if (tref_isstr(tr)) {
TRef trp = emitir(IRT(IR_STRREF, IRT_PGC), tr, lj_ir_kint(J, 0));
TRef len = emitir(IRTI(IR_FLOAD), tr, IRFL_STR_LEN);
+ IRIns *irp = IR(tref_ref(trp));
+ /* Anchor (potentially different) obj into which trp points after fold. */
+ if (irp->o == IR_STRREF) {
+ tr = irp->op1;
+ } else if (irp->o == IR_KKPTR && !tref_isk(tr)) {
+ GCstr *str = strV(&rd->argv[1]); /* Constify the argument. */
+ tr = lj_ir_kstr(J, str);
+ trp = lj_ir_kkptr(J, (char *)strdata(str));
+ }
lj_ir_call(J, IRCALL_lj_bufx_set, trbuf, trp, len, tr);
#if LJ_HASFFI
} else if (tref_iscdata(tr)) {