[PATCH v4 11/63] add doc about sparse's instructions/IR

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Signed-off-by: Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@xxxxxxxxx>
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 Documentation/instructions.txt | 270 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 Documentation/instructions.txt

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+This brievely describe which field of struct instruction is
+used by which operation.
+
+== Terminator ==
+=== OP_RET ===
+Return from subroutine.
+- .src : returned value (NULL if void)
+- .type: type of .src
+
+=== OP_BR ===
+Unconditional branch
+- .bb_true: destination basic block
+
+=== OP_CBR ===
+Conditional branch
+- .cond: condition
+- .type: type of .cond, must be an integral type
+- .bb_true, .bb_false: destination basic blocks
+
+=== OP_SWITCH ===
+Switch / multi-branch
+- .cond: condition
+- .type: type of .cond, must be an integral type
+- .multijmp_list: pairs of case-value - destination basic block
+
+=== OP_COMPUTEDGOTO ===
+Computed goto / branch to register
+- .target: target address
+- .type: type of .target	FIXME
+- .multijmp_list: list of possible destination basic blocks
+
+== Arithmetic binops ==
+They all follow the same signature:
+- .src1, .src1: operands (types must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: result of the operation
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_ADD ===
+Addition.
+
+=== OP_SUB ===
+Subtraction.
+
+=== OP_MULU ===
+Multiplication (unsigned ints & floating-points)
+
+=== OP_MULS, ===
+Multiplication (signed ints)
+
+=== OP_DIVU ===
+Division (unsigned ints & floating-points)
+
+=== OP_DIVS, ===
+Division (signed ints)
+
+=== OP_MODU ===
+Modulo (unsigned division remainder, integer only)
+
+=== OP_MODS, ===
+Modulo (signed division remainder, integer only)
+
+=== OP_SHL ===
+Shift left (integer only)
+
+=== OP_LSR ===
+Logical Shift right (integer only)
+
+=== OP_ASR, ===
+Arithmetic Shift right (integer only)
+
+== Logical ==
+They all follow the same signature:
+- .src1, .src2: operands (types must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: result of the operation
+- .type: type of .target, must be an integral type
+
+=== OP_AND ===
+=== OP_OR ===
+=== OP_XOR ===
+
+== Boolean ==
+=== OP_AND_BOOL ===
+=== OP_OR_BOOL ===
+
+== Comparison ==
+- .src1, .src2: operands (types must be compatible)
+- .target: result of the operation (0/1 valued integer)
+- .type: type of .target, must be an integral type
+
+=== OP_SET_EQ ===
+Compare equal.
+
+=== OP_SET_NE ===
+Compare not-equal.
+
+=== OP_SET_LE ===
+Compare less-than-or-equal (signed).
+
+=== OP_SET_GE ===
+Compare greater-than-or-equal (signed).
+
+=== OP_SET_LT ===
+Compare less-than (signed).
+
+=== OP_SET_GT ===
+Compare greater-than (signed).
+
+=== OP_SET_B ===
+Compare less-than (unsigned).
+
+=== OP_SET_A ===
+Compare greater-than (unsigned).
+
+=== OP_SET_BE ===
+Compare less-than-or-equal (unsigned).
+
+=== OP_SET_AE ===
+Compare greater-than-or-equal (unsigned).
+
+== Unary trinary ops ==
+=== OP_NOT ===
+Logical not.
+- .src: operand (type must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: result of the operation
+- .type: type of .target, must be an integral type
+
+=== OP_NEG ===
+Arithmetic negation.
+- .src: operand (type must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: result of the operation
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_COPY ===
+Copy (only needed after out-of-SSA).
+- .src: operand (type must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: result of the operation
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_SEL ===
+- .src1: condition, must be of integral type
+- .src2, .src3: operands (types must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: result of the operation
+- .type: type of .target
+
+== Type conversion ==
+They all follow the same signature:
+- .src: source value
+- .orig_type: type of .src
+- .target: result value
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_CAST ===
+Cast to unsigned integer (and to void pointer).
+
+=== OP_SCAST ===
+Cast to signed integer.
+
+=== OP_FPCAST ===
+Cast to floating-point.
+
+=== OP_PTRCAST ===
+Cast to pointer.
+
+== Memory ==
+=== OP_LOAD ===
+Load.
+- .src: base address to load from
+- .offset: address offset
+- .target: loaded value
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_STORE ===
+Store.
+- .src: base address to store to
+- .offset: address offset
+- .target: value to be stored
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_SYMADDR ===
+Symbol's address.
+- .symbol: the symbol
+- .target: symbol's address
+
+=== OP_SETVAL ===
+"Set Value"
+- .val: value's expression
+- .target: the value
+- .type: type of .target
+The expression can be an EXPR_STRING, EXPR_FVALUE or an EXPR_LABEL.
+
+== Other ==
+=== OP_PHI ===
+Phi-node (for SSA form).
+- .phi_list: phi-operands (type must be compatible with .target)
+- .target: "result"
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_PHISOURCE ===
+Phi-node source.
+Like OP_COPY but exclusively used to create *all* OP_PHI operands.
+
+=== OP_INLINED_CALL ===
+
+=== OP_PUSH ===
+Push argument.
+- .src: argument
+- .type: type of .src
+
+=== OP_CALL ===
+Function call.
+- .func: the function (can be a symbol or a "register")
+- .arguments: list of the associated OP_PUSH instructions
+- .target: function return value (if any)
+- .type: type of .target
+- .fntype: the full function type
+
+=== OP_SLICE ===
+Extract a "slice" from an aggregate.
+- .base: aggregate
+- .from, .len: offet @ size of the slice within the aggregate
+- .target: result
+- .type: type of .target
+
+=== OP_ASM ===
+Inlined assembly code.
+- .string: asm template
+- .asm_rules: asm constraints, rules
+
+== Sparse tagging (line numbers, context, whatever) ==
+=== OP_CONTEXT ===
+Currently only used for lock/unlock tracking.
+- .context_expr: unused
+- .increment: (1 for locking, -1 for unlocking)
+- .check: (ignore the instruction if 0)
+
+=== OP_RANGE ===
+Range checking.
+- .src1: value to be checked
+- .src2, src3: bound of the value (must be constants?)
+- .type: FIXME
+
+== Misc ==
+=== OP_ENTRY ===
+Function entry point (no associated semantic).
+
+=== OP_BADOP ===
+Invalid operation (should never be generated).
+
+=== OP_NOP ===
+No-op (should never be generated).
+
+=== OP_SNOP ===
+Store no-op (removed store operation).
+
+=== OP_LNOP ===
+Load no-op (removed load operation).
+
+=== OP_DEATHNOTE ===
+Annotation telling the pseudo will be death after the next
+instruction (other than some other annotation, that is).
+
+== Unused ==
+=== OP_VANEXT ===
+=== OP_VAARG ===
+=== OP_MALLOC ===
+=== OP_FREE ===
+=== OP_ALLOCA ===
+=== OP_GET_ELEMENT_PTR ===
+=== OP_INVOKE ===
+=== OP_UNWIND ===
-- 
2.12.0

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