MSVC always places the 'this' parameter for a method first. The
implicit 'sret' pointer for methods always comes second. We already
implement this for __thiscall by putting sret parameters on the stack,
but __cdecl methods require putting both parameters on the stack in
opposite order.
Using a special calling convention allows frontends to keep the sret
parameter first, which avoids breaking lots of assumptions in LLVM and
Clang.
Fixes PR15768 with the corresponding change in Clang.
Reviewers: ributzka, majnemer
Differential Revision: http://llvm-reviews.chandlerc.com/D2663
llvm-svn: 200561
The idea of the AnyReg Calling Convention is to provide the call arguments in
registers, but not to force them to be placed in a paticular order into a
specified set of registers. Instead it is up tp the register allocator to assign
any register as it sees fit. The same applies to the return value (if
applicable).
Differential Revision: http://llvm-reviews.chandlerc.com/D2009
Reviewed by Andy
llvm-svn: 194293
Reid Kleckner