[llvm-dev] [clang] sign extension of parameters

[Bagel via llvm-dev]

Oh my!  I had thought that all the target-dependent code was under
lib/Basic/Targets/.  Looks like I have more work to do. Is there other 
target-dependent code hiding elsewhere in the tree?

Thanks for the prompt reply,
Brian


On 10/19/21 12:21 PM, Craig Topper wrote:
> I believe it is done by calling ABIArgInfo::getExtend in the ABI handling in 
> clang/lib/CodeGen/TargetInfo.cpp. This will add a signext or zeroext attribute 
> to the argument in IR. The backend can use this to insert the appropriate extend.
> 
> ~Craig
> 
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 10:14 AM Bagel via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org 
> <mailto:llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org>> wrote:
> 
>     My target is 64-bit only, it has no 32-bit operations other than LD/ST.
>     Parameters need to be sign or zero extended.  Where in clang does one indicate
>     that for a target?
> 
>     Thanks,
>     Brian
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