https://github.com/arichardson created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/139357
This introduces a new `ptrtoaddr` instruction which is similar to `ptrtoint` but has two differences: 1) Unlike `ptrtoint`, `ptrtoaddr` does not capture provenance 2) `ptrtoaddr` only extracts (and then extends/truncates) the low index-width bits of the pointer For most architectures, difference 2) does not matter since index (address) width and pointer representation width are the same, but this does make a difference for architectures that have pointers that aren't just plain integer addresses such as AMDGPU fat pointers or CHERI capabilities. This commit introduces textual and bitcode IR support as well as basic code generation, but optimization passes do not handle the new instruction yet so it may result in worse code than using ptrtoint. Follow-up changes will update capture tracking, etc. for the new instruction. RFC: https://discourse.llvm.org/t/clarifiying-the-semantics-of-ptrtoint/83987/54 _______________________________________________ llvm-branch-commits mailing list llvm-branch-commits@lists.llvm.org https://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/llvm-branch-commits
