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.. glossary::
intermediate language
IL
The language used to describe functions to Cretonne. This reference
describes the syntax and semantics of the Cretonne IL. The IL has two
forms: Textual and an in-memory intermediate representation
(:term:`IR`).
basic block
A maximal sequence of instructions that can only be entered from the
top, and that contains no branch or terminator instructions except for
the last instruction.
intermediate representation
IR
The in-memory representation of :term:`IL`. The data structures
Cretonne uses to represent a program internally are called the
intermediate representation. Cretonne's IR can be converted to text
losslessly.
entry block
The :term:`EBB` that is executed first in a function. Currently, a
Cretonne function must have exactly one entry block which must be the
first block in the function. The types of the entry block arguments must
match the types of arguments in the function signature.
extended basic block
EBB
A maximal sequence of instructions that can only be entered from the
top, and that contains no :term:`terminator instruction`\s except for
the last one. An EBB can contain conditional branches that can fall
through to the following instructions in the block, but only the first
instruction in the EBB can be a branch target.
The last instruction in an EBB must be a :term:`terminator instruction`,
so execution cannot flow through to the next EBB in the function. (But
there may be a branch to the next EBB.)
Note that some textbooks define an EBB as a maximal *subtree* in the
control flow graph where only the root can be a join node. This
definition is not equivalent to Cretonne EBBs.
function signature
A function signature describes how to call a function. It consists of:
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The extended basic blocks which contain all the executable code in a
function. The function body follows the function preamble.
basic block
A maximal sequence of instructions that can only be entered from the
top, and that contains no branch or terminator instructions except for
the last instruction.
intermediate language
IL
The language used to describe functions to Cretonne. This reference
describes the syntax and semantics of the Cretonne IL. The IL has two
forms: Textual and an in-memory intermediate representation
(:term:`IR`).
extended basic block
EBB
A maximal sequence of instructions that can only be entered from the
top, and that contains no :term:`terminator instruction`\s except for
the last one. An EBB can contain conditional branches that can fall
through to the following instructions in the block, but only the first
instruction in the EBB can be a branch target.
intermediate representation
IR
The in-memory representation of :term:`IL`. The data structures
Cretonne uses to represent a program internally are called the
intermediate representation. Cretonne's IR can be converted to text
losslessly.
The last instruction in an EBB must be a :term:`terminator instruction`,
so execution cannot flow through to the next EBB in the function. (But
there may be a branch to the next EBB.)
Note that some textbooks define an EBB as a maximal *subtree* in the
control flow graph where only the root can be a join node. This
definition is not equivalent to Cretonne EBBs.
stack slot
A fixed size memory allocation in the current function's activation
frame. Also called a local variable.
terminator instruction
A control flow instruction that unconditionally directs the flow of
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The basic terminator instructions are :inst:`br`, :inst:`return`, and
:inst:`trap`. Conditional branches and instructions that trap
conditionally are not terminator instructions.
entry block
The :term:`EBB` that is executed first in a function. Currently, a
Cretonne function must have exactly one entry block which must be the
first block in the function. The types of the entry block arguments must
match the types of arguments in the function signature.
stack slot
A fixed size memory allocation in the current function's activation
frame. Also called a local variable.