hliao added a comment.

In D77777#1975406 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D77777#1975406>, @tra wrote:

> In D77777#1975178 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D77777#1975178>, @hliao wrote:
>
> > the 1st argument in `llvm.nvvm.texsurf.hande.internal` or the 2nd one in 
> > `llvm.nvvm.texsurf.handle` must be kept as an immediate or constant value, 
> > i.e. that global variable. However, optimizations will find common code in 
> > the following
> >
> >   if (cond) {
> >     %hnd = texsurf.handle.internal(@tex1);
> >   } else {
> >     %hnd = texsurf.handle.internal(@tex2)
> >   }
> >   = use(%hnd)
> >
> >
> > and hoist or sink it into
> >
> >   if (cond) {
> >     %ptr = @tex1;
> >   } else {
> >     %ptr = @tex2;
> >   }
> >   %hnd = texsurf.handle.intenal(%ptr);
> >   = use(%hnd)
> >
> >
> > The backend cannot handle non immediate operand in `texsurf.handle`. The 
> > similar thing happens to `read.register` as well as it also assumes its 
> > argument is always an immediate value.
>
>
> I wonder if we can use `token` types to represent the handle? 
> https://reviews.llvm.org/D11861
>  @majnemer -- would this use case be suitable for the `token` type?


If we still could make PHI over token, it canont serve this purpose. Check 
`llvm::canReplaceOperandWithVariable` for operand for details.


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