[llvm-commits] [pr12351] Handle intrinsics in GlobalsModRef

[Rafael Espíndola]

> I guess the idea is that intrinsics aren't functions being called, they
> represent code that is inlined in place, and thus are more analogous to
> an exotic instruction than to a real function call.  If they were in the
> callgraph then any function using an intrinsic would get an edge to the
> "external node" in the callgraph.  This would cause FunctionAttrs to bail
> out and not mark the function readonly/readnone for example (IIRC).

I see. I guess handling them with the other instructions as the patch
does is the right thing then, no?

> Ciao, Duncan.

Cheers,
Rafael