[clang] Add Clang attribute to ensure that fields are initialized explicitly (PR #102040)

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Wed Nov 20 13:21:12 PST 2024


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@@ -1419,6 +1419,42 @@ is not specified.
   }];
 }
 
+def ExplicitInitDocs : Documentation {
+  let Category = DocCatField;
+  let Content = [{
+The ``clang::requires_explicit_initialization`` attribute indicates that the
+field of an aggregate must be initialized explicitly by users when the class
+is constructed. Its usage is invalid on non-aggregates.
+
+Note that this attribute is *not* a memory safety feature, and is *not* intended
+to guard against use of uninitialized memory.
+
+Rather, it is intended for use in "parameter-objects", used to simulate the
+passing of named parameters.
+The attribute generates a warning when explicit initializers for such
+"named parameters" are not provided:
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higher-performance wrote:

Done.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/102040


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