[llvm-commits] CVS: llvm/docs/BytecodeFormat.html LangRef.html
Anton Korobeynikov
asl at math.spbu.ru
Wed Apr 25 07:28:00 PDT 2007
Changes in directory llvm/docs:
BytecodeFormat.html updated: 1.69 -> 1.70
LangRef.html updated: 1.237 -> 1.238
---
Log message:
Implement aliases. This fixes PR1017: http://llvm.org/PR1017 and it's dependent bugs. CFE part
will follow.
---
Diffs of the changes: (+91 -15)
BytecodeFormat.html | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
LangRef.html | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
Index: llvm/docs/BytecodeFormat.html
diff -u llvm/docs/BytecodeFormat.html:1.69 llvm/docs/BytecodeFormat.html:1.70
--- llvm/docs/BytecodeFormat.html:1.69 Sat Apr 21 03:16:24 2007
+++ llvm/docs/BytecodeFormat.html Wed Apr 25 09:27:10 2007
@@ -943,11 +943,11 @@
target triple specified, i.e. a platform-independent module).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td><a href="#string">string</a></td>
- <td class="td_left">The data layout string describing the endianness,
- pointer size, and type alignments for which the module was written
- (blank means no data layout specified, i.e. a platform-independent
- module).</td>
+ <td><a href="#string">string</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">The data layout string describing the endianness,
+ pointer size, and type alignments for which the module was written
+ (blank means no data layout specified, i.e. a platform-independent
+ module).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#llist">llist</a>(<a href="#string">string</a>)</td>
@@ -959,6 +959,11 @@
<td><a href="#string">string</a></td>
<td class="td_left">The inline asm block for this module.</td>
</tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#zlist">zlist</a>(<a href="#alias">alias</a>)</td>
+ <td class="td_left">A zero terminated list of aliases occurring in the
+ module.</td>
+ </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
@@ -1123,7 +1128,7 @@
<td><a href="#bit">bit(5-30)</a></td>
<td class="td_left">Type slot number of type for the function.</td>
</tr>
- <tr>
+ <tr>
<td><a href="#bit">bit(31)</a></td>
<td class="td_left">Indicates whether an extension word follows.</td>
</tr>
@@ -1186,6 +1191,56 @@
</div>
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
+<div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="alias">Alias Field</a>
+</div>
+<div class="doc_text">
+<p>Aliases are written using 3 <a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a>
+that encode information about alias itself and aliasee.</p>
+
+<p>The table below provides the bit layout of
+the first <a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a> which describes alias itself.</p>
+
+<table>
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th><b>Type</b></th>
+ <th class="td_left"><b>Description</b></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#bit">bit(0-1)</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">Alias linkage. 0 - External linkage, 1 - Internal
+ linkage, 2 - Weak linkage.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#bit">bit(2-31)</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">Type slot number of type for the alias itself.</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody>
+</table>
+
+ <p>The next two <a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr's</a> describes the
+ aliasee. </p>
+
+<table>
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th><b>Type</b></th>
+ <th class="td_left"><b>Description</b></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">Type slot number of type for the aliasee.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">Slot number of the aliasee.</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody>
+</table>
+
+</div>
+
+<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="constantpool">Constant Pool</a> </div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>A constant pool defines as set of constant values. There are
@@ -2097,7 +2152,7 @@
<a href="mailto:rspencer at x10sys.com">Reid Spencer</a> and <a
href="mailto:sabre at nondot.org">Chris Lattner</a><br>
<a href="http://llvm.org">The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a><br>
-Last modified: $Date: 2007/04/21 08:16:24 $
+Last modified: $Date: 2007/04/25 14:27:10 $
</address>
</body>
</html>
Index: llvm/docs/LangRef.html
diff -u llvm/docs/LangRef.html:1.237 llvm/docs/LangRef.html:1.238
--- llvm/docs/LangRef.html:1.237 Sun Apr 22 09:56:37 2007
+++ llvm/docs/LangRef.html Wed Apr 25 09:27:10 2007
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@
<p>It is illegal for a function <i>declaration</i>
to have any linkage type other than "externally visible", <tt>dllimport</tt>,
or <tt>extern_weak</tt>.</p>
-
+<p>Aliases can have only <tt>external</tt>, <tt>internal</tt> and <tt>weak</tt>
+linkages.
</div>
<!-- ======================================================================= -->
@@ -602,12 +603,11 @@
<p>Global variables define regions of memory allocated at compilation time
instead of run-time. Global variables may optionally be initialized, may have
-an explicit section to be placed in, and may
-have an optional explicit alignment specified. A variable may be defined as
-"thread_local", which means that it will not be shared by threads (each thread
-will have a separated copy of the variable).
-A variable may be defined as a global "constant," which indicates that the
-contents of the variable will <b>never</b> be modified (enabling better
+an explicit section to be placed in, and may have an optional explicit alignment
+specified. A variable may be defined as "thread_local", which means that it
+will not be shared by threads (each thread will have a separated copy of the
+variable). A variable may be defined as a global "constant," which indicates
+that the contents of the variable will <b>never</b> be modified (enabling better
optimization, allowing the global data to be placed in the read-only section of
an executable, etc). Note that variables that need runtime initialization
cannot be marked "constant" as there is a store to the variable.</p>
@@ -698,6 +698,27 @@
</div>
+
+<!-- ======================================================================= -->
+<div class="doc_subsection">
+ <a name="aliasstructure">Aliases</a>
+</div>
+<div class="doc_text">
+ <p>Aliases act as "second name" for the aliasee value (which can be either
+ function or global variable). Aliases may have an
+ optional <a href="#linkage">linkage type</a>, and an
+ optional <a href="#visibility">visibility style</a>.</p>
+
+ <h5>Syntax:</h5>
+
+ <pre>
+ @<Name> = [Linkage] [Visibility] alias <AliaseeTy> @<Aliasee>
+ </pre>
+
+</div>
+
+
+
<!-- ======================================================================= -->
<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="paramattrs">Parameter Attributes</a></div>
<div class="doc_text">
@@ -4728,7 +4749,7 @@
<a href="mailto:sabre at nondot.org">Chris Lattner</a><br>
<a href="http://llvm.org">The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a><br>
- Last modified: $Date: 2007/04/22 14:56:37 $
+ Last modified: $Date: 2007/04/25 14:27:10 $
</address>
</body>
</html>
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