diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def
index eff4cd7625..1fc6b55947 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def
@@ -748,16 +748,16 @@ OPTION(OT_BOOL, \
        false, 0, 0, NULL, \
        "HSA: use buffer instructions instead of flat for global memory")
        
-// -scras=int or --sc-si-opt-reg-alloc-strategy (default 0)
-// 0 let shader compiler choose reg alloc strategy
+// -scras=int or --sc-si-opt-reg-alloc-strategy (default 4)
+// 4 let OCL compiler choose SC reg alloc strategy by heuristic
 // keep this updated with SCShaderSi.h
 OPTION(OT_UINT32, \
       OA_RUNTIME|OVIS_SUPPORT|OVA_REQUIRED|OA_SEPARATOR_EQUAL, \
       "scras", "sc-si-opt-reg-alloc-strategy", \
       SCSIOptRegAllocStrategy, \
-      0, 0, 3, NULL, \
-      "Set SI+ shader compiler register allocation strategy 0-default, "
-      "1-balanced, 2-minimize GPRs, 3-minimize moves (default 0).")
+      4, 0, 4, NULL, \
+      "Set SI+ shader compiler register allocation strategy 0-SC default, "
+      "1-balanced, 2-minimize GPRs, 3-minimize moves, 4-heuristic(default 4).")
 
 //  -fuser-no-inline  -fno-user-no-inline
 OPTION(OT_BOOL, \
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.cpp
index babdd4a5ec..c691bbbb2c 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.cpp
@@ -12,3 +12,15 @@ void amdilUtils::changePrivateUAVLength(std::string& kernel, unsigned length) {
       ")_access(private)";
   kernel = std::regex_replace(kernel, pattern, ss.str());
 }
+
+bool amdilUtils::isKernelMemoryBound(const std::string& kernel) {
+  std::istringstream is(kernel);
+  std::regex pattern("\\s*;\\s*membound\\s*:\\s*1\\s*");
+  while (is) {
+    std::string line;
+    is >> line;
+    if (std::regex_match(line, pattern))
+      return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.hpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.hpp
index f28bcc3ee7..9b49fa1bd7 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/amdilUtils.hpp
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ namespace amdilUtils {
 // Change all private uav length in a kernel
 void changePrivateUAVLength(std::string& kernel, unsigned length);
 
+bool isKernelMemoryBound(const std::string& kernel);
+
 }
 #endif /* AMDILUTILS_H_ */