[PATCH] D15998: Implement __attribute__((gc_leaf_function)).

[Aaron Ballman via cfe-commits]

aaron.ballman added a comment.

In http://reviews.llvm.org/D15998#324821, @mjacob wrote:

> In http://reviews.llvm.org/D15998#324757, @aaron.ballman wrote:
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> > Can you point me to some documentation on what the semantics of this attribute are? For instance, how does it play with other attributes (like naked or dllexport), is there a reason it shouldn't apply to Objective-C methods, etc?
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> As it was noted earlier in this review, this attribute (as its underlying LLVM attribute) is underspecified. We should discuss the semantics (and whether we want to keep it in the first place) of the LLVM attribute on the mailing list. I'm not sure how we should proceed with this patch in the meantime, probably one of:
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> 1. Mark this (Clang) attribute as tentative, and remove it in case we remove the LLVM attribute.
> 2. Close this revision and create a new patch depending on the outcome of the discussion.
> 3. Postpone (but not close) this revision.


Given how relatively easy this patch is at this stage, I would recommend #2 if the LLVM side of the discussion is going to take more than a month, and #3 otherwise.


http://reviews.llvm.org/D15998