xref: /external/clang/lib/CodeGen/ABIInfo.h

//===----- ABIInfo.h - ABI information access & encapsulation ---*- C++ -*-===//
//
//                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
//
// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#ifndef CLANG_CODEGEN_ABIINFO_H
#define CLANG_CODEGEN_ABIINFO_H

namespace llvm {
  class Type;
}

namespace clang {
  /* FIXME: All of this stuff should be part of the target interface
     somehow. It is currently here because it is not clear how to factor
     the targets to support this, since the Targets currently live in a
     layer below types n'stuff.
  */

  /// ABIArgInfo - Helper class to encapsulate information about how a
  /// specific C type should be passed to or returned from a function.
  class ABIArgInfo {
  public:
    enum Kind {
      Default,
      StructRet, /// Only valid for return values. The return value
                 /// should be passed through a pointer to a caller
                 /// allocated location passed as an implicit first
                 /// argument to the function.

      Ignore,    /// Ignore the argument (treat as void). Useful for
                 /// void and empty structs.

      Coerce,    /// Only valid for aggregate return types, the argument
                 /// should be accessed by coercion to a provided type.

      ByVal,     /// Only valid for aggregate argument types. The
                 /// structure should be passed "byval" with the
                 /// specified alignment (0 indicates default
                 /// alignment).

      Expand,    /// Only valid for aggregate argument types. The
                 /// structure should be expanded into consecutive
                 /// arguments for its constituent fields. Currently
                 /// expand is only allowed on structures whose fields
                 /// are all scalar types or are themselves expandable
                 /// types.

      KindFirst=Default, KindLast=Expand
    };

  private:
    Kind TheKind;
    const llvm::Type *TypeData;
    unsigned UIntData;

    ABIArgInfo(Kind K, const llvm::Type *TD=0,
               unsigned UI=0) : TheKind(K),
                                TypeData(TD),
                                UIntData(0) {}
  public:
    ABIArgInfo() : TheKind(Default), TypeData(0), UIntData(0) {}

    static ABIArgInfo getDefault() {
      return ABIArgInfo(Default);
    }
    static ABIArgInfo getStructRet() {
      return ABIArgInfo(StructRet);
    }
    static ABIArgInfo getIgnore() {
      return ABIArgInfo(Ignore);
    }
    static ABIArgInfo getCoerce(const llvm::Type *T) {
      return ABIArgInfo(Coerce, T);
    }
    static ABIArgInfo getByVal(unsigned Alignment) {
      return ABIArgInfo(ByVal, 0, Alignment);
    }
    static ABIArgInfo getExpand() {
      return ABIArgInfo(Expand);
    }

    Kind getKind() const { return TheKind; }
    bool isDefault() const { return TheKind == Default; }
    bool isStructRet() const { return TheKind == StructRet; }
    bool isIgnore() const { return TheKind == Ignore; }
    bool isCoerce() const { return TheKind == Coerce; }
    bool isByVal() const { return TheKind == ByVal; }
    bool isExpand() const { return TheKind == Expand; }

    // Coerce accessors
    const llvm::Type *getCoerceToType() const {
      assert(TheKind == Coerce && "Invalid kind!");
      return TypeData;
    }

    // ByVal accessors
    unsigned getByValAlignment() const {
      assert(TheKind == ByVal && "Invalid kind!");
      return UIntData;
    }
  };

  /// ABIInfo - Target specific hooks for defining how a type should be
  /// passed or returned from functions.
  class ABIInfo {
  public:
    virtual ~ABIInfo();

    virtual ABIArgInfo classifyReturnType(QualType RetTy,
                                          ASTContext &Context) const = 0;

    virtual ABIArgInfo classifyArgumentType(QualType Ty,
                                            ASTContext &Context) const = 0;
  };
}  // end namespace clang

#endif