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Updates the links on the homepage by moving the User Guides, Programming Documentation, and Subsystem Documentation sections to separate pages. Also changes "Overview" to "About" at the top of the LLVM Docs homepage. This work is part of the Google Season of Docs project.

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Programming Documentation
=========================
For developers of applications which use LLVM as a library.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
Atomics
CodingStandards
CommandLine
CompilerWriterInfo
ExtendingLLVM
HowToSetUpLLVMStyleRTTI
ProgrammersManual
Extensions
LibFuzzer
FuzzingLLVM
ScudoHardenedAllocator
OptBisect
GwpAsan
:doc:`LLVM Language Reference Manual <LangRef>`
Defines the LLVM intermediate representation and the assembly form of the
different nodes.
:doc:`Atomics`
Information about LLVM's concurrency model.
:doc:`ProgrammersManual`
Introduction to the general layout of the LLVM sourcebase, important classes
and APIs, and some tips & tricks.
:doc:`Extensions`
LLVM-specific extensions to tools and formats LLVM seeks compatibility with.
:doc:`CommandLine`
Provides information on using the command line parsing library.
:doc:`CodingStandards`
Details the LLVM coding standards and provides useful information on writing
efficient C++ code.
:doc:`HowToSetUpLLVMStyleRTTI`
How to make ``isa<>``, ``dyn_cast<>``, etc. available for clients of your
class hierarchy.
:doc:`ExtendingLLVM`
Look here to see how to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.
`Doxygen generated documentation <http://llvm.org/doxygen/>`_
(`classes <http://llvm.org/doxygen/inherits.html>`_)
`Documentation for Go bindings <http://godoc.org/llvm.org/llvm/bindings/go/llvm>`_
`Github Source Repository Browser <http://github.com/llvm/llvm-project//>`_
..
:doc:`CompilerWriterInfo`
A list of helpful links for compiler writers.
:doc:`LibFuzzer`
A library for writing in-process guided fuzzers.
:doc:`FuzzingLLVM`
Information on writing and using Fuzzers to find bugs in LLVM.
:doc:`ScudoHardenedAllocator`
A library that implements a security-hardened `malloc()`.
:doc:`OptBisect`
A command line option for debugging optimization-induced failures.
:doc:`GwpAsan`
A sampled heap memory error detection toolkit designed for production use.

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.. _index-subsystem-docs:
Subsystem Documentation
=======================
For API clients and LLVM developers.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
AliasAnalysis
MemorySSA
BitCodeFormat
BlockFrequencyTerminology
BranchWeightMetadata
Bugpoint
BugpointRedesign
CodeGenerator
ExceptionHandling
AddingConstrainedIntrinsics
LinkTimeOptimization
SegmentedStacks
TableGenFundamentals
TableGen/index
DebuggingJITedCode
GoldPlugin
MarkedUpDisassembly
SystemLibrary
SupportLibrary
SourceLevelDebugging
Vectorizers
WritingAnLLVMBackend
GarbageCollection
WritingAnLLVMPass
HowToUseAttributes
NVPTXUsage
AMDGPUUsage
StackMaps
InAlloca
BigEndianNEON
CoverageMappingFormat
Statepoints
MergeFunctions
TypeMetadata
TransformMetadata
FaultMaps
MIRLangRef
Coroutines
GlobalISel
XRay
XRayExample
XRayFDRFormat
PDB/index
CFIVerify
SpeculativeLoadHardening
StackSafetyAnalysis
LoopTerminology
:doc:`WritingAnLLVMPass`
Information on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.
:doc:`WritingAnLLVMBackend`
Information on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.
:doc:`CodeGenerator`
The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator. Useful if you are
working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing a new codegen
pass, or enhancing existing components.
:doc:`Machine IR (MIR) Format Reference Manual <MIRLangRef>`
A reference manual for the MIR serialization format, which is used to test
LLVM's code generation passes.
:doc:`TableGen <TableGen/index>`
Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
generator.
:doc:`AliasAnalysis`
Information on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to
use existing analyses.
:doc:`MemorySSA`
Information about the MemorySSA utility in LLVM, as well as how to use it.
:doc:`GarbageCollection`
The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd
programs.
:doc:`Source Level Debugging with LLVM <SourceLevelDebugging>`
This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
source-level debugger.
:doc:`Vectorizers`
This document describes the current status of vectorization in LLVM.
:doc:`ExceptionHandling`
This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
in LLVM.
:doc:`AddingConstrainedIntrinsics`
Gives the steps necessary when adding a new constrained math intrinsic
to LLVM.
:doc:`Bugpoint`
Automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage
information.
:doc:`BugpointRedesign`
Design doc for a redesign of the Bugpoint tool.
:doc:`BitCodeFormat`
This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
:doc:`Support Library <SupportLibrary>`
This document describes the LLVM Support Library (``lib/Support``) and
how to keep LLVM source code portable
:doc:`LinkTimeOptimization`
This document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer
and the linker and its design
:doc:`GoldPlugin`
How to build your programs with link-time optimization on Linux.
:doc:`DebuggingJITedCode`
How to debug JITed code with GDB.
:doc:`MCJITDesignAndImplementation`
Describes the inner workings of MCJIT execution engine.
:doc:`ORCv2`
Describes the design and implementation of the ORC APIs, including some
usage examples, and a guide for users transitioning from ORCv1 to ORCv2.
:doc:`BranchWeightMetadata`
Provides information about Branch Prediction Information.
:doc:`BlockFrequencyTerminology`
Provides information about terminology used in the ``BlockFrequencyInfo``
analysis pass.
:doc:`SegmentedStacks`
This document describes segmented stacks and how they are used in LLVM.
:doc:`MarkedUpDisassembly`
This document describes the optional rich disassembly output syntax.
:doc:`HowToUseAttributes`
Answers some questions about the new Attributes infrastructure.
:doc:`NVPTXUsage`
This document describes using the NVPTX backend to compile GPU kernels.
:doc:`AMDGPUUsage`
This document describes using the AMDGPU backend to compile GPU kernels.
:doc:`StackMaps`
LLVM support for mapping instruction addresses to the location of
values and allowing code to be patched.
:doc:`BigEndianNEON`
LLVM's support for generating NEON instructions on big endian ARM targets is
somewhat nonintuitive. This document explains the implementation and rationale.
:doc:`CoverageMappingFormat`
This describes the format and encoding used for LLVMs code coverage mapping.
:doc:`Statepoints`
This describes a set of experimental extensions for garbage
collection support.
:doc:`MergeFunctions`
Describes functions merging optimization.
:doc:`InAlloca`
Description of the ``inalloca`` argument attribute.
:doc:`FaultMaps`
LLVM support for folding control flow into faulting machine instructions.
:doc:`CompileCudaWithLLVM`
LLVM support for CUDA.
:doc:`Coroutines`
LLVM support for coroutines.
:doc:`GlobalISel`
This describes the prototype instruction selection replacement, GlobalISel.
:doc:`XRay`
High-level documentation of how to use XRay in LLVM.
:doc:`XRayExample`
An example of how to debug an application with XRay.
:doc:`The Microsoft PDB File Format <PDB/index>`
A detailed description of the Microsoft PDB (Program Database) file format.
:doc:`CFIVerify`
A description of the verification tool for Control Flow Integrity.
:doc:`SpeculativeLoadHardening`
A description of the Speculative Load Hardening mitigation for Spectre v1.
:doc:`StackSafetyAnalysis`
This document describes the design of the stack safety analysis of local
variables.
:doc:`LoopTerminology`
A document describing Loops and associated terms as used in LLVM.

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User Guides
===========
For those new to the LLVM system.
NOTE: If you are a user who is only interested in using an LLVM-based compiler,
you should look into `Clang <http://clang.llvm.org>`_ instead. The
documentation here is intended for users who have a need to work with the
intermediate LLVM representation.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
CMake
CMakePrimer
AdvancedBuilds
HowToBuildOnARM
HowToBuildWithPGO
HowToCrossCompileBuiltinsOnArm
HowToCrossCompileLLVM
CommandGuide/index
GettingStarted
GettingStartedVS
FAQ
Lexicon
HowToAddABuilder
yaml2obj
HowToSubmitABug
SphinxQuickstartTemplate
MarkdownQuickstartTemplate
Phabricator
TestingGuide
tutorial/index
ReleaseNotes
Passes
YamlIO
GetElementPtr
Frontend/PerformanceTips
MCJITDesignAndImplementation
ORCv2
CodeOfConduct
CompileCudaWithLLVM
ReportingGuide
Benchmarking
Docker
BuildingADistribution
Remarks
:doc:`GettingStarted`
Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution
of some tools.
:doc:`CMake`
An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using the `CMake
build system <http://www.cmake.org>`_.
:doc:`HowToBuildOnARM`
Notes on building and testing LLVM/Clang on ARM.
:doc:`HowToBuildWithPGO`
Notes on building LLVM/Clang with PGO.
:doc:`HowToCrossCompileBuiltinsOnArm`
Notes on cross-building and testing the compiler-rt builtins for Arm.
:doc:`HowToCrossCompileLLVM`
Notes on cross-building and testing LLVM/Clang.
:doc:`GettingStartedVS`
An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using Visual Studio
on Windows.
:doc:`tutorial/index`
Tutorials about using LLVM. Includes a tutorial about making a custom
language with LLVM.
:doc:`LLVM Command Guide <CommandGuide/index>`
A reference manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM
tools).
:doc:`Passes`
A list of optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM.
:doc:`FAQ`
A list of common questions and problems and their solutions.
:doc:`Release notes for the current release <ReleaseNotes>`
This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.
:doc:`HowToSubmitABug`
Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into
in the LLVM system.
:doc:`SphinxQuickstartTemplate`
A template + tutorial for writing new Sphinx documentation. It is meant
to be read in source form.
:doc:`LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide <TestingGuide>`
A reference manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure.
:doc:`TestSuiteGuide`
Describes how to compile and run the test-suite benchmarks.
`How to build the C, C++, ObjC, and ObjC++ front end`__
Instructions for building the clang front-end from source.
.. __: http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html
:doc:`Lexicon`
Definition of acronyms, terms and concepts used in LLVM.
:doc:`HowToAddABuilder`
Instructions for adding new builder to LLVM buildbot master.
:doc:`YamlIO`
A reference guide for using LLVM's YAML I/O library.
:doc:`GetElementPtr`
Answers to some very frequent questions about LLVM's most frequently
misunderstood instruction.
:doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`
A collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR
which LLVM is able to effectively optimize.
:doc:`Docker`
A reference for using Dockerfiles provided with LLVM.
:doc:`BuildingADistribution`
A best-practices guide for using LLVM's CMake build system to package and
distribute LLVM-based tools.
:doc:`Remarks`
A reference on the implementation of remarks in LLVM.

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Overview
About
========
.. warning::
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`Publications mentioning LLVM <http://llvm.org/pubs>`_
..
User Guides
===========
Documentation
=============
For those new to the LLVM system.
NOTE: If you are a user who is only interested in using an LLVM-based compiler,
you should look into `Clang <http://clang.llvm.org>`_ instead. The
documentation here is intended for users who have a need to work with the
intermediate LLVM representation.
Getting Started, How-tos, Developer Guides, and Tutorials.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
CMake
CMakePrimer
AdvancedBuilds
HowToBuildOnARM
HowToBuildWithPGO
HowToCrossCompileBuiltinsOnArm
HowToCrossCompileLLVM
CommandGuide/index
GettingStarted
GettingStartedVS
FAQ
Lexicon
HowToAddABuilder
yaml2obj
HowToSubmitABug
SphinxQuickstartTemplate
MarkdownQuickstartTemplate
Phabricator
TestingGuide
tutorial/index
ReleaseNotes
Passes
YamlIO
GetElementPtr
Frontend/PerformanceTips
MCJITDesignAndImplementation
ORCv2
CodeOfConduct
CompileCudaWithLLVM
ReportingGuide
Benchmarking
Docker
BuildingADistribution
Remarks
Programming Documentation
Subsystem Documentation
User Guides
:doc:`GettingStarted`
Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution
of some tools.
:doc:`UserGuides`
For those new to the LLVM system.
:doc:`CMake`
An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using the `CMake
build system <http://www.cmake.org>`_.
:doc:`ProgrammingDocumentation`
For developers of applications which use LLVM as a library.
:doc:`HowToBuildOnARM`
Notes on building and testing LLVM/Clang on ARM.
:doc:`HowToBuildWithPGO`
Notes on building LLVM/Clang with PGO.
:doc:`HowToCrossCompileBuiltinsOnArm`
Notes on cross-building and testing the compiler-rt builtins for Arm.
:doc:`HowToCrossCompileLLVM`
Notes on cross-building and testing LLVM/Clang.
:doc:`GettingStartedVS`
An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using Visual Studio
on Windows.
:doc:`tutorial/index`
Tutorials about using LLVM. Includes a tutorial about making a custom
language with LLVM.
:doc:`LLVM Command Guide <CommandGuide/index>`
A reference manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM
tools).
:doc:`Passes`
A list of optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM.
:doc:`FAQ`
A list of common questions and problems and their solutions.
:doc:`Release notes for the current release <ReleaseNotes>`
This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.
:doc:`HowToSubmitABug`
Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into
in the LLVM system.
:doc:`SphinxQuickstartTemplate`
A template + tutorial for writing new Sphinx documentation. It is meant
to be read in source form.
:doc:`LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide <TestingGuide>`
A reference manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure.
:doc:`TestSuiteGuide`
Describes how to compile and run the test-suite benchmarks.
`How to build the C, C++, ObjC, and ObjC++ front end`__
Instructions for building the clang front-end from source.
.. __: http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html
:doc:`Lexicon`
Definition of acronyms, terms and concepts used in LLVM.
:doc:`HowToAddABuilder`
Instructions for adding new builder to LLVM buildbot master.
:doc:`YamlIO`
A reference guide for using LLVM's YAML I/O library.
:doc:`GetElementPtr`
Answers to some very frequent questions about LLVM's most frequently
misunderstood instruction.
:doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`
A collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR
which LLVM is able to effectively optimize.
:doc:`Docker`
A reference for using Dockerfiles provided with LLVM.
:doc:`BuildingADistribution`
A best-practices guide for using LLVM's CMake build system to package and
distribute LLVM-based tools.
:doc:`Remarks`
A reference on the implementation of remarks in LLVM.
Programming Documentation
=========================
For developers of applications which use LLVM as a library.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
Atomics
CodingStandards
CommandLine
CompilerWriterInfo
ExtendingLLVM
HowToSetUpLLVMStyleRTTI
ProgrammersManual
Extensions
LibFuzzer
FuzzingLLVM
ScudoHardenedAllocator
OptBisect
GwpAsan
:doc:`LLVM Language Reference Manual <LangRef>`
Defines the LLVM intermediate representation and the assembly form of the
different nodes.
:doc:`Atomics`
Information about LLVM's concurrency model.
:doc:`ProgrammersManual`
Introduction to the general layout of the LLVM sourcebase, important classes
and APIs, and some tips & tricks.
:doc:`Extensions`
LLVM-specific extensions to tools and formats LLVM seeks compatibility with.
:doc:`CommandLine`
Provides information on using the command line parsing library.
:doc:`CodingStandards`
Details the LLVM coding standards and provides useful information on writing
efficient C++ code.
:doc:`HowToSetUpLLVMStyleRTTI`
How to make ``isa<>``, ``dyn_cast<>``, etc. available for clients of your
class hierarchy.
:doc:`ExtendingLLVM`
Look here to see how to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.
`Doxygen generated documentation <http://llvm.org/doxygen/>`_
(`classes <http://llvm.org/doxygen/inherits.html>`_)
`Documentation for Go bindings <http://godoc.org/llvm.org/llvm/bindings/go/llvm>`_
`Github Source Repository Browser <http://github.com/llvm/llvm-project//>`_
..
:doc:`CompilerWriterInfo`
A list of helpful links for compiler writers.
:doc:`LibFuzzer`
A library for writing in-process guided fuzzers.
:doc:`FuzzingLLVM`
Information on writing and using Fuzzers to find bugs in LLVM.
:doc:`ScudoHardenedAllocator`
A library that implements a security-hardened `malloc()`.
:doc:`OptBisect`
A command line option for debugging optimization-induced failures.
:doc:`GwpAsan`
A sampled heap memory error detection toolkit designed for production use.
.. _index-subsystem-docs:
Subsystem Documentation
=======================
For API clients and LLVM developers.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
AliasAnalysis
MemorySSA
BitCodeFormat
BlockFrequencyTerminology
BranchWeightMetadata
Bugpoint
BugpointRedesign
CodeGenerator
ExceptionHandling
AddingConstrainedIntrinsics
LinkTimeOptimization
SegmentedStacks
TableGenFundamentals
TableGen/index
DebuggingJITedCode
GoldPlugin
MarkedUpDisassembly
SystemLibrary
SupportLibrary
SourceLevelDebugging
Vectorizers
WritingAnLLVMBackend
GarbageCollection
WritingAnLLVMPass
HowToUseAttributes
NVPTXUsage
AMDGPUUsage
StackMaps
InAlloca
BigEndianNEON
CoverageMappingFormat
Statepoints
MergeFunctions
TypeMetadata
TransformMetadata
FaultMaps
MIRLangRef
Coroutines
GlobalISel
XRay
XRayExample
XRayFDRFormat
PDB/index
CFIVerify
SpeculativeLoadHardening
StackSafetyAnalysis
LoopTerminology
:doc:`WritingAnLLVMPass`
Information on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.
:doc:`WritingAnLLVMBackend`
Information on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.
:doc:`CodeGenerator`
The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator. Useful if you are
working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing a new codegen
pass, or enhancing existing components.
:doc:`Machine IR (MIR) Format Reference Manual <MIRLangRef>`
A reference manual for the MIR serialization format, which is used to test
LLVM's code generation passes.
:doc:`TableGen <TableGen/index>`
Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
generator.
:doc:`AliasAnalysis`
Information on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to
use existing analyses.
:doc:`MemorySSA`
Information about the MemorySSA utility in LLVM, as well as how to use it.
:doc:`GarbageCollection`
The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd
programs.
:doc:`Source Level Debugging with LLVM <SourceLevelDebugging>`
This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
source-level debugger.
:doc:`Vectorizers`
This document describes the current status of vectorization in LLVM.
:doc:`ExceptionHandling`
This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
in LLVM.
:doc:`AddingConstrainedIntrinsics`
Gives the steps necessary when adding a new constrained math intrinsic
to LLVM.
:doc:`Bugpoint`
Automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage
information.
:doc:`BugpointRedesign`
Design doc for a redesign of the Bugpoint tool.
:doc:`BitCodeFormat`
This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
:doc:`Support Library <SupportLibrary>`
This document describes the LLVM Support Library (``lib/Support``) and
how to keep LLVM source code portable
:doc:`LinkTimeOptimization`
This document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer
and the linker and its design
:doc:`GoldPlugin`
How to build your programs with link-time optimization on Linux.
:doc:`DebuggingJITedCode`
How to debug JITed code with GDB.
:doc:`MCJITDesignAndImplementation`
Describes the inner workings of MCJIT execution engine.
:doc:`ORCv2`
Describes the design and implementation of the ORC APIs, including some
usage examples, and a guide for users transitioning from ORCv1 to ORCv2.
:doc:`BranchWeightMetadata`
Provides information about Branch Prediction Information.
:doc:`BlockFrequencyTerminology`
Provides information about terminology used in the ``BlockFrequencyInfo``
analysis pass.
:doc:`SegmentedStacks`
This document describes segmented stacks and how they are used in LLVM.
:doc:`MarkedUpDisassembly`
This document describes the optional rich disassembly output syntax.
:doc:`HowToUseAttributes`
Answers some questions about the new Attributes infrastructure.
:doc:`NVPTXUsage`
This document describes using the NVPTX backend to compile GPU kernels.
:doc:`AMDGPUUsage`
This document describes using the AMDGPU backend to compile GPU kernels.
:doc:`StackMaps`
LLVM support for mapping instruction addresses to the location of
values and allowing code to be patched.
:doc:`BigEndianNEON`
LLVM's support for generating NEON instructions on big endian ARM targets is
somewhat nonintuitive. This document explains the implementation and rationale.
:doc:`CoverageMappingFormat`
This describes the format and encoding used for LLVMs code coverage mapping.
:doc:`Statepoints`
This describes a set of experimental extensions for garbage
collection support.
:doc:`MergeFunctions`
Describes functions merging optimization.
:doc:`InAlloca`
Description of the ``inalloca`` argument attribute.
:doc:`FaultMaps`
LLVM support for folding control flow into faulting machine instructions.
:doc:`CompileCudaWithLLVM`
LLVM support for CUDA.
:doc:`Coroutines`
LLVM support for coroutines.
:doc:`GlobalISel`
This describes the prototype instruction selection replacement, GlobalISel.
:doc:`XRay`
High-level documentation of how to use XRay in LLVM.
:doc:`XRayExample`
An example of how to debug an application with XRay.
:doc:`The Microsoft PDB File Format <PDB/index>`
A detailed description of the Microsoft PDB (Program Database) file format.
:doc:`CFIVerify`
A description of the verification tool for Control Flow Integrity.
:doc:`SpeculativeLoadHardening`
A description of the Speculative Load Hardening mitigation for Spectre v1.
:doc:`StackSafetyAnalysis`
This document describes the design of the stack safety analysis of local
variables.
:doc:`LoopTerminology`
A document describing Loops and associated terms as used in LLVM.
:doc:`SubsystemDocumentation`
For API clients and LLVM developers.
Development Process Documentation
=================================