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      1 //===-- llvm/MC/MCAsmBack.h - MC Asm Backend --------------------*- C++ -*-===//
      2 //
      3 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
      4 //
      5 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
      6 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
      7 //
      8 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
      9 
     10 #ifndef LLVM_MC_MCASMBACKEND_H
     11 #define LLVM_MC_MCASMBACKEND_H
     12 
     13 #include "llvm/MC/MCDirectives.h"
     14 #include "llvm/MC/MCFixup.h"
     15 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
     16 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
     17 
     18 namespace llvm {
     19 class MCAsmLayout;
     20 class MCAssembler;
     21 class MCELFObjectTargetWriter;
     22 struct MCFixupKindInfo;
     23 class MCFragment;
     24 class MCInst;
     25 class MCRelaxableFragment;
     26 class MCObjectWriter;
     27 class MCSection;
     28 class MCValue;
     29 class raw_ostream;
     30 
     31 /// MCAsmBackend - Generic interface to target specific assembler backends.
     32 class MCAsmBackend {
     33   MCAsmBackend(const MCAsmBackend &) LLVM_DELETED_FUNCTION;
     34   void operator=(const MCAsmBackend &) LLVM_DELETED_FUNCTION;
     35 protected: // Can only create subclasses.
     36   MCAsmBackend();
     37 
     38   unsigned HasReliableSymbolDifference : 1;
     39   unsigned HasDataInCodeSupport : 1;
     40 
     41 public:
     42   virtual ~MCAsmBackend();
     43 
     44   /// lifetime management
     45   virtual void reset() { }
     46 
     47   /// createObjectWriter - Create a new MCObjectWriter instance for use by the
     48   /// assembler backend to emit the final object file.
     49   virtual MCObjectWriter *createObjectWriter(raw_ostream &OS) const = 0;
     50 
     51   /// createELFObjectTargetWriter - Create a new ELFObjectTargetWriter to enable
     52   /// non-standard ELFObjectWriters.
     53   virtual  MCELFObjectTargetWriter *createELFObjectTargetWriter() const {
     54     llvm_unreachable("createELFObjectTargetWriter is not supported by asm "
     55                      "backend");
     56   }
     57 
     58   /// hasReliableSymbolDifference - Check whether this target implements
     59   /// accurate relocations for differences between symbols. If not, differences
     60   /// between symbols will always be relocatable expressions and any references
     61   /// to temporary symbols will be assumed to be in the same atom, unless they
     62   /// reside in a different section.
     63   ///
     64   /// This should always be true (since it results in fewer relocations with no
     65   /// loss of functionality), but is currently supported as a way to maintain
     66   /// exact object compatibility with Darwin 'as' (on non-x86_64). It should
     67   /// eventually should be eliminated.
     68   bool hasReliableSymbolDifference() const {
     69     return HasReliableSymbolDifference;
     70   }
     71 
     72   /// hasDataInCodeSupport - Check whether this target implements data-in-code
     73   /// markers. If not, data region directives will be ignored.
     74   bool hasDataInCodeSupport() const {
     75     return HasDataInCodeSupport;
     76   }
     77 
     78   /// doesSectionRequireSymbols - Check whether the given section requires that
     79   /// all symbols (even temporaries) have symbol table entries.
     80   virtual bool doesSectionRequireSymbols(const MCSection &Section) const {
     81     return false;
     82   }
     83 
     84   /// isSectionAtomizable - Check whether the given section can be split into
     85   /// atoms.
     86   ///
     87   /// \see MCAssembler::isSymbolLinkerVisible().
     88   virtual bool isSectionAtomizable(const MCSection &Section) const {
     89     return true;
     90   }
     91 
     92   /// @name Target Fixup Interfaces
     93   /// @{
     94 
     95   /// getNumFixupKinds - Get the number of target specific fixup kinds.
     96   virtual unsigned getNumFixupKinds() const = 0;
     97 
     98   /// getFixupKindInfo - Get information on a fixup kind.
     99   virtual const MCFixupKindInfo &getFixupKindInfo(MCFixupKind Kind) const;
    100 
    101   /// processFixupValue - Target hook to adjust the literal value of a fixup
    102   /// if necessary. IsResolved signals whether the caller believes a relocation
    103   /// is needed; the target can modify the value. The default does nothing.
    104   virtual void processFixupValue(const MCAssembler &Asm,
    105                                  const MCAsmLayout &Layout,
    106                                  const MCFixup &Fixup, const MCFragment *DF,
    107                                  MCValue &Target, uint64_t &Value,
    108                                  bool &IsResolved) {}
    109 
    110   /// @}
    111 
    112   /// applyFixup - Apply the \p Value for given \p Fixup into the provided
    113   /// data fragment, at the offset specified by the fixup and following the
    114   /// fixup kind as appropriate.
    115   virtual void applyFixup(const MCFixup &Fixup, char *Data, unsigned DataSize,
    116                           uint64_t Value) const = 0;
    117 
    118   /// @}
    119 
    120   /// @name Target Relaxation Interfaces
    121   /// @{
    122 
    123   /// mayNeedRelaxation - Check whether the given instruction may need
    124   /// relaxation.
    125   ///
    126   /// \param Inst - The instruction to test.
    127   virtual bool mayNeedRelaxation(const MCInst &Inst) const = 0;
    128 
    129   /// fixupNeedsRelaxation - Target specific predicate for whether a given
    130   /// fixup requires the associated instruction to be relaxed.
    131   virtual bool fixupNeedsRelaxation(const MCFixup &Fixup,
    132                                     uint64_t Value,
    133                                     const MCRelaxableFragment *DF,
    134                                     const MCAsmLayout &Layout) const = 0;
    135 
    136   /// RelaxInstruction - Relax the instruction in the given fragment to the next
    137   /// wider instruction.
    138   ///
    139   /// \param Inst The instruction to relax, which may be the same as the
    140   /// output.
    141   /// \param [out] Res On return, the relaxed instruction.
    142   virtual void relaxInstruction(const MCInst &Inst, MCInst &Res) const = 0;
    143 
    144   /// @}
    145 
    146   /// getMinimumNopSize - Returns the minimum size of a nop in bytes on this
    147   /// target. The assembler will use this to emit excess padding in situations
    148   /// where the padding required for simple alignment would be less than the
    149   /// minimum nop size.
    150   ///
    151   virtual unsigned getMinimumNopSize() const { return 1; }
    152 
    153   /// writeNopData - Write an (optimal) nop sequence of Count bytes to the given
    154   /// output. If the target cannot generate such a sequence, it should return an
    155   /// error.
    156   ///
    157   /// \return - True on success.
    158   virtual bool writeNopData(uint64_t Count, MCObjectWriter *OW) const = 0;
    159 
    160   /// handleAssemblerFlag - Handle any target-specific assembler flags.
    161   /// By default, do nothing.
    162   virtual void handleAssemblerFlag(MCAssemblerFlag Flag) {}
    163 };
    164 
    165 } // End llvm namespace
    166 
    167 #endif
    168