simplify_expr.cpp

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/*******************************************************************\
 
Module:
 
Author: Daniel Kroening, kroening@kroening.com
 
\*******************************************************************/
 
#include "simplify_expr.h"
 
#include <algorithm>
 
#include "bitvector_expr.h"
#include "byte_operators.h"
#include "c_types.h"
#include "config.h"
#include "expr_util.h"
#include "fixedbv.h"
#include "floatbv_expr.h"
#include "invariant.h"
#include "mathematical_expr.h"
#include "namespace.h"
#include "pointer_expr.h"
#include "pointer_offset_size.h"
#include "pointer_offset_sum.h"
#include "rational.h"
#include "rational_tools.h"
#include "simplify_utils.h"
#include "std_expr.h"
#include "string_expr.h"
 
// #define DEBUGX
 
#ifdef DEBUGX
#include "format_expr.h"
#include <iostream>
#endif
 
#include "simplify_expr_class.h"
 
// #define USE_CACHE
 
#ifdef USE_CACHE
struct simplify_expr_cachet
{
public:
  #if 1
  typedef std::unordered_map<
    exprt, exprt, irep_full_hash, irep_full_eq> containert;
  #else
  typedef std::unordered_map<exprt, exprt, irep_hash> containert;
  #endif
 
  containert container_normal;
 
  containert &container()
  {
    return container_normal;
  }
};
 
simplify_expr_cachet simplify_expr_cache;
#endif
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_abs(const abs_exprt &expr)
{
  if(expr.op().is_constant())
  {
    const typet &type = to_unary_expr(expr).op().type();
 
    if(type.id()==ID_floatbv)
    {
      ieee_float_valuet value(to_constant_expr(to_unary_expr(expr).op()));
      value.set_sign(false);
      return value.to_expr();
    }
    else if(type.id()==ID_signedbv ||
            type.id()==ID_unsignedbv)
    {
      auto value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(to_unary_expr(expr).op());
      if(value.has_value())
      {
        if(*value >= 0)
        {
          return to_unary_expr(expr).op();
        }
        else
        {
          value->negate();
          return from_integer(*value, type);
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_sign(const sign_exprt &expr)
{
  if(expr.op().is_constant())
  {
    const typet &type = expr.op().type();
 
    if(type.id()==ID_floatbv)
    {
      ieee_float_valuet value(to_constant_expr(expr.op()));
      return make_boolean_expr(value.get_sign());
    }
    else if(type.id()==ID_signedbv ||
            type.id()==ID_unsignedbv)
    {
      const auto value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op());
      if(value.has_value())
      {
        return make_boolean_expr(*value >= 0);
      }
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_popcount(const popcount_exprt &expr)
{
  const exprt &op = expr.op();
 
  if(op.is_constant())
  {
    const typet &op_type = op.type();
 
    if(op_type.id() == ID_signedbv || op_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv)
    {
      const auto width = to_bitvector_type(op_type).get_width();
      const auto &value = to_constant_expr(op).get_value();
      std::size_t result = 0;
 
      for(std::size_t i = 0; i < width; i++)
        if(get_bvrep_bit(value, width, i))
          result++;
 
      return from_integer(result, expr.type());
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_clz(const count_leading_zeros_exprt &expr)
{
  const bool is_little_endian =
    config.ansi_c.endianness == configt::ansi_ct::endiannesst::IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
 
  const auto const_bits_opt = expr2bits(expr.op(), is_little_endian, ns);
 
  if(!const_bits_opt.has_value())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  std::size_t n_leading_zeros =
    is_little_endian ? const_bits_opt->rfind('1') : const_bits_opt->find('1');
  if(n_leading_zeros == std::string::npos)
  {
    if(!expr.zero_permitted())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    n_leading_zeros = const_bits_opt->size();
  }
  else if(is_little_endian)
    n_leading_zeros = const_bits_opt->size() - n_leading_zeros - 1;
 
  return from_integer(n_leading_zeros, expr.type());
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_ctz(const count_trailing_zeros_exprt &expr)
{
  const bool is_little_endian =
    config.ansi_c.endianness == configt::ansi_ct::endiannesst::IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
 
  const auto const_bits_opt = expr2bits(expr.op(), is_little_endian, ns);
 
  if(!const_bits_opt.has_value())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  std::size_t n_trailing_zeros =
    is_little_endian ? const_bits_opt->find('1') : const_bits_opt->rfind('1');
  if(n_trailing_zeros == std::string::npos)
  {
    if(!expr.zero_permitted())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    n_trailing_zeros = const_bits_opt->size();
  }
  else if(!is_little_endian)
    n_trailing_zeros = const_bits_opt->size() - n_trailing_zeros - 1;
 
  return from_integer(n_trailing_zeros, expr.type());
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_ffs(const find_first_set_exprt &expr)
{
  const bool is_little_endian =
    config.ansi_c.endianness == configt::ansi_ct::endiannesst::IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
 
  const auto const_bits_opt = expr2bits(expr.op(), is_little_endian, ns);
 
  if(!const_bits_opt.has_value())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  std::size_t first_one_bit =
    is_little_endian ? const_bits_opt->find('1') : const_bits_opt->rfind('1');
  if(first_one_bit == std::string::npos)
    first_one_bit = 0;
  else if(is_little_endian)
    ++first_one_bit;
  else
    first_one_bit = const_bits_opt->size() - first_one_bit;
 
  return from_integer(first_one_bit, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_endswith(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  const refined_string_exprt &s1 = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
  const auto s1_data_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s1.content(), ns);
 
  if(!s1_data_opt)
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
 
  const array_exprt &s1_data = s1_data_opt->get();
  const refined_string_exprt &s2 = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
  const auto s2_data_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s2.content(), ns);
 
  if(!s2_data_opt)
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
 
  const array_exprt &s2_data = s2_data_opt->get();
  const bool res = s2_data.operands().size() <= s1_data.operands().size() &&
                   std::equal(
                     s2_data.operands().rbegin(),
                     s2_data.operands().rend(),
                     s1_data.operands().rbegin());
 
  return from_integer(res ? 1 : 0, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_contains(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  // We want to get both arguments of any starts-with comparison, and
  // trace them back to the actual string instance. All variables on the
  // way must be constant for us to be sure this will work.
  auto &first_argument = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
  auto &second_argument = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
 
  const auto first_value_opt =
    try_get_string_data_array(first_argument.content(), ns);
 
  if(!first_value_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const array_exprt &first_value = first_value_opt->get();
 
  const auto second_value_opt =
    try_get_string_data_array(second_argument.content(), ns);
 
  if(!second_value_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const array_exprt &second_value = second_value_opt->get();
 
  // Is our 'contains' array directly contained in our target.
  const bool includes =
    std::search(
      first_value.operands().begin(),
      first_value.operands().end(),
      second_value.operands().begin(),
      second_value.operands().end()) != first_value.operands().end();
 
  return from_integer(includes ? 1 : 0, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_is_empty(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  const function_application_exprt &function_app =
    to_function_application_expr(expr);
  const refined_string_exprt &s =
    to_string_expr(function_app.arguments().at(0));
 
  if(!s.length().is_constant())
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
 
  const auto numeric_length =
    numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(s.length()));
 
  return from_integer(numeric_length == 0 ? 1 : 0, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_compare_to(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  const refined_string_exprt &s1 = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
  const auto s1_data_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s1.content(), ns);
 
  if(!s1_data_opt)
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
 
  const refined_string_exprt &s2 = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
  const auto s2_data_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s2.content(), ns);
 
  if(!s2_data_opt)
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
 
  const array_exprt &s1_data = s1_data_opt->get();
  const array_exprt &s2_data = s2_data_opt->get();
 
  if(s1_data.operands() == s2_data.operands())
    return from_integer(0, expr.type());
 
  const mp_integer s1_size = s1_data.operands().size();
  const mp_integer s2_size = s2_data.operands().size();
  const bool first_shorter = s1_size < s2_size;
  const exprt::operandst &ops1 =
    first_shorter ? s1_data.operands() : s2_data.operands();
  const exprt::operandst &ops2 =
    first_shorter ? s2_data.operands() : s1_data.operands();
  auto it_pair = std::mismatch(ops1.begin(), ops1.end(), ops2.begin());
 
  if(it_pair.first == ops1.end())
    return from_integer(s1_size - s2_size, expr.type());
 
  const mp_integer char1 =
    numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(*it_pair.first));
  const mp_integer char2 =
    numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(*it_pair.second));
 
  return from_integer(
    first_shorter ? char1 - char2 : char2 - char1, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_index_of(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns,
  const bool search_from_end)
{
  std::size_t starting_index = 0;
 
  // Determine starting index for the comparison (if given)
  if(expr.arguments().size() == 3)
  {
    auto &starting_index_expr = expr.arguments().at(2);
 
    if(!starting_index_expr.is_constant())
    {
      return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
    }
 
    const mp_integer idx =
      numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(starting_index_expr));
 
    // Negative indices are treated like 0
    if(idx > 0)
    {
      starting_index = numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(idx);
    }
  }
 
  const refined_string_exprt &s1 = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
 
  const auto s1_data_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s1.content(), ns);
 
  if(!s1_data_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const array_exprt &s1_data = s1_data_opt->get();
 
  const auto search_string_size = s1_data.operands().size();
  if(starting_index >= search_string_size)
  {
    return from_integer(-1, expr.type());
  }
 
  unsigned long starting_offset =
    starting_index > 0 ? (search_string_size - 1) - starting_index : 0;
  if(can_cast_expr<refined_string_exprt>(expr.arguments().at(1)))
  {
    // Second argument is a string
 
    const refined_string_exprt &s2 = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
 
    const auto s2_data_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s2.content(), ns);
 
    if(!s2_data_opt)
    {
      return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
    }
 
    const array_exprt &s2_data = s2_data_opt->get();
 
    // Searching for empty string is a special case and is simply the
    // "always found at the first searched position. This needs to take into
    // account starting position and if you're starting from the beginning or
    // end.
    if(s2_data.operands().empty())
      return from_integer(
        search_from_end
          ? starting_index > 0 ? starting_index : search_string_size
          : 0,
        expr.type());
 
    if(search_from_end)
    {
      auto end = std::prev(s1_data.operands().end(), starting_offset);
      auto it = std::find_end(
        s1_data.operands().begin(),
        end,
        s2_data.operands().begin(),
        s2_data.operands().end());
      if(it != end)
        return from_integer(
          std::distance(s1_data.operands().begin(), it), expr.type());
    }
    else
    {
      auto it = std::search(
        std::next(s1_data.operands().begin(), starting_index),
        s1_data.operands().end(),
        s2_data.operands().begin(),
        s2_data.operands().end());
 
      if(it != s1_data.operands().end())
        return from_integer(
          std::distance(s1_data.operands().begin(), it), expr.type());
    }
  }
  else if(expr.arguments().at(1).is_constant())
  {
    // Second argument is a constant character
 
    const constant_exprt &c1 = to_constant_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
    const auto c1_val = numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(c1);
 
    auto pred = [&](const exprt &c2) {
      const auto c2_val = numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(c2));
 
      return c1_val == c2_val;
    };
 
    if(search_from_end)
    {
      auto it = std::find_if(
        std::next(s1_data.operands().rbegin(), starting_offset),
        s1_data.operands().rend(),
        pred);
      if(it != s1_data.operands().rend())
        return from_integer(
          std::distance(s1_data.operands().begin(), it.base() - 1),
          expr.type());
    }
    else
    {
      auto it = std::find_if(
        std::next(s1_data.operands().begin(), starting_index),
        s1_data.operands().end(),
        pred);
      if(it != s1_data.operands().end())
        return from_integer(
          std::distance(s1_data.operands().begin(), it), expr.type());
    }
  }
  else
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  return from_integer(-1, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_char_at(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  if(!expr.arguments().at(1).is_constant())
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const auto &index = to_constant_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
 
  const refined_string_exprt &s = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
 
  const auto char_seq_opt = try_get_string_data_array(s.content(), ns);
 
  if(!char_seq_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const array_exprt &char_seq = char_seq_opt->get();
 
  const auto i_opt = numeric_cast<std::size_t>(index);
 
  if(!i_opt || *i_opt >= char_seq.operands().size())
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const auto &c = to_constant_expr(char_seq.operands().at(*i_opt));
 
  if(c.type() != expr.type())
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  return c;
}

static bool lower_case_string_expression(array_exprt &string_data)
{
  auto &operands = string_data.operands();
  for(auto &operand : operands)
  {
    auto &constant_value = to_constant_expr(operand);
    auto character = numeric_cast_v<unsigned int>(constant_value);
 
    // Can't guarantee matches against non-ASCII characters.
    if(character >= 128)
      return false;
 
    if(isalpha(character))
    {
      if(isupper(character))
        constant_value =
          from_integer(tolower(character), constant_value.type());
    }
  }
 
  return true;
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_equals_ignore_case(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  // We want to get both arguments of any starts-with comparison, and
  // trace them back to the actual string instance. All variables on the
  // way must be constant for us to be sure this will work.
  auto &first_argument = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
  auto &second_argument = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
 
  const auto first_value_opt =
    try_get_string_data_array(first_argument.content(), ns);
 
  if(!first_value_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  array_exprt first_value = first_value_opt->get();
 
  const auto second_value_opt =
    try_get_string_data_array(second_argument.content(), ns);
 
  if(!second_value_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  array_exprt second_value = second_value_opt->get();
 
  // Just lower-case both expressions.
  if(
    !lower_case_string_expression(first_value) ||
    !lower_case_string_expression(second_value))
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
 
  bool is_equal = first_value == second_value;
  return from_integer(is_equal ? 1 : 0, expr.type());
}

static simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_string_startswith(
  const function_application_exprt &expr,
  const namespacet &ns)
{
  // We want to get both arguments of any starts-with comparison, and
  // trace them back to the actual string instance. All variables on the
  // way must be constant for us to be sure this will work.
  auto &first_argument = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(0));
  auto &second_argument = to_string_expr(expr.arguments().at(1));
 
  const auto first_value_opt =
    try_get_string_data_array(first_argument.content(), ns);
 
  if(!first_value_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const array_exprt &first_value = first_value_opt->get();
 
  const auto second_value_opt =
    try_get_string_data_array(second_argument.content(), ns);
 
  if(!second_value_opt)
  {
    return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
  }
 
  const array_exprt &second_value = second_value_opt->get();
 
  mp_integer offset_int = 0;
  if(expr.arguments().size() == 3)
  {
    auto &offset = expr.arguments()[2];
    if(!offset.is_constant())
      return simplify_exprt::unchanged(expr);
    offset_int = numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(offset));
  }
 
  // test whether second_value is a prefix of first_value
  bool is_prefix =
    offset_int >= 0 && mp_integer(first_value.operands().size()) >=
                         offset_int + second_value.operands().size();
  if(is_prefix)
  {
    exprt::operandst::const_iterator second_it =
      second_value.operands().begin();
    for(const auto &first_op : first_value.operands())
    {
      if(offset_int > 0)
        --offset_int;
      else if(second_it == second_value.operands().end())
        break;
      else if(first_op != *second_it)
      {
        is_prefix = false;
        break;
      }
      else
        ++second_it;
    }
  }
 
  return from_integer(is_prefix ? 1 : 0, expr.type());
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_function_application(
  const function_application_exprt &expr)
{
  if(expr.function().id() == ID_lambda)
  {
    // expand the function application
    return to_lambda_expr(expr.function()).application(expr.arguments());
  }
 
  if(expr.function().id() != ID_symbol)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  const irep_idt &func_id = to_symbol_expr(expr.function()).get_identifier();
 
  // String.startsWith() is used to implement String.equals() in the models
  // library
  if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_startswith_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_startswith(expr, ns);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_endswith_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_endswith(expr, ns);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_is_empty_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_is_empty(expr, ns);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_compare_to_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_compare_to(expr, ns);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_index_of_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_index_of(expr, ns, false);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_char_at_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_char_at(expr, ns);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_contains_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_contains(expr, ns);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_last_index_of_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_index_of(expr, ns, true);
  }
  else if(func_id == ID_cprover_string_equals_ignore_case_func)
  {
    return simplify_string_equals_ignore_case(expr, ns);
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_typecast(const typecast_exprt &expr)
{
  const typet &expr_type = expr.type();
  const typet &op_type = expr.op().type();
 
  // eliminate casts of infinity
  if(expr.op().id() == ID_infinity)
  {
    typet new_type=expr.type();
    exprt tmp = expr.op();
    tmp.type()=new_type;
    return std::move(tmp);
  }
 
  // casts from NULL to any integer
  if(
    op_type.id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().is_constant() &&
    to_constant_expr(expr.op()).get_value() == ID_NULL &&
    (expr_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv || expr_type.id() == ID_signedbv) &&
    config.ansi_c.NULL_is_zero)
  {
    return from_integer(0, expr_type);
  }
 
  // casts from pointer to integer
  // where width of integer >= width of pointer
  // (void*)(intX)expr -> (void*)expr
  if(
    expr_type.id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().id() == ID_typecast &&
    (op_type.id() == ID_signedbv || op_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv ||
     op_type.id() == ID_bv) &&
    to_bitvector_type(op_type).get_width() >=
      to_bitvector_type(expr_type).get_width())
  {
    auto new_expr = expr;
    new_expr.op() = to_typecast_expr(expr.op()).op();
    return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // rec. call
  }
 
  // eliminate redundant typecasts
  if(expr.type() == expr.op().type())
  {
    return expr.op();
  }
 
  // eliminate casts to proper bool
  if(expr_type.id()==ID_bool)
  {
    // rewrite (bool)x to x!=0
    binary_relation_exprt inequality(
      expr.op(),
      op_type.id() == ID_floatbv ? ID_ieee_float_notequal : ID_notequal,
      from_integer(0, op_type));
    inequality.add_source_location()=expr.source_location();
    return changed(simplify_node(inequality));
  }
 
  // eliminate casts from proper bool
  if(
    op_type.id() == ID_bool &&
    (expr_type.id() == ID_signedbv || expr_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv ||
     expr_type.id() == ID_c_bool || expr_type.id() == ID_c_bit_field))
  {
    // rewrite (T)(bool) to bool?1:0
    auto one = from_integer(1, expr_type);
    auto zero = from_integer(0, expr_type);
    return changed(simplify_if_preorder(
      if_exprt{expr.op(), std::move(one), std::move(zero)}));
  }
 
  // circular casts through types shorter than `int`
  // we use fixed bit widths as this is specifically for the Java bytecode
  // front-end
  if(op_type == signedbv_typet(32) && expr.op().id() == ID_typecast)
  {
    if(expr_type==c_bool_typet(8) ||
       expr_type==signedbv_typet(8) ||
       expr_type==signedbv_typet(16) ||
       expr_type==unsignedbv_typet(16))
    {
      // We checked that the id was ID_typecast in the enclosing `if`
      const auto &typecast = expr_checked_cast<typecast_exprt>(expr.op());
      if(typecast.op().type()==expr_type)
      {
        return typecast.op();
      }
    }
  }
 
  // eliminate casts to _Bool
  if(expr_type.id()==ID_c_bool &&
     op_type.id()!=ID_bool)
  {
    // rewrite (_Bool)x to (_Bool)(x!=0)
    exprt inequality = is_not_zero(expr.op(), ns);
    auto new_expr = expr;
    new_expr.op() = simplify_node(std::move(inequality));
    return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // recursive call
  }
 
  // eliminate typecasts from NULL
  if(
    expr_type.id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().is_constant() &&
    (to_constant_expr(expr.op()).get_value() == ID_NULL ||
     (expr.op() == 0 && config.ansi_c.NULL_is_zero)))
  {
    exprt tmp = expr.op();
    tmp.type()=expr.type();
    to_constant_expr(tmp).set_value(ID_NULL);
    return std::move(tmp);
  }
 
  // eliminate duplicate pointer typecasts
  // (T1 *)(T2 *)x -> (T1 *)x
  if(
    expr_type.id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().id() == ID_typecast &&
    op_type.id() == ID_pointer)
  {
    auto new_expr = expr;
    new_expr.op() = to_typecast_expr(expr.op()).op();
    return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // recursive call
  }
 
  // casts from integer to pointer and back:
  // (int)(void *)int -> (int)(size_t)int
  if(
    (expr_type.id() == ID_signedbv || expr_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv) &&
    expr.op().id() == ID_typecast && expr.op().operands().size() == 1 &&
    op_type.id() == ID_pointer)
  {
    auto inner_cast = to_typecast_expr(expr.op());
    inner_cast.type() = size_type();
 
    auto outer_cast = expr;
    outer_cast.op() = simplify_typecast(inner_cast); // rec. call
    return changed(simplify_typecast(outer_cast));   // rec. call
  }
 
  // mildly more elaborate version of the above:
  // (int)((T*)0 + int) -> (int)(sizeof(T)*(size_t)int) if NULL is zero
  if(
    config.ansi_c.NULL_is_zero &&
    (expr_type.id() == ID_signedbv || expr_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv) &&
    op_type.id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().id() == ID_plus &&
    expr.op().operands().size() == 2)
  {
    const auto &op_plus_expr = to_plus_expr(expr.op());
 
    if(
      (op_plus_expr.op0().id() == ID_typecast &&
       to_typecast_expr(op_plus_expr.op0()).op() == 0) ||
      (op_plus_expr.op0().is_constant() &&
       to_constant_expr(op_plus_expr.op0()).is_null_pointer()))
    {
      auto sub_size =
        pointer_offset_size(to_pointer_type(op_type).base_type(), ns);
      if(sub_size.has_value())
      {
        auto new_expr = expr;
        exprt offset_expr =
          simplify_typecast(typecast_exprt(op_plus_expr.op1(), size_type()));
 
        // void*
        if(*sub_size == 0 || *sub_size == 1)
          new_expr.op() = offset_expr;
        else
        {
          new_expr.op() = simplify_mult(
            mult_exprt(from_integer(*sub_size, size_type()), offset_expr));
        }
 
        return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // rec. call
      }
    }
  }
 
  // Push a numerical typecast into various integer operations, i.e.,
  // (T)(x OP y) ---> (T)x OP (T)y
  //
  // Doesn't work for many, e.g., pointer difference, floating-point,
  // division, modulo.
  // Many operations fail if the width of T
  // is bigger than that of (x OP y). This includes ID_bitnot and
  // anything that might overflow, e.g., ID_plus.
  //
  if((expr_type.id()==ID_signedbv || expr_type.id()==ID_unsignedbv) &&
     (op_type.id()==ID_signedbv || op_type.id()==ID_unsignedbv))
  {
    bool enlarge=
      to_bitvector_type(expr_type).get_width()>
      to_bitvector_type(op_type).get_width();
 
    if(!enlarge)
    {
      irep_idt op_id = expr.op().id();
 
      if(
        op_id == ID_plus || op_id == ID_minus || op_id == ID_mult ||
        op_id == ID_unary_minus || op_id == ID_bitxor || op_id == ID_bitxnor ||
        op_id == ID_bitor || op_id == ID_bitand)
      {
        exprt result = expr.op();
 
        if(
          result.operands().size() >= 1 &&
          to_multi_ary_expr(result).op0().type() == result.type())
        {
          result.type()=expr.type();
 
          Forall_operands(it, result)
          {
            auto new_operand = typecast_exprt(*it, expr.type());
            *it = simplify_typecast(new_operand); // recursive call
          }
 
          return changed(simplify_node(result)); // possibly recursive call
        }
      }
      else if(op_id==ID_ashr || op_id==ID_lshr || op_id==ID_shl)
      {
      }
    }
  }
 
  // Push a numerical typecast into pointer arithmetic
  // (T)(ptr + int) ---> (T)((size_t)ptr + sizeof(subtype)*(size_t)int)
  //
  if(
    (expr_type.id() == ID_signedbv || expr_type.id() == ID_unsignedbv) &&
    op_type.id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().id() == ID_plus)
  {
    const auto step =
      pointer_offset_size(to_pointer_type(op_type).base_type(), ns);
 
    if(step.has_value() && *step != 0)
    {
      const typet size_t_type(size_type());
      auto new_expr = expr;
 
      new_expr.op().type() = size_t_type;
 
      for(auto &op : new_expr.op().operands())
      {
        exprt new_op = simplify_typecast(typecast_exprt(op, size_t_type));
        if(op.type().id() != ID_pointer && *step > 1)
        {
          new_op =
            simplify_mult(mult_exprt(from_integer(*step, size_t_type), new_op));
        }
        op = std::move(new_op);
      }
 
      new_expr.op() = simplify_plus(to_plus_expr(new_expr.op()));
 
      return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // recursive call
    }
  }
 
  // Push a pointer typecast into pointer arithmetic
  // (T)(ptr + int) ---> (T)ptr + sizeof(inner-st)/sizeof(outer-st)*int
  // when the inner subtype's size is a multiple of the outer subtype's size
  if(
    expr_type.id() == ID_pointer && op_type.id() == ID_pointer &&
    expr.op().id() == ID_plus)
  {
    const auto step =
      pointer_offset_size(to_pointer_type(op_type).base_type(), ns);
    const auto new_step =
      pointer_offset_size(to_pointer_type(expr_type).base_type(), ns);
 
    if(
      step.has_value() && *step != 0 && new_step.has_value() &&
      *new_step != 0 && *step >= *new_step && *step % *new_step == 0)
    {
      auto new_expr = expr.op();
      new_expr.type() = expr.type();
 
      for(auto &op : new_expr.operands())
      {
        if(op.type().id() == ID_pointer)
        {
          exprt new_op = simplify_typecast(typecast_exprt{op, expr.type()});
          op = std::move(new_op);
        }
        else if(*step > *new_step)
        {
          exprt new_op = simplify_mult(
            mult_exprt{from_integer(*step / *new_step, op.type()), op});
          op = std::move(new_op);
        }
      }
 
      return changed(simplify_plus(to_plus_expr(new_expr)));
    }
  }
 
  const irep_idt &expr_type_id=expr_type.id();
  const exprt &operand = expr.op();
  const irep_idt &op_type_id=op_type.id();
 
  if(operand.is_constant())
  {
    const irep_idt &value=to_constant_expr(operand).get_value();
 
    // preserve the sizeof type annotation
    typet c_sizeof_type=
      static_cast<const typet &>(operand.find(ID_C_c_sizeof_type));
 
    if(op_type_id==ID_integer ||
       op_type_id==ID_natural)
    {
      // from integer to ...
 
      mp_integer int_value=string2integer(id2string(value));
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_bool)
      {
        return make_boolean_expr(int_value != 0);
      }
 
      if(
        expr_type_id == ID_unsignedbv || expr_type_id == ID_signedbv ||
        expr_type_id == ID_c_enum || expr_type_id == ID_c_bit_field ||
        expr_type_id == ID_integer || expr_type_id == ID_natural ||
        expr_type_id == ID_rational || expr_type_id == ID_real)
      {
        return from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
      }
      else if(expr_type_id == ID_c_enum_tag)
      {
        const auto &c_enum_type = ns.follow_tag(to_c_enum_tag_type(expr_type));
        if(!c_enum_type.is_incomplete()) // possibly incomplete
        {
          exprt tmp = from_integer(int_value, c_enum_type);
          tmp.type() = expr_type; // we maintain the tag type
          return std::move(tmp);
        }
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_rational)
    {
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_real)
    {
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_bool)
    {
      if(expr_type_id==ID_unsignedbv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_signedbv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_integer ||
         expr_type_id==ID_natural ||
         expr_type_id==ID_rational ||
         expr_type_id==ID_c_bool ||
         expr_type_id==ID_c_enum ||
         expr_type_id==ID_c_bit_field)
      {
        if(operand == true)
        {
          return from_integer(1, expr_type);
        }
        else if(operand == false)
        {
          return from_integer(0, expr_type);
        }
      }
      else if(expr_type_id==ID_c_enum_tag)
      {
        const auto &c_enum_type = ns.follow_tag(to_c_enum_tag_type(expr_type));
        if(!c_enum_type.is_incomplete()) // possibly incomplete
        {
          unsigned int_value = operand == true ? 1u : 0u;
          exprt tmp=from_integer(int_value, c_enum_type);
          tmp.type()=expr_type; // we maintain the tag type
          return std::move(tmp);
        }
      }
      else if(
        expr_type_id == ID_pointer && operand == false &&
        config.ansi_c.NULL_is_zero)
      {
        return null_pointer_exprt(to_pointer_type(expr_type));
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_unsignedbv ||
            op_type_id==ID_signedbv ||
            op_type_id==ID_c_bit_field ||
            op_type_id==ID_c_bool)
    {
      mp_integer int_value;
 
      if(to_integer(to_constant_expr(operand), int_value))
        return unchanged(expr);
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_bool)
      {
        return make_boolean_expr(int_value != 0);
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_c_bool)
      {
        return from_integer(int_value != 0, expr_type);
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_integer)
      {
        return from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_natural)
      {
        if(int_value>=0)
        {
          return from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
        }
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_unsignedbv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_signedbv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_bv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_c_bit_field)
      {
        auto result = from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
 
        if(c_sizeof_type.is_not_nil())
          result.set(ID_C_c_sizeof_type, c_sizeof_type);
 
        return std::move(result);
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_c_enum_tag)
      {
        const auto &c_enum_type = ns.follow_tag(to_c_enum_tag_type(expr_type));
        if(!c_enum_type.is_incomplete()) // possibly incomplete
        {
          exprt tmp=from_integer(int_value, c_enum_type);
          tmp.type()=expr_type; // we maintain the tag type
          return std::move(tmp);
        }
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_c_enum)
      {
        return from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_fixedbv)
      {
        // int to float
        const fixedbv_typet &f_expr_type=
          to_fixedbv_type(expr_type);
 
        fixedbvt f;
        f.spec=fixedbv_spect(f_expr_type);
        f.from_integer(int_value);
        return f.to_expr();
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_floatbv)
      {
        // int to float
        const floatbv_typet &f_expr_type=
          to_floatbv_type(expr_type);
 
        auto rm = ieee_floatt::rounding_modet::ROUND_TO_EVEN;
        ieee_floatt f(f_expr_type, rm);
        f.from_integer(int_value);
 
        return f.to_expr();
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_rational)
      {
        rationalt r(int_value);
        return from_rational(r);
      }
 
      if(expr_type_id == ID_real)
      {
        return from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_fixedbv)
    {
      if(expr_type_id==ID_unsignedbv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_signedbv)
      {
        // cast from fixedbv to int
        fixedbvt f(to_constant_expr(expr.op()));
        return from_integer(f.to_integer(), expr_type);
      }
      else if(expr_type_id==ID_fixedbv)
      {
        // fixedbv to fixedbv
        fixedbvt f(to_constant_expr(expr.op()));
        f.round(fixedbv_spect(to_fixedbv_type(expr_type)));
        return f.to_expr();
      }
      else if(expr_type_id == ID_bv)
      {
        fixedbvt f{to_constant_expr(expr.op())};
        return from_integer(f.get_value(), expr_type);
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_floatbv)
    {
      ieee_floatt f(
        to_constant_expr(expr.op()),
        ieee_floatt::rounding_modet::ROUND_TO_EVEN);
 
      if(expr_type_id==ID_unsignedbv ||
         expr_type_id==ID_signedbv)
      {
        // cast from float to int
        return from_integer(f.to_integer(), expr_type);
      }
      else if(expr_type_id==ID_floatbv)
      {
        // float to double or double to float
        f.change_spec(ieee_float_spect(to_floatbv_type(expr_type)));
        return f.to_expr();
      }
      else if(expr_type_id==ID_fixedbv)
      {
        fixedbvt fixedbv;
        fixedbv.spec=fixedbv_spect(to_fixedbv_type(expr_type));
        ieee_floatt factor(f.spec, ieee_floatt::rounding_modet::ROUND_TO_EVEN);
        factor.from_integer(power(2, fixedbv.spec.get_fraction_bits()));
        f*=factor;
        fixedbv.set_value(f.to_integer());
        return fixedbv.to_expr();
      }
      else if(expr_type_id == ID_bv)
      {
        return from_integer(f.pack(), expr_type);
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_bv)
    {
      if(
        expr_type_id == ID_unsignedbv || expr_type_id == ID_signedbv ||
        expr_type_id == ID_c_enum || expr_type_id == ID_c_enum_tag ||
        expr_type_id == ID_c_bit_field)
      {
        const auto width = to_bv_type(op_type).get_width();
        const auto int_value = bvrep2integer(value, width, false);
        if(expr_type_id != ID_c_enum_tag)
          return from_integer(int_value, expr_type);
        else
        {
          c_enum_tag_typet tag_type = to_c_enum_tag_type(expr_type);
          auto result = from_integer(int_value, ns.follow_tag(tag_type));
          result.type() = tag_type;
          return std::move(result);
        }
      }
      else if(expr_type_id == ID_floatbv)
      {
        const auto width = to_bv_type(op_type).get_width();
        const auto int_value = bvrep2integer(value, width, false);
        ieee_float_valuet ieee_float{to_floatbv_type(expr_type)};
        ieee_float.unpack(int_value);
        return ieee_float.to_expr();
      }
      else if(expr_type_id == ID_fixedbv)
      {
        const auto width = to_bv_type(op_type).get_width();
        const auto int_value = bvrep2integer(value, width, false);
        fixedbvt fixedbv{fixedbv_spect{to_fixedbv_type(expr_type)}};
        fixedbv.set_value(int_value);
        return fixedbv.to_expr();
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_c_enum_tag) // enum to int
    {
      const typet &base_type =
        ns.follow_tag(to_c_enum_tag_type(op_type)).underlying_type();
      if(base_type.id()==ID_signedbv || base_type.id()==ID_unsignedbv)
      {
        // enum constants use the representation of their base type
        auto new_expr = expr;
        new_expr.op().type() = base_type;
        return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // recursive call
      }
    }
    else if(op_type_id==ID_c_enum) // enum to int
    {
      const typet &base_type = to_c_enum_type(op_type).underlying_type();
      if(base_type.id()==ID_signedbv || base_type.id()==ID_unsignedbv)
      {
        // enum constants use the representation of their base type
        auto new_expr = expr;
        new_expr.op().type() = base_type;
        return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // recursive call
      }
    }
  }
  else if(operand.id()==ID_typecast) // typecast of typecast
  {
    // (T1)(T2)x ---> (T1)
    // where T1 has fewer bits than T2
    if(
      op_type_id == expr_type_id &&
      (expr_type_id == ID_unsignedbv || expr_type_id == ID_signedbv ||
       expr_type_id == ID_bv) &&
      to_bitvector_type(expr_type).get_width() <=
        to_bitvector_type(operand.type()).get_width())
    {
      auto new_expr = expr;
      new_expr.op() = to_typecast_expr(operand).op();
      // might enable further simplification
      return changed(simplify_typecast(new_expr)); // recursive call
    }
  }
  else if(operand.id()==ID_address_of)
  {
    const exprt &o=to_address_of_expr(operand).object();
 
    // turn &array into &array[0] when casting to pointer-to-element-type
    if(
      o.type().id() == ID_array &&
      expr_type == pointer_type(to_array_type(o.type()).element_type()))
    {
      auto result =
        address_of_exprt(index_exprt(o, from_integer(0, size_type())));
 
      return changed(simplify_address_of(result)); // recursive call
    }
  }
  else if(auto extractbits = expr_try_dynamic_cast<extractbits_exprt>(operand))
  {
    if(
      expr_type_id != ID_floatbv && expr_type_id != ID_pointer &&
      can_cast_type<bitvector_typet>(expr_type) &&
      can_cast_type<bitvector_typet>(operand.type()) &&
      to_bitvector_type(expr_type).get_width() ==
        to_bitvector_type(operand.type()).get_width())
    {
      extractbits_exprt result = *extractbits;
      result.type() = expr_type;
      return changed(simplify_extractbits(result));
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_typecast_preorder(const typecast_exprt &expr)
{
  const typet &expr_type = expr.type();
  const typet &op_type = expr.op().type();
 
  // (T)(a?b:c) --> a?(T)b:(T)c; don't do this for floating-point type casts as
  // the type cast itself may be costly
  if(
    expr.op().id() == ID_if && expr_type.id() != ID_floatbv &&
    op_type.id() != ID_floatbv)
  {
    if_exprt if_expr = lift_if(expr, 0);
    return changed(simplify_if_preorder(if_expr));
  }
  else
  {
    auto r_it = simplify_rec(expr.op()); // recursive call
    if(r_it.has_changed())
    {
      auto tmp = expr;
      tmp.op() = r_it.expr;
      return tmp;
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_dereference(const dereference_exprt &expr)
{
  const exprt &pointer = expr.pointer();
 
  if(pointer.type().id()!=ID_pointer)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  if(pointer.id()==ID_address_of)
  {
    exprt tmp=to_address_of_expr(pointer).object();
    // one address_of is gone, try again
    return changed(simplify_rec(tmp));
  }
  // rewrite *(&a[0] + x) to a[x]
  else if(
    pointer.id() == ID_plus && pointer.operands().size() == 2 &&
    to_plus_expr(pointer).op0().id() == ID_address_of)
  {
    const auto &pointer_plus_expr = to_plus_expr(pointer);
 
    const address_of_exprt &address_of =
      to_address_of_expr(pointer_plus_expr.op0());
 
    if(address_of.object().id()==ID_index)
    {
      const index_exprt &old=to_index_expr(address_of.object());
      if(old.array().type().id() == ID_array)
      {
        index_exprt idx(
          old.array(),
          pointer_offset_sum(old.index(), pointer_plus_expr.op1()),
          to_array_type(old.array().type()).element_type());
        return changed(simplify_rec(idx));
      }
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_dereference_preorder(const dereference_exprt &expr)
{
  const exprt &pointer = expr.pointer();
 
  if(pointer.id() == ID_if)
  {
    if_exprt if_expr = lift_if(expr, 0);
    return changed(simplify_if_preorder(if_expr));
  }
  else
  {
    auto r_it = simplify_rec(pointer); // recursive call
    if(r_it.has_changed())
    {
      auto tmp = expr;
      tmp.pointer() = r_it.expr;
      return tmp;
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_lambda(const lambda_exprt &expr)
{
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_with(const with_exprt &expr)
{
  // now look at first operand
 
  if(
    expr.old().type().id() == ID_struct ||
    expr.old().type().id() == ID_struct_tag)
  {
    const struct_typet &old_type_followed =
      expr.old().type().id() == ID_struct_tag
        ? ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(expr.old().type()))
        : to_struct_type(expr.old().type());
    const irep_idt &component_name = expr.where().get(ID_component_name);
 
    if(expr.old().id() == ID_struct || expr.old().is_constant())
    {
      if(!old_type_followed.has_component(component_name))
        return unchanged(expr);
 
      std::size_t number = old_type_followed.component_number(component_name);
 
      if(number >= expr.old().operands().size())
        return unchanged(expr);
 
      exprt result = expr.old();
      result.operands()[number] = expr.new_value();
      return result;
    }
    else if(
      old_type_followed.components().size() == 1 &&
      old_type_followed.has_component(component_name))
    {
      return struct_exprt{{expr.new_value()}, expr.type()};
    }
  }
  else if(
    expr.old().type().id() == ID_array || expr.old().type().id() == ID_vector)
  {
    if(
      expr.old().id() == ID_array || expr.old().is_constant() ||
      expr.old().id() == ID_vector)
    {
      const auto i = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.where());
 
      if(i.has_value() && *i >= 0 && *i < expr.old().operands().size())
      {
        exprt result = expr.old();
        result.operands()[numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*i)] = expr.new_value();
        return result;
      }
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_update(const update_exprt &expr)
{
  // this is to push updates into (possibly nested) constants
 
  const exprt::operandst &designator = expr.designator();
 
  exprt updated_value = expr.old();
  exprt *value_ptr=&updated_value;
 
  for(const auto &e : designator)
  {
    if(e.id()==ID_index_designator &&
       value_ptr->id()==ID_array)
    {
      const auto i = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(to_index_designator(e).index());
 
      if(!i.has_value())
        return unchanged(expr);
 
      if(*i < 0 || *i >= value_ptr->operands().size())
        return unchanged(expr);
 
      value_ptr = &value_ptr->operands()[numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*i)];
    }
    else if(e.id()==ID_member_designator &&
            value_ptr->id()==ID_struct)
    {
      const irep_idt &component_name=
        e.get(ID_component_name);
      const struct_typet &value_ptr_struct_type =
        value_ptr->type().id() == ID_struct_tag
          ? ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(value_ptr->type()))
          : to_struct_type(value_ptr->type());
      if(!value_ptr_struct_type.has_component(component_name))
        return unchanged(expr);
      auto &designator_as_struct_expr = to_struct_expr(*value_ptr);
      value_ptr = &designator_as_struct_expr.component(component_name, ns);
      CHECK_RETURN(value_ptr->is_not_nil());
    }
    else
      return unchanged(expr); // give up, unknown designator
  }
 
  // found, done
  *value_ptr = expr.new_value();
  return updated_value;
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_object(const exprt &expr)
{
  if(expr.id()==ID_plus)
  {
    if(expr.type().id()==ID_pointer)
    {
      // kill integers from sum
      for(auto &op : expr.operands())
        if(op.type().id() == ID_pointer)
          return changed(simplify_object(op)); // recursive call
    }
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_typecast)
  {
    auto const &typecast_expr = to_typecast_expr(expr);
    const typet &op_type = typecast_expr.op().type();
 
    if(op_type.id()==ID_pointer)
    {
      // cast from pointer to pointer
      return changed(simplify_object(typecast_expr.op())); // recursive call
    }
    else if(op_type.id()==ID_signedbv || op_type.id()==ID_unsignedbv)
    {
      // cast from integer to pointer
 
      // We do a bit of special treatment for (TYPE *)(a+(int)&o) and
      // (TYPE *)(a+(int)((T*)&o+x)), which are re-written to '&o'.
 
      const exprt &casted_expr = typecast_expr.op();
      if(casted_expr.id() == ID_plus && casted_expr.operands().size() == 2)
      {
        const auto &plus_expr = to_plus_expr(casted_expr);
 
        const exprt &cand = plus_expr.op0().id() == ID_typecast
                              ? plus_expr.op0()
                              : plus_expr.op1();
 
        if(cand.id() == ID_typecast)
        {
          const auto &typecast_op = to_typecast_expr(cand).op();
 
          if(typecast_op.id() == ID_address_of)
          {
            return typecast_op;
          }
          else if(
            typecast_op.id() == ID_plus && typecast_op.operands().size() == 2 &&
            to_plus_expr(typecast_op).op0().id() == ID_typecast &&
            to_typecast_expr(to_plus_expr(typecast_op).op0()).op().id() ==
              ID_address_of)
          {
            return to_typecast_expr(to_plus_expr(typecast_op).op0()).op();
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_address_of)
  {
    const auto &object = to_address_of_expr(expr).object();
 
    if(object.id() == ID_index)
    {
      // &some[i] -> &some
      address_of_exprt new_expr(to_index_expr(object).array());
      return changed(simplify_object(new_expr)); // recursion
    }
    else if(object.id() == ID_member)
    {
      // &some.f -> &some
      address_of_exprt new_expr(to_member_expr(object).compound());
      return changed(simplify_object(new_expr)); // recursion
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_byte_extract(const byte_extract_exprt &expr)
{
  // lift up any ID_if on the object
  if(expr.op().id() == ID_if)
  {
    if_exprt if_expr = lift_if(expr, 0);
    if_expr.true_case() =
      simplify_byte_extract(to_byte_extract_expr(if_expr.true_case()));
    if_expr.false_case() =
      simplify_byte_extract(to_byte_extract_expr(if_expr.false_case()));
    return changed(simplify_if(if_expr));
  }
 
  const auto el_size = pointer_offset_bits(expr.type(), ns);
  if(el_size.has_value() && *el_size < 0)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  // byte_extract(byte_extract(root, offset1), offset2) =>
  // byte_extract(root, offset1+offset2)
  if(expr.op().id()==expr.id())
  {
    auto tmp = expr;
 
    tmp.offset() = simplify_rec(plus_exprt(
      typecast_exprt::conditional_cast(
        to_byte_extract_expr(expr.op()).offset(), expr.offset().type()),
      expr.offset()));
    tmp.op() = to_byte_extract_expr(expr.op()).op();
 
    return changed(simplify_byte_extract(tmp)); // recursive call
  }
 
  // byte_extract(byte_update(root, offset, value), offset) =>
  // value
  if(
    ((expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_big_endian &&
      expr.op().id() == ID_byte_update_big_endian) ||
     (expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_little_endian &&
      expr.op().id() == ID_byte_update_little_endian)) &&
    expr.offset() == to_byte_update_expr(as_const(expr).op()).offset())
  {
    const auto &op_byte_update = to_byte_update_expr(expr.op());
 
    if(expr.type() == op_byte_update.value().type())
    {
      return op_byte_update.value();
    }
    else if(el_size.has_value())
    {
      const auto update_bits_opt =
        pointer_offset_bits(op_byte_update.value().type(), ns);
 
      if(update_bits_opt.has_value() && *el_size <= *update_bits_opt)
      {
        auto tmp = expr;
        tmp.op() = op_byte_update.value();
        tmp.offset() = from_integer(0, expr.offset().type());
 
        return changed(simplify_byte_extract(tmp)); // recursive call
      }
    }
  }
 
  auto offset = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.offset());
  if(offset.has_value() && *offset < 0)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  // try to simplify byte_extract(byte_update(...))
  auto const bu = expr_try_dynamic_cast<byte_update_exprt>(expr.op());
  std::optional<mp_integer> update_offset;
  if(bu)
    update_offset = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(bu->offset());
  if(
    offset.has_value() && bu && el_size.has_value() &&
    update_offset.has_value())
  {
    // byte_extract(byte_update(root, offset_u, value), offset_e) so that the
    // update does not affect what is being extracted simplifies to
    // byte_extract(root, offset_e)
    //
    // byte_extract(byte_update(root, offset_u, value), offset_e) so that the
    // extracted range fully lies within the update value simplifies to
    // byte_extract(value, offset_e - offset_u)
    if(
      *offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte() + *el_size <=
      *update_offset * bu->get_bits_per_byte())
    {
      // extracting before the update
      auto tmp = expr;
      tmp.op() = bu->op();
      return changed(simplify_byte_extract(tmp)); // recursive call
    }
    else if(
      const auto update_size = pointer_offset_bits(bu->value().type(), ns))
    {
      if(
        *offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte() >=
        *update_offset * bu->get_bits_per_byte() + *update_size)
      {
        // extracting after the update
        auto tmp = expr;
        tmp.op() = bu->op();
        return changed(simplify_byte_extract(tmp)); // recursive call
      }
      else if(
        *offset >= *update_offset &&
        *offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte() + *el_size <=
          *update_offset * bu->get_bits_per_byte() + *update_size)
      {
        // extracting from the update
        auto tmp = expr;
        tmp.op() = bu->value();
        tmp.offset() =
          from_integer(*offset - *update_offset, expr.offset().type());
        return changed(simplify_byte_extract(tmp)); // recursive call
      }
    }
  }
 
  // don't do any of the following if endianness doesn't match, as
  // bytes need to be swapped
  if(
    offset.has_value() && *offset == 0 &&
    ((expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_little_endian &&
      config.ansi_c.endianness ==
        configt::ansi_ct::endiannesst::IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN) ||
     (expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_big_endian &&
      config.ansi_c.endianness ==
        configt::ansi_ct::endiannesst::IS_BIG_ENDIAN)))
  {
    // byte extract of full object is object
    if(expr.type() == expr.op().type())
    {
      return expr.op();
    }
    else if(
      expr.type().id() == ID_pointer && expr.op().type().id() == ID_pointer)
    {
      return typecast_exprt(expr.op(), expr.type());
    }
  }
 
  if(
    (expr.type().id() == ID_union &&
     to_union_type(expr.type()).components().empty()) ||
    (expr.type().id() == ID_union_tag &&
     ns.follow_tag(to_union_tag_type(expr.type())).components().empty()))
  {
    return empty_union_exprt{expr.type()};
  }
  else if(
    (expr.type().id() == ID_struct &&
     to_struct_type(expr.type()).components().empty()) ||
    (expr.type().id() == ID_struct_tag &&
     ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(expr.type())).components().empty()))
  {
    return struct_exprt{{}, expr.type()};
  }
 
  // no proper simplification for expr.type()==void
  // or types of unknown size
  if(!el_size.has_value() || *el_size == 0)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  if(
    offset.has_value() && expr.op().id() == ID_array_of &&
    to_array_of_expr(expr.op()).op().is_constant())
  {
    const auto const_bits_opt = expr2bits(
      to_array_of_expr(expr.op()).op(),
      config.ansi_c.endianness ==
        configt::ansi_ct::endiannesst::IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
      ns);
 
    if(!const_bits_opt.has_value())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    std::string const_bits=const_bits_opt.value();
 
    DATA_INVARIANT(!const_bits.empty(), "bit representation must be non-empty");
 
    // double the string until we have sufficiently many bits
    while(mp_integer(const_bits.size()) <
          *offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte() + *el_size)
    {
      const_bits+=const_bits;
    }
 
    std::string el_bits = std::string(
      const_bits,
      numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte()),
      numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*el_size));
 
    auto tmp = bits2expr(
      el_bits, expr.type(), expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_little_endian, ns);
 
    if(tmp.has_value())
      return std::move(*tmp);
  }
 
  // in some cases we even handle non-const array_of
  if(
    offset.has_value() && expr.op().id() == ID_array_of &&
    (*offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte()) % (*el_size) == 0 &&
    *el_size <=
      pointer_offset_bits(to_array_of_expr(expr.op()).what().type(), ns))
  {
    auto tmp = expr;
    tmp.op() = simplify_index(index_exprt(expr.op(), expr.offset()));
    tmp.offset() = from_integer(0, expr.offset().type());
    return changed(simplify_byte_extract(tmp));
  }
 
  // extract bits of a constant
  const auto bits =
    expr2bits(expr.op(), expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_little_endian, ns);
 
  if(
    offset.has_value() && bits.has_value() &&
    mp_integer(bits->size()) >= *el_size + *offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte())
  {
    // make sure we don't lose bits with structs containing flexible array
    // members
    const bool struct_has_flexible_array_member = has_subtype(
      expr.type(),
      [&](const typet &type) {
        if(type.id() != ID_struct && type.id() != ID_struct_tag)
          return false;
 
        const struct_typet &st = type.id() == ID_struct_tag
                                   ? ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(type))
                                   : to_struct_type(type);
        const auto &comps = st.components();
        if(comps.empty() || comps.back().type().id() != ID_array)
          return false;
 
        if(comps.back().type().get_bool(ID_C_flexible_array_member))
          return true;
 
        const auto size =
          numeric_cast<mp_integer>(to_array_type(comps.back().type()).size());
        return !size.has_value() || *size <= 1;
      },
      ns);
    if(!struct_has_flexible_array_member)
    {
      std::string bits_cut = std::string(
        bits.value(),
        numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte()),
        numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*el_size));
 
      auto tmp = bits2expr(
        bits_cut, expr.type(), expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_little_endian, ns);
 
      if(tmp.has_value())
        return std::move(*tmp);
    }
  }
 
  // push byte extracts into struct or union expressions, just like
  // lower_byte_extract does (this is the same code, except recursive calls use
  // simplify rather than lower_byte_extract)
  if(expr.op().id() == ID_struct || expr.op().id() == ID_union)
  {
    if(expr.type().id() == ID_struct || expr.type().id() == ID_struct_tag)
    {
      const struct_typet &struct_type =
        expr.type().id() == ID_struct_tag
          ? ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(expr.type()))
          : to_struct_type(expr.type());
      const struct_typet::componentst &components = struct_type.components();
 
      bool failed = false;
      struct_exprt s({}, expr.type());
 
      for(const auto &comp : components)
      {
        auto component_bits = pointer_offset_bits(comp.type(), ns);
 
        // the next member would be misaligned, abort
        if(
          !component_bits.has_value() || *component_bits == 0 ||
          *component_bits % expr.get_bits_per_byte() != 0)
        {
          failed = true;
          break;
        }
 
        auto member_offset_opt =
          member_offset_expr(struct_type, comp.get_name(), ns);
 
        if(!member_offset_opt.has_value())
        {
          failed = true;
          break;
        }
 
        exprt new_offset = simplify_rec(
          plus_exprt{expr.offset(),
                     typecast_exprt::conditional_cast(
                       member_offset_opt.value(), expr.offset().type())});
 
        byte_extract_exprt tmp = expr;
        tmp.type() = comp.type();
        tmp.offset() = new_offset;
 
        s.add_to_operands(simplify_byte_extract(tmp));
      }
 
      if(!failed)
        return s;
    }
    else if(expr.type().id() == ID_union || expr.type().id() == ID_union_tag)
    {
      const union_typet &union_type =
        expr.type().id() == ID_union_tag
          ? ns.follow_tag(to_union_tag_type(expr.type()))
          : to_union_type(expr.type());
      auto widest_member_opt = union_type.find_widest_union_component(ns);
      if(widest_member_opt.has_value())
      {
        byte_extract_exprt be = expr;
        be.type() = widest_member_opt->first.type();
        return union_exprt{widest_member_opt->first.get_name(),
                           simplify_byte_extract(be),
                           expr.type()};
      }
    }
  }
  else if(expr.op().id() == ID_array)
  {
    const array_typet &array_type = to_array_type(expr.op().type());
    const auto &element_bit_width =
      pointer_offset_bits(array_type.element_type(), ns);
    if(
      offset.has_value() && element_bit_width.has_value() &&
      *element_bit_width > 0)
    {
      if(
        *offset > 0 &&
        *offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte() % *element_bit_width == 0)
      {
        const auto elements_to_erase = numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(
          (*offset * expr.get_bits_per_byte()) / *element_bit_width);
        array_exprt slice = to_array_expr(expr.op());
        slice.operands().erase(
          slice.operands().begin(),
          slice.operands().begin() +
            std::min(elements_to_erase, slice.operands().size()));
        slice.type().size() =
          from_integer(slice.operands().size(), slice.type().size().type());
        byte_extract_exprt be = expr;
        be.op() = slice;
        be.offset() = from_integer(0, expr.offset().type());
        return changed(simplify_byte_extract(be));
      }
      else if(*offset == 0 && *el_size % *element_bit_width == 0)
      {
        const auto elements_to_keep =
          numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*el_size / *element_bit_width);
        array_exprt slice = to_array_expr(expr.op());
        if(slice.operands().size() > elements_to_keep)
        {
          slice.operands().resize(elements_to_keep);
          slice.type().size() =
            from_integer(slice.operands().size(), slice.type().size().type());
          byte_extract_exprt be = expr;
          be.op() = slice;
          return changed(simplify_byte_extract(be));
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  // try to refine it down to extracting from a member or an index in an array
  auto subexpr =
    get_subexpression_at_offset(expr.op(), expr.offset(), expr.type(), ns);
  if(subexpr.has_value() && subexpr.value() != expr)
    return changed(simplify_rec(subexpr.value())); // recursive call
 
  if(can_forward_propagatet(ns)(expr))
    return changed(simplify_rec(lower_byte_extract(expr, ns)));
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_byte_extract_preorder(const byte_extract_exprt &expr)
{
  // lift up any ID_if on the object
  if(expr.op().id() == ID_if)
  {
    if_exprt if_expr = lift_if(expr, 0);
    return changed(simplify_if_preorder(if_expr));
  }
  else
  {
    std::optional<exprt::operandst> new_operands;
 
    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < expr.operands().size(); ++i)
    {
      auto r_it = simplify_rec(expr.operands()[i]); // recursive call
      if(r_it.has_changed())
      {
        if(!new_operands.has_value())
          new_operands = expr.operands();
        (*new_operands)[i] = std::move(r_it.expr);
      }
    }
 
    if(new_operands.has_value())
    {
      exprt result = expr;
      std::swap(result.operands(), *new_operands);
      return result;
    }
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_byte_update(const byte_update_exprt &expr)
{
  // byte_update(byte_update(root, offset, value), offset, value2) =>
  // byte_update(root, offset, value2)
  if(
    expr.id() == expr.op().id() &&
    expr.offset() == to_byte_update_expr(expr.op()).offset() &&
    expr.value().type() == to_byte_update_expr(expr.op()).value().type())
  {
    auto tmp = expr;
    tmp.set_op(to_byte_update_expr(expr.op()).op());
    return std::move(tmp);
  }
 
  const exprt &root = expr.op();
  const exprt &offset = expr.offset();
  const exprt &value = expr.value();
  const auto val_size = pointer_offset_bits(value.type(), ns);
  const auto root_size = pointer_offset_bits(root.type(), ns);
 
  const auto matching_byte_extract_id =
    expr.id() == ID_byte_update_little_endian ? ID_byte_extract_little_endian
                                              : ID_byte_extract_big_endian;
 
  // byte update of full object is byte_extract(new value)
  if(
    offset == 0 && val_size.has_value() && *val_size > 0 &&
    root_size.has_value() && *root_size > 0 && *val_size >= *root_size)
  {
    byte_extract_exprt be(
      matching_byte_extract_id,
      value,
      offset,
      expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
      expr.type());
 
    return changed(simplify_byte_extract(be));
  }
 
  // update bits in a constant
  const auto offset_int = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(offset);
  if(
    root_size.has_value() && *root_size >= 0 && val_size.has_value() &&
    *val_size >= 0 && offset_int.has_value() && *offset_int >= 0 &&
    *offset_int * expr.get_bits_per_byte() + *val_size <= *root_size)
  {
    auto root_bits =
      expr2bits(root, expr.id() == ID_byte_update_little_endian, ns);
 
    if(root_bits.has_value())
    {
      const auto val_bits =
        expr2bits(value, expr.id() == ID_byte_update_little_endian, ns);
 
      if(val_bits.has_value())
      {
        root_bits->replace(
          numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*offset_int * expr.get_bits_per_byte()),
          numeric_cast_v<std::size_t>(*val_size),
          *val_bits);
 
        auto tmp = bits2expr(
          *root_bits,
          expr.type(),
          expr.id() == ID_byte_update_little_endian,
          ns);
 
        if(tmp.has_value())
          return std::move(*tmp);
      }
    }
  }
 
  /*
   * byte_update(root, offset,
   *             extract(root, offset) WITH component:=value)
   * =>
   * byte_update(root, offset + component offset,
   *             value)
   */
 
  if(value.id()==ID_with)
  {
    const with_exprt &with=to_with_expr(value);
 
    if(with.old().id() == matching_byte_extract_id)
    {
      const byte_extract_exprt &extract=to_byte_extract_expr(with.old());
 
      /* the simplification can be used only if
         root and offset of update and extract
         are the same */
      if(!(root==extract.op()))
        return unchanged(expr);
      if(!(offset==extract.offset()))
        return unchanged(expr);
 
      if(with.type().id() == ID_struct || with.type().id() == ID_struct_tag)
      {
        const struct_typet &struct_type =
          with.type().id() == ID_struct_tag
            ? ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(with.type()))
            : to_struct_type(with.type());
        const irep_idt &component_name=with.where().get(ID_component_name);
        const typet &c_type = struct_type.get_component(component_name).type();
 
        // is this a bit field?
        if(c_type.id() == ID_c_bit_field || c_type.id() == ID_bool)
        {
          // don't touch -- might not be byte-aligned
        }
        else
        {
          // new offset = offset + component offset
          auto i = member_offset(struct_type, component_name, ns);
          if(i.has_value())
          {
            exprt compo_offset = from_integer(*i, offset.type());
            plus_exprt new_offset(offset, compo_offset);
            exprt new_value(with.new_value());
            auto tmp = expr;
            tmp.set_offset(simplify_node(std::move(new_offset)));
            tmp.set_value(std::move(new_value));
            return changed(simplify_byte_update(tmp)); // recursive call
          }
        }
      }
      else if(with.type().id() == ID_array)
      {
        auto i =
          pointer_offset_size(to_array_type(with.type()).element_type(), ns);
        if(i.has_value())
        {
          const exprt &index=with.where();
          exprt index_offset =
            simplify_mult(mult_exprt(index, from_integer(*i, index.type())));
 
          // index_offset may need a typecast
          if(offset.type() != index.type())
          {
            index_offset =
              simplify_typecast(typecast_exprt(index_offset, offset.type()));
          }
 
          plus_exprt new_offset(offset, index_offset);
          exprt new_value(with.new_value());
          auto tmp = expr;
          tmp.set_offset(simplify_plus(std::move(new_offset)));
          tmp.set_value(std::move(new_value));
          return changed(simplify_byte_update(tmp)); // recursive call
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  // size must be known
  if(!val_size.has_value() || *val_size == 0)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  // byte_update(root, offset, value) is with(root, index, value) when root is
  // array-typed, the size of value matches the array-element width, and offset
  // is guaranteed to be a multiple of the array-element width
  if(auto array_type = type_try_dynamic_cast<array_typet>(root.type()))
  {
    auto el_size = pointer_offset_bits(array_type->element_type(), ns);
 
    if(el_size.has_value() && *el_size > 0 && *val_size % *el_size == 0)
    {
      if(
        offset_int.has_value() &&
        (*offset_int * expr.get_bits_per_byte()) % *el_size == 0)
      {
        mp_integer base_offset =
          (*offset_int * expr.get_bits_per_byte()) / *el_size;
        with_exprt result_expr{
          root,
          from_integer(base_offset, array_type->index_type()),
          byte_extract_exprt{
            matching_byte_extract_id,
            value,
            from_integer(0, offset.type()),
            expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
            array_type->element_type()}};
        mp_integer n_elements = *val_size / *el_size;
 
        for(mp_integer i = 1; i < n_elements; ++i)
        {
          result_expr = with_exprt{
            result_expr,
            from_integer(base_offset + i, array_type->index_type()),
            byte_extract_exprt{
              matching_byte_extract_id,
              value,
              from_integer(
                i * (*el_size / expr.get_bits_per_byte()), offset.type()),
              expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
              array_type->element_type()}};
        }
 
        return changed(simplify_rec(result_expr));
      }
      // if we have an offset C + x (where C is a constant) we can try to
      // recurse by first looking at the member at offset C
      else if(
        offset.id() == ID_plus && offset.operands().size() == 2 &&
        (to_multi_ary_expr(offset).op0().is_constant() ||
         to_multi_ary_expr(offset).op1().is_constant()))
      {
        const plus_exprt &offset_plus = to_plus_expr(offset);
        const auto &const_factor = offset_plus.op0().is_constant()
                                     ? offset_plus.op0()
                                     : offset_plus.op1();
        const exprt &other_factor = offset_plus.op0().is_constant()
                                      ? offset_plus.op1()
                                      : offset_plus.op0();
 
        auto tmp = expr;
        tmp.set_offset(const_factor);
        exprt expr_at_offset_C = simplify_byte_update(tmp);
 
        if(
          expr_at_offset_C.id() == ID_with &&
          to_with_expr(expr_at_offset_C).where() == 0)
        {
          tmp.set_op(to_with_expr(expr_at_offset_C).old());
          tmp.set_offset(other_factor);
          return changed(simplify_byte_update(tmp));
        }
      }
      else if(
        offset.id() == ID_mult && offset.operands().size() == 2 &&
        (to_multi_ary_expr(offset).op0().is_constant() ||
         to_multi_ary_expr(offset).op1().is_constant()))
      {
        const mult_exprt &offset_mult = to_mult_expr(offset);
        const auto &const_factor = numeric_cast_v<mp_integer>(to_constant_expr(
          offset_mult.op0().is_constant() ? offset_mult.op0()
                                          : offset_mult.op1()));
        const exprt &other_factor = offset_mult.op0().is_constant()
                                      ? offset_mult.op1()
                                      : offset_mult.op0();
 
        if((const_factor * expr.get_bits_per_byte()) % *el_size == 0)
        {
          exprt base_offset = mult_exprt{
            other_factor,
            from_integer(
              (const_factor * expr.get_bits_per_byte()) / *el_size,
              other_factor.type())};
          with_exprt result_expr{
            root,
            typecast_exprt::conditional_cast(
              base_offset, array_type->index_type()),
            byte_extract_exprt{
              matching_byte_extract_id,
              value,
              from_integer(0, offset.type()),
              expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
              array_type->element_type()}};
          mp_integer n_elements = *val_size / *el_size;
          for(mp_integer i = 1; i < n_elements; ++i)
          {
            result_expr = with_exprt{
              result_expr,
              typecast_exprt::conditional_cast(
                plus_exprt{base_offset, from_integer(i, base_offset.type())},
                array_type->index_type()),
              byte_extract_exprt{
                matching_byte_extract_id,
                value,
                from_integer(
                  i * (*el_size / expr.get_bits_per_byte()), offset.type()),
                expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
                array_type->element_type()}};
          }
          return changed(simplify_rec(result_expr));
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  // the following require a constant offset
  if(!offset_int.has_value() || *offset_int < 0)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  // Are we updating (parts of) a struct? Do individual member updates
  // instead, unless there are non-byte-sized bit fields
  if(root.type().id() == ID_struct || root.type().id() == ID_struct_tag)
  {
    exprt result_expr;
    result_expr.make_nil();
 
    auto update_size = pointer_offset_size(value.type(), ns);
 
    const struct_typet &struct_type =
      root.type().id() == ID_struct_tag
        ? ns.follow_tag(to_struct_tag_type(root.type()))
        : to_struct_type(root.type());
    const struct_typet::componentst &components=
      struct_type.components();
 
    for(const auto &component : components)
    {
      auto m_offset = member_offset(struct_type, component.get_name(), ns);
 
      auto m_size_bits = pointer_offset_bits(component.type(), ns);
 
      // can we determine the current offset?
      if(!m_offset.has_value())
      {
        result_expr.make_nil();
        break;
      }
 
      // is it a byte-sized member?
      if(
        !m_size_bits.has_value() || *m_size_bits == 0 ||
        (*m_size_bits) % expr.get_bits_per_byte() != 0)
      {
        result_expr.make_nil();
        break;
      }
 
      mp_integer m_size_bytes = (*m_size_bits) / expr.get_bits_per_byte();
 
      // is that member part of the update?
      if(*m_offset + m_size_bytes <= *offset_int)
        continue;
      // are we done updating?
      else if(
        update_size.has_value() && *update_size > 0 &&
        *m_offset >= *offset_int + *update_size)
      {
        break;
      }
 
      if(result_expr.is_nil())
        result_expr = as_const(expr).op();
 
      exprt member_name(ID_member_name);
      member_name.set(ID_component_name, component.get_name());
      result_expr=with_exprt(result_expr, member_name, nil_exprt());
 
      // are we updating on member boundaries?
      if(
        *m_offset < *offset_int ||
        (*m_offset == *offset_int && update_size.has_value() &&
         *update_size > 0 && m_size_bytes > *update_size))
      {
        byte_update_exprt v(
          expr.id(),
          member_exprt(root, component.get_name(), component.type()),
          from_integer(*offset_int - *m_offset, offset.type()),
          value,
          expr.get_bits_per_byte());
 
        to_with_expr(result_expr).new_value().swap(v);
      }
      else if(
        update_size.has_value() && *update_size > 0 &&
        *m_offset + m_size_bytes > *offset_int + *update_size)
      {
        // we don't handle this for the moment
        result_expr.make_nil();
        break;
      }
      else
      {
        byte_extract_exprt v(
          matching_byte_extract_id,
          value,
          from_integer(*m_offset - *offset_int, offset.type()),
          expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
          component.type());
 
        to_with_expr(result_expr).new_value().swap(v);
      }
    }
 
    if(result_expr.is_not_nil())
      return changed(simplify_rec(result_expr));
  }
 
  // replace elements of array or struct expressions, possibly using
  // byte_extract
  if(root.id()==ID_array)
  {
    auto el_size =
      pointer_offset_bits(to_type_with_subtype(root.type()).subtype(), ns);
 
    if(
      !el_size.has_value() || *el_size == 0 ||
      (*el_size) % expr.get_bits_per_byte() != 0 ||
      (*val_size) % expr.get_bits_per_byte() != 0)
    {
      return unchanged(expr);
    }
 
    exprt result=root;
 
    mp_integer m_offset_bits=0, val_offset=0;
    Forall_operands(it, result)
    {
      if(*offset_int * expr.get_bits_per_byte() + (*val_size) <= m_offset_bits)
        break;
 
      if(*offset_int * expr.get_bits_per_byte() < m_offset_bits + *el_size)
      {
        mp_integer bytes_req =
          (m_offset_bits + *el_size) / expr.get_bits_per_byte() - *offset_int;
        bytes_req-=val_offset;
        if(val_offset + bytes_req > (*val_size) / expr.get_bits_per_byte())
          bytes_req = (*val_size) / expr.get_bits_per_byte() - val_offset;
 
        byte_extract_exprt new_val(
          matching_byte_extract_id,
          value,
          from_integer(val_offset, offset.type()),
          expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
          array_typet(
            unsignedbv_typet(expr.get_bits_per_byte()),
            from_integer(bytes_req, offset.type())));
 
        *it = byte_update_exprt(
          expr.id(),
          *it,
          from_integer(
            *offset_int + val_offset - m_offset_bits / expr.get_bits_per_byte(),
            offset.type()),
          new_val,
          expr.get_bits_per_byte());
 
        *it = simplify_rec(*it); // recursive call
 
        val_offset+=bytes_req;
      }
 
      m_offset_bits += *el_size;
    }
 
    return std::move(result);
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_complex(const unary_exprt &expr)
{
  if(expr.id() == ID_complex_real)
  {
    auto &complex_real_expr = to_complex_real_expr(expr);
 
    if(complex_real_expr.op().id() == ID_complex)
      return to_complex_expr(complex_real_expr.op()).real();
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_complex_imag)
  {
    auto &complex_imag_expr = to_complex_imag_expr(expr);
 
    if(complex_imag_expr.op().id() == ID_complex)
      return to_complex_expr(complex_imag_expr.op()).imag();
  }
 
  return unchanged(expr);
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_overflow_binary(const binary_overflow_exprt &expr)
{
  // When one operand is zero, an overflow can only occur for a subtraction from
  // zero.
  if(
    expr.op1() == 0 ||
    (expr.op0() == 0 && !can_cast_expr<minus_overflow_exprt>(expr)))
  {
    return false_exprt{};
  }
 
  // One is neutral element for multiplication
  if(
    can_cast_expr<mult_overflow_exprt>(expr) &&
    (expr.op0() == 1 || expr.op1() == 1))
  {
    return false_exprt{};
  }
 
  // we only handle the case of same operand types
  if(expr.op0().type() != expr.op1().type())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  // catch some cases over mathematical types
  const irep_idt &op_type_id = expr.op0().type().id();
  if(
    op_type_id == ID_integer || op_type_id == ID_rational ||
    op_type_id == ID_real)
  {
    return false_exprt{};
  }
 
  if(op_type_id == ID_natural && !can_cast_expr<minus_overflow_exprt>(expr))
    return false_exprt{};
 
  // we only handle constants over signedbv/unsignedbv for the remaining cases
  if(op_type_id != ID_signedbv && op_type_id != ID_unsignedbv)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  if(!expr.op0().is_constant() || !expr.op1().is_constant())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  const auto op0_value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op0());
  const auto op1_value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op1());
  if(!op0_value.has_value() || !op1_value.has_value())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  mp_integer no_overflow_result;
  if(can_cast_expr<plus_overflow_exprt>(expr))
    no_overflow_result = *op0_value + *op1_value;
  else if(can_cast_expr<minus_overflow_exprt>(expr))
    no_overflow_result = *op0_value - *op1_value;
  else if(can_cast_expr<mult_overflow_exprt>(expr))
    no_overflow_result = *op0_value * *op1_value;
  else if(can_cast_expr<shl_overflow_exprt>(expr))
    no_overflow_result = *op0_value << *op1_value;
  else
    UNREACHABLE;
 
  const std::size_t width = to_bitvector_type(expr.op0().type()).get_width();
  const integer_bitvector_typet bv_type{op_type_id, width};
  if(
    no_overflow_result < bv_type.smallest() ||
    no_overflow_result > bv_type.largest())
  {
    return true_exprt{};
  }
  else
    return false_exprt{};
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_overflow_unary(const unary_overflow_exprt &expr)
{
  // zero is a neutral element for all operations supported here
  if(expr.op() == 0)
    return false_exprt{};
 
  // catch some cases over mathematical types
  const irep_idt &op_type_id = expr.op().type().id();
  if(
    op_type_id == ID_integer || op_type_id == ID_rational ||
    op_type_id == ID_real)
  {
    return false_exprt{};
  }
 
  if(op_type_id == ID_natural)
    return true_exprt{};
 
  // we only handle constants over signedbv/unsignedbv for the remaining cases
  if(op_type_id != ID_signedbv && op_type_id != ID_unsignedbv)
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  if(!expr.op().is_constant())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  const auto op_value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op());
  if(!op_value.has_value())
    return unchanged(expr);
 
  mp_integer no_overflow_result;
  if(can_cast_expr<unary_minus_overflow_exprt>(expr))
    no_overflow_result = -*op_value;
  else
    UNREACHABLE;
 
  const std::size_t width = to_bitvector_type(expr.op().type()).get_width();
  const integer_bitvector_typet bv_type{op_type_id, width};
  if(
    no_overflow_result < bv_type.smallest() ||
    no_overflow_result > bv_type.largest())
  {
    return true_exprt{};
  }
  else
    return false_exprt{};
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_overflow_result(const overflow_result_exprt &expr)
{
  if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_unary_minus)
  {
    // zero is a neutral element
    if(expr.op0() == 0)
      return struct_exprt{{expr.op0(), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
 
    // catch some cases over mathematical types
    const irep_idt &op_type_id = expr.op0().type().id();
    if(
      op_type_id == ID_integer || op_type_id == ID_rational ||
      op_type_id == ID_real)
    {
      return struct_exprt{{expr.op0(), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
    }
 
    // always an overflow for natural numbers, but the result is not
    // representable
    if(op_type_id == ID_natural)
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    // we only handle constants over signedbv/unsignedbv for the remaining cases
    if(op_type_id != ID_signedbv && op_type_id != ID_unsignedbv)
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    if(!expr.op0().is_constant())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    const auto op_value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op0());
    if(!op_value.has_value())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    mp_integer no_overflow_result = -*op_value;
 
    const std::size_t width = to_bitvector_type(expr.op0().type()).get_width();
    const integer_bitvector_typet bv_type{op_type_id, width};
    if(
      no_overflow_result < bv_type.smallest() ||
      no_overflow_result > bv_type.largest())
    {
      return struct_exprt{
        {from_integer(no_overflow_result, expr.op0().type()), true_exprt{}},
        expr.type()};
    }
    else
    {
      return struct_exprt{
        {from_integer(no_overflow_result, expr.op0().type()), false_exprt{}},
        expr.type()};
    }
  }
  else
  {
    // When one operand is zero, an overflow can only occur for a subtraction
    // from zero.
    if(expr.op0() == 0)
    {
      if(
        expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_plus ||
        expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_shl)
      {
        return struct_exprt{{expr.op1(), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
      }
      else if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_mult)
      {
        return struct_exprt{
          {from_integer(0, expr.op0().type()), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
      }
    }
    else if(expr.op1() == 0)
    {
      if(
        expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_plus ||
        expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_minus ||
        expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_shl)
      {
        return struct_exprt{{expr.op0(), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
      }
      else
      {
        return struct_exprt{
          {from_integer(0, expr.op0().type()), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
      }
    }
 
    // One is neutral element for multiplication
    if(
      expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_mult &&
      (expr.op0() == 1 || expr.op1() == 1))
    {
      return struct_exprt{
        {expr.op0() == 1 ? expr.op1() : expr.op0(), false_exprt{}},
        expr.type()};
    }
 
    // we only handle the case of same operand types
    if(
      expr.id() != ID_overflow_result_shl &&
      expr.op0().type() != expr.op1().type())
    {
      return unchanged(expr);
    }
 
    // catch some cases over mathematical types
    const irep_idt &op_type_id = expr.op0().type().id();
    if(
      expr.id() != ID_overflow_result_shl &&
      (op_type_id == ID_integer || op_type_id == ID_rational ||
       op_type_id == ID_real))
    {
      irep_idt id =
        expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_plus
          ? ID_plus
          : expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_minus ? ID_minus : ID_mult;
      return struct_exprt{
        {simplify_node(binary_exprt{expr.op0(), id, expr.op1()}),
         false_exprt{}},
        expr.type()};
    }
 
    if(
      (expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_plus ||
       expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_mult) &&
      op_type_id == ID_natural)
    {
      return struct_exprt{
        {simplify_node(binary_exprt{
           expr.op0(),
           expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_plus ? ID_plus : ID_mult,
           expr.op1()}),
         false_exprt{}},
        expr.type()};
    }
 
    // we only handle constants over signedbv/unsignedbv for the remaining cases
    if(op_type_id != ID_signedbv && op_type_id != ID_unsignedbv)
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    // a special case of overflow-minus checking with operands (X + n) and X
    if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_minus)
    {
      const exprt &tc_op0 = skip_typecast(expr.op0());
      const exprt &tc_op1 = skip_typecast(expr.op1());
 
      if(auto sum = expr_try_dynamic_cast<plus_exprt>(tc_op0))
      {
        if(skip_typecast(sum->op0()) == tc_op1 && sum->operands().size() == 2)
        {
          std::optional<exprt> offset;
          if(sum->type().id() == ID_pointer)
          {
            offset = std::move(simplify_pointer_offset(
                                 pointer_offset_exprt{*sum, expr.op0().type()})
                                 .expr);
            if(offset->id() == ID_pointer_offset)
              return unchanged(expr);
          }
          else
            offset = std::move(
              simplify_typecast(typecast_exprt{sum->op1(), expr.op0().type()})
                .expr);
 
          exprt offset_op = skip_typecast(*offset);
          if(
            offset_op.type().id() != ID_signedbv &&
            offset_op.type().id() != ID_unsignedbv)
          {
            return unchanged(expr);
          }
 
          const std::size_t width =
            to_bitvector_type(expr.op0().type()).get_width();
          const integer_bitvector_typet bv_type{op_type_id, width};
 
          or_exprt not_representable{
            binary_relation_exprt{
              offset_op,
              ID_lt,
              from_integer(bv_type.smallest(), offset_op.type())},
            binary_relation_exprt{
              offset_op,
              ID_gt,
              from_integer(bv_type.largest(), offset_op.type())}};
 
          return struct_exprt{
            {*offset, simplify_rec(not_representable)}, expr.type()};
        }
      }
    }
 
    if(!expr.op0().is_constant() || !expr.op1().is_constant())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    // preserve the sizeof type annotation
    std::optional<typet> c_sizeof_type;
    for(const auto &op : expr.operands())
    {
      const typet &sizeof_type =
        static_cast<const typet &>(op.find(ID_C_c_sizeof_type));
      if(sizeof_type.is_not_nil())
      {
        c_sizeof_type = sizeof_type;
        break;
      }
    }
 
    const auto op0_value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op0());
    const auto op1_value = numeric_cast<mp_integer>(expr.op1());
    if(!op0_value.has_value() || !op1_value.has_value())
      return unchanged(expr);
 
    mp_integer no_overflow_result;
    if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_plus)
      no_overflow_result = *op0_value + *op1_value;
    else if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_minus)
      no_overflow_result = *op0_value - *op1_value;
    else if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_mult)
      no_overflow_result = *op0_value * *op1_value;
    else if(expr.id() == ID_overflow_result_shl)
      no_overflow_result = *op0_value << *op1_value;
    else
      UNREACHABLE;
 
    exprt no_overflow_result_expr =
      from_integer(no_overflow_result, expr.op0().type());
    if(c_sizeof_type.has_value())
      no_overflow_result_expr.set(ID_C_c_sizeof_type, *c_sizeof_type);
 
    const std::size_t width = to_bitvector_type(expr.op0().type()).get_width();
    const integer_bitvector_typet bv_type{op_type_id, width};
    if(
      no_overflow_result < bv_type.smallest() ||
      no_overflow_result > bv_type.largest())
    {
      return struct_exprt{
        {std::move(no_overflow_result_expr), true_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
    }
    else
    {
      return struct_exprt{
        {std::move(no_overflow_result_expr), false_exprt{}}, expr.type()};
    }
  }
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<>
simplify_exprt::simplify_node_preorder(const exprt &expr)
{
  auto result = unchanged(expr);
 
  // The ifs below could one day be replaced by a switch()
 
  if(expr.id()==ID_address_of)
  {
    // the argument of this expression needs special treatment
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_if)
  {
    result = simplify_if_preorder(to_if_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_typecast)
  {
    result = simplify_typecast_preorder(to_typecast_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(
    expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_little_endian ||
    expr.id() == ID_byte_extract_big_endian)
  {
    result = simplify_byte_extract_preorder(to_byte_extract_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_dereference)
  {
    result = simplify_dereference_preorder(to_dereference_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_index)
  {
    result = simplify_index_preorder(to_index_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_member)
  {
    result = simplify_member_preorder(to_member_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(
    expr.id() == ID_is_dynamic_object || expr.id() == ID_is_invalid_pointer ||
    expr.id() == ID_object_size || expr.id() == ID_pointer_object ||
    expr.id() == ID_pointer_offset)
  {
    result = simplify_unary_pointer_predicate_preorder(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.has_operands())
  {
    std::optional<exprt::operandst> new_operands;
 
    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < expr.operands().size(); ++i)
    {
      auto r_it = simplify_rec(expr.operands()[i]); // recursive call
      if(r_it.has_changed())
      {
        if(!new_operands.has_value())
          new_operands = expr.operands();
        (*new_operands)[i] = std::move(r_it.expr);
      }
    }
 
    if(new_operands.has_value())
    {
      std::swap(result.expr.operands(), *new_operands);
      result.expr_changed = resultt<>::CHANGED;
    }
  }
 
  if(as_const(result.expr).type().id() == ID_array)
  {
    const array_typet &array_type = to_array_type(as_const(result.expr).type());
    resultt<> simp_size = simplify_rec(array_type.size());
    if(simp_size.has_changed())
    {
      to_array_type(result.expr.type()).size() = simp_size.expr;
      result.expr_changed = resultt<>::CHANGED;
    }
  }
 
  return result;
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_node(const exprt &node)
{
  if(!node.has_operands())
    return unchanged(node); // no change
 
    // #define DEBUGX
 
#ifdef DEBUGX
  exprt old(node);
#endif
 
  exprt expr = node;
  bool no_change_join_operands = join_operands(expr);
 
  resultt<> r = unchanged(expr);
 
  if(expr.id()==ID_typecast)
  {
    r = simplify_typecast(to_typecast_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_equal || expr.id()==ID_notequal ||
          expr.id()==ID_gt    || expr.id()==ID_lt ||
          expr.id()==ID_ge    || expr.id()==ID_le)
  {
    r = simplify_inequality(to_binary_relation_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_if)
  {
    r = simplify_if(to_if_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_lambda)
  {
    r = simplify_lambda(to_lambda_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_with)
  {
    r = simplify_with(to_with_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_update)
  {
    r = simplify_update(to_update_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_index)
  {
    r = simplify_index(to_index_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_member)
  {
    r = simplify_member(to_member_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_byte_update_little_endian ||
          expr.id()==ID_byte_update_big_endian)
  {
    r = simplify_byte_update(to_byte_update_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_byte_extract_little_endian ||
          expr.id()==ID_byte_extract_big_endian)
  {
    r = simplify_byte_extract(to_byte_extract_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_pointer_object)
  {
    r = simplify_pointer_object(to_pointer_object_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_is_dynamic_object)
  {
    r = simplify_is_dynamic_object(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_is_invalid_pointer)
  {
    r = simplify_is_invalid_pointer(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(
    const auto object_size = expr_try_dynamic_cast<object_size_exprt>(expr))
  {
    r = simplify_object_size(*object_size);
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_div)
  {
    r = simplify_div(to_div_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_mod)
  {
    r = simplify_mod(to_mod_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_bitnot)
  {
    r = simplify_bitnot(to_bitnot_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(
    expr.id() == ID_bitand || expr.id() == ID_bitor || expr.id() == ID_bitxor ||
    expr.id() == ID_bitxnor)
  {
    r = simplify_bitwise(to_multi_ary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_ashr || expr.id()==ID_lshr || expr.id()==ID_shl)
  {
    r = simplify_shifts(to_shift_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_power)
  {
    r = simplify_power(to_power_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_plus)
  {
    r = simplify_plus(to_plus_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_minus)
  {
    r = simplify_minus(to_minus_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_mult)
  {
    r = simplify_mult(to_mult_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_floatbv_plus ||
          expr.id()==ID_floatbv_minus ||
          expr.id()==ID_floatbv_mult ||
          expr.id()==ID_floatbv_div)
  {
    r = simplify_floatbv_op(to_ieee_float_op_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_floatbv_round_to_integral)
  {
    r = simplify_floatbv_round_to_integral(
      to_floatbv_round_to_integral_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_floatbv_typecast)
  {
    r = simplify_floatbv_typecast(to_floatbv_typecast_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_unary_minus)
  {
    r = simplify_unary_minus(to_unary_minus_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_unary_plus)
  {
    r = simplify_unary_plus(to_unary_plus_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_not)
  {
    r = simplify_not(to_not_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_implies ||
          expr.id()==ID_or      || expr.id()==ID_xor ||
          expr.id()==ID_and)
  {
    r = simplify_boolean(expr);
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_dereference)
  {
    r = simplify_dereference(to_dereference_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_address_of)
  {
    r = simplify_address_of(to_address_of_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_pointer_offset)
  {
    r = simplify_pointer_offset(to_pointer_offset_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_extractbit)
  {
    r = simplify_extractbit(to_extractbit_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_concatenation)
  {
    r = simplify_concatenation(to_concatenation_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_extractbits)
  {
    r = simplify_extractbits(to_extractbits_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_zero_extend)
  {
    r = simplify_zero_extend(to_zero_extend_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_ieee_float_equal ||
          expr.id()==ID_ieee_float_notequal)
  {
    r = simplify_ieee_float_relation(to_binary_relation_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_bswap)
  {
    r = simplify_bswap(to_bswap_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_isinf)
  {
    r = simplify_isinf(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_isnan)
  {
    r = simplify_isnan(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_isnormal)
  {
    r = simplify_isnormal(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_abs)
  {
    r = simplify_abs(to_abs_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id()==ID_sign)
  {
    r = simplify_sign(to_sign_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_popcount)
  {
    r = simplify_popcount(to_popcount_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_count_leading_zeros)
  {
    r = simplify_clz(to_count_leading_zeros_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_count_trailing_zeros)
  {
    r = simplify_ctz(to_count_trailing_zeros_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_find_first_set)
  {
    r = simplify_ffs(to_find_first_set_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_function_application)
  {
    r = simplify_function_application(to_function_application_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_complex_real || expr.id() == ID_complex_imag)
  {
    r = simplify_complex(to_unary_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(
    const auto binary_overflow =
      expr_try_dynamic_cast<binary_overflow_exprt>(expr))
  {
    r = simplify_overflow_binary(*binary_overflow);
  }
  else if(
    const auto unary_overflow =
      expr_try_dynamic_cast<unary_overflow_exprt>(expr))
  {
    r = simplify_overflow_unary(*unary_overflow);
  }
  else if(
    const auto overflow_result =
      expr_try_dynamic_cast<overflow_result_exprt>(expr))
  {
    r = simplify_overflow_result(*overflow_result);
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_bitreverse)
  {
    r = simplify_bitreverse(to_bitreverse_expr(expr));
  }
  else if(
    const auto prophecy_r_or_w_ok =
      expr_try_dynamic_cast<prophecy_r_or_w_ok_exprt>(expr))
  {
    r = simplify_prophecy_r_or_w_ok(*prophecy_r_or_w_ok);
  }
  else if(
    const auto prophecy_pointer_in_range =
      expr_try_dynamic_cast<prophecy_pointer_in_range_exprt>(expr))
  {
    r = simplify_prophecy_pointer_in_range(*prophecy_pointer_in_range);
  }
  else if(expr.id() == ID_exists || expr.id() == ID_forall)
  {
    r = simplify_quantifier_expr(to_quantifier_expr(expr));
  }
 
  if(!no_change_join_operands)
    r = changed(r);
 
#ifdef DEBUGX
  if(
    r.has_changed()
#  ifdef DEBUG_ON_DEMAND
    && debug_on
#  endif
  )
  {
    std::cout << "===== " << node.id() << ": " << format(node) << '\n'
              << " ---> " << format(r.expr) << '\n';
  }
#endif
 
  return r;
}
 
simplify_exprt::resultt<> simplify_exprt::simplify_rec(const exprt &expr)
{
  // look up in cache
 
  #ifdef USE_CACHE
  std::pair<simplify_expr_cachet::containert::iterator, bool>
    cache_result=simplify_expr_cache.container().
      insert(std::pair<exprt, exprt>(expr, exprt()));
 
  if(!cache_result.second) // found!
  {
    const exprt &new_expr=cache_result.first->second;
 
    if(new_expr.id().empty())
      return true; // no change
 
    expr=new_expr;
    return false;
  }
  #endif
 
  // We work on a copy to prevent unnecessary destruction of sharing.
  auto simplify_node_preorder_result = simplify_node_preorder(expr);
 
  auto simplify_node_result = simplify_node(simplify_node_preorder_result.expr);
 
  if(
    !simplify_node_result.has_changed() &&
    simplify_node_preorder_result.has_changed())
  {
    simplify_node_result.expr_changed =
      simplify_node_preorder_result.expr_changed;
  }
 
#ifdef USE_LOCAL_REPLACE_MAP
  exprt tmp = simplify_node_result.expr;
#  if 1
  replace_mapt::const_iterator it =
    local_replace_map.find(simplify_node_result.expr);
  if(it!=local_replace_map.end())
    simplify_node_result = changed(it->second);
#  else
  if(
    !local_replace_map.empty() &&
    !replace_expr(local_replace_map, simplify_node_result.expr))
  {
    simplify_node_result = changed(simplify_rec(simplify_node_result.expr));
  }
#  endif
#endif
 
  if(!simplify_node_result.has_changed())
  {
    return unchanged(expr);
  }
  else
  {
    POSTCONDITION_WITH_DIAGNOSTICS(
      (as_const(simplify_node_result.expr).type().id() == ID_array &&
       expr.type().id() == ID_array) ||
        as_const(simplify_node_result.expr).type() == expr.type(),
      simplify_node_result.expr.pretty(),
      expr.pretty());
 
#ifdef USE_CACHE
    // save in cache
    cache_result.first->second = simplify_node_result.expr;
#endif
 
    return simplify_node_result;
  }
}

bool simplify_exprt::simplify(exprt &expr)
{
#ifdef DEBUG_ON_DEMAND
  if(debug_on)
    std::cout << "TO-SIMP " << format(expr) << "\n";
#endif
  auto result = simplify_rec(expr);
#ifdef DEBUG_ON_DEMAND
  if(debug_on)
    std::cout << "FULLSIMP " << format(result.expr) << "\n";
#endif
  if(result.has_changed())
  {
    expr = result.expr;
    return false; // change
  }
  else
    return true; // no change
}

bool simplify(exprt &expr, const namespacet &ns)
{
  return simplify_exprt(ns).simplify(expr);
}
 
exprt simplify_expr(exprt src, const namespacet &ns)
{
  simplify_exprt(ns).simplify(src);
  return src;
}