+/**
+ * Returns the mask of the additional graph properties.
+ * The properties are automatically inherited from the method type
+ * if they were not set using set_irg_additional_properties() or
+ * set_irg_additional_property().
+ */
+unsigned get_irg_additional_properties(const ir_graph *irg);
+
+/** Sets the mask of the additional graph properties. */
+void set_irg_additional_properties(ir_graph *irg, unsigned property_mask);
+
+/** Sets one additional graph property. */
+void set_irg_additional_property(ir_graph *irg, mtp_additional_property flag);
+
+/** A void * field to link arbitrary information to the node. */