* in the parameter tuple that is a result of the start node.
* (See ircons.h for more information.)
*
+ * - value_param_ents
+ * A list of entities (whose owner is a struct private to the
+ * method type) that represent parameters passed by value.
+ *
* - n_res: The number of results of the method. In general, procedures
* have zero results, functions one.
*
* - res_type: A list with the types of parameters. This list is ordered.
* The nth type in this list corresponds to the nth input to
* Return nodes. (See ircons.h for more information.)
+ *
+ * - value_res_ents
+ * A list of entities (whose owner is a struct private to the
+ * method type) that represent results passed by value.
*/
+/* These makros define the suffixes for the types and entities used
+ to represent value parameters / results. */
+#define VALUE_PARAMS_SUFFIX "val_param"
+#define VALUE_RESS_SUFFIX "val_res"
+
/** Create a new method type.
*
* @param name the name (ident) of this type
/** Returns the type of the parameter at position pos of a method. */
type *get_method_param_type(type *method, int pos);
-
-/** Sets the type of the parameter at position pos of a method. */
+/** Sets the type of the parameter at position pos of a method.
+ Also changes the type in the pass-by-value representation by just
+ changing the type of the corresponding entity if the representation is constructed. */
void set_method_param_type(type *method, int pos, type* tp);
+/* Returns an entity that represents the copied value argument. Only necessary
+ for compounds passed by value. This information is constructed only on demand. */
+entity *get_method_value_param_ent(type *method, int pos);
int get_method_n_ress (type *method);
type *get_method_res_type(type *method, int pos);
+/** Sets the type of the result at position pos of a method.
+ Also changes the type in the pass-by-value representation by just
+ changing the type of the corresponding entity if the representation is constructed. */
void set_method_res_type(type *method, int pos, type* tp);
+/* Returns an entity that represents the copied value result. Only necessary
+ for compounds passed by value. This information is constructed only on demand. */
+entity *get_method_value_res_ent(type *method, int pos);
/**
* this enum flags the variadicity of methods (methods with a
/**
* @page pointer_type Representation of a pointer type
*
+ * The mode of the pointer type must be a mode_reference.
+ *
* Pointer types:
* - points_to: The type of the entity this pointer points to.
*/
-/** Creates a new type pointer. */
-type *new_type_pointer (ident *name, type *points_to);
-/** Creates a new type pointer with debug information. */
-type *new_d_type_pointer (ident *name, type *points_to, dbg_info* db);
+/** Creates a new type pointer with mode mode_p. */
+#define new_type_pointer(N, P) new_type_pointer_mode(N, P, mode_P)
+//type *new_type_pointer (ident *name, type *points_to);
+
+/** Creates a new type pointer with given pointer mode. */
+type *new_type_pointer_mode (ident *name, type *points_to, ir_mode *ptr_mode);
+
+/** Creates a new type pointer given pointer mode and with debug information. */
+type *new_d_type_pointer (ident *name, type *points_to, ir_mode *ptr_mode, dbg_info* db);
/* --- manipulate fields of type_pointer --- */