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@@ -10253,3 +10253,52 @@ The attribute is also supported with blocks and in
Objective-C.
}
}];
}
+
+def ConstDocs : Documentation {
+ let Category = DocCatFunction;
+ let Content = [{
+The ``const`` attribute can be applied to the declaration of a function to
signal that repeated calls to the function with the same argument values may be
safe to elide because the subsequent calls will always return the same value as
the initial call.
+
+The attribute informs the optimizer that the function cannot read or write to
memory, does not support unwinding, will return (has no infinite loops), and
that any pointer or reference arguments to the call will not be read from or
written to.
----------------
AaronBallman wrote:
> willreturn also guarantees that it doesn't terminate I think.
Good call, based on the language ref, I think you're right. I updated.
> Could we clarify that the actual address of pointer/reference arguments can
> be used? It's a bit ambiguous currently I think.
Are you wondering whether this is valid:
```
__attribute__((const)) int func(int *ptr) {
intptr_t val = (intptr_t)ptr;
return 12;
}
```
or are you wondering whether this is valid:
```
__attribute__((const)) int func(int *ptr) {
int **ptr_ptr = &ptr;
return 12;
}
```
or something else?
I think in both cases, those are valid. What is prohibited is:
```
__attribute__((const)) int func(int *ptr) {
return *ptr;
}
```
CC @nikic @efriedma-quic for extra eyeballs though because I'm not 100% sure of
my interpretation.
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/205881
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