Merge pull request #8720 from MathiasVP/smaller-join-in-get-root-cause

C++: Remove TC from `Element.getRootCause`

Author: MathiasVP

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/Element.qll

@@ -109,10 +109,7 @@ class Element extends ElementBase {
     then
       exists(MacroInvocation mi |
         this = mi.getAGeneratedElement() and
-        not exists(MacroInvocation closer |
-          this = closer.getAGeneratedElement() and
-          mi = closer.getParentInvocation+()
-        ) and
+        not hasCloserMacroInvocation(this, mi) and
         result = mi.getMacro()
       )
     else result = this
@@ -236,6 +233,14 @@ class Element extends ElementBase {
   }
 }
 
+pragma[noinline]
+private predicate hasCloserMacroInvocation(Element elem, MacroInvocation mi) {
+  exists(MacroInvocation closer |
+    elem = closer.getAGeneratedElement() and
+    mi = closer.getParentInvocation()
+  )
+}
+
 private predicate isFromTemplateInstantiationRec(Element e, Element instantiation) {
   instantiation.(Function).isConstructedFrom(_) and
   e = instantiation