llvm dev - Feb 2011 - [LLVMdev] Changing the Function Prototype of all functions in the bitcode

Hi all,

I am trying to change the prototype of all functions in the bitcode.
Specifically I want to add an extra argument to all functions
definitions and call sites. What is the best way to accomplish this
using the LLVM API?

Currently I  accomplish this by using a module pass which iterates
over all the functions in the module.
For each function, I create a  new function with an extra argument.
Subsequently I iterate over all the uses of the function and change
the callsites to pass an extra argument.

Currently I am facing two problems.

1) Handling indirect function calls this way causes inconsistency in
the bitcode.
2) I need to change every function pointer type in the program.
For ex a struct with function pointer needs to have the new function
pointer type
I don't know if there is a good way to do this.

I was wondering if there is any better way to accomplish the same.

Thanks,
Santosh


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Santosh G Nagarakatte,
PhD Student,
Computer and Information Science Department
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia-19104
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~santoshn