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00001 //===-- llvm/Function.h - Class to represent a single function --*- C++ -*-===//
00002 //
00003 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
00004 //
00005 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
00006 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
00007 //
00008 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00009 //
00010 // This file contains the declaration of the Function class, which represents a
00011 // single function/procedure in LLVM.
00012 //
00013 // A function basically consists of a list of basic blocks, a list of arguments,
00014 // and a symbol table.
00015 //
00016 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00017 
00018 #ifndef LLVM_IR_FUNCTION_H
00019 #define LLVM_IR_FUNCTION_H
00020 
00021 #include "llvm/IR/Argument.h"
00022 #include "llvm/IR/Attributes.h"
00023 #include "llvm/IR/BasicBlock.h"
00024 #include "llvm/IR/CallingConv.h"
00025 #include "llvm/IR/GlobalValue.h"
00026 #include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
00027 
00028 namespace llvm {
00029 
00030 class FunctionType;
00031 class LLVMContext;
00032 
00033 // Traits for intrusive list of basic blocks...
00034 template<> struct ilist_traits<BasicBlock>
00035   : public SymbolTableListTraits<BasicBlock, Function> {
00036 
00037   // createSentinel is used to get hold of the node that marks the end of the
00038   // list... (same trick used here as in ilist_traits<Instruction>)
00039   BasicBlock *createSentinel() const {
00040     return static_cast<BasicBlock*>(&Sentinel);
00041   }
00042   static void destroySentinel(BasicBlock*) {}
00043 
00044   BasicBlock *provideInitialHead() const { return createSentinel(); }
00045   BasicBlock *ensureHead(BasicBlock*) const { return createSentinel(); }
00046   static void noteHead(BasicBlock*, BasicBlock*) {}
00047 
00048   static ValueSymbolTable *getSymTab(Function *ItemParent);
00049 private:
00050   mutable ilist_half_node<BasicBlock> Sentinel;
00051 };
00052 
00053 template<> struct ilist_traits<Argument>
00054   : public SymbolTableListTraits<Argument, Function> {
00055 
00056   Argument *createSentinel() const {
00057     return static_cast<Argument*>(&Sentinel);
00058   }
00059   static void destroySentinel(Argument*) {}
00060 
00061   Argument *provideInitialHead() const { return createSentinel(); }
00062   Argument *ensureHead(Argument*) const { return createSentinel(); }
00063   static void noteHead(Argument*, Argument*) {}
00064 
00065   static ValueSymbolTable *getSymTab(Function *ItemParent);
00066 private:
00067   mutable ilist_half_node<Argument> Sentinel;
00068 };
00069 
00070 class Function : public GlobalValue,
00071                  public ilist_node<Function> {
00072 public:
00073   typedef iplist<Argument> ArgumentListType;
00074   typedef iplist<BasicBlock> BasicBlockListType;
00075 
00076   // BasicBlock iterators...
00077   typedef BasicBlockListType::iterator iterator;
00078   typedef BasicBlockListType::const_iterator const_iterator;
00079 
00080   typedef ArgumentListType::iterator arg_iterator;
00081   typedef ArgumentListType::const_iterator const_arg_iterator;
00082 
00083 private:
00084   // Important things that make up a function!
00085   BasicBlockListType  BasicBlocks;        ///< The basic blocks
00086   mutable ArgumentListType ArgumentList;  ///< The formal arguments
00087   ValueSymbolTable *SymTab;               ///< Symbol table of args/instructions
00088   AttributeSet AttributeSets;             ///< Parameter attributes
00089 
00090   // HasLazyArguments is stored in Value::SubclassData.
00091   /*bool HasLazyArguments;*/
00092 
00093   // The Calling Convention is stored in Value::SubclassData.
00094   /*CallingConv::ID CallingConvention;*/
00095 
00096   friend class SymbolTableListTraits<Function, Module>;
00097 
00098   void setParent(Module *parent);
00099 
00100   /// hasLazyArguments/CheckLazyArguments - The argument list of a function is
00101   /// built on demand, so that the list isn't allocated until the first client
00102   /// needs it.  The hasLazyArguments predicate returns true if the arg list
00103   /// hasn't been set up yet.
00104   bool hasLazyArguments() const {
00105     return getSubclassDataFromValue() & 1;
00106   }
00107   void CheckLazyArguments() const {
00108     if (hasLazyArguments())
00109       BuildLazyArguments();
00110   }
00111   void BuildLazyArguments() const;
00112 
00113   Function(const Function&) LLVM_DELETED_FUNCTION;
00114   void operator=(const Function&) LLVM_DELETED_FUNCTION;
00115 
00116   /// Do the actual lookup of an intrinsic ID when the query could not be
00117   /// answered from the cache.
00118   unsigned lookupIntrinsicID() const LLVM_READONLY;
00119 
00120   /// Function ctor - If the (optional) Module argument is specified, the
00121   /// function is automatically inserted into the end of the function list for
00122   /// the module.
00123   ///
00124   Function(FunctionType *Ty, LinkageTypes Linkage,
00125            const Twine &N = "", Module *M = 0);
00126 
00127 public:
00128   static Function *Create(FunctionType *Ty, LinkageTypes Linkage,
00129                           const Twine &N = "", Module *M = 0) {
00130     return new(0) Function(Ty, Linkage, N, M);
00131   }
00132 
00133   ~Function();
00134 
00135   Type *getReturnType() const;           // Return the type of the ret val
00136   FunctionType *getFunctionType() const; // Return the FunctionType for me
00137 
00138   /// getContext - Return a pointer to the LLVMContext associated with this
00139   /// function, or NULL if this function is not bound to a context yet.
00140   LLVMContext &getContext() const;
00141 
00142   /// isVarArg - Return true if this function takes a variable number of
00143   /// arguments.
00144   bool isVarArg() const;
00145 
00146   /// getIntrinsicID - This method returns the ID number of the specified
00147   /// function, or Intrinsic::not_intrinsic if the function is not an
00148   /// intrinsic, or if the pointer is null.  This value is always defined to be
00149   /// zero to allow easy checking for whether a function is intrinsic or not.
00150   /// The particular intrinsic functions which correspond to this value are
00151   /// defined in llvm/Intrinsics.h.  Results are cached in the LLVM context,
00152   /// subsequent requests for the same ID return results much faster from the
00153   /// cache.
00154   ///
00155   unsigned getIntrinsicID() const LLVM_READONLY;
00156   bool isIntrinsic() const { return getName().startswith("llvm."); }
00157 
00158   /// getCallingConv()/setCallingConv(CC) - These method get and set the
00159   /// calling convention of this function.  The enum values for the known
00160   /// calling conventions are defined in CallingConv.h.
00161   CallingConv::ID getCallingConv() const {
00162     return static_cast<CallingConv::ID>(getSubclassDataFromValue() >> 1);
00163   }
00164   void setCallingConv(CallingConv::ID CC) {
00165     setValueSubclassData((getSubclassDataFromValue() & 1) |
00166                          (static_cast<unsigned>(CC) << 1));
00167   }
00168 
00169   /// getAttributes - Return the attribute list for this Function.
00170   ///
00171   AttributeSet getAttributes() const { return AttributeSets; }
00172 
00173   /// setAttributes - Set the attribute list for this Function.
00174   ///
00175   void setAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) { AttributeSets = attrs; }
00176 
00177   /// addFnAttr - Add function attributes to this function.
00178   ///
00179   void addFnAttr(Attribute::AttrKind N) {
00180     setAttributes(AttributeSets.addAttribute(getContext(),
00181                                              AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, N));
00182   }
00183 
00184   /// addFnAttr - Add function attributes to this function.
00185   ///
00186   void addFnAttr(StringRef Kind) {
00187     setAttributes(
00188       AttributeSets.addAttribute(getContext(),
00189                                  AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind));
00190   }
00191 
00192   /// \brief Return true if the function has the attribute.
00193   bool hasFnAttribute(Attribute::AttrKind Kind) const {
00194     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind);
00195   }
00196   bool hasFnAttribute(StringRef Kind) const {
00197     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind);
00198   }
00199 
00200   /// hasGC/getGC/setGC/clearGC - The name of the garbage collection algorithm
00201   ///                             to use during code generation.
00202   bool hasGC() const;
00203   const char *getGC() const;
00204   void setGC(const char *Str);
00205   void clearGC();
00206 
00207   /// @brief adds the attribute to the list of attributes.
00208   void addAttribute(unsigned i, Attribute::AttrKind attr);
00209 
00210   /// @brief adds the attributes to the list of attributes.
00211   void addAttributes(unsigned i, AttributeSet attrs);
00212 
00213   /// @brief removes the attributes from the list of attributes.
00214   void removeAttributes(unsigned i, AttributeSet attr);
00215 
00216   /// @brief Extract the alignment for a call or parameter (0=unknown).
00217   unsigned getParamAlignment(unsigned i) const {
00218     return AttributeSets.getParamAlignment(i);
00219   }
00220 
00221   /// @brief Determine if the function does not access memory.
00222   bool doesNotAccessMemory() const {
00223     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00224                                       Attribute::ReadNone);
00225   }
00226   void setDoesNotAccessMemory() {
00227     addFnAttr(Attribute::ReadNone);
00228   }
00229 
00230   /// @brief Determine if the function does not access or only reads memory.
00231   bool onlyReadsMemory() const {
00232     return doesNotAccessMemory() ||
00233       AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00234                                  Attribute::ReadOnly);
00235   }
00236   void setOnlyReadsMemory() {
00237     addFnAttr(Attribute::ReadOnly);
00238   }
00239 
00240   /// @brief Determine if the function cannot return.
00241   bool doesNotReturn() const {
00242     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00243                                       Attribute::NoReturn);
00244   }
00245   void setDoesNotReturn() {
00246     addFnAttr(Attribute::NoReturn);
00247   }
00248 
00249   /// @brief Determine if the function cannot unwind.
00250   bool doesNotThrow() const {
00251     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00252                                       Attribute::NoUnwind);
00253   }
00254   void setDoesNotThrow() {
00255     addFnAttr(Attribute::NoUnwind);
00256   }
00257 
00258   /// @brief Determine if the call cannot be duplicated.
00259   bool cannotDuplicate() const {
00260     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00261                                       Attribute::NoDuplicate);
00262   }
00263   void setCannotDuplicate() {
00264     addFnAttr(Attribute::NoDuplicate);
00265   }
00266 
00267   /// @brief True if the ABI mandates (or the user requested) that this
00268   /// function be in a unwind table.
00269   bool hasUWTable() const {
00270     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00271                                       Attribute::UWTable);
00272   }
00273   void setHasUWTable() {
00274     addFnAttr(Attribute::UWTable);
00275   }
00276 
00277   /// @brief True if this function needs an unwind table.
00278   bool needsUnwindTableEntry() const {
00279     return hasUWTable() || !doesNotThrow();
00280   }
00281 
00282   /// @brief Determine if the function returns a structure through first
00283   /// pointer argument.
00284   bool hasStructRetAttr() const {
00285     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(1, Attribute::StructRet);
00286   }
00287 
00288   /// @brief Determine if the parameter does not alias other parameters.
00289   /// @param n The parameter to check. 1 is the first parameter, 0 is the return
00290   bool doesNotAlias(unsigned n) const {
00291     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(n, Attribute::NoAlias);
00292   }
00293   void setDoesNotAlias(unsigned n) {
00294     addAttribute(n, Attribute::NoAlias);
00295   }
00296 
00297   /// @brief Determine if the parameter can be captured.
00298   /// @param n The parameter to check. 1 is the first parameter, 0 is the return
00299   bool doesNotCapture(unsigned n) const {
00300     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(n, Attribute::NoCapture);
00301   }
00302   void setDoesNotCapture(unsigned n) {
00303     addAttribute(n, Attribute::NoCapture);
00304   }
00305 
00306   /// copyAttributesFrom - copy all additional attributes (those not needed to
00307   /// create a Function) from the Function Src to this one.
00308   void copyAttributesFrom(const GlobalValue *Src);
00309 
00310   /// deleteBody - This method deletes the body of the function, and converts
00311   /// the linkage to external.
00312   ///
00313   void deleteBody() {
00314     dropAllReferences();
00315     setLinkage(ExternalLinkage);
00316   }
00317 
00318   /// removeFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module,
00319   /// but does not delete it.
00320   ///
00321   virtual void removeFromParent();
00322 
00323   /// eraseFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module
00324   /// and deletes it.
00325   ///
00326   virtual void eraseFromParent();
00327 
00328 
00329   /// Get the underlying elements of the Function... the basic block list is
00330   /// empty for external functions.
00331   ///
00332   const ArgumentListType &getArgumentList() const {
00333     CheckLazyArguments();
00334     return ArgumentList;
00335   }
00336   ArgumentListType &getArgumentList() {
00337     CheckLazyArguments();
00338     return ArgumentList;
00339   }
00340   static iplist<Argument> Function::*getSublistAccess(Argument*) {
00341     return &Function::ArgumentList;
00342   }
00343 
00344   const BasicBlockListType &getBasicBlockList() const { return BasicBlocks; }
00345         BasicBlockListType &getBasicBlockList()       { return BasicBlocks; }
00346   static iplist<BasicBlock> Function::*getSublistAccess(BasicBlock*) {
00347     return &Function::BasicBlocks;
00348   }
00349 
00350   const BasicBlock       &getEntryBlock() const   { return front(); }
00351         BasicBlock       &getEntryBlock()         { return front(); }
00352 
00353   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00354   // Symbol Table Accessing functions...
00355 
00356   /// getSymbolTable() - Return the symbol table...
00357   ///
00358   inline       ValueSymbolTable &getValueSymbolTable()       { return *SymTab; }
00359   inline const ValueSymbolTable &getValueSymbolTable() const { return *SymTab; }
00360 
00361 
00362   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00363   // BasicBlock iterator forwarding functions
00364   //
00365   iterator                begin()       { return BasicBlocks.begin(); }
00366   const_iterator          begin() const { return BasicBlocks.begin(); }
00367   iterator                end  ()       { return BasicBlocks.end();   }
00368   const_iterator          end  () const { return BasicBlocks.end();   }
00369 
00370   size_t                   size() const { return BasicBlocks.size();  }
00371   bool                    empty() const { return BasicBlocks.empty(); }
00372   const BasicBlock       &front() const { return BasicBlocks.front(); }
00373         BasicBlock       &front()       { return BasicBlocks.front(); }
00374   const BasicBlock        &back() const { return BasicBlocks.back();  }
00375         BasicBlock        &back()       { return BasicBlocks.back();  }
00376 
00377   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00378   // Argument iterator forwarding functions
00379   //
00380   arg_iterator arg_begin() {
00381     CheckLazyArguments();
00382     return ArgumentList.begin();
00383   }
00384   const_arg_iterator arg_begin() const {
00385     CheckLazyArguments();
00386     return ArgumentList.begin();
00387   }
00388   arg_iterator arg_end() {
00389     CheckLazyArguments();
00390     return ArgumentList.end();
00391   }
00392   const_arg_iterator arg_end() const {
00393     CheckLazyArguments();
00394     return ArgumentList.end();
00395   }
00396 
00397   size_t arg_size() const;
00398   bool arg_empty() const;
00399 
00400   /// viewCFG - This function is meant for use from the debugger.  You can just
00401   /// say 'call F->viewCFG()' and a ghostview window should pop up from the
00402   /// program, displaying the CFG of the current function with the code for each
00403   /// basic block inside.  This depends on there being a 'dot' and 'gv' program
00404   /// in your path.
00405   ///
00406   void viewCFG() const;
00407 
00408   /// viewCFGOnly - This function is meant for use from the debugger.  It works
00409   /// just like viewCFG, but it does not include the contents of basic blocks
00410   /// into the nodes, just the label.  If you are only interested in the CFG
00411   /// this can make the graph smaller.
00412   ///
00413   void viewCFGOnly() const;
00414 
00415   /// Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
00416   static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
00417     return V->getValueID() == Value::FunctionVal;
00418   }
00419 
00420   /// dropAllReferences() - This method causes all the subinstructions to "let
00421   /// go" of all references that they are maintaining.  This allows one to
00422   /// 'delete' a whole module at a time, even though there may be circular
00423   /// references... first all references are dropped, and all use counts go to
00424   /// zero.  Then everything is deleted for real.  Note that no operations are
00425   /// valid on an object that has "dropped all references", except operator
00426   /// delete.
00427   ///
00428   /// Since no other object in the module can have references into the body of a
00429   /// function, dropping all references deletes the entire body of the function,
00430   /// including any contained basic blocks.
00431   ///
00432   void dropAllReferences();
00433 
00434   /// hasAddressTaken - returns true if there are any uses of this function
00435   /// other than direct calls or invokes to it, or blockaddress expressions.
00436   /// Optionally passes back an offending user for diagnostic purposes.
00437   ///
00438   bool hasAddressTaken(const User** = 0) const;
00439 
00440   /// isDefTriviallyDead - Return true if it is trivially safe to remove
00441   /// this function definition from the module (because it isn't externally
00442   /// visible, does not have its address taken, and has no callers).  To make
00443   /// this more accurate, call removeDeadConstantUsers first.
00444   bool isDefTriviallyDead() const;
00445 
00446   /// callsFunctionThatReturnsTwice - Return true if the function has a call to
00447   /// setjmp or other function that gcc recognizes as "returning twice".
00448   bool callsFunctionThatReturnsTwice() const;
00449 
00450 private:
00451   // Shadow Value::setValueSubclassData with a private forwarding method so that
00452   // subclasses cannot accidentally use it.
00453   void setValueSubclassData(unsigned short D) {
00454     Value::setValueSubclassData(D);
00455   }
00456 };
00457 
00458 inline ValueSymbolTable *
00459 ilist_traits<BasicBlock>::getSymTab(Function *F) {
00460   return F ? &F->getValueSymbolTable() : 0;
00461 }
00462 
00463 inline ValueSymbolTable *
00464 ilist_traits<Argument>::getSymTab(Function *F) {
00465   return F ? &F->getValueSymbolTable() : 0;
00466 }
00467 
00468 } // End llvm namespace
00469 
00470 #endif