[5.10] WalkUtils: handle unsafe_ref_cast
which casts between AnyObject and a class
#75445
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AnyObject
and a class is done with anunsafe_ref_cast
instruction instead ofinit_existential_ref
andopen_existential_ref
. This happens for example inunsafeDownCast
. This is not handled correctly in escape analysis. Therefore optimizations, which use escape analysis, like redundant-load-elimination, can mis-compile such patterns.unsafeDownCast
or similar unsafe cast utilities from the stdlib.unsafe_ref_cast
which casts between AnyObject and a class #75434