gcc/ChangeLog:
* doc/extend.texi: Document [[musttail]]
---
gcc/doc/extend.texi | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index e290265d68d3..f3df7688edf1 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -9839,7 +9839,7 @@ same manner as the @code{deprecated} attribute.
@section Statement Attributes
@cindex Statement Attributes
-GCC allows attributes to be set on null statements. @xref{Attribute Syntax},
+GCC allows attributes to be set on statements. @xref{Attribute Syntax},
for details of the exact syntax for using attributes. Other attributes are
available for functions (@pxref{Function Attributes}), variables
(@pxref{Variable Attributes}), labels (@pxref{Label Attributes}), enumerators
@@ -9896,6 +9896,23 @@ foo (int x, int y)
@code{y} is not actually incremented and the compiler can but does not
have to optimize it to just @code{return 42 + 42;}.
+@cindex @code{musttail} statement attribute
+@item musttail
+
+The @code{gnu::musttail} or @code{clang::musttail} attribute
+can be applied to a @code{return} statement with a return-value expression
+that is a function call. It asserts that the call must be a tail call that
+does not allocate extra stack space.
+
+@smallexample
+[[gnu::musttail]] return foo();
+@end smallexample
+
+If the compiler cannot generate a tail call it generates
+an error. On some targets they may not be supported.
+Tail calls cannot reference locals in memory, which may affect
+builds without optimization when passing structures that
+would fit into registers.
@end table
@node Attribute Syntax
@@ -10019,7 +10036,9 @@ the constant expression, if present.
@subsubheading Statement Attributes
In GNU C, an attribute specifier list may appear as part of a null
-statement. The attribute goes before the semicolon.
+statement. The attribute goes before the semicolon.
+Some attributes in new style syntax are also supported
+on non-null statements.
@subsubheading Type Attributes
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