[llvm] Add the 'initialized' attribute langref and support (PR #84803)

Arthur Eubanks via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Fri Mar 15 12:55:11 PDT 2024


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@@ -1621,6 +1621,31 @@ Currently, only the following parameter attributes are defined:
     ``readonly`` or a ``memory`` attribute that does not contain
     ``argmem: write``.
 
+``initialized((Lo1,Hi1),...)``
+    This attribute indicates that the function initializes the ranges of the
+    pointer parameter's memory, ``[%p+LoN, %p+HiN)``. Initialization of memory
+    means the first memory access is a non-volatile, non-atomic write. The
+    write must happen before the function returns. If the function unwinds,
+    the write may not happen.
+
+    This attribute only holds for the memory accessed via this pointer
+    parameter. Other arbitrary accesses to the same memory via other pointers
+    are allowed.
+
+    Note that this attribute does not apply to the unwind edge: the
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aeubanks wrote:

this is now redundant with the unwind comment above

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/84803


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