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      1 //===-- llvm/GlobalVariable.h - GlobalVariable class ------------*- 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 // This file contains the declaration of the GlobalVariable class, which
     11 // represents a single global variable (or constant) in the VM.
     12 //
     13 // Global variables are constant pointers that refer to hunks of space that are
     14 // allocated by either the VM, or by the linker in a static compiler.  A global
     15 // variable may have an initial value, which is copied into the executables .data
     16 // area.  Global Constants are required to have initializers.
     17 //
     18 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
     19 
     20 #ifndef LLVM_IR_GLOBALVARIABLE_H
     21 #define LLVM_IR_GLOBALVARIABLE_H
     22 
     23 #include "llvm/ADT/Twine.h"
     24 #include "llvm/ADT/ilist_node.h"
     25 #include "llvm/IR/GlobalObject.h"
     26 #include "llvm/IR/OperandTraits.h"
     27 
     28 namespace llvm {
     29 
     30 class Module;
     31 class Constant;
     32 template <typename ValueSubClass> class SymbolTableListTraits;
     33 
     34 class GlobalVariable : public GlobalObject, public ilist_node<GlobalVariable> {
     35   friend class SymbolTableListTraits<GlobalVariable>;
     36   void *operator new(size_t, unsigned) = delete;
     37   void operator=(const GlobalVariable &) = delete;
     38   GlobalVariable(const GlobalVariable &) = delete;
     39 
     40   void setParent(Module *parent);
     41 
     42   bool isConstantGlobal : 1;                   // Is this a global constant?
     43   bool isExternallyInitializedConstant : 1;    // Is this a global whose value
     44                                                // can change from its initial
     45                                                // value before global
     46                                                // initializers are run?
     47 public:
     48   // allocate space for exactly one operand
     49   void *operator new(size_t s) {
     50     return User::operator new(s, 1);
     51   }
     52 
     53   /// GlobalVariable ctor - If a parent module is specified, the global is
     54   /// automatically inserted into the end of the specified modules global list.
     55   GlobalVariable(Type *Ty, bool isConstant, LinkageTypes Linkage,
     56                  Constant *Initializer = nullptr, const Twine &Name = "",
     57                  ThreadLocalMode = NotThreadLocal, unsigned AddressSpace = 0,
     58                  bool isExternallyInitialized = false);
     59   /// GlobalVariable ctor - This creates a global and inserts it before the
     60   /// specified other global.
     61   GlobalVariable(Module &M, Type *Ty, bool isConstant,
     62                  LinkageTypes Linkage, Constant *Initializer,
     63                  const Twine &Name = "", GlobalVariable *InsertBefore = nullptr,
     64                  ThreadLocalMode = NotThreadLocal, unsigned AddressSpace = 0,
     65                  bool isExternallyInitialized = false);
     66 
     67   ~GlobalVariable() override {
     68     // FIXME: needed by operator delete
     69     setGlobalVariableNumOperands(1);
     70   }
     71 
     72   /// Provide fast operand accessors
     73   DECLARE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(Value);
     74 
     75   /// Definitions have initializers, declarations don't.
     76   ///
     77   inline bool hasInitializer() const { return !isDeclaration(); }
     78 
     79   /// hasDefinitiveInitializer - Whether the global variable has an initializer,
     80   /// and any other instances of the global (this can happen due to weak
     81   /// linkage) are guaranteed to have the same initializer.
     82   ///
     83   /// Note that if you want to transform a global, you must use
     84   /// hasUniqueInitializer() instead, because of the *_odr linkage type.
     85   ///
     86   /// Example:
     87   ///
     88   /// @a = global SomeType* null - Initializer is both definitive and unique.
     89   ///
     90   /// @b = global weak SomeType* null - Initializer is neither definitive nor
     91   /// unique.
     92   ///
     93   /// @c = global weak_odr SomeType* null - Initializer is definitive, but not
     94   /// unique.
     95   inline bool hasDefinitiveInitializer() const {
     96     return hasInitializer() &&
     97       // The initializer of a global variable with weak linkage may change at
     98       // link time.
     99       !mayBeOverridden() &&
    100       // The initializer of a global variable with the externally_initialized
    101       // marker may change at runtime before C++ initializers are evaluated.
    102       !isExternallyInitialized();
    103   }
    104 
    105   /// hasUniqueInitializer - Whether the global variable has an initializer, and
    106   /// any changes made to the initializer will turn up in the final executable.
    107   inline bool hasUniqueInitializer() const {
    108     return
    109         // We need to be sure this is the definition that will actually be used
    110         isStrongDefinitionForLinker() &&
    111         // It is not safe to modify initializers of global variables with the
    112         // external_initializer marker since the value may be changed at runtime
    113         // before C++ initializers are evaluated.
    114         !isExternallyInitialized();
    115   }
    116 
    117   /// getInitializer - Return the initializer for this global variable.  It is
    118   /// illegal to call this method if the global is external, because we cannot
    119   /// tell what the value is initialized to!
    120   ///
    121   inline const Constant *getInitializer() const {
    122     assert(hasInitializer() && "GV doesn't have initializer!");
    123     return static_cast<Constant*>(Op<0>().get());
    124   }
    125   inline Constant *getInitializer() {
    126     assert(hasInitializer() && "GV doesn't have initializer!");
    127     return static_cast<Constant*>(Op<0>().get());
    128   }
    129   /// setInitializer - Sets the initializer for this global variable, removing
    130   /// any existing initializer if InitVal==NULL.  If this GV has type T*, the
    131   /// initializer must have type T.
    132   void setInitializer(Constant *InitVal);
    133 
    134   /// If the value is a global constant, its value is immutable throughout the
    135   /// runtime execution of the program.  Assigning a value into the constant
    136   /// leads to undefined behavior.
    137   ///
    138   bool isConstant() const { return isConstantGlobal; }
    139   void setConstant(bool Val) { isConstantGlobal = Val; }
    140 
    141   bool isExternallyInitialized() const {
    142     return isExternallyInitializedConstant;
    143   }
    144   void setExternallyInitialized(bool Val) {
    145     isExternallyInitializedConstant = Val;
    146   }
    147 
    148   /// copyAttributesFrom - copy all additional attributes (those not needed to
    149   /// create a GlobalVariable) from the GlobalVariable Src to this one.
    150   void copyAttributesFrom(const GlobalValue *Src) override;
    151 
    152   /// removeFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module,
    153   /// but does not delete it.
    154   ///
    155   void removeFromParent() override;
    156 
    157   /// eraseFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module
    158   /// and deletes it.
    159   ///
    160   void eraseFromParent() override;
    161 
    162   // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
    163   static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    164     return V->getValueID() == Value::GlobalVariableVal;
    165   }
    166 };
    167 
    168 template <>
    169 struct OperandTraits<GlobalVariable> :
    170   public OptionalOperandTraits<GlobalVariable> {
    171 };
    172 
    173 DEFINE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(GlobalVariable, Value)
    174 
    175 } // End llvm namespace
    176 
    177 #endif
    178