[llvm-dev] Full restrict support - status update

Finkel, Hal J. via llvm-dev llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org
Tue Oct 29 20:46:12 PDT 2019


On 10/29/19 5:16 PM, Jeroen Dobbelaere via llvm-dev wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Greene <greened at obbligato.org>
> [...]
>> What's the failure mode?  Wrong answers or compiler abort?  If the
>> latter, it would be nice if LLVM could emit a warning about illegal use
>> of restrict.  Longer term, a RestrictSanitizer would be really helpful.
>>
>>                        -David
> The compiler produces code that does not do what the testcase expects it to do.
> This particular case could be detected and warned for at compile time (after inlining and constant propagation).


We can also certainly consider adding optimization remarks in to 
generate this kind of information as well.

  -Hal


>
> Greetings,
>
> Jeroen
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Hal Finkel
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