAtEnd()) {
                    // move to handled state (not maintained as a list)
                    newState = State.Handled;
                } else {
                    if (cur.currentFrom() <= from) {
                        // sort into active list
                        activeFixedList = TraceLinearScanWalker.addToListSortedByCurrentFromPositions(activeFixedList, cur);
                        newState = State.Active;
                    } else {
                        // sort into inactive list
                        inactiveFixedList = TraceLinearScanWalker.addToListSortedByCurrentFromPositions(inactiveFixedList, cur);
                        newState = State.Inactive;
                    }
                    if (prev == cur) {
                        assert state == newState;
                        prevprev = prev;
                        prev = cur.next;
                    }
                }
                intervalMoved(debug, cur, state, newState);
            } else {
                prevprev = prev;
                prev = cur.next;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Walks up to {@code from} and updates the state of {@link TraceInterval intervals}.
     *
     * Trace intervals can switch once from {@link State#Unhandled} to {@link State#Active} and then
     * to {@link State#Handled} but handled intervals are not managed.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void walkToAny(int from) {
        TraceInterval prevprev = null;
        TraceInterval prev = activeAnyList;
        TraceInterval next = prev;
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            try (Indent i = debug.logAndIndent("walkToAny(%d):", from)) {
                logList(debug, next);
            }
        }
        while (next.from() <= from) {
            TraceInterval cur = next;
            next = cur.next;

            if (cur.to() <= from) {
                // remove cur from list
                if (prevprev == null) {
                    activeAnyList = next;
                } else {
                    prevprev.next = next;
                }
                intervalMoved(debug, cur, State.Active, State.Handled);
            } else {
                prevprev = prev;
            }
            prev = next;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the next interval from {@linkplain #unhandledAnyList} which starts before or at
     * {@code toOpId}. The returned interval is removed.
     *
     * @postcondition all intervals in {@linkplain #unhandledAnyList} start after {@code toOpId}.
     *
     * @return The next interval or null if there is no {@linkplain #unhandledAnyList unhandled}
     *         interval at position {@code toOpId}.
     */
    private TraceInterval nextInterval(int toOpId) {
        TraceInterval any = unhandledAnyList;

        if (any != TraceInterval.EndMarker) {
            TraceInterval currentInterval = unhandledAnyList;
            if (toOpId < currentInterval.from()) {
                return null;
            }

            unhandledAnyList = currentInterval.next;
            currentInterval.next = TraceInterval.EndMarker;
            return currentInterval;
        }
        return null;

    }

    /**
     * Walk up to {@code toOpId}.
     *
     * @postcondition {@link #currentPosition} is set to {@code toOpId}, {@link #activeFixedList}
     *                and {@link #inactiveFixedList} are populated.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("try")
    private void walkTo(int toOpId) {
        assert currentPosition <= toOpId : "can not walk backwards";
        for (TraceInterval currentInterval = nextInterval(toOpId); currentInterval != null; currentInterval = nextInterval(toOpId)) {
            int opId = currentInterval.from();

            // set currentPosition prior to call of walkTo
            currentPosition = opId;

            // update unhandled stack intervals
            // updateUnhandledStackIntervals(opId);

            // call walkTo even if currentPosition == id
            walkToFixed(State.Active, opId);
            walkToFixed(State.Inactive, opId);
            walkToAny(opId);

            try (Indent indent = debug.logAndIndent("walk to op %d", opId)) {
                if (activateCurrent(currentInterval)) {
                    activeAnyList = TraceLinearScanWalker.addToListSortedByFromPositions(activeAnyList, currentInterval);
                    intervalMoved(debug, currentInterval, State.Unhandled, State.Active);
                }
            }
        }
        // set currentPosition prior to call of walkTo
        currentPosition = toOpId;

        if (currentPosition <= allocator.maxOpId()) {
            // update unhandled stack intervals
            // updateUnhandledStackIntervals(toOpId);

            // call walkTo if still in range
            walkToFixed(State.Active, toOpId);
            walkToFixed(State.Inactive, toOpId);
            walkToAny(toOpId);
        }
    }

    private static void logList(DebugContext debug, FixedInterval i) {
        for (FixedInterval interval = i; interval != FixedInterval.EndMarker; interval = interval.next) {
            debug.log("%s", interval.logString());
        }
    }

    private static void logList(DebugContext debug, TraceInterval i) {
        for (TraceInterval interval = i; interval != TraceInterval.EndMarker; interval = interval.next) {
            debug.log("%s", interval.logString());
        }
    }

    private static void intervalMoved(DebugContext debug, IntervalHint interval, State from, State to) {
        // intervalMoved() is called whenever an interval moves from one interval list to another.
        // In the implementation of this method it is prohibited to move the interval to any list.
        if (debug.isLogEnabled()) {
            debug.log("interval moved from %s to %s: %s", from, to, interval.logString());
        }
    }
}