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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     dropAllReferences();
     69 
     70     // FIXME: needed by operator delete
     71     setGlobalVariableNumOperands(1);
     72   }
     73 
     74   /// Provide fast operand accessors
     75   DECLARE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(Value);
     76 
     77   /// Definitions have initializers, declarations don't.
     78   ///
     79   inline bool hasInitializer() const { return !isDeclaration(); }
     80 
     81   /// hasDefinitiveInitializer - Whether the global variable has an initializer,
     82   /// and any other instances of the global (this can happen due to weak
     83   /// linkage) are guaranteed to have the same initializer.
     84   ///
     85   /// Note that if you want to transform a global, you must use
     86   /// hasUniqueInitializer() instead, because of the *_odr linkage type.
     87   ///
     88   /// Example:
     89   ///
     90   /// @a = global SomeType* null - Initializer is both definitive and unique.
     91   ///
     92   /// @b = global weak SomeType* null - Initializer is neither definitive nor
     93   /// unique.
     94   ///
     95   /// @c = global weak_odr SomeType* null - Initializer is definitive, but not
     96   /// unique.
     97   inline bool hasDefinitiveInitializer() const {
     98     return hasInitializer() &&
     99       // The initializer of a global variable may change to something arbitrary
    100       // at link time.
    101       !isInterposable() &&
    102       // The initializer of a global variable with the externally_initialized
    103       // marker may change at runtime before C++ initializers are evaluated.
    104       !isExternallyInitialized();
    105   }
    106 
    107   /// hasUniqueInitializer - Whether the global variable has an initializer, and
    108   /// any changes made to the initializer will turn up in the final executable.
    109   inline bool hasUniqueInitializer() const {
    110     return
    111         // We need to be sure this is the definition that will actually be used
    112         isStrongDefinitionForLinker() &&
    113         // It is not safe to modify initializers of global variables with the
    114         // external_initializer marker since the value may be changed at runtime
    115         // before C++ initializers are evaluated.
    116         !isExternallyInitialized();
    117   }
    118 
    119   /// getInitializer - Return the initializer for this global variable.  It is
    120   /// illegal to call this method if the global is external, because we cannot
    121   /// tell what the value is initialized to!
    122   ///
    123   inline const Constant *getInitializer() const {
    124     assert(hasInitializer() && "GV doesn't have initializer!");
    125     return static_cast<Constant*>(Op<0>().get());
    126   }
    127   inline Constant *getInitializer() {
    128     assert(hasInitializer() && "GV doesn't have initializer!");
    129     return static_cast<Constant*>(Op<0>().get());
    130   }
    131   /// setInitializer - Sets the initializer for this global variable, removing
    132   /// any existing initializer if InitVal==NULL.  If this GV has type T*, the
    133   /// initializer must have type T.
    134   void setInitializer(Constant *InitVal);
    135 
    136   /// If the value is a global constant, its value is immutable throughout the
    137   /// runtime execution of the program.  Assigning a value into the constant
    138   /// leads to undefined behavior.
    139   ///
    140   bool isConstant() const { return isConstantGlobal; }
    141   void setConstant(bool Val) { isConstantGlobal = Val; }
    142 
    143   bool isExternallyInitialized() const {
    144     return isExternallyInitializedConstant;
    145   }
    146   void setExternallyInitialized(bool Val) {
    147     isExternallyInitializedConstant = Val;
    148   }
    149 
    150   /// copyAttributesFrom - copy all additional attributes (those not needed to
    151   /// create a GlobalVariable) from the GlobalVariable Src to this one.
    152   void copyAttributesFrom(const GlobalValue *Src) override;
    153 
    154   /// removeFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module,
    155   /// but does not delete it.
    156   ///
    157   void removeFromParent() override;
    158 
    159   /// eraseFromParent - This method unlinks 'this' from the containing module
    160   /// and deletes it.
    161   ///
    162   void eraseFromParent() override;
    163 
    164   /// Drop all references in preparation to destroy the GlobalVariable. This
    165   /// drops not only the reference to the initializer but also to any metadata.
    166   void dropAllReferences();
    167 
    168   // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
    169   static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    170     return V->getValueID() == Value::GlobalVariableVal;
    171   }
    172 };
    173 
    174 template <>
    175 struct OperandTraits<GlobalVariable> :
    176   public OptionalOperandTraits<GlobalVariable> {
    177 };
    178 
    179 DEFINE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(GlobalVariable, Value)
    180 
    181 } // End llvm namespace
    182 
    183 #endif
    184