-void init_mode (void);
-
-modecode get_modecode_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_modecode_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, modecode code); */
-ident *get_ident_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-ident *get_mode_ident (ir_mode *mode);
-
-/* void set_ident_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, ident *name); */
-int get_size_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_size_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, int size); */
-int get_ld_align_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_ld_align_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, int ld_align); */
-struct tarval *get_min_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_min_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, struct tarval *min); */
-struct tarval *get_max_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_max_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, struct tarval *max); */
-struct tarval *get_null_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_null_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, struct tarval *null); */
-unsigned get_fsigned_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_fsigned_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, unsigned fsigned); */
-unsigned get_ffloat_of_mode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_ffloat_of_mode (ir_mode *mode, unsigned ffloat); */
+/* An enum for this mode */
+modecode get_mode_modecode (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_modecode (ir_mode *mode, modecode code); */
+
+/* The ident of this mode */
+ident *get_mode_ident (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_ident (ir_mode *mode, ident *id); */
+
+/* The name of this mode */
+const char *get_mode_name (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_name (ir_mode *mode, char *name); */
+
+/* The size of values of the mode in bytes. */
+int get_mode_size (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_size (ir_mode *mode, int size); */
+
+/* The alignment of values of the mode. */
+int get_mode_ld_align (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_ld_align (ir_mode *mode, int ld_align); */
+
+/* The smallest representable value */
+tarval *get_mode_min (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_min (ir_mode *mode, tarval *min); */
+
+/* The biggest representable value */
+tarval *get_mode_max (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_max (ir_mode *mode, tarval *max); */
+
+/* The value Zero represented in this mode */
+tarval *get_mode_null (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_null (ir_mode *mode, tarval *null); */
+
+/* Returns 1 if mode is signed, else 0. */
+unsigned get_mode_fsigned (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_fsigned (ir_mode *mode, unsigned fsigned); */
+
+/* Returns 1 if mode is float, else 0. */
+unsigned get_mode_ffloat (ir_mode *mode);
+/* void set_mode_ffloat (ir_mode *mode, unsigned ffloat); */
+