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Add missing 'Instruction Opcodes' bullet to TOC
Update for changes in LLVM 1.4 bytecode format. git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@17032 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
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@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@
<li><a href="#functiondefs">Function Definition</a></li>
<li><a href="#compactiontable">Compaction Table</a></li>
<li><a href="#instructionlist">Instruction List</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#opcodes">Instruction Opcodes</a></li>
<li><a href="#symtab">Symbol Table</a></li>
</ol>
</li>
<li><a href="#versiondiffs">Version Differences</a>
<ol>
-<!-- <li><a href="#vers13">Version 1.3 Differences From 1.4</a></li>-->
+ <li><a href="#vers13">Version 1.3 Differences From 1.4</a></li>
<li><a href="#vers12">Version 1.2 Differences From 1.3</a></li>
<li><a href="#vers11">Version 1.1 Differences From 1.2</a></li>
<li><a href="#vers10">Version 1.0 Differences From 1.1</a></li>
@@ -934,8 +935,8 @@ all functions. The format is shown in the table below:</p>
definitions occurring in the module.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td><a href="#zlist">zlist</a>(<a href="#uint24_vbr">uint24_vbr</a>)</td>
- <td class="td_left">A zero terminated list of function types
+ <td><a href="#zlist">zlist</a>(<a href="#funcfield">funcfield</a>)</td>
+ <td class="td_left">A zero terminated list of function definitions
occurring in the module.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -958,6 +959,7 @@ platform independent module).<br>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
+
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
<div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="globalvar">Global Variable Field</a>
</div>
@@ -1011,6 +1013,36 @@ numbers of the global variable's constant initializer.</td>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
+
+<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
+<div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="funcfield">Function Field</a>
+</div>
+<div class="doc_text">
+<p>Functions are written using an <a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a>
+that encodes information about the function and a set of flags.</p>
+
+<p>The table below provides the bit layout of the <a
+href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a> that describes the function.</p>
+
+<table>
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th><b>Type</b></th>
+ <th class="td_left"><b>Description</b></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#bit">bit(0-4)</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">Reserved for future use. Currently set to 00001.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#bit">bit(5-)</a></td>
+ <td class="td_left">Type slot number of type for the function.</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody>
+</table>
+
+</div>
+
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="constantpool">Constant Pool</a> </div>
<div class="doc_text">
@@ -1114,8 +1146,13 @@ element values.</li>
href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a> encoded value slot numbers to the constant
field values of the structure.</li>
</ul>
-<p>When the number of operands to the constant is non-zero, we have a
-constant expression and its field format is provided in the table below.</p>
+
+<p>When the number of operands to the constant is one, we have an 'undef' value
+of the specified type.</p>
+
+<p>When the number of operands to the constant is greater than one, we have a
+constant expression and its field format is provided in the table below, and the
+number is equal to the number of operands+1.</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
@@ -1466,7 +1503,7 @@ single <a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a> as follows:</p>
</div>
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
-<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="opcodes">Opcodes</a></div>
+<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="opcodes">Instruction Opcodes</a></div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>Instructions encode an opcode that identifies the kind of instruction.
Opcodes are an enumerated integer value. The specific values used depend on
@@ -1491,41 +1528,42 @@ single <a href="#uint32_vbr">uint32_vbr</a> as follows:</p>
<tr><td>Switch</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Invoke</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Unwind</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Unreachable</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1.4</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><b>Binary Operators</b></td></tr>
- <tr><td>Add</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Sub</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Mul</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Div</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Rem</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Add</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Sub</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Mul</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Div</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Rem</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><b>Logical Operators</b></td></tr>
- <tr><td>And</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Or</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Xor</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>And</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Or</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Xor</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><b>Binary Comparison Operators</b></td></tr>
- <tr><td>SetEQ</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>SetNE</td><td>15</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>SetLE</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>SetGE</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>SetLT</td><td>18</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>SetGT</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>SetEQ</td><td>15</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>SetNE</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>SetLE</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>SetGE</td><td>18</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>SetLT</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>SetGT</td><td>20</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><b>Memory Operators</b></td></tr>
- <tr><td>Malloc</td><td>20</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Free</td><td>21</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Alloca</td><td>22</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Load</td><td>23</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Store</td><td>24</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>GetElementPtr</td><td>25</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Malloc</td><td>21</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Free</td><td>22</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Alloca</td><td>23</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Load</td><td>24</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Store</td><td>25</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>GetElementPtr</td><td>26</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><b>Other Operators</b></td></tr>
- <tr><td>PHI</td><td>26</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Cast</td><td>27</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Call</td><td>28</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Shl</td><td>29</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Shr</td><td>30</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>VANext</td><td>31</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>VAArg</td><td>32</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Select</td><td>33</td><td>2</td><td>1.2</td></tr>
- <tr><td>UserOp1</td><td>34</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
- <tr><td>UserOp2</td><td>35</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>PHI</td><td>27</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Cast</td><td>28</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Call</td><td>29</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Shl</td><td>30</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Shr</td><td>31</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>VANext</td><td>32</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>VAArg</td><td>33</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>Select</td><td>34</td><td>2</td><td>1.2</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>UserOp1</td><td>35</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>UserOp2</td><td>36</td><td>1</td><td>1.0</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
@@ -1672,11 +1710,33 @@ section here
describes the differences between that version and the one that <i>follows</i>.
</p>
</div>
+
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
-<!--
<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="vers13">Version 1.3 Differences From
- 1.4</a></div> -->
+ 1.4</a></div>
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
+
+<div class="doc_subsubsection">Unreachable Instruction</div>
+<div class="doc_text">
+ <p>The LLVM <a href="LangRef.html#i_unreachable">Unreachable</a> instruction
+ was added in version 1.4 of LLVM. This caused all instruction numbers after
+ it to shift down by one.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="doc_subsubsection">Function Flags</div>
+<div class="doc_text">
+ <p>LLVM bytecode versions prior to 1.4 did not include the 5 bit offset
+ in <a href="#funcfield">the function list</a> in the <a
+ href="#globalinfo">Module Global Info</a> block.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="doc_subsubsection">Function Flags</div>
+<div class="doc_text">
+ <p>LLVM bytecode versions prior to 1.4 did not include the 'undef' constant
+ value, which affects the encoding of <a href="#constant">Constant
+ Fields</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
<!--
<div class="doc_subsubsection">Aligned Data</div>
<div class="doc_text">
@@ -1702,10 +1762,12 @@ describes the differences between that version and the one that <i>follows</i>.
<p>None of these constructs are aligned in version 1.4</p>
</div>
-->
+
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
<div class="doc_subsection"><a name="vers12">Version 1.2 Differences
From 1.3</a></div>
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
+
<div class="doc_subsubsection">Type Derives From Value</div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>In version 1.2, the Type class in the LLVM IR derives from the Value