+\subsection[TysWiredIn-ext-type]{External types}
+%* *
+%************************************************************************
+
+The compiler's foreign function interface supports the passing of a
+restricted set of types as arguments and results (the restricting factor
+being the )
+
+\begin{code}
+isFFIArgumentTy :: DynFlags -> Safety -> Type -> Bool
+-- Checks for valid argument type for a 'foreign import'
+isFFIArgumentTy dflags safety ty
+ = checkRepTyCon (legalOutgoingTyCon dflags safety) ty
+
+isFFIExternalTy :: Type -> Bool
+-- Types that are allowed as arguments of a 'foreign export'
+isFFIExternalTy ty = checkRepTyCon legalFEArgTyCon ty
+
+isFFIImportResultTy :: DynFlags -> Type -> Bool
+isFFIImportResultTy dflags ty
+ = checkRepTyCon (legalFIResultTyCon dflags) ty
+
+isFFIExportResultTy :: Type -> Bool
+isFFIExportResultTy ty = checkRepTyCon legalFEResultTyCon ty
+
+isFFIDynArgumentTy :: Type -> Bool
+-- The argument type of a foreign import dynamic must be Ptr, FunPtr, Addr,
+-- or a newtype of either.
+isFFIDynArgumentTy = checkRepTyCon (\tc -> tc == ptrTyCon || tc == funPtrTyCon || tc == addrTyCon)
+
+isFFIDynResultTy :: Type -> Bool
+-- The result type of a foreign export dynamic must be Ptr, FunPtr, Addr,
+-- or a newtype of either.
+isFFIDynResultTy = checkRepTyCon (\tc -> tc == ptrTyCon || tc == funPtrTyCon || tc == addrTyCon)
+
+isFFILabelTy :: Type -> Bool
+-- The type of a foreign label must be Ptr, FunPtr, Addr,
+-- or a newtype of either.
+isFFILabelTy = checkRepTyCon (\tc -> tc == ptrTyCon || tc == funPtrTyCon || tc == addrTyCon)
+
+checkRepTyCon :: (TyCon -> Bool) -> Type -> Bool
+ -- Look through newtypes
+ -- Non-recursive ones are transparent to splitTyConApp,
+ -- but recursive ones aren't; hence the splitNewType_maybe
+checkRepTyCon check_tc ty
+ | Just ty' <- splitNewType_maybe ty = checkRepTyCon check_tc ty'
+ | Just (tc,_) <- splitTyConApp_maybe ty = check_tc tc
+ | otherwise = False
+\end{code}
+
+----------------------------------------------
+These chaps do the work; they are not exported
+----------------------------------------------
+
+\begin{code}
+legalFEArgTyCon :: TyCon -> Bool
+-- It's illegal to return foreign objects and (mutable)
+-- bytearrays from a _ccall_ / foreign declaration
+-- (or be passed them as arguments in foreign exported functions).
+legalFEArgTyCon tc
+ | getUnique tc `elem` [ foreignObjTyConKey, foreignPtrTyConKey,
+ byteArrayTyConKey, mutableByteArrayTyConKey ]
+ = False
+ -- It's also illegal to make foreign exports that take unboxed
+ -- arguments. The RTS API currently can't invoke such things. --SDM 7/2000
+ | otherwise
+ = boxedMarshalableTyCon tc
+
+legalFIResultTyCon :: DynFlags -> TyCon -> Bool
+legalFIResultTyCon dflags tc
+ | getUnique tc `elem`
+ [ foreignObjTyConKey, foreignPtrTyConKey,
+ byteArrayTyConKey, mutableByteArrayTyConKey ] = False
+ | tc == unitTyCon = True
+ | otherwise = marshalableTyCon dflags tc
+
+legalFEResultTyCon :: TyCon -> Bool
+legalFEResultTyCon tc
+ | getUnique tc `elem`
+ [ foreignObjTyConKey, foreignPtrTyConKey,
+ byteArrayTyConKey, mutableByteArrayTyConKey ] = False
+ | tc == unitTyCon = True
+ | otherwise = boxedMarshalableTyCon tc
+
+legalOutgoingTyCon :: DynFlags -> Safety -> TyCon -> Bool
+-- Checks validity of types going from Haskell -> external world
+legalOutgoingTyCon dflags safety tc
+ | playSafe safety && getUnique tc `elem` [byteArrayTyConKey, mutableByteArrayTyConKey]
+ = False
+ | otherwise
+ = marshalableTyCon dflags tc
+
+marshalableTyCon dflags tc
+ = (dopt Opt_GlasgowExts dflags && isUnLiftedTyCon tc)
+ || boxedMarshalableTyCon tc
+
+boxedMarshalableTyCon tc
+ = getUnique tc `elem` [ intTyConKey, int8TyConKey, int16TyConKey
+ , int32TyConKey, int64TyConKey
+ , wordTyConKey, word8TyConKey, word16TyConKey
+ , word32TyConKey, word64TyConKey
+ , floatTyConKey, doubleTyConKey
+ , addrTyConKey, ptrTyConKey, funPtrTyConKey
+ , charTyConKey, foreignObjTyConKey
+ , foreignPtrTyConKey
+ , stablePtrTyConKey
+ , byteArrayTyConKey, mutableByteArrayTyConKey
+ , boolTyConKey
+ ]
+\end{code}
+
+
+%************************************************************************
+%* *
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