Function exp2reg

3rd/lua-5.4.3/src/lcode.c:896–918

** Ensures final expression result (which includes results from its ** jump lists) is in register 'reg'. ** If expression has jumps, need to patch these jumps either to ** its final position or to "load" instructions (for those tests ** that do not produce values). */

** that do not produce values).
*/
static void exp2reg (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e, int reg) {
  discharge2reg(fs, e, reg);
  if (e->k == VJMP)  /* expression itself is a test? */
    luaK_concat(fs, &e->t, e->u.info);  /* put this jump in 't' list */
  if (hasjumps(e)) {
    int final;  /* position after whole expression */
    int p_f = NO_JUMP;  /* position of an eventual LOAD false */
    int p_t = NO_JUMP;  /* position of an eventual LOAD true */
    if (need_value(fs, e->t) || need_value(fs, e->f)) {
      int fj = (e->k == VJMP) ? NO_JUMP : luaK_jump(fs);
      p_f = code_loadbool(fs, reg, OP_LFALSESKIP);  /* skip next inst. */
      p_t = code_loadbool(fs, reg, OP_LOADTRUE);
      /* jump around these booleans if 'e' is not a test */
      luaK_patchtohere(fs, fj);
    }
    final = luaK_getlabel(fs);
    patchlistaux(fs, e->f, final, reg, p_f);
    patchlistaux(fs, e->t, final, reg, p_t);
  }
  e->f = e->t = NO_JUMP;
  e->u.info = reg;
  e->k = VNONRELOC;
}


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