[LLVM-C] Allow For Creating a BasicBlock without a Parent Function
Summary: Add a utility function for creating a basic block without a parent function. A useful operation for compilers that need to synthesize and conditionally insert code without having to bother with appending and immediately unlinking a block.
Reviewers: whitequark, deadalnix
Reviewed By: whitequark
Subscribers: llvm-commits
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D56279
llvm-svn: 350608
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
index 921c830..6f7c7af 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -2532,6 +2532,12 @@
return wrap(&*--I);
}
+LLVMBasicBlockRef LLVMCreateBasicBlockInContext(LLVMContextRef C,
+ const char *Name,
+ size_t NameLen) {
+ return wrap(llvm::BasicBlock::Create(*unwrap(C), StringRef(Name, NameLen)));
+}
+
LLVMBasicBlockRef LLVMAppendBasicBlockInContext(LLVMContextRef C,
LLVMValueRef FnRef,
const char *Name) {