SILStage.swift

//===--- SILStage.swift ---------------------------------------------------===//
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public enum SILStage: Int {
  /// "Raw" SIL, emitted by SILGen, but not yet run through guaranteed
  /// optimization and diagnostic passes.
  ///
  /// Raw SIL does not have fully-constructed SSA and may contain undiagnosed
  /// dataflow errors.
  case raw

  /// Canonical SIL, which has been run through at least the guaranteed
  /// optimization and diagnostic passes.
  ///
  /// Canonical SIL has stricter invariants than raw SIL. It must not contain
  /// dataflow errors, and some instructions must be canonicalized to simpler
  /// forms.
  case canonical

  /// Lowered SIL, which has been prepared for IRGen and will no longer
  /// be passed to canonical SIL transform passes.
  ///
  /// In lowered SIL, the SILType of all SILValues is its SIL storage
  /// type. Explicit storage is required for all address-only and resilient
  /// types.
  ///
  /// Generating the initial Raw SIL is typically referred to as lowering (from
  /// the AST). To disambiguate, refer to the process of generating the lowered
  /// stage of SIL as "address lowering".
  case lowered
}