Index: llvm/docs/LangRef.rst =================================================================== --- llvm/docs/LangRef.rst +++ llvm/docs/LangRef.rst @@ -1730,6 +1730,46 @@ a new pointer for the original function, which means that code that depends on function-pointer identity can break. So, any function annotated with ``jumptable`` must also be ``unnamed_addr``. +``memory(...)`` + This attribute specifies the possible memory effects of the call/function. + It allows specifying the possible access kinds (``none``, ``read``, + ``write``, or ``readwrite``) for the possible memory location kinds + (``argmem``, ``inaccessiblemem``, and ``other``). It is best understood by + example: + + - ``memory()`` or ``memory(none)``: Does not access any memory. + - ``memory(read)``: May read (but not write) any memory. + - ``memory(write)``: May write (but not read) any memory. + - ``memory(readwrite)``: May read or write any memory. + - ``memory(argmem: read)``: May only read argument memory. + - ``memory(argmem: read, inaccessiblemem: write)``: May only read argument + memory and only write inaccessible memory. + - ``memory(read, argmem: readwrite)``: May read any memory (default mode) + and additionally write argument memory. + - ``memory(readwrite, argmem: none)``: May access any memory apart from + argument memory. + + The supported memory location kinds are: + + - ``argmem``: This refers to accesses that are based on pointer arguments + to the function. + - ``inaccessiblemem``: This refers to accesses to memory which is not + accessible by the current module (before return from the function -- an + allocator function may return newly accessible memory while only + accessing inaccessible memory itself). Inaccessible memory is often used + to model control dependencies of intrinsics. + - ``other``: An access that does not fall into any of the previous + categories. This location kind is expected to split into more precise + location kinds in the future. As such, it is recommended to specify a + default access kind that covers ``other``, rather than enumerating all + currently supported location kinds. + + If the ``memory`` attribute is not specified, then ``memory(readwrite)`` + is implied (all memory effects are possible). + + The memory effects of a call are the intersection of the call-site + ``memory`` attribute with the union of the function ``memory`` attribute + and any effects implied by operand bundles. ``minsize`` This attribute suggests that optimization passes and code generator passes make choices that keep the code size of this function as small