Following discussion on llvm-dev ("proposed new rule for getelementptr"),

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@@ -371,8 +371,11 @@ supported include:</p>
   <dd>string value</dd>
 <dt><tt>[{ ... }]</tt></dt>
   <dd>code fragment</dd>
-<dt><tt>[ X, Y, Z ]</tt></dt>
-  <dd>list value.</dd>
+<dt><tt>[ X, Y, Z ]<type></tt></dt>
+  <dd>list value.  <type> is the type of the list 
+element and is usually optional.  In rare cases,
+TableGen is unable to deduce the element type in
+which case the user must specify it explicitly.</dd>
 <dt><tt>{ a, b, c }</tt></dt>
   <dd>initializer for a "bits&lt;3&gt;" value</dd>
 <dt><tt>value</tt></dt>
@@ -395,15 +398,38 @@ supported include:</p>
   <dd>a dag value.  The first element is required to be a record definition, the
   remaining elements in the list may be arbitrary other values, including nested
   `<tt>dag</tt>' values.</dd>
+<dt><tt>(implicit a)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>an implicitly defined physical register.  This tells the dag instruction
+  selection emitter the input pattern's extra definitions matches implicit
+  physical register definitions.</dd>
+<dt><tt>(parallel (a), (b))</tt></dt>
+  <dd>a list of dags specifying parallel operations which map to the same
+  instruction.</dd>
 <dt><tt>!strconcat(a, b)</tt></dt>
   <dd>A string value that is the result of concatenating the 'a' and 'b'
   strings.</dd>
 <dt><tt>!cast<type>(a)</tt></dt>
   <dd>A symbol of type <em>type</em> obtained by looking up the string 'a' in
 the symbol table.  If the type of 'a' does not match <em>type</em>, TableGen
-aborts with an error. </dd>
+aborts with an error. !cast<string> is a special case in that the argument must
+be an object defined by a 'def' construct.</dd>
 <dt><tt>!nameconcat&lt;type&gt;(a, b)</tt></dt>
   <dd>Shorthand for !cast<type>(!strconcat(a, b))</dd>
+<dt><tt>!subst(a, b, c)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>If 'a' and 'b' are of string type or are symbol references, substitute 
+'b' for 'a' in 'c.'  This operation is analogous to $(subst) in GNU make.</dd>
+<dt><tt>!foreach(a, b, c)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>For each member 'b' of dag or list 'a' apply operator 'c.'  'b' is a 
+dummy variable that should be declared as a member variable of an instantiated 
+class.  This operation is analogous to $(foreach) in GNU make.</dd>
+<dt><tt>!car(a)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>The first element of list 'a.'</dd>
+<dt><tt>!cdr(a)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>The 2nd-N elements of list 'a.'</dd>
+<dt><tt>!null(a)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>An integer {0,1} indicating whether list 'a' is empty.</dd>
+<dt><tt>!if(a,b,c)</tt></dt>
+  <dd>'b' if the result of integer operator 'a' is nonzero, 'c' otherwise.</dd>
 </dl>
 
 <p>Note that all of the values have rules specifying how they convert to values