[llvm-branch-commits] [cfe-branch] r295742 - ReleaseNotes: static analyzer; by Anna Zaks

[Hans Wennborg via llvm-branch-commits]

Author: hans
Date: Tue Feb 21 12:27:27 2017
New Revision: 295742

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=295742&view=rev
Log:
ReleaseNotes: static analyzer; by Anna Zaks

Modified:
    cfe/branches/release_40/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

Modified: cfe/branches/release_40/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/cfe/branches/release_40/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst?rev=295742&r1=295741&r2=295742&view=diff
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--- cfe/branches/release_40/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst (original)
+++ cfe/branches/release_40/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst Tue Feb 21 12:27:27 2017
@@ -241,17 +241,27 @@ show the description of the defects.
 Static Analyzer
 ---------------
 
-...
+With the option --show-description, scan-build's list of defects will also
+show the description of the defects.
 
-Core Analysis Improvements
-==========================
+The analyzer now provides better support of code that uses gtest.
 
-- ...
+Several new checks were added:
 
-New Issues Found
-================
+- The analyzer warns when virtual calls are made from constructors or
+  destructors. This check is off by default but can be enabled by passing the
+  following command to scan-build: -enable-checker optin.cplusplus.VirtualCall.
+- The analyzer checks for synthesized copy properties of mutable types in
+  Objective C, such as NSMutableArray. Calling the setter for these properties
+  will store an immutable copy of the value.
+- The analyzer checks for calls to dispatch_once() that use an Objective-C
+  instance variable as the predicate. Using an instance variable as a predicate
+  may result in the passed-in block being executed multiple times or not at all.
+  These calls should be rewritten either to use a lock or to store the predicate
+  in a global or static variable.
+- The analyzer checks for unintended comparisons of NSNumber, CFNumberRef, and
+  other Cocoa number objects to scalar values.
 
-- ...
 
 Python Binding Changes
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