[llvm-commits] [llvm] r46912 - /llvm/trunk/docs/LangRef.html

[Gabor Greif]

Author: ggreif
Date: Sat Feb  9 16:24:34 2008
New Revision: 46912

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=46912&view=rev
Log:
explain that NumElements in alloca and malloc defaults to one

Modified:
    llvm/trunk/docs/LangRef.html

Modified: llvm/trunk/docs/LangRef.html
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/docs/LangRef.html?rev=46912&r1=46911&r2=46912&view=diff

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--- llvm/trunk/docs/LangRef.html (original)
+++ llvm/trunk/docs/LangRef.html Sat Feb  9 16:24:34 2008
@@ -2760,10 +2760,10 @@
 <tt>sizeof(<type>)*NumElements</tt>
 bytes of memory from the operating system and returns a pointer of the
 appropriate type to the program.  If "NumElements" is specified, it is the
-number of elements allocated.  If an alignment is specified, the value result
-of the allocation is guaranteed to be aligned to at least that boundary.  If
-not specified, or if zero, the target can choose to align the allocation on any
-convenient boundary.</p>
+number of elements allocated, otherwise "NumElements" is defaulted to be one.
+If an alignment is specified, the value result of the allocation is guaranteed to
+be aligned to at least that boundary.  If not specified, or if zero, the target can
+choose to align the allocation on any convenient boundary.</p>
 
 <p>'<tt>type</tt>' must be a sized type.</p>
 
@@ -2846,11 +2846,11 @@
 
 <p>The '<tt>alloca</tt>' instruction allocates <tt>sizeof(<type>)*NumElements</tt>
 bytes of memory on the runtime stack, returning a pointer of the
-appropriate type to the program.    If "NumElements" is specified, it is the
-number of elements allocated.  If an alignment is specified, the value result
-of the allocation is guaranteed to be aligned to at least that boundary.  If
-not specified, or if zero, the target can choose to align the allocation on any
-convenient boundary.</p>
+appropriate type to the program.  If "NumElements" is specified, it is the
+number of elements allocated, otherwise "NumElements" is defaulted to be one.
+If an alignment is specified, the value result of the allocation is guaranteed
+to be aligned to at least that boundary.  If not specified, or if zero, the target
+can choose to align the allocation on any convenient boundary.</p>
 
 <p>'<tt>type</tt>' may be any sized type.</p>