[llvm-commits] [llvm] r57483 - /llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.html

[Duncan Sands]

Author: baldrick
Date: Tue Oct 14 02:06:37 2008
New Revision: 57483

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=57483&view=rev
Log:
Mention the different constant folders that IRBuilder
can use.

Modified:
    llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.html

Modified: llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.html
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.html?rev=57483&r1=57482&r2=57483&view=diff

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--- llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.html (original)
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@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 memory values.</p></li>
 
 <li><p>LLVM 2.4 also includes an initial port for the PIC16 microprocessor. This
-is the LLVM targer that only has support for 8 bit registers, and a number of
+is the LLVM target that only has support for 8 bit registers, and a number of
 other crazy constraints.  While the port is still in early development stages,
 it shows some interesting things you can do with LLVM.</p></li>
 
@@ -273,7 +273,13 @@
 easier for front-ends to create debug info descriptors, similar to the way that
 IRBuilder makes it easier to create LLVM IR.</li>
 
-<li>LLVM now supports "function attributes", which allows us to seperate return
+<li>The <tt>IRBuilder</tt> class is now parametrized by a class responsible
+for constant folding.  The default ConstantFolder class does target independent
+constant folding.  The NoFolder class does no constant folding at all, which is
+useful when learning how LLVM works.  The TargetFolder class folds the most,
+doing target dependent constant folding.</li>
+
+<li>LLVM now supports "function attributes", which allows us to separate return
 value attributes from function attributes.  LLVM now supports attributes on a
 function itself, a return value, and its parameters.  New supported function
 attributes include noinline/alwaysinline and the "opt-size" flag which says the