Dominators
Let e denote the first block of a program. A node d dominates a node n iff every simple path from e to n passes through d .
For a given node n , its immediate dominator is the dominator closest to it. A tree structure is formed by immediate dominators, with e being the root of the tree.
A loop header h dominates all the nodes in the loop. A back edge is an edge n &rarr h where h dominates n .