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author | Gabor Greif <ggreif@gmail.com> | 2008-02-09 22:24:34 +0000 |
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committer | Gabor Greif <ggreif@gmail.com> | 2008-02-09 22:24:34 +0000 |
commit | dd1fc981b543d5144df88f039099864d0ec2a95d (patch) | |
tree | 2df7a7ac9133dd8c0821bccb818f8fccfa41ca0a /llvm/docs | |
parent | c0b0e5964370d086d06d53009d079e170fb4f694 (diff) | |
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explain that NumElements in alloca and malloc defaults to one
llvm-svn: 46912
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diff --git a/llvm/docs/LangRef.html b/llvm/docs/LangRef.html index 90ba0cc058f..d9d5ca83735 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/llvm/docs/LangRef.html @@ -2760,10 +2760,10 @@ address space (address space zero).</p> <tt>sizeof(<type>)*NumElements</tt> bytes of memory from the operating system and returns a pointer of the appropriate type to the program. If "NumElements" is specified, it is the -number of elements allocated. If an alignment is specified, the value result -of the allocation is guaranteed to be aligned to at least that boundary. If -not specified, or if zero, the target can choose to align the allocation on any -convenient boundary.</p> +number of elements allocated, otherwise "NumElements" is defaulted to be one. +If an alignment is specified, the value result of the allocation is guaranteed to +be aligned to at least that boundary. If not specified, or if zero, the target can +choose to align the allocation on any convenient boundary.</p> <p>'<tt>type</tt>' must be a sized type.</p> @@ -2846,11 +2846,11 @@ space (address space zero).</p> <p>The '<tt>alloca</tt>' instruction allocates <tt>sizeof(<type>)*NumElements</tt> bytes of memory on the runtime stack, returning a pointer of the -appropriate type to the program. If "NumElements" is specified, it is the -number of elements allocated. If an alignment is specified, the value result -of the allocation is guaranteed to be aligned to at least that boundary. If -not specified, or if zero, the target can choose to align the allocation on any -convenient boundary.</p> +appropriate type to the program. If "NumElements" is specified, it is the +number of elements allocated, otherwise "NumElements" is defaulted to be one. +If an alignment is specified, the value result of the allocation is guaranteed +to be aligned to at least that boundary. If not specified, or if zero, the target +can choose to align the allocation on any convenient boundary.</p> <p>'<tt>type</tt>' may be any sized type.</p> |