+static bool is_sameconv(ir_node *node)
+{
+ ir_mode *src_mode;
+ ir_mode *dest_mode;
+
+ if (!is_Conv(node))
+ return 0;
+
+ /* we only want to skip the conv when we're the only user
+ * (because this test is used in the context of address-mode selection
+ * and we don't want to use address mode for multiple users) */
+ if (get_irn_n_edges(node) > 1)
+ return 0;
+
+ src_mode = get_irn_mode(get_Conv_op(node));
+ dest_mode = get_irn_mode(node);
+ return
+ ia32_mode_needs_gp_reg(src_mode) &&
+ ia32_mode_needs_gp_reg(dest_mode) &&
+ get_mode_size_bits(dest_mode) == get_mode_size_bits(src_mode);
+}
+
+/** Skip all signedness convs */
+static ir_node *ia32_skip_sameconv(ir_node *node)
+{
+ while (is_sameconv(node))
+ node = get_Conv_op(node);
+
+ return node;
+}
+