diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstr.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstr.h
index a654d9cd593..da9eddf7ebd 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstr.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstr.h
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Return true if this instruction is identical to (same
   /// opcode and same operands as) the specified instruction.
-  bool isIdenticalTo(const MachineInstr *Other,
+  bool isIdenticalTo(const MachineInstr &Other,
                      MICheckType Check = CheckDefs) const;
 
   /// Unlink 'this' from the containing basic block, and return it without
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Copy implicit register operands from specified
   /// instruction to this instruction.
-  void copyImplicitOps(MachineFunction &MF, const MachineInstr *MI);
+  void copyImplicitOps(MachineFunction &MF, const MachineInstr &MI);
 
   //
   // Debugging support
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ struct MachineInstrExpressionTrait : DenseMapInfo<MachineInstr*> {
     if (RHS == getEmptyKey() || RHS == getTombstoneKey() ||
         LHS == getEmptyKey() || LHS == getTombstoneKey())
       return LHS == RHS;
-    return LHS->isIdenticalTo(RHS, MachineInstr::IgnoreVRegDefs);
+    return LHS->isIdenticalTo(*RHS, MachineInstr::IgnoreVRegDefs);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstrBuilder.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstrBuilder.h
index f19d426a310..8683917a51c 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstrBuilder.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineInstrBuilder.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Copy all the implicit operands from OtherMI onto this one.
   const MachineInstrBuilder &
-  copyImplicitOps(const MachineInstr *OtherMI) const {
+  copyImplicitOps(const MachineInstr &OtherMI) const {
     MI->copyImplicitOps(*MF, OtherMI);
     return *this;
   }
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DbgValueHistoryCalculator.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DbgValueHistoryCalculator.cpp
index 3c46a99d084..5ce255001f8 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DbgValueHistoryCalculator.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DbgValueHistoryCalculator.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void DbgValueHistoryMap::startInstrRange(InlinedVariable Var,
   assert(MI.isDebugValue() && "not a DBG_VALUE");
   auto &Ranges = VarInstrRanges[Var];
   if (!Ranges.empty() && Ranges.back().second == nullptr &&
-      Ranges.back().first->isIdenticalTo(&MI)) {
+      Ranges.back().first->isIdenticalTo(MI)) {
     DEBUG(dbgs() << "Coalescing identical DBG_VALUE entries:\n"
                  << "\t" << Ranges.back().first << "\t" << MI << "\n");
     return;
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/BranchFolding.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/BranchFolding.cpp
index 8babedbbb67..c580d0e2d1e 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/BranchFolding.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/BranchFolding.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static unsigned ComputeCommonTailLength(MachineBasicBlock *MBB1,
       --I2;
     }
     // I1, I2==first (untested) non-DBGs preceding known match
-    if (!I1->isIdenticalTo(I2) ||
+    if (!I1->isIdenticalTo(*I2) ||
         // FIXME: This check is dubious. It's used to get around a problem where
         // people incorrectly expect inline asm directives to remain in the same
         // relative order. This is untenable because normal compiler
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ removeMMOsFromMemoryOperations(MachineBasicBlock::iterator MBBIStartPos,
 
     assert(MBBICommon != MBBIECommon &&
            "Reached BB end within common tail length!");
-    assert(MBBICommon->isIdenticalTo(&*MBBI) && "Expected matching MIIs!");
+    assert(MBBICommon->isIdenticalTo(*MBBI) && "Expected matching MIIs!");
 
     if (MBBICommon->mayLoad() || MBBICommon->mayStore())
       MBBICommon->setMemRefs(MBBICommon->mergeMemRefsWith(*MBBI));
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ ReoptimizeBlock:
         // DBG_VALUE at the beginning of MBB.
         while (PrevBBIter != PrevBB.begin() && MBBIter != MBB->end()
                && PrevBBIter->isDebugValue() && MBBIter->isDebugValue()) {
-          if (!MBBIter->isIdenticalTo(PrevBBIter))
+          if (!MBBIter->isIdenticalTo(*PrevBBIter))
             break;
           MachineInstr *DuplicateDbg = MBBIter;
           ++MBBIter; -- PrevBBIter;
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ bool BranchFolder::HoistCommonCodeInSuccs(MachineBasicBlock *MBB) {
       if (FIB == FIE)
         break;
     }
-    if (!TIB->isIdenticalTo(FIB, MachineInstr::CheckKillDead))
+    if (!TIB->isIdenticalTo(*FIB, MachineInstr::CheckKillDead))
       break;
 
     if (TII->isPredicated(*TIB))
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/IfConversion.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/IfConversion.cpp
index 9e898db18f4..a4ce9c6f019 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/IfConversion.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/IfConversion.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ bool IfConverter::ValidDiamond(BBInfo &TrueBBI, BBInfo &FalseBBI,
       if (FIB == FIE)
         break;
     }
-    if (!TIB->isIdenticalTo(FIB))
+    if (!TIB->isIdenticalTo(*FIB))
       break;
     ++Dups1;
     ++TIB;
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ bool IfConverter::ValidDiamond(BBInfo &TrueBBI, BBInfo &FalseBBI,
       if (FIE == FIB)
         break;
     }
-    if (!TIE->isIdenticalTo(FIE))
+    if (!TIE->isIdenticalTo(*FIE))
       break;
     ++Dups2;
     --TIE;
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachineInstr.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachineInstr.cpp
index 51335f8d6df..e1c682e1c8c 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachineInstr.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachineInstr.cpp
@@ -948,23 +948,23 @@ bool MachineInstr::hasPropertyInBundle(unsigned Mask, QueryType Type) const {
   }
 }
 
-bool MachineInstr::isIdenticalTo(const MachineInstr *Other,
+bool MachineInstr::isIdenticalTo(const MachineInstr &Other,
                                  MICheckType Check) const {
   // If opcodes or number of operands are not the same then the two
   // instructions are obviously not identical.
-  if (Other->getOpcode() != getOpcode() ||
-      Other->getNumOperands() != getNumOperands())
+  if (Other.getOpcode() != getOpcode() ||
+      Other.getNumOperands() != getNumOperands())
     return false;
 
   if (isBundle()) {
     // Both instructions are bundles, compare MIs inside the bundle.
     MachineBasicBlock::const_instr_iterator I1 = getIterator();
     MachineBasicBlock::const_instr_iterator E1 = getParent()->instr_end();
-    MachineBasicBlock::const_instr_iterator I2 = Other->getIterator();
-    MachineBasicBlock::const_instr_iterator E2= Other->getParent()->instr_end();
+    MachineBasicBlock::const_instr_iterator I2 = Other.getIterator();
+    MachineBasicBlock::const_instr_iterator E2 = Other.getParent()->instr_end();
     while (++I1 != E1 && I1->isInsideBundle()) {
       ++I2;
-      if (I2 == E2 || !I2->isInsideBundle() || !I1->isIdenticalTo(&*I2, Check))
+      if (I2 == E2 || !I2->isInsideBundle() || !I1->isIdenticalTo(*I2, Check))
         return false;
     }
   }
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ bool MachineInstr::isIdenticalTo(const MachineInstr *Other,
   // Check operands to make sure they match.
   for (unsigned i = 0, e = getNumOperands(); i != e; ++i) {
     const MachineOperand &MO = getOperand(i);
-    const MachineOperand &OMO = Other->getOperand(i);
+    const MachineOperand &OMO = Other.getOperand(i);
     if (!MO.isReg()) {
       if (!MO.isIdenticalTo(OMO))
         return false;
@@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ bool MachineInstr::isIdenticalTo(const MachineInstr *Other,
   }
   // If DebugLoc does not match then two dbg.values are not identical.
   if (isDebugValue())
-    if (getDebugLoc() && Other->getDebugLoc() &&
-        getDebugLoc() != Other->getDebugLoc())
+    if (getDebugLoc() && Other.getDebugLoc() &&
+        getDebugLoc() != Other.getDebugLoc())
       return false;
   return true;
 }
@@ -1615,10 +1615,10 @@ bool MachineInstr::allDefsAreDead() const {
 /// copyImplicitOps - Copy implicit register operands from specified
 /// instruction to this instruction.
 void MachineInstr::copyImplicitOps(MachineFunction &MF,
-                                   const MachineInstr *MI) {
-  for (unsigned i = MI->getDesc().getNumOperands(), e = MI->getNumOperands();
+                                   const MachineInstr &MI) {
+  for (unsigned i = MI.getDesc().getNumOperands(), e = MI.getNumOperands();
        i != e; ++i) {
-    const MachineOperand &MO = MI->getOperand(i);
+    const MachineOperand &MO = MI.getOperand(i);
     if ((MO.isReg() && MO.isImplicit()) || MO.isRegMask())
       addOperand(MF, MO);
   }
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/TargetInstrInfo.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/TargetInstrInfo.cpp
index defffea1ae4..eccd1e84306 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/TargetInstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/TargetInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ bool
 TargetInstrInfo::produceSameValue(const MachineInstr *MI0,
                                   const MachineInstr *MI1,
                                   const MachineRegisterInfo *MRI) const {
-  return MI0->isIdenticalTo(MI1, MachineInstr::IgnoreVRegDefs);
+  return MI0->isIdenticalTo(*MI1, MachineInstr::IgnoreVRegDefs);
 }
 
 MachineInstr *TargetInstrInfo::duplicate(MachineInstr *Orig,
diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMBaseInstrInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMBaseInstrInfo.cpp
index 77aeb2d3d9f..9fabcd2f8f9 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMBaseInstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMBaseInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ bool ARMBaseInstrInfo::produceSameValue(const MachineInstr *MI0,
     return true;
   }
 
-  return MI0->isIdenticalTo(MI1, MachineInstr::IgnoreVRegDefs);
+  return MI0->isIdenticalTo(*MI1, MachineInstr::IgnoreVRegDefs);
 }
 
 /// areLoadsFromSameBasePtr - This is used by the pre-regalloc scheduler to
diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMFrameLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMFrameLowering.cpp
index c5990bb7d1f..fec2224a65b 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMFrameLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMFrameLowering.cpp
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ void ARMFrameLowering::emitPopInst(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
       for (unsigned i = 0, e = Regs.size(); i < e; ++i)
         MIB.addReg(Regs[i], getDefRegState(true));
       if (DeleteRet && MI != MBB.end()) {
-        MIB.copyImplicitOps(&*MI);
+        MIB.copyImplicitOps(*MI);
         MI->eraseFromParent();
       }
       MI = MIB;
diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMLoadStoreOptimizer.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMLoadStoreOptimizer.cpp
index 0428203879d..5ee6641720e 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMLoadStoreOptimizer.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMLoadStoreOptimizer.cpp
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ bool ARMLoadStoreOpt::MergeReturnIntoLDM(MachineBasicBlock &MBB) {
               Opcode == ARM::LDMIA_UPD) && "Unsupported multiple load-return!");
       PrevMI->setDesc(TII->get(NewOpc));
       MO.setReg(ARM::PC);
-      PrevMI->copyImplicitOps(*MBB.getParent(), &*MBBI);
+      PrevMI->copyImplicitOps(*MBB.getParent(), *MBBI);
       MBB.erase(MBBI);
       return true;
     }
@@ -1840,8 +1840,8 @@ bool ARMLoadStoreOpt::CombineMovBx(MachineBasicBlock &MBB) {
   for (auto Use : Prev->uses())
     if (Use.isKill()) {
       AddDefaultPred(BuildMI(MBB, MBBI, MBBI->getDebugLoc(), TII->get(ARM::tBX))
-          .addReg(Use.getReg(), RegState::Kill))
-          .copyImplicitOps(&*MBBI);
+                         .addReg(Use.getReg(), RegState::Kill))
+          .copyImplicitOps(*MBBI);
       MBB.erase(MBBI);
       MBB.erase(Prev);
       return true;
diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb1FrameLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb1FrameLowering.cpp
index 93e0ac4aa32..09f7a493241 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb1FrameLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/Thumb1FrameLowering.cpp
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ restoreCalleeSavedRegisters(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
         Reg = ARM::PC;
         (*MIB).setDesc(TII.get(ARM::tPOP_RET));
         if (MI != MBB.end())
-          MIB.copyImplicitOps(&*MI);
+          MIB.copyImplicitOps(*MI);
         MI = MBB.erase(MI);
       } else
         // LR may only be popped into PC, as part of return sequence.
diff --git a/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonFrameLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonFrameLowering.cpp
index 34dddb1132b..8bbc2e0c9b3 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonFrameLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonFrameLowering.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void HexagonFrameLowering::insertEpilogueInBlock(MachineBasicBlock &MBB) const {
   unsigned NewOpc = Hexagon::L4_return;
   MachineInstr *NewI = BuildMI(MBB, RetI, DL, HII.get(NewOpc));
   // Transfer the function live-out registers.
-  NewI->copyImplicitOps(MF, RetI);
+  NewI->copyImplicitOps(MF, *RetI);
   MBB.erase(RetI);
 }
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ bool HexagonFrameLowering::insertCSRRestoresInBlock(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
       DeallocCall = BuildMI(MBB, It, DL, HII.get(ROpc))
           .addExternalSymbol(RestoreFn);
       // Transfer the function live-out registers.
-      DeallocCall->copyImplicitOps(MF, It);
+      DeallocCall->copyImplicitOps(MF, *It);
     }
     addCalleeSaveRegistersAsImpOperand(DeallocCall, MaxR, true);
     return true;
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCEarlyReturn.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCEarlyReturn.cpp
index 7cb1bb54c72..37bc4b3e7d5 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCEarlyReturn.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCEarlyReturn.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ protected:
               // This is an unconditional branch to the return. Replace the
               // branch with a blr.
               BuildMI(**PI, J, J->getDebugLoc(), TII->get(I->getOpcode()))
-                  .copyImplicitOps(I);
+                  .copyImplicitOps(*I);
               MachineBasicBlock::iterator K = J--;
               K->eraseFromParent();
               BlockChanged = true;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ protected:
               BuildMI(**PI, J, J->getDebugLoc(), TII->get(PPC::BCCLR))
                   .addImm(J->getOperand(0).getImm())
                   .addReg(J->getOperand(1).getReg())
-                  .copyImplicitOps(I);
+                  .copyImplicitOps(*I);
               MachineBasicBlock::iterator K = J--;
               K->eraseFromParent();
               BlockChanged = true;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ protected:
                   **PI, J, J->getDebugLoc(),
                   TII->get(J->getOpcode() == PPC::BC ? PPC::BCLR : PPC::BCLRn))
                   .addReg(J->getOperand(0).getReg())
-                  .copyImplicitOps(I);
+                  .copyImplicitOps(*I);
               MachineBasicBlock::iterator K = J--;
               K->eraseFromParent();
               BlockChanged = true;
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/X86ExpandPseudo.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/X86ExpandPseudo.cpp
index a09d0651937..de89dfd0d23 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/X86ExpandPseudo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/X86ExpandPseudo.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ bool X86ExpandPseudo::ExpandMI(MachineBasicBlock &MBB,
     }
 
     MachineInstr *NewMI = std::prev(MBBI);
-    NewMI->copyImplicitOps(*MBBI->getParent()->getParent(), MBBI);
+    NewMI->copyImplicitOps(*MBBI->getParent()->getParent(), *MBBI);
 
     // Delete the pseudo instruction TCRETURN.
     MBB.erase(MBBI);