Add new mem{cpy,set,move} cmm prim ops.

[ghc-hetmet.git] / compiler / cmm / CmmMachOp.hs

diff --git a/compiler/cmm/CmmMachOp.hs b/compiler/cmm/CmmMachOp.hs
index 5e1ac16..6e89035 100644 (file)
--- a/compiler/cmm/CmmMachOp.hs
+++ b/compiler/cmm/CmmMachOp.hs
@@ -459,7 +459,15 @@ data CallishMachOp
   | MO_F32_Sqrt
   | MO_WriteBarrier
   | MO_Touch         -- Keep variables live (when using interior pointers)
+  
+  -- Note that these three MachOps all take 1 extra parameter than the
+  -- standard C lib versions. The extra (last) parameter contains
+  -- alignment of the pointers. Used for optimisation in backends.
+  | MO_Memcpy
+  | MO_Memset
+  | MO_Memmove
   deriving (Eq, Show)
 
 pprCallishMachOp :: CallishMachOp -> SDoc
 pprCallishMachOp mo = text (show mo)
+