[llvm-commits] [llvm] r65846 - /llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.html

[Duncan Sands]

> > +The new <a href="LangRef.html#paramattrs">nocapture</a> attribute can be used
> > +on pointer arguments to indicate that the function does not return the pointer,
> > +store it in an object that outlives the call, or let the value of the pointer
> > +escape from the function in any other way.
> 
> > +Note that it is the pointer itself that must not escape, not the value it
> > +points to: loading a value out of the pointer is perfectly fine.
> > +Many standard library functions (e.g. 'strlen', 'memcpy') have this property.
> 
> Does this note really belong in the release notes? Perhaps the link to 
> the LangRef is enough?

Too late now!

Ciao,

Duncan.