These abstract types correlate directly to the LLVM VMCore classes. *)
+(** The top-level container for all LLVM global data. See the
+ [llvm::LLVMContext] class. *)
+type llcontext
+
(** The top-level container for all other LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR)
objects. See the [llvm::Module] class. *)
type llmodule
External
| Available_externally
| Link_once
+ | Link_once_odr
| Weak
+ | Weak_odr
| Appending
| Internal
+ | Private
| Dllimport
| Dllexport
| External_weak
| Ghost
+ | Common
+ | Linker_private
end
(** The linker visibility of a global value, accessed with {!visibility} and
| Nest
| Readnone
| Readonly
+ | Noinline
+ | Alwaysinline
+ | Optsize
+ | Ssp
+ | Sspreq
+ | Nocapture
+ | Noredzone
+ | Noimplicitfloat
+ | Naked
+ | Inlinehint
end
(** The predicate for an integer comparison ([icmp]) instruction.
exception IoError of string
+(** {6 Contexts} *)
+
+(** [create_context ()] creates a context for storing the "global" state in
+ LLVM. See the constructor [llvm::LLVMContext]. *)
+external create_context : unit -> llcontext = "llvm_create_context"
+
+(** [destroy_context ()] destroys a context. See the destructor
+ [llvm::LLVMContext::~LLVMContext]. *)
+external dispose_context : llcontext -> unit = "llvm_dispose_context"
+
+(** See the function [llvm::getGlobalContext]. *)
+external global_context : unit -> llcontext = "llvm_global_context"
+
+
(** {6 Modules} *)
-(** [create_module id] creates a module with the supplied module ID. Modules are
- not garbage collected; it is mandatory to call {!dispose_module} to free
- memory. See the constructor [llvm::Module::Module]. *)
-external create_module : string -> llmodule = "llvm_create_module"
+(** [create_module context id] creates a module with the supplied module ID in
+ the context [context]. Modules are not garbage collected; it is mandatory
+ to call {!dispose_module} to free memory. See the constructor
+ [llvm::Module::Module]. *)
+external create_module : llcontext -> string -> llmodule = "llvm_create_module"
(** [dispose_module m] destroys a module [m] and all of the IR objects it
contained. All references to subordinate objects are invalidated;
See the method [llvm::Type::getTypeID]. *)
external classify_type : lltype -> TypeKind.t = "llvm_classify_type"
+(** [type_context ty] returns the {!llcontext} corresponding to the type [ty].
+ See the method [llvm::Type::getContext]. *)
+external type_context : lltype -> llcontext = "llvm_type_context"
+
(** [string_of_lltype ty] returns a string describing the type [ty]. *)
val string_of_lltype : lltype -> string
(** {7 Operations on integer types} *)
-(** The 1-bit integer type. See [llvm::Type::Int1Ty]. *)
-val i1_type : lltype
+(** [i1_type c] returns an integer type of bitwidth 1 in the context [c]. See
+ [llvm::Type::Int1Ty]. *)
+external i1_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_i1_type"
-(** The 8-bit integer type. See [llvm::Type::Int8Ty]. *)
-val i8_type : lltype
+(** [i8_type c] returns an integer type of bitwidth 8 in the context [c]. See
+ [llvm::Type::Int8Ty]. *)
+external i8_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_i8_type"
-(** The 16-bit integer type. See [llvm::Type::Int16Ty]. *)
-val i16_type : lltype
+(** [i16_type c] returns an integer type of bitwidth 16 in the context [c]. See
+ [llvm::Type::Int16Ty]. *)
+external i16_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_i16_type"
-(** The 32-bit integer type. See [llvm::Type::Int32Ty]. *)
-val i32_type : lltype
+(** [i32_type c] returns an integer type of bitwidth 32 in the context [c]. See
+ [llvm::Type::Int32Ty]. *)
+external i32_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_i32_type"
-(** The 64-bit integer type. See [llvm::Type::Int64Ty]. *)
-val i64_type : lltype
+(** [i64_type c] returns an integer type of bitwidth 64 in the context [c]. See
+ [llvm::Type::Int64Ty]. *)
+external i64_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_i64_type"
-(** [integer_type n] returns an integer type of bitwidth [n].
- See the method [llvm::IntegerType::get]. *)
-external integer_type : int -> lltype = "llvm_integer_type"
+(** [integer_type c n] returns an integer type of bitwidth [n] in the context
+ [c]. See the method [llvm::IntegerType::get]. *)
+external integer_type : llcontext -> int -> lltype = "llvm_integer_type"
-(** [integer_bitwidth ty] returns the number of bits in the integer type [ty].
- See the method [llvm::IntegerType::getBitWidth]. *)
+(** [integer_bitwidth c ty] returns the number of bits in the integer type [ty]
+ in the context [c]. See the method [llvm::IntegerType::getBitWidth]. *)
external integer_bitwidth : lltype -> int = "llvm_integer_bitwidth"
(** {7 Operations on real types} *)
-(** The IEEE 32-bit floating point type. See [llvm::Type::FloatTy]. *)
-val float_type : lltype
+(** [float_type c] returns the IEEE 32-bit floating point type in the context
+ [c]. See [llvm::Type::FloatTy]. *)
+external float_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_float_type"
-(** The IEEE 64-bit floating point type. See [llvm::Type::DoubleTy]. *)
-val double_type : lltype
+(** [double_type c] returns the IEEE 64-bit floating point type in the context
+ [c]. See [llvm::Type::DoubleTy]. *)
+external double_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_double_type"
-(** The x87 80-bit floating point type. See [llvm::Type::X86_FP80Ty]. *)
-val x86fp80_type : lltype
+(** [x86fp80_type c] returns the x87 80-bit floating point type in the context
+ [c]. See [llvm::Type::X86_FP80Ty]. *)
+external x86fp80_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_x86fp80_type"
-(** The IEEE 128-bit floating point type. See [llvm::Type::FP128Ty]. *)
-val fp128_type : lltype
+(** [fp128_type c] returns the IEEE 128-bit floating point type in the context
+ [c]. See [llvm::Type::FP128Ty]. *)
+external fp128_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_fp128_type"
-(** The PowerPC 128-bit floating point type. See [llvm::Type::PPC_FP128Ty]. *)
-val ppc_fp128_type : lltype
+(** [ppc_fp128_type c] returns the PowerPC 128-bit floating point type in the
+ context [c]. See [llvm::Type::PPC_FP128Ty]. *)
+external ppc_fp128_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_ppc_fp128_type"
(** {7 Operations on function types} *)
(** {7 Operations on struct types} *)
-(** [struct_type tys] returns the structure type containing in the types in the
- array [tys]. See the method [llvm::StructType::get]. *)
-external struct_type : lltype array -> lltype = "llvm_struct_type"
+(** [struct_type context tys] returns the structure type in the context
+ [context] containing in the types in the array [tys]. See the method
+ [llvm::StructType::get]. *)
+external struct_type : llcontext -> lltype array -> lltype
+ = "llvm_struct_type"
-(** [packed_struct_type tys] returns the packed structure type containing in the
- types in the array [tys]. See the method [llvm::StructType::get]. *)
-external packed_struct_type : lltype array -> lltype = "llvm_packed_struct_type"
+(** [packed_struct_type context ys] returns the packed structure type in the
+ context [context] containing in the types in the array [tys]. See the method
+ [llvm::StructType::get]. *)
+external packed_struct_type : llcontext -> lltype array -> lltype
+ = "llvm_packed_struct_type"
(** [element_types sty] returns the constituent types of the struct type [sty].
See the method [llvm::StructType::getElementType]. *)
(** {7 Operations on other types} *)
-(** [opaque_type ()] creates a new opaque type distinct from any other.
- Opaque types are useful for building recursive types in combination with
- {!refine_type}.
- See [llvm::OpaqueType::get]. *)
-external opaque_type : unit -> lltype = "llvm_opaque_type"
+(** [opaque_type c] creates a new opaque type distinct from any other in the
+ context [c]. Opaque types are useful for building recursive types in
+ combination with {!refine_type}. See [llvm::OpaqueType::get]. *)
+external opaque_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_opaque_type"
-(** [void_type] is the type of a function which does not return any value.
- See [llvm::Type::VoidTy]. *)
-val void_type : lltype
+(** [void_type c] creates a type of a function which does not return any
+ value in the context [c]. See [llvm::Type::VoidTy]. *)
+external void_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_void_type"
-(** [label_type] is the type of a basic block. See [llvm::Type::LabelTy]. *)
-val label_type : lltype
+(** [label_type c] creates a type of a basic block in the context [c]. See
+ [llvm::Type::LabelTy]. *)
+external label_type : llcontext -> lltype = "llvm_label_type"
(** {7 Operations on type handles} *)
(** {7 Operations on composite constants} *)
-(** [const_string s] returns the constant [i8] array with the values of the
- characters in the string [s]. The array is not null-terminated (but see
- {!const_stringz}). This value can in turn be used as the initializer for a
- global variable. See the method [llvm::ConstantArray::get]. *)
-external const_string : string -> llvalue = "llvm_const_string"
+(** [const_string c s] returns the constant [i8] array with the values of the
+ characters in the string [s] in the context [c]. The array is not
+ null-terminated (but see {!const_stringz}). This value can in turn be used
+ as the initializer for a global variable. See the method
+ [llvm::ConstantArray::get]. *)
+external const_string : llcontext -> string -> llvalue = "llvm_const_string"
-(** [const_stringz s] returns the constant [i8] array with the values of the
- characters in the string [s] and a null terminator. This value can in turn
- be used as the initializer for a global variable.
+(** [const_stringz c s] returns the constant [i8] array with the values of the
+ characters in the string [s] and a null terminator in the context [c]. This
+ value can in turn be used as the initializer for a global variable.
See the method [llvm::ConstantArray::get]. *)
-external const_stringz : string -> llvalue = "llvm_const_stringz"
+external const_stringz : llcontext -> string -> llvalue = "llvm_const_stringz"
(** [const_array ty elts] returns the constant array of type
[array_type ty (Array.length elts)] and containing the values [elts].
See the method [llvm::ConstantArray::get]. *)
external const_array : lltype -> llvalue array -> llvalue = "llvm_const_array"
-(** [const_struct elts] returns the structured constant of type
- [struct_type (Array.map type_of elts)] and containing the values [elts].
- This value can in turn be used as the initializer for a global variable.
- See the method [llvm::ConstantStruct::get]. *)
-external const_struct : llvalue array -> llvalue = "llvm_const_struct"
-
-(** [const_packed_struct elts] returns the structured constant of type
- {!packed_struct_type} [(Array.map type_of elts)] and containing the values
- [elts]. This value can in turn be used as the initializer for a global
- variable. See the method [llvm::ConstantStruct::get]. *)
-external const_packed_struct : llvalue array -> llvalue
+(** [const_struct context elts] returns the structured constant of type
+ [struct_type (Array.map type_of elts)] and containing the values [elts]
+ in the context [context]. This value can in turn be used as the initializer
+ for a global variable. See the method [llvm::ConstantStruct::get]. *)
+external const_struct : llcontext -> llvalue array -> llvalue
+ = "llvm_const_struct"
+
+(** [const_packed_struct context elts] returns the structured constant of
+ type {!packed_struct_type} [(Array.map type_of elts)] and containing the
+ values [elts] in the context [context]. This value can in turn be used as
+ the initializer for a global variable. See the method
+ [llvm::ConstantStruct::get]. *)
+external const_packed_struct : llcontext -> llvalue array -> llvalue
= "llvm_const_packed_struct"
(** [const_vector elts] returns the vector constant of type
(** [const_exact_sdiv c1 c2] returns the constant quotient [c1 / c2] of two
signed integer constants. The result is undefined if the result is rounded
- or overflows. See the method [llvm::ConstantExpr::getExactSDiv]. *)
+ or overflows. See the method [llvm::ConstantExpr::getExactSDiv]. *)
external const_exact_sdiv : llvalue -> llvalue -> llvalue = "LLVMConstExactSDiv"
(** [const_fdiv c1 c2] returns the constant quotient [c1 / c2] of two floating
= "LLVMConstIntCast"
(** [const_fpcast c ty] returns a constant fpext, bitcast, or fptrunc for fp ->
- fp casts of constant [c] to type [ty].
+ fp casts of constant [c] to type [ty].
See the method [llvm::ConstantExpr::getFPCast]. *)
external const_fpcast : llvalue -> lltype -> llvalue
= "LLVMConstFPCast"
See the method [llvm::BasicBlock::eraseFromParent]. *)
external delete_block : llbasicblock -> unit = "llvm_delete_block"
-(** [append_block name f] creates a new basic block named [name] at the end of
- function [f].
+(** [append_block c name f] creates a new basic block named [name] at the end of
+ function [f] in the context [c].
See the constructor of [llvm::BasicBlock]. *)
-external append_block : string -> llvalue -> llbasicblock = "llvm_append_block"
+external append_block : llcontext -> string -> llvalue -> llbasicblock
+ = "llvm_append_block"
-(** [insert_block name bb] creates a new basic block named [name] before the
- basic block [bb].
+(** [insert_block c name bb] creates a new basic block named [name] before the
+ basic block [bb] in the context [c].
See the constructor of [llvm::BasicBlock]. *)
-external insert_block : string -> llbasicblock -> llbasicblock
+external insert_block : llcontext -> string -> llbasicblock -> llbasicblock
= "llvm_insert_block"
(** [block_parent bb] returns the parent function that owns the basic block.
(** {6 Instruction builders} *)
-(** [builder ()] creates an instruction builder with no position. It is invalid
- to use this builder until its position is set with {!position_before} or
- {!position_at_end}. See the constructor for [llvm::LLVMBuilder]. *)
-external builder : unit -> llbuilder = "llvm_builder"
+(** [builder context] creates an instruction builder with no position in
+ the context [context]. It is invalid to use this builder until its position
+ is set with {!position_before} or {!position_at_end}. See the constructor
+ for [llvm::LLVMBuilder]. *)
+external builder : llcontext -> llbuilder = "llvm_builder"
(** [builder_at ip] creates an instruction builder positioned at [ip].
See the constructor for [llvm::LLVMBuilder]. *)
-val builder_at : (llbasicblock, llvalue) llpos -> llbuilder
+val builder_at : llcontext -> (llbasicblock, llvalue) llpos -> llbuilder
(** [builder_before ins] creates an instruction builder positioned before the
instruction [isn]. See the constructor for [llvm::LLVMBuilder]. *)
-val builder_before : llvalue -> llbuilder
+val builder_before : llcontext -> llvalue -> llbuilder
(** [builder_at_end bb] creates an instruction builder positioned at the end of
the basic block [bb]. See the constructor for [llvm::LLVMBuilder]. *)
-val builder_at_end : llbasicblock -> llbuilder
+val builder_at_end : llcontext -> llbasicblock -> llbuilder
(** [position_builder ip bb] moves the instruction builder [bb] to the position
[ip].
= "llvm_build_aggregate_ret"
(** [build_br bb b] creates a
- [b %bb]
+ [br %bb]
instruction at the position specified by the instruction builder [b].
See the method [llvm::LLVMBuilder::CreateBr]. *)
external build_br : llbasicblock -> llbuilder -> llvalue = "llvm_build_br"
(** [build_cond_br cond tbb fbb b] creates a
- [b %cond, %tbb, %fbb]
+ [br %cond, %tbb, %fbb]
instruction at the position specified by the instruction builder [b].
See the method [llvm::LLVMBuilder::CreateCondBr]. *)
external build_cond_br : llvalue -> llbasicblock -> llbasicblock -> llbuilder ->
external build_add : llvalue -> llvalue -> string -> llbuilder -> llvalue
= "llvm_build_add"
-(** [build_nswadd x y name b] creates a
+(** [build_nsw_add x y name b] creates a
[%name = nsw add %x, %y]
instruction at the position specified by the instruction builder [b].
See the method [llvm::LLVMBuilder::CreateNSWAdd]. *)
(** [build_global_stringptr str name b] creates a series of instructions that
adds a global string pointer at the position specified by the instruction
- builder [b].
+ builder [b].
See the method [llvm::LLVMBuilder::CreateGlobalStringPtr]. *)
external build_global_stringptr : string -> string -> llbuilder -> llvalue
= "llvm_build_global_stringptr"
(** [build_ptrdiff lhs rhs name b] creates a series of instructions that measure
the difference between two pointer values at the position specified by the
- instruction builder [b].
+ instruction builder [b].
See the method [llvm::LLVMBuilder::CreatePtrDiff]. *)
external build_ptrdiff : llvalue -> llvalue -> string -> llbuilder -> llvalue
= "llvm_build_ptrdiff"