[llvm] r232677 - Update 3.7 Release Note mentionning the non-optionality of the DataLayout

Mehdi Amini mehdi.amini at apple.com
Wed Mar 18 15:01:44 PDT 2015


Author: mehdi_amini
Date: Wed Mar 18 17:01:44 2015
New Revision: 232677

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=232677&view=rev
Log:
Update 3.7 Release Note mentionning the non-optionality of the DataLayout

From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini at apple.com>

Modified:
    llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

Modified: llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst?rev=232677&r1=232676&r2=232677&view=diff
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--- llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst (original)
+++ llvm/trunk/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst Wed Mar 18 17:01:44 2015
@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in thi
 * The minimum required Visual Studio version for building LLVM is now 2013
   Update 4.
 
-* A new documentation page, :doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`, contains a 
-  collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR which LLVM is 
+* A new documentation page, :doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`, contains a
+  collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR which LLVM is
   able to effectively optimize.
 
+* The DataLayout is no longer optional. All the IR level optimizations expects
+  it to be present and the API has been changed to use a reference instead of
+  a pointer to make it explicit. The Module owns the datalayout and it has to
+  match the one attached to the TargetMachine for generating code.
 
 * ... next change ...
 





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