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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/ADT/iterator_range.h"
00022 #include "llvm/IR/Argument.h"
00023 #include "llvm/IR/Attributes.h"
00024 #include "llvm/IR/BasicBlock.h"
00025 #include "llvm/IR/CallingConv.h"
00026 #include "llvm/IR/GlobalObject.h"
00027 #include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
00028 
00029 namespace llvm {
00030 
00031 class FunctionType;
00032 class LLVMContext;
00033 
00034 // Traits for intrusive list of basic blocks...
00035 template<> struct ilist_traits<BasicBlock>
00036   : public SymbolTableListTraits<BasicBlock, Function> {
00037 
00038   // createSentinel is used to get hold of the node that marks the end of the
00039   // list... (same trick used here as in ilist_traits<Instruction>)
00040   BasicBlock *createSentinel() const {
00041     return static_cast<BasicBlock*>(&Sentinel);
00042   }
00043   static void destroySentinel(BasicBlock*) {}
00044 
00045   BasicBlock *provideInitialHead() const { return createSentinel(); }
00046   BasicBlock *ensureHead(BasicBlock*) const { return createSentinel(); }
00047   static void noteHead(BasicBlock*, BasicBlock*) {}
00048 
00049   static ValueSymbolTable *getSymTab(Function *ItemParent);
00050 private:
00051   mutable ilist_half_node<BasicBlock> Sentinel;
00052 };
00053 
00054 template<> struct ilist_traits<Argument>
00055   : public SymbolTableListTraits<Argument, Function> {
00056 
00057   Argument *createSentinel() const {
00058     return static_cast<Argument*>(&Sentinel);
00059   }
00060   static void destroySentinel(Argument*) {}
00061 
00062   Argument *provideInitialHead() const { return createSentinel(); }
00063   Argument *ensureHead(Argument*) const { return createSentinel(); }
00064   static void noteHead(Argument*, Argument*) {}
00065 
00066   static ValueSymbolTable *getSymTab(Function *ItemParent);
00067 private:
00068   mutable ilist_half_node<Argument> Sentinel;
00069 };
00070 
00071 class Function : public GlobalObject, 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 = nullptr);
00126 
00127 public:
00128   static Function *Create(FunctionType *Ty, LinkageTypes Linkage,
00129                           const Twine &N = "", Module *M = nullptr) {
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() >> 2);
00163   }
00164   void setCallingConv(CallingConv::ID CC) {
00165     setValueSubclassData((getSubclassDataFromValue() & 3) |
00166                          (static_cast<unsigned>(CC) << 2));
00167   }
00168 
00169   /// @brief Return the attribute list for this Function.
00170   AttributeSet getAttributes() const { return AttributeSets; }
00171 
00172   /// @brief Set the attribute list for this Function.
00173   void setAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) { AttributeSets = attrs; }
00174 
00175   /// @brief Add function attributes to this function.
00176   void addFnAttr(Attribute::AttrKind N) {
00177     setAttributes(AttributeSets.addAttribute(getContext(),
00178                                              AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, N));
00179   }
00180 
00181   /// @brief Remove function attributes from this function.
00182   void removeFnAttr(Attribute::AttrKind N) {
00183     setAttributes(AttributeSets.removeAttribute(
00184         getContext(), AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, N));
00185   }
00186 
00187   /// @brief Add function attributes to this function.
00188   void addFnAttr(StringRef Kind) {
00189     setAttributes(
00190       AttributeSets.addAttribute(getContext(),
00191                                  AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind));
00192   }
00193   void addFnAttr(StringRef Kind, StringRef Value) {
00194     setAttributes(
00195       AttributeSets.addAttribute(getContext(),
00196                                  AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind, Value));
00197   }
00198 
00199   /// @brief Return true if the function has the attribute.
00200   bool hasFnAttribute(Attribute::AttrKind Kind) const {
00201     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind);
00202   }
00203   bool hasFnAttribute(StringRef Kind) const {
00204     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind);
00205   }
00206 
00207   /// @brief Return the attribute for the given attribute kind.
00208   Attribute getFnAttribute(Attribute::AttrKind Kind) const {
00209     return AttributeSets.getAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind);
00210   }
00211   Attribute getFnAttribute(StringRef Kind) const {
00212     return AttributeSets.getAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, Kind);
00213   }
00214 
00215   /// hasGC/getGC/setGC/clearGC - The name of the garbage collection algorithm
00216   ///                             to use during code generation.
00217   bool hasGC() const;
00218   const char *getGC() const;
00219   void setGC(const char *Str);
00220   void clearGC();
00221 
00222   /// @brief adds the attribute to the list of attributes.
00223   void addAttribute(unsigned i, Attribute::AttrKind attr);
00224 
00225   /// @brief adds the attributes to the list of attributes.
00226   void addAttributes(unsigned i, AttributeSet attrs);
00227 
00228   /// @brief removes the attributes from the list of attributes.
00229   void removeAttributes(unsigned i, AttributeSet attr);
00230 
00231   /// @brief Extract the alignment for a call or parameter (0=unknown).
00232   unsigned getParamAlignment(unsigned i) const {
00233     return AttributeSets.getParamAlignment(i);
00234   }
00235 
00236   /// @brief Extract the number of dereferenceable bytes for a call or
00237   /// parameter (0=unknown).
00238   uint64_t getDereferenceableBytes(unsigned i) const {
00239     return AttributeSets.getDereferenceableBytes(i);
00240   }
00241 
00242   /// @brief Determine if the function does not access memory.
00243   bool doesNotAccessMemory() const {
00244     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00245                                       Attribute::ReadNone);
00246   }
00247   void setDoesNotAccessMemory() {
00248     addFnAttr(Attribute::ReadNone);
00249   }
00250 
00251   /// @brief Determine if the function does not access or only reads memory.
00252   bool onlyReadsMemory() const {
00253     return doesNotAccessMemory() ||
00254       AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00255                                  Attribute::ReadOnly);
00256   }
00257   void setOnlyReadsMemory() {
00258     addFnAttr(Attribute::ReadOnly);
00259   }
00260 
00261   /// @brief Determine if the function cannot return.
00262   bool doesNotReturn() const {
00263     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00264                                       Attribute::NoReturn);
00265   }
00266   void setDoesNotReturn() {
00267     addFnAttr(Attribute::NoReturn);
00268   }
00269 
00270   /// @brief Determine if the function cannot unwind.
00271   bool doesNotThrow() const {
00272     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00273                                       Attribute::NoUnwind);
00274   }
00275   void setDoesNotThrow() {
00276     addFnAttr(Attribute::NoUnwind);
00277   }
00278 
00279   /// @brief Determine if the call cannot be duplicated.
00280   bool cannotDuplicate() const {
00281     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00282                                       Attribute::NoDuplicate);
00283   }
00284   void setCannotDuplicate() {
00285     addFnAttr(Attribute::NoDuplicate);
00286   }
00287 
00288   /// @brief True if the ABI mandates (or the user requested) that this
00289   /// function be in a unwind table.
00290   bool hasUWTable() const {
00291     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex,
00292                                       Attribute::UWTable);
00293   }
00294   void setHasUWTable() {
00295     addFnAttr(Attribute::UWTable);
00296   }
00297 
00298   /// @brief True if this function needs an unwind table.
00299   bool needsUnwindTableEntry() const {
00300     return hasUWTable() || !doesNotThrow();
00301   }
00302 
00303   /// @brief Determine if the function returns a structure through first
00304   /// pointer argument.
00305   bool hasStructRetAttr() const {
00306     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(1, Attribute::StructRet) ||
00307            AttributeSets.hasAttribute(2, Attribute::StructRet);
00308   }
00309 
00310   /// @brief Determine if the parameter does not alias other parameters.
00311   /// @param n The parameter to check. 1 is the first parameter, 0 is the return
00312   bool doesNotAlias(unsigned n) const {
00313     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(n, Attribute::NoAlias);
00314   }
00315   void setDoesNotAlias(unsigned n) {
00316     addAttribute(n, Attribute::NoAlias);
00317   }
00318 
00319   /// @brief Determine if the parameter can be captured.
00320   /// @param n The parameter to check. 1 is the first parameter, 0 is the return
00321   bool doesNotCapture(unsigned n) const {
00322     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(n, Attribute::NoCapture);
00323   }
00324   void setDoesNotCapture(unsigned n) {
00325     addAttribute(n, Attribute::NoCapture);
00326   }
00327 
00328   bool doesNotAccessMemory(unsigned n) const {
00329     return AttributeSets.hasAttribute(n, Attribute::ReadNone);
00330   }
00331   void setDoesNotAccessMemory(unsigned n) {
00332     addAttribute(n, Attribute::ReadNone);
00333   }
00334 
00335   bool onlyReadsMemory(unsigned n) const {
00336     return doesNotAccessMemory(n) ||
00337       AttributeSets.hasAttribute(n, Attribute::ReadOnly);
00338   }
00339   void setOnlyReadsMemory(unsigned n) {
00340     addAttribute(n, Attribute::ReadOnly);
00341   }
00342 
00343   /// copyAttributesFrom - copy all additional attributes (those not needed to
00344   /// create a Function) from the Function Src to this one.
00345   void copyAttributesFrom(const GlobalValue *Src) override;
00346 
00347   /// deleteBody - This method deletes the body of the function, and converts
00348   /// the linkage to external.
00349   ///
00350   void deleteBody() {
00351     dropAllReferences();
00352     setLinkage(ExternalLinkage);
00353   }
00354 
00355   /// removeFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module,
00356   /// but does not delete it.
00357   ///
00358   void removeFromParent() override;
00359 
00360   /// eraseFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module
00361   /// and deletes it.
00362   ///
00363   void eraseFromParent() override;
00364 
00365 
00366   /// Get the underlying elements of the Function... the basic block list is
00367   /// empty for external functions.
00368   ///
00369   const ArgumentListType &getArgumentList() const {
00370     CheckLazyArguments();
00371     return ArgumentList;
00372   }
00373   ArgumentListType &getArgumentList() {
00374     CheckLazyArguments();
00375     return ArgumentList;
00376   }
00377   static iplist<Argument> Function::*getSublistAccess(Argument*) {
00378     return &Function::ArgumentList;
00379   }
00380 
00381   const BasicBlockListType &getBasicBlockList() const { return BasicBlocks; }
00382         BasicBlockListType &getBasicBlockList()       { return BasicBlocks; }
00383   static iplist<BasicBlock> Function::*getSublistAccess(BasicBlock*) {
00384     return &Function::BasicBlocks;
00385   }
00386 
00387   const BasicBlock       &getEntryBlock() const   { return front(); }
00388         BasicBlock       &getEntryBlock()         { return front(); }
00389 
00390   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00391   // Symbol Table Accessing functions...
00392 
00393   /// getSymbolTable() - Return the symbol table...
00394   ///
00395   inline       ValueSymbolTable &getValueSymbolTable()       { return *SymTab; }
00396   inline const ValueSymbolTable &getValueSymbolTable() const { return *SymTab; }
00397 
00398 
00399   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
00400   // BasicBlock iterator forwarding functions
00401   //
00402   iterator                begin()       { return BasicBlocks.begin(); }
00403   const_iterator          begin() const { return BasicBlocks.begin(); }
00404   iterator                end  ()       { return BasicBlocks.end();   }
00405   const_iterator          end  () const { return BasicBlocks.end();   }
00406 
00407   size_t                   size() const { return BasicBlocks.size();  }
00408   bool                    empty() const { return BasicBlocks.empty(); }
00409   const BasicBlock       &front() const { return BasicBlocks.front(); }
00410         BasicBlock       &front()       { return BasicBlocks.front(); }
00411   const BasicBlock        &back() const { return BasicBlocks.back();  }
00412         BasicBlock        &back()       { return BasicBlocks.back();  }
00413 
00414 /// @name Function Argument Iteration
00415 /// @{
00416 
00417   arg_iterator arg_begin() {
00418     CheckLazyArguments();
00419     return ArgumentList.begin();
00420   }
00421   const_arg_iterator arg_begin() const {
00422     CheckLazyArguments();
00423     return ArgumentList.begin();
00424   }
00425   arg_iterator arg_end() {
00426     CheckLazyArguments();
00427     return ArgumentList.end();
00428   }
00429   const_arg_iterator arg_end() const {
00430     CheckLazyArguments();
00431     return ArgumentList.end();
00432   }
00433 
00434   iterator_range<arg_iterator> args() {
00435     return iterator_range<arg_iterator>(arg_begin(), arg_end());
00436   }
00437 
00438   iterator_range<const_arg_iterator> args() const {
00439     return iterator_range<const_arg_iterator>(arg_begin(), arg_end());
00440   }
00441 
00442 /// @}
00443 
00444   size_t arg_size() const;
00445   bool arg_empty() const;
00446 
00447   bool hasPrefixData() const {
00448     return getSubclassDataFromValue() & 2;
00449   }
00450 
00451   Constant *getPrefixData() const;
00452   void setPrefixData(Constant *PrefixData);
00453 
00454   /// viewCFG - This function is meant for use from the debugger.  You can just
00455   /// say 'call F->viewCFG()' and a ghostview window should pop up from the
00456   /// program, displaying the CFG of the current function with the code for each
00457   /// basic block inside.  This depends on there being a 'dot' and 'gv' program
00458   /// in your path.
00459   ///
00460   void viewCFG() const;
00461 
00462   /// viewCFGOnly - This function is meant for use from the debugger.  It works
00463   /// just like viewCFG, but it does not include the contents of basic blocks
00464   /// into the nodes, just the label.  If you are only interested in the CFG
00465   /// this can make the graph smaller.
00466   ///
00467   void viewCFGOnly() const;
00468 
00469   /// Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
00470   static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
00471     return V->getValueID() == Value::FunctionVal;
00472   }
00473 
00474   /// dropAllReferences() - This method causes all the subinstructions to "let
00475   /// go" of all references that they are maintaining.  This allows one to
00476   /// 'delete' a whole module at a time, even though there may be circular
00477   /// references... first all references are dropped, and all use counts go to
00478   /// zero.  Then everything is deleted for real.  Note that no operations are
00479   /// valid on an object that has "dropped all references", except operator
00480   /// delete.
00481   ///
00482   /// Since no other object in the module can have references into the body of a
00483   /// function, dropping all references deletes the entire body of the function,
00484   /// including any contained basic blocks.
00485   ///
00486   void dropAllReferences();
00487 
00488   /// hasAddressTaken - returns true if there are any uses of this function
00489   /// other than direct calls or invokes to it, or blockaddress expressions.
00490   /// Optionally passes back an offending user for diagnostic purposes.
00491   ///
00492   bool hasAddressTaken(const User** = nullptr) const;
00493 
00494   /// isDefTriviallyDead - Return true if it is trivially safe to remove
00495   /// this function definition from the module (because it isn't externally
00496   /// visible, does not have its address taken, and has no callers).  To make
00497   /// this more accurate, call removeDeadConstantUsers first.
00498   bool isDefTriviallyDead() const;
00499 
00500   /// callsFunctionThatReturnsTwice - Return true if the function has a call to
00501   /// setjmp or other function that gcc recognizes as "returning twice".
00502   bool callsFunctionThatReturnsTwice() const;
00503 
00504 private:
00505   // Shadow Value::setValueSubclassData with a private forwarding method so that
00506   // subclasses cannot accidentally use it.
00507   void setValueSubclassData(unsigned short D) {
00508     Value::setValueSubclassData(D);
00509   }
00510 };
00511 
00512 inline ValueSymbolTable *
00513 ilist_traits<BasicBlock>::getSymTab(Function *F) {
00514   return F ? &F->getValueSymbolTable() : nullptr;
00515 }
00516 
00517 inline ValueSymbolTable *
00518 ilist_traits<Argument>::getSymTab(Function *F) {
00519   return F ? &F->getValueSymbolTable() : nullptr;
00520 }
00521 
00522 } // End llvm namespace
00523 
00524 #endif