+/**
+ * Calculate a hash value of a node.
+ * The hash value is calculated from the nodes predecessors.
+ * Special handling for Const and SymConst nodes (these don't have predecessors).
+ *
+ * @param node The IR-node
+ */
+unsigned ir_node_hash(ir_node *node);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new value table used for storing CSE identities.
+ * The value table is used to identify common expressions.
+ *
+ */
+pset *new_identities(void);
+
+/**
+ * Deletes a identities value table.
+ *
+ * @param value_table the identity set
+ */
+void del_identities(pset *value_table);
+
+/**
+ * Add a node to the identities value table.
+ */
+void add_identities(pset *value_table, ir_node *node);
+
+/**
+ * Compare function for two nodes in the hash table. Gets two
+ * nodes as parameters. Returns 0 if the nodes are a cse.
+ */
+int identities_cmp(const void *elt, const void *key);
+
+/**
+ * Return the canonical node computing the same value as n.
+ * Looks up the node in a hash table, enters it in the table
+ * if it isn't there yet.
+ */
+ir_node *identify_remember(pset *value_table, ir_node *n);
+
+/** Visit each node in the value table of a graph. */
+void visit_all_identities(ir_graph *irg, irg_walk_func visit, void *env);
+
+ir_node *optimize_node(ir_node *n);
+
+ir_node *optimize_in_place_2(ir_node *n);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the tarval of a Const node or tarval_bad for all other nodes.
+ */
+static INLINE tarval *
+value_of(ir_node *n) {
+ if ((n != NULL) && (get_irn_op(n) == op_Const))
+ return get_Const_tarval(n); /* might return tarval_bad */
+ else
+ return tarval_bad;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the default operations for an ir_op_ops.
+ *
+ * @param code the opcode for the default operation
+ * @param ops the operations initialized
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The operations.
+ */
+ir_op_ops *firm_set_default_operations(ir_opcode code, ir_op_ops *ops);
+
+#endif