[PATCH] D122473: Add new explanation for some shortcomings(WPD, CFI) for lexicon

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I add explanations for WPD(whole program devirtualization) and  another meaning for CFI (control flow Integrity).


Repository:
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https://reviews.llvm.org/D122473

Files:
  llvm/docs/Lexicon.rst


Index: llvm/docs/Lexicon.rst
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--- llvm/docs/Lexicon.rst
+++ llvm/docs/Lexicon.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
     Call Frame Information. Used in DWARF debug info and in C++ unwind info
     to show how the function prolog lays out the stack frame.
 
+    Control Flow Integrity. A general term for computer security techniques
+    that prevent a wide variety of malware attacks from redirecting the flow
+    of execution (the control flow) of a program.
+
 **CIE**
     Common Information Entry.  A kind of CFI used to reduce the size of FDEs.
     The compiler creates a CIE which contains the information common across all
@@ -152,6 +156,12 @@
     if a valid C++ source program were to trigger an assert in Clang when
     compiled, that could be referred to as an "ICE".
 
+**ICF**
+    Identical Code Folding
+
+**ICP**
+    Indirect Call Promotion
+
 **IPA**
     Inter-Procedural Analysis. Refers to any variety of code analysis that
     occurs between procedures, functions or compilation units (modules).
@@ -309,3 +319,9 @@
 **TBAA**
     Type-Based Alias Analysis
 
+
+W
+-
+
+**WPD**
+    Whole Program Devirtualization
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