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authorMehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com>2015-03-18 22:01:44 +0000
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Update 3.7 Release Note mentionning the non-optionality of the DataLayout
From: Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini@apple.com> llvm-svn: 232677
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@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release
* The minimum required Visual Studio version for building LLVM is now 2013
Update 4.
-* A new documentation page, :doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`, contains a
- collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR which LLVM is
+* A new documentation page, :doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`, contains a
+ collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR which LLVM is
able to effectively optimize.
+* The DataLayout is no longer optional. All the IR level optimizations expects
+ it to be present and the API has been changed to use a reference instead of
+ a pointer to make it explicit. The Module owns the datalayout and it has to
+ match the one attached to the TargetMachine for generating code.
* ... next change ...
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