Previously, lower_jumps.cpp only lowered return statements that
appeared inside of an if statement.
Without this patch, lower_jumps.cpp might not lower certain return
statements, causing some back-ends to fail (as in bug #36669).
Fixes unit test test_lower_returns_1.
*/
visit_block(&ir->body);
+ /* If the body ended in an unconditional return of non-void,
+ * then we don't need to lower it because it's the one canonical
+ * return.
+ *
+ * If the body ended in a return of void, eliminate it because
+ * it is redundant.
+ */
+ if (ir->return_type->is_void() &&
+ get_jump_strength((ir_instruction *) ir->body.get_tail())) {
+ ir_jump *jump = (ir_jump *) ir->body.get_tail();
+ assert (jump->ir_type == ir_type_return);
+ jump->remove();
+ }
+
if(this->function.return_value)
ir->body.push_tail(new(ir) ir_return(new (ir) ir_dereference_variable(this->function.return_value)));