+/* Returns true if it is possible to remove the edge E by redirecting it
+ to the destination of the other edge going from its source. */
+
+bool
+can_remove_branch_p (const_edge e)
+{
+ if (!cfg_hooks->can_remove_branch_p)
+ internal_error ("%s does not support can_remove_branch_p",
+ cfg_hooks->name);
+
+ if (EDGE_COUNT (e->src->succs) != 2)
+ return false;
+
+ return cfg_hooks->can_remove_branch_p (e);
+}
+
+/* Removes E, by redirecting it to the destination of the other edge going
+ from its source. Can_remove_branch_p must be true for E, hence this
+ operation cannot fail. */
+
+void
+remove_branch (edge e)
+{
+ edge other;
+ basic_block src = e->src;
+ int irr;
+
+ gcc_assert (EDGE_COUNT (e->src->succs) == 2);
+
+ other = EDGE_SUCC (src, EDGE_SUCC (src, 0) == e);
+ irr = other->flags & EDGE_IRREDUCIBLE_LOOP;
+
+ e = redirect_edge_and_branch (e, other->dest);
+ gcc_assert (e != NULL);
+
+ e->flags &= ~EDGE_IRREDUCIBLE_LOOP;
+ e->flags |= irr;
+}
+
+/* Removes edge E from cfg. Unlike remove_branch, it does not update IL. */
+
+void
+remove_edge (edge e)
+{
+ if (current_loops != NULL)
+ rescan_loop_exit (e, false, true);
+
+ remove_edge_raw (e);
+}
+