[PATCH] D145712: [llvm-c] Add LLVMPointerType2

[Arthur Eubanks via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

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In preparation for removing some of the typed pointer APIs.


Repository:
  rG LLVM Github Monorepo

https://reviews.llvm.org/D145712

Files:
  llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
  llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
  llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp


Index: llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@
   return wrap(Type::getMetadataTy(*unwrap(C)));
 }
 
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType2(unsigned AddressSpace) {
+  return LLVMPointerTypeInContext(LLVMGetGlobalContext(), AddressSpace);
+}
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMVoidType(void)  {
   return LLVMVoidTypeInContext(LLVMGetGlobalContext());
 }
Index: llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -1483,6 +1483,13 @@
  */
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType(LLVMTypeRef ElementType, unsigned AddressSpace);
 
+/**
+ * Create an opaque pointer type in the global context.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::PointerType::get()
+ */
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType2(unsigned AddressSpace);
+
 /**
  * Determine whether a pointer is opaque.
  *
Index: llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
===================================================================
--- llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
   have been removed.
 * Removed ``LLVMPassManagerBuilderRef`` and functions interacting with it.
   These belonged to the no longer supported legacy pass manager.
+* Added the convenience ``LLVMPointerType2`` function to create an opaque
+  pointer in the global context.
 
 Changes to the FastISel infrastructure
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