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authorDimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>2015-06-09 19:06:30 +0000
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Vendor import of llvm trunk r239412:vendor/llvm/llvm-trunk-r239412
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Notes: svn path=/vendor/llvm/dist/; revision=284184 svn path=/vendor/llvm/llvm-trunk-r239412/; revision=284185; tag=vendor/llvm/llvm-trunk-r239412
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@@ -834,6 +834,11 @@ Named metadata is a collection of metadata. :ref:`Metadata
nodes <metadata>` (but not metadata strings) are the only valid
operands for a named metadata.
+#. Named metadata are represented as a string of characters with the
+ metadata prefix. The rules for metadata names are the same as for
+ identifiers, but quoted names are not allowed. ``"\xx"`` type escapes
+ are still valid, which allows any character to be part of a name.
+
Syntax::
; Some unnamed metadata nodes, which are referenced by the named metadata.