[clang] [llvm] [DataLayout] Introduce sentinel pointer value (PR #131557)

[Shilei Tian via llvm-commits]

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@@ -552,6 +553,11 @@ class DataLayout {
   ///
   /// This includes an explicitly requested alignment (if the global has one).
   Align getPreferredAlign(const GlobalVariable *GV) const;
+
+  /// Returns the sentinel pointer value for a given address space. If the
+  /// address space is invalid, it defaults to the sentinel pointer value of
+  /// address space 0, aligning with the behavior of \p getPointerSpec.
+  APInt getSentinelPointerValue(unsigned AS) const;
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shiltian wrote:

I'd prefer to leave some space for future extension. The challenging part is how to "encode" it. Do we really want to allow something like `0xfffdddfffddd` in the data layout string?

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/131557