/*
-** Copyright (C) 1998 - 2000 by Universitaet Karlsruhe
-** All rights reserved.
-**
-** Authors: Martin Trapp, Christian Schaefer,
-** Goetz Lindenmaier
-**
-** entity.h: entities represent all program known objects.
-**
-** An entity is the representation of program known objects in Firm.
-** The primary concept of entities is to represent members of complex
-** types, i.e., fields and methods of classes. As not all programming
-** language model all variables and methods as members of some class,
-** the concept of entities is extended to cover also local and global
-** variables, and arbitrary procedures.
-**
-** An entity always specifies the type of the object it represents and
-** the type of the object it is a part of, the owner of the entity.
-** Originally this is the type of the class of which the entity is a
-** member.
-** The owner of local variables is the procedure they are defined in.
-** The owner of global variables and procedures visible in the whole
-** program is a universally defined class type "GlobalType". The owner
-** of procedures defined in the scope of an other procedure is the
-** enclosing procedure.
-**
-** In detail the datastructure entity has the following fields:
-**
-** ident *name Name of this entity as specified in the source code.
-** Only unequivocal in conjuction with scope.
-** ident *ld_name Unique name of this entity, i.e., the mangled
-** name. E.g., for a class `A' with field `a' this
-** is the ident for `A_a'.
-** type *type The type of this entity, e.g., a method type, a
-** basic type of the language or a class itself.
-** type *owner; The class this entity belongs to. In case of local
-** variables the method they are defined in.
-** int offset; Offset in byte for this entity. Fixed when layout
-** of owner is determined.
-** ir_graph *irg; If (type == method_type) this is the corresponding irg.
-** The ir_graph constructor automatically sets this field.
-** If (type != method_type) access of this field will cause
-** an assertion.
+ * Project: libFIRM
+ * File name: ir/tr/entity.h
+ * Purpose: Representation of all program known entities.
+ * Author: Martin Trapp, Christian Schaefer
+ * Modified by: Goetz Lindenmaier
+ * Created:
+ * CVS-ID: $Id$
+ * Copyright: (c) 1998-2003 Universität Karlsruhe
+ * Licence: This file protected by GPL - GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
+ */
+
+/**
+* @file entity.h
+*
+* Entities represent all program known objects.
+*
+* @author Martin Trapp, Christian Schaefer
+* @author Goetz Lindenmaier
+*
+* An entity is the representation of program known objects in Firm.
+* The primary concept of entities is to represent members of complex
+* types, i.e., fields and methods of classes. As not all programming
+* language model all variables and methods as members of some class,
+* the concept of entities is extended to cover also local and global
+* variables, and arbitrary procedures.
+*
+* An entity always specifies the type of the object it represents and
+* the type of the object it is a part of, the owner of the entity.
+* Originally this is the type of the class of which the entity is a
+* member.
+* The owner of local variables is the procedure they are defined in.
+* The owner of global variables and procedures visible in the whole
+* program is a universally defined class type "GlobalType". The owner
+* of procedures defined in the scope of an other procedure is the
+* enclosing procedure.
+*
+* In detail the datastructure entity has the following fields:
+*
+* - ident *name: Name of this entity as specified in the source code.
+* Only unequivocal in conjuction with scope.
+* - ident *ld_name: Unique name of this entity, i.e., the mangled
+* name. E.g., for a class `A' with field `a' this
+* is the ident for `A_a'.
+* - type *type: The type of this entity, e.g., a method type, a
+* basic type of the language or a class itself.
+* - type *owner: The class this entity belongs to. In case of local
+* variables the method they are defined in.
+* - int offset: Offset in bits for this entity. Fixed when layout
+* of owner is determined.
+* - ir_graph *irg: If (type == method_type) this is the corresponding irg.
+* The ir_graph constructor automatically sets this field.
+* If (type != method_type) access of this field will cause
+* an assertion.
*/
/* $Id$ */
# include "ident.h"
# include "type.h"
+# include "dbginfo.h"
-/*******************************************************************/
-/** general **/
-/*******************************************************************/
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* general */
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/* initalize entity module */
+/** Initalize entity module. */
void init_entity (void);
-/*******************************************************************/
-/** ENTITY **/
-/*******************************************************************/
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* ENTITY */
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* to resolve recursion between entity.h and irgraph.h */
#ifndef _IR_GRAPH_TYPEDEF_
#define _IR_GRAPH_TYPEDEF_
-/* to resolve recursion between entity.h and irgraph.h */
typedef struct ir_graph ir_graph;
#endif
-/****s* entity/entity
+/**
*
- * NAME
- * entity - An abstract data type to represent program entites.
- * NOTE
+ * An abstract data type to represent program entites.
*
- * ATTRIBUTES
- * owner A compound type this entity is a part of.
- * type The type of this entity.
- * name The string that represents this entity in the source program.
- * allocation A flag saying whether the entity is dynamically or statically
+ * @param owner A compound type this entity is a part of.
+ * @param type The type of this entity.
+ * @param name The string that represents this entity in the source program.
+ * @param allocation A flag saying whether the entity is dynamically or statically
* allocated (values: dynamic_allocated, static_allocated,
* automatic_allocated).
- * visibility A flag indicating the visibility of this entity (values: local,
+ * @param visibility A flag indicating the visibility of this entity (values: local,
* external_visible, external_allocated)
- * variability A flag indicating the variability of this entity (values:
+ * @param variability A flag indicating the variability of this entity (values:
* uninitialized, initalized, part_constant, constant)
- * volatility @@@
- * offset The offset of the entity within the compound object. Only set
+ * @param volatility @@@
+ * @param offset The offset of the entity within the compound object in bits. Only set
* if the owner in the state "layout_fixed".
- * overwrites A list of entities overwritten by this entity. This list is only
+ * @param overwrites A list of entities overwritten by this entity. This list is only
* existent if the owner of this entity is a class. The members in
* this list must be entities of super classes.
- * overwrittenby A list of entities that overwrite this entity. This list is only
+ * @param overwrittenby A list of entities that overwrite this entity. This list is only
* existent if the owner of this entity is a class. The members in
* this list must be entities of sub classes.
- * link A void* to associate some additional information with the entity.
- * irg If the entity is a method this is the ir graph that represents the
+ * @param link A void* to associate some additional information with the entity.
+ * @param irg If the entity is a method this is the ir graph that represents the
* code of the method.
- * peculiarity The peculiarity of the entity. If the entity is a method this
+ * @param peculiarity The peculiarity of the entity. If the entity is a method this
* indicates whether the entity represents
* a real method or whether it only exists to describe an interface.
* In that case there nowhere exists code for this entity and this entity
* is never dynamically used in the code.
* Values: description, existent. Default: existent.
- * visited visited flag. Master flag is entity_visited.
+ * @param visited visited flag. Master flag is type_visited.
*
- * These fields can only be accessed via access functions.
+ * @param These fields can only be accessed via access functions.
*
- * SEE ALSO
- * type
- * SOURCE
+ * @see type
*/
+/* to resolve recursion between entity.h and type.h */
+/** the type of an entity */
#ifndef _ENTITY_TYPEDEF_
#define _ENTITY_TYPEDEF_
-/* to resolve recursion between entity.h and type.h */
typedef struct entity entity;
#endif
+/**
+ * Creates a new entity.
+ *
+ * Automatically inserts the entity as a member of owner.
+ * Entity is automatic_allocated and uninitialize except if the type
+ * is type_method, then it is static_allocated and constant. The constant
+ * value is a pointer to the method.
+ * Visibility is local, offset -1, and it is not volatile.
+ */
+entity *new_entity (type *owner, ident *name, type *tp);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new entity.
+ *
+ * Automatically inserts the entity as a member of owner.
+ * Entity is automatic_allocated and uninitialize except if the type
+ * is type_method, then it is static_allocated and constant. The constant
+ * value is a pointer to the method.
+ * Visibility is local, offset -1, and it is not volatile.
+ */
+entity *new_d_entity (type *owner, ident *name, type *tp, dbg_info *db);
-/* Creates a new entity.
- Automatically inserts the entity as a member of owner.
- Entity is automatic_allocated and uninitialize except if the type
- is type_method, then it is static_allocated and constant. The constant
- value is a pointer to the method.
- Visibility is local, offset -1, and it is not volatile. */
-entity *new_entity (type *owner, ident *name, type *type);
-/* Copies the entity if the new_owner is different from the
- owner of the old entity. Else returns the old entity.
- Automatically inserts the new entity as a member of owner. */
+/**
+ * Copies the entity if the new_owner is different from the
+ * owner of the old entity, else returns the old entity.
+ *
+ * Automatically inserts the new entity as a member of owner.
+ * Resets the overwrites/overwritten_by fields.
+ */
entity *copy_entity_own (entity *old, type *new_owner);
-/* Copies the entity if the new_name is different from the
- name of the old entity. Else returns the old entity.
- Automatically inserts the new entity as a member of owner.
- The mangled name ld_name is set to NULL. */
+
+/**
+ * Copies the entity if the new_name is different from the
+ * name of the old entity, else returns the old entity.
+ *
+ * Automatically inserts the new entity as a member of owner.
+ * The mangled name ld_name is set to NULL.
+ */
entity *copy_entity_name (entity *old, ident *new_name);
-/* Frees the entity. The owner will still contain the pointer to this
- entity, as well as all other references! */
+
+/**
+ * Frees the entity.
+ *
+ * The owner will still contain the pointer to this
+ * entity, as well as all other references!
+ */
void free_entity (entity *ent);
-/** manipulate fields of entity **/
-const char *get_entity_name (entity *ent);
-ident *get_entity_ident (entity *ent);
+/** Returns the name of an entity. */
+const char *get_entity_name (const entity *ent);
-/* returns the mangled name of the entity. If the mangled name is
- set it returns the existing name. Else it generates a name
- with mangle_entity() and remembers this new name internally. */
+/** Returns the ident of an entity. */
+ident *get_entity_ident (const entity *ent);
+
+/** Returns the mangled name of the entity.
+ *
+ * If the mangled name is set it returns the existing name.
+ * Else it generates a name with mangle_entity()
+ * and remembers this new name internally.
+ */
ident *get_entity_ld_ident (entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the mangled name of the entity. */
void set_entity_ld_ident (entity *ent, ident *ld_ident);
-const char *get_entity_ld_name (entity *end);
+/** Returns the mangled name of the entity as a string. */
+const char *get_entity_ld_name (entity *ent);
+
+/** Returns the owner of the entity. */
type *get_entity_owner (entity *ent);
-/* Sets the owner field in entity to owner. Don't forget to add
+
+/** Sets the owner field in entity to owner. Don't forget to add
ent to owner!! */
void set_entity_owner (entity *ent, type *owner);
-INLINE void assert_legal_owner_of_ent(type *owner);
+/** Asserts if the type owner is either a compound type or an array */
+void assert_legal_owner_of_ent(type *owner);
+
+/** Returns the type of an entity. */
type *get_entity_type (entity *ent);
-void set_entity_type (entity *ent, type *type);
+/** Sets the type of an entity. */
+void set_entity_type (entity *ent, type *tp);
+
+/** The allocation type. */
typedef enum {
- automatic_allocated,/* The entity is allocated during runtime, implicitly
- as component of a compound type. This is the default. */
- dynamic_allocated, /* The entity is allocated during runtime, explicitly
- by an Alloc node. */
- static_allocated /* The entity is allocated statically. We can use a
- SymConst(?) as address of the entity. */
+ allocation_automatic, /**< The entity is allocated during runtime, implicitly
+ as component of a compound type. This is the default. */
+ allocation_parameter, /**< The entity is a parameter. It is also automatic allocated.
+ We distinguish the allocation of paramters from the allocation
+ of local variables as their placement depends on the calling
+ conventions. */
+ allocation_dynamic, /**< The entity is allocated during runtime, explicitly
+ by an Alloc node. */
+ allocation_static /**< The entity is allocated statically. We can use a
+ Const as address of the entity. */
} ent_allocation;
-ent_allocation get_entity_allocation (entity *ent);
+/** Returns the allocation type of an entity. */
+ent_allocation get_entity_allocation (const entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the allocation type of an entity. */
void set_entity_allocation (entity *ent, ent_allocation al);
-/* This enumeration flags the visibility of entities. This is necessary
- for partial compilation. */
+/** Return the name of the allocation type. */
+const char *get_allocation_name(ent_allocation vis);
+
+/**
+ * This enumeration flags the visibility of entities. This is necessary
+ * for partial compilation.
+ */
typedef enum {
- local, /* The entity is only visible locally. This is the default. */
- external_visible, /* The entity is visible to other external program parts, but
- it is defined here. It may not be optimized away. The entity must
- be static_allocated. */
- external_allocated /* The entity is defined and allocated externally. This compilation
- must not allocate memory for this entity. The entity must
- be static_allocated. This can also be an external defined
- method. */
+ visibility_local, /**< The entity is only visible locally. This is the default. */
+ visibility_external_visible, /**< The entity is visible to other external program parts, but
+ it is defined here. It may not be optimized away. The entity must
+ be static_allocated. */
+ visibility_external_allocated /**< The entity is defined and allocated externally. This compilation
+ must not allocate memory for this entity. The entity must
+ be static_allocated. This can also be an external defined
+ method. */
} ent_visibility;
-ent_visibility get_entity_visibility (entity *ent);
+/** Returns the visibility of an entity. */
+ent_visibility get_entity_visibility (const entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the visibility of an entity. */
void set_entity_visibility (entity *ent, ent_visibility vis);
-/* This enumeration flags the variability of entities. */
+/** Return the name of the visibility */
+const char *get_visibility_name(ent_visibility vis);
+
+/** This enumeration flags the variability of entities. */
typedef enum {
- uninitialized, /* The content of the entity is completely unknown. */
- initialized, /* After allocation the entity is initalized with the
- value given somewhere in the entity. */
- part_constant, /* For entities of compound types. Some members of the entity
- are constant. The others are uninitialized. Those members
- given a value for are constant. */
- constant /* The entity is constant. */
+ variability_uninitialized, /**< The content of the entity is completely unknown. */
+ variability_initialized, /**< After allocation the entity is initalized with the
+ value given somewhere in the entity. */
+ variability_part_constant, /**< For entities of compound types.
+ The members of the entity are mixed constant,
+ initialized or uninitialized. */
+ variability_constant /**< The entity is constant. */
} ent_variability;
-ent_variability get_entity_variability (entity *ent);
+/** Returns the variability of an entity. */
+ent_variability get_entity_variability (const entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the variability of an entity. */
void set_entity_variability (entity *ent, ent_variability var);
-/* This enumeration flags the volatility of entities. */
+/** Return the name of the variablity. */
+const char *get_variability_name(ent_variability var);
+
+/** This enumeration flags the volatility of entities. */
typedef enum {
- non_volatile, /* The entity is not volatile */
- is_volatile /* The entity is volatile */
+ volatility_non_volatile, /**< The entity is not volatile */
+ volatility_is_volatile /**< The entity is volatile */
} ent_volatility;
-ent_volatility get_entity_volatility (entity *ent);
+/** Returns the volatility of an entity. */
+ent_volatility get_entity_volatility (const entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the volatility of an entity. */
void set_entity_volatility (entity *ent, ent_volatility vol);
-/* Only set if layout = fixed. */
-int get_entity_offset (entity *ent);
-void set_entity_offset (entity *ent, int offset);
+/** Return the name of the volatility. */
+const char *get_volatility_name(ent_volatility var);
+
+/** This enumeration flags the stickyness of an entity. */
+typedef enum {
+ stickyness_unsticky, /**< The entity can be removed from
+ the program, unless contraindicated
+ by other attributes */
+ stickyness_sticky /**< The entity must remain in the
+ program in any case */
+} ent_stickyness;
+
+/** Get the entity's stickyness */
+ent_stickyness get_entity_stickyness(const entity *ent);
+
+/** Set the entity's stickyness */
+void set_entity_stickyness(entity *ent, ent_stickyness stickyness);
+
+/** Returns the offset of an entity (in a compound) in bytes. Only set if layout = fixed. */
+int get_entity_offset_bytes(const entity *ent);
+
+/** Returns the offset of an entity (in a compound) in bits. Only set if layout = fixed. */
+int get_entity_offset_bits(const entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the offset of an entity (in a compound) in bytes. */
+void set_entity_offset_bytes(entity *ent, int offset);
-/* A link to store intermediate information */
-void* get_entity_link(entity *ent);
+/** Sets the offset of an entity (in a compound) in bits. */
+void set_entity_offset_bits(entity *ent, int offset);
+
+/** Returns the stored intermediate information. */
+void* get_entity_link(const entity *ent);
+
+/** Stores new intermediate information. */
void set_entity_link(entity *ent, void *l);
-/** Fields of method entities **/
-/* The entity knows the corresponding irg if the entity is a method.
+/* -- Fields of method entities -- */
+/** The entity knows the corresponding irg if the entity is a method.
This allows to get from a Call to the called irg.
Only entities of peculiarity "existent" can have a corresponding irg,
else the field is fixed to NULL. (Get returns NULL, set asserts.) */
-ir_graph *get_entity_irg(entity *ent);
+ir_graph *get_entity_irg(const entity *ent);
void set_entity_irg(entity *ent, ir_graph *irg);
-/* For the definition of enumeration peculiarity see type.h */
-peculiarity get_entity_peculiarity (entity *ent);
+/** Return the peculiarity of an entity. */
+peculiarity get_entity_peculiarity (const entity *ent);
+
+/** Sets the peculiarity of an entity. */
void set_entity_peculiarity (entity *ent, peculiarity pec);
-/** Representation of constant values of entites **/
+/** Return the name of the peculiarity. */
+const char *get_peculiarity_name(peculiarity var);
+
+/* -- Representation of constant values of entites -- */
+/** Returns true if the the node is representable as code on
+ * const_code_irg. */
+int is_irn_const_expression(ir_node *n);
/* Set current_ir_graph to get_const_code_irg() to generate a constant
expression. */
-/* Copies a firm subgraph that complies to the restrictions for
- constant expressions to current_block in current_ir_graph. */
+
+/**
+ * Copies a firm subgraph that complies to the restrictions for
+ * constant expressions to current_block in current_ir_graph.
+ */
ir_node *copy_const_value(ir_node *n);
-/* Set has no effect for entities of type method. */
+/* Set has no effect for existent entities of type method. */
ir_node *get_atomic_ent_value(entity *ent);
void set_atomic_ent_value(entity *ent, ir_node *val);
-/* A value of a compound entity is a pair of a value and the corresponding
- member of the compound. */
-void add_compound_ent_value(entity *ent, ir_node *val, entity *member);
+/* The following type describes a path to a leave in the compound graph.
+ Node 0 in the path must be an entity of type tp given in the constructor. If
+ the type of this element is compound, the path node 1 is an element of the type
+ of node 0 an so forth, until an entity of atomic type is reached. */
+#ifndef _COMPOUND_GRAPH_PATH_TYPEDEF_
+#define _COMPOUND_GRAPH_PATH_TYPEDEF_
+typedef struct compound_graph_path compound_graph_path;
+#endif /* _COMPOUND_GRAPH_PATH_TYPEDEF_ */
+compound_graph_path *new_compound_graph_path(type *tp, int length);
+int is_compound_graph_path(void *thing);
+void free_compound_graph_path (compound_graph_path *gr);
+int get_compound_graph_path_length(compound_graph_path *gr);
+entity *get_compound_graph_path_node(compound_graph_path *gr, int pos);
+void set_compound_graph_path_node(compound_graph_path *gr, int pos, entity *node);
+int get_compound_graph_path_array_index(compound_graph_path *gr, int pos);
+void set_compound_graph_path_array_index(compound_graph_path *gr, int pos, int index);
+
+/* A value of a compound entity is a pair of a value and the description of the
+ corresponding access path to the member of the compound. */
+void add_compound_ent_value_w_path(entity *ent, ir_node *val, compound_graph_path *path);
+void set_compound_ent_value_w_path(entity *ent, ir_node *val, compound_graph_path *path, int pos);
+/** Returns the number of constant values needed to initialize the entity.
+ *
+ * Asserts if the entity has variability_uninitialized.
+ * */
int get_compound_ent_n_values(entity *ent);
ir_node *get_compound_ent_value(entity *ent, int pos);
+compound_graph_path *get_compound_ent_value_path(entity *ent, int pos);
+
+/** Removes all constant entries where the path ends at value_ent. Does not
+ free the memory of the paths. (The same path might be used for several
+ constant entities. */
+void remove_compound_ent_value(entity *ent, entity *value_ent);
+
+/* Some languages support only trivial access paths, i.e., the member is a
+ direct, atomic member of the constant entities type. In this case the
+ corresponding entity can be accessed directly. The following functions
+ allow direct access. */
+
+/** generates a Path with length 1 */
+void add_compound_ent_value(entity *ent, ir_node *val, entity *member);
+
+/** Returns the last member in the path */
entity *get_compound_ent_value_member(entity *ent, int pos);
+
+/** Sets the path at pos 0 */
void set_compound_ent_value(entity *ent, ir_node *val, entity *member, int pos);
-void remove_compound_ent_value(entity *ent, entity *value_ent);
-/* Inits the entity ent witch must be of a one dimensional
+
+/** Inits the entity ent witch must be of a one dimensional
array type with the values given in the values array.
The array must have a lower and an upper bound. Keeps the
order of values. Does not test whether the number of values
values have the proper mode for the array. */
void set_array_entity_values(entity *ent, tarval **values, int num_vals);
-/** Fields of entities with a class type as owner **/
+/** Return the overall offset of value at position pos in bits.
+ *
+ * This requires that the layout of all concerned types is fixed.
+ *
+ * @param ent Any entity of compound type with at least pos initialization values.
+ * @param pos The position of the value for which the offset is requested.
+ */
+int get_compound_ent_value_offset_bits(entity *ent, int pos);
+
+/** Return the overall offset of value at position pos in bytes.
+ *
+ * This requires that the layout of all concerned types is fixed.
+ * Asserts if bit offset is not byte aligned.
+ *
+ * @param ent Any entity of compound type with at least pos initialization values.
+ * @param pos The position of the value for which the offset is requested.
+ */
+int get_compound_ent_value_offset_bytes(entity *ent, int pos);
+
+/** Compute the array indicees in compound graph paths of initialized entities.
+ *
+ * All arrays must have fixed lower and upper bounds. One array can
+ * have an open upper bound. If there are several open bounds, we do
+ * nothing. There must be initializer elements for all array
+ * elements. Uses the link field in the array element entities. The
+ * array bounds must be representable as ints.
+ *
+ * @param ent Any entity.
+ */
+void compute_compound_ent_array_indicees(entity *ent);
+
+/** Sort the values of the compound entity by their overall offset.
+ *
+ * This requires that the layout of all concerned types is fixed.
+ * If the entity has no initialization information the method just
+ * returns. This is needed to dump the entity in a backend.
+ *
+ * @param ent Any entity.
+ */
+void sort_compound_ent_values(entity *ent);
+
+
+/* --- Fields of entities with a class type as owner --- */
/* Overwrites is a field that specifies that an access to the overwritten
entity in the supertype must use this entity. It's a list as with
multiple inheritance several enitites can be overwritten. This field
both relations, they only differ in the order of arguments. */
void add_entity_overwrites (entity *ent, entity *overwritten);
int get_entity_n_overwrites (entity *ent);
+int get_entity_overwrites_index(entity *ent, entity *overwritten);
entity *get_entity_overwrites (entity *ent, int pos);
void set_entity_overwrites (entity *ent, int pos, entity *overwritten);
+void remove_entity_overwrites(entity *ent, entity *overwritten);
void add_entity_overwrittenby (entity *ent, entity *overwrites);
int get_entity_n_overwrittenby (entity *ent);
+int get_entity_overwrittenby_index(entity *ent, entity *overwrites);
entity *get_entity_overwrittenby (entity *ent, int pos);
void set_entity_overwrittenby (entity *ent, int pos, entity *overwrites);
+void remove_entity_overwrittenby(entity *ent, entity *overwrites);
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether a pointer points to an entity.
+ *
+ * @param thing an arbitrary pointer
+ *
+ * @return
+ * true if the thing is an entity, else false
+ */
+int is_entity (const void *thing);
-/* Returns true if the type of the entity is a primitive, pointer
+/** Returns true if the type of the entity is a primitive, pointer
enumeration or method type. */
int is_atomic_entity(entity *ent);
-/* Returns true if the type of the entity is a class, structure,
+/** Returns true if the type of the entity is a class, structure,
array or union type. */
int is_compound_entity(entity *ent);
-/* Returns true if ent1 and ent2 have are equal except for their owner.
+/** Returns true if ent1 and ent2 have are equal except for their owner.
Two entities are equal if
- they have the same type (the same C-struct)
- ...?
bool equal_entity(entity *ent1, entity *ent2);
-unsigned long get_entity_visited(entity *entity);
-void set_entity_visited(entity *entity, unsigned long num);
-/* Sets visited field in entity to entity_visited. */
-void mark_entity_visited(entity *entity);
+/** Outputs a unique number for this entity if libfirm is compiled for
+ debugging, (configure with --enable-debug) else returns 0. */
+long get_entity_nr(entity *ent);
+/** Returns the entitys visited count. */
+unsigned long get_entity_visited(entity *ent);
-/*****/
+/** Sets the entitys visited count. */
+void set_entity_visited(entity *ent, unsigned long num);
+/** Sets visited field in entity to entity_visited. */
+void mark_entity_visited(entity *ent);
-/****v* entity/visited
- *
- * NAME
- * entity_visited - visited flag to traverse the entity information
- * PURPOSE
- * Increase this flag by one before traversing the entity information.
- * Mark entity nodes as visited by set_entity_visited(entity, value) or
- * mark_entity_visited.
- * Check whether node was already visited by comparing get_entity_visited(entity)
- * and entity_visited.
- * Or use the function to walk all entities.
- * SEE ALSO
- * SOURCE
- */
-extern unsigned long entity_visited;
-/*****/
+/** Returns true if this entity was visited. */
+bool entity_visited(entity *ent);
+
+/** Returns true if this entity was not visited. */
+bool entity_not_visited(entity *ent);
+
+/** Returns the dynamically referenced entity if the static entity and the
+ * dynamic type are given. */
+entity *resolve_ent_polymorphy(type *dynamic_class, entity* static_ent);
# endif /* _ENTITY_H_ */