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authorKostya Serebryany <kcc@google.com>2012-01-24 19:25:38 +0000
committerKostya Serebryany <kcc@google.com>2012-01-24 19:25:38 +0000
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The following patch adds __attribute__((no_address_safety_analysis)) which will allow to disable
address safety analysis (such as e.g. AddressSanitizer or SAFECode) for a specific function. When building with AddressSanitizer, add AddressSafety function attribute to every generated function except for those that have __attribute__((no_address_safety_analysis)). With this patch we will be able to 1. disable AddressSanitizer for a particular function 2. disable AddressSanitizer-hostile optimizations (such as some cases of load widening) when AddressSanitizer is on. llvm-svn: 148842
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@@ -1453,6 +1453,10 @@ balance in some way.</p>
to check if the code is being built with <a
href="AddressSanitizer.html">AddressSanitizer</a>.
</p>
+<p>Use <tt>__attribute__((no_address_safety_analysis))</tt> on a function
+declaration to specify that address safety instrumentation (e.g.
+AddressSanitizer) should not be applied to that function.
+</p>
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<h2 id="threadsafety">Thread-Safety Annotation Checking</h2>
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