Re: finding all dominator trees

"Amir Michail" <amichail@gmail.com>
3 Dec 2006 21:32:18 -0500

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From: "Amir Michail" <amichail@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 3 Dec 2006 21:32:18 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 06-11-09606-11-117 06-11-125 06-11-131
Keywords: analysis, question
Posted-Date: 03 Dec 2006 21:32:18 EST

Chris F Clark wrote:
> ...
>
> Yes, there are more efficient algorithms for computing the sets of
> dominators in a graph considering each vertex in the graph as a root.
> Both reachable vertexes and strongly-connected-components (cycles)* are
> part of the algorithm.
>
> First, if there is one unique vertex that can reach all other vertexes
> (verticies if you prefer) in the graph, consider that vertex the root.
> The dominator algorithm given that root will calculate the correct
> dominators (the dominator tree) for every vertex (v1) in the graph
> assuming that each other vertex (v2) is the root. That is, for any
> target vertex v1 and root vertex v2, some vertex in the dominator tree
> of v1 will be the dominator of v1 given the root v2.
>


I don't understand this solution. How would it work in this example?


A -> B <-> C


The dominator tree for A:


A
|
B
|
C


The dominator tree for B:


B
|
C


The dominator tree for C:


C
|
B


Amir


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