Commit ebfe723f3c

Vexu <git@vexu.eu>
2020-08-20 11:20:24
stage2: implement rest of simple pointer types
1 parent eef111f
src-self-hosted/astgen.zig
@@ -577,6 +577,17 @@ fn ptrType(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, node: *ast.Node.PtrType) InnerError!*zir
         .val = Value.initTag(.type_type),
     });
 
+    const size: std.builtin.TypeInfo.Pointer.Size = switch (tree.token_ids[node.op_token]) {
+        .Asterisk, .AsteriskAsterisk => .One,
+        // TODO stage1 type inference bug
+        .LBracket => @as(std.builtin.TypeInfo.Pointer.Size, switch (tree.token_ids[node.op_token + 2]) {
+            .Identifier => .C,
+            .RBracket => .Many,
+            else => unreachable,
+        }),
+        else => unreachable,
+    };
+
     const simple = node.ptr_info.allowzero_token == null and
         node.ptr_info.align_info == null and
         node.ptr_info.volatile_token == null and
@@ -584,13 +595,19 @@ fn ptrType(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, node: *ast.Node.PtrType) InnerError!*zir
 
     if (simple) {
         const child_type = try expr(mod, scope, .{ .ty = meta_type }, node.rhs);
-        return addZIRUnOp(mod, scope, src, if (node.ptr_info.const_token == null)
-            .single_mut_ptr_type
-        else
-            .single_const_ptr_type, child_type);
+        const mutable = node.ptr_info.const_token == null;
+        // TODO stage1 type inference bug
+        const T = zir.Inst.Tag;
+        return addZIRUnOp(mod, scope, src, switch (size) {
+            .One => if (mutable) T.single_mut_ptr_type else T.single_const_ptr_type,
+            .Many => if (mutable) T.many_mut_ptr_type else T.many_const_ptr_type,
+            .C => if (mutable) T.c_mut_ptr_type else T.c_const_ptr_type,
+            else => unreachable,
+        }, child_type);
     }
 
     var kw_args: std.meta.fieldInfo(zir.Inst.PtrType, "kw_args").field_type = .{};
+    kw_args.size = size;
     kw_args.@"allowzero" = node.ptr_info.allowzero_token != null;
     if (node.ptr_info.align_info) |some| {
         kw_args.@"align" = try expr(mod, scope, .none, some.node);
@@ -1271,7 +1288,7 @@ fn multilineStrLiteral(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, node: *ast.Node.MultilineStr
             i += 1;
         }
         const slice = tree.tokenSlice(line);
-        mem.copy(u8, bytes[i..], slice[2..slice.len - 1]);
+        mem.copy(u8, bytes[i..], slice[2 .. slice.len - 1]);
         i += slice.len - 3;
     }
 
src-self-hosted/codegen.zig
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@ fn Function(comptime arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) type {
                         if (typed_value.val.isNull())
                             return MCValue{ .immediate = 0 };
 
-                        var buf: Type.Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                        var buf: Type.Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                         return self.genTypedValue(src, .{
                             .ty = typed_value.ty.optionalChild(&buf),
                             .val = typed_value.val,
src-self-hosted/Module.zig
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@ pub fn analyzeDeclRef(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, src: usize, decl: *Decl) Inn
     if (decl_tv.val.tag() == .variable) {
         return self.analyzeVarRef(scope, src, decl_tv);
     }
-    const ty = try self.singlePtrType(scope, src, false, decl_tv.ty);
+    const ty = try self.simplePtrType(scope, src, decl_tv.ty, false, .One);
     const val_payload = try scope.arena().create(Value.Payload.DeclRef);
     val_payload.* = .{ .decl = decl };
 
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ pub fn analyzeDeclRef(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, src: usize, decl: *Decl) Inn
 fn analyzeVarRef(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, src: usize, tv: TypedValue) InnerError!*Inst {
     const variable = tv.val.cast(Value.Payload.Variable).?.variable;
 
-    const ty = try self.singlePtrType(scope, src, variable.is_mutable, tv.ty);
+    const ty = try self.singlePtrType(scope, src, variable.is_mutable, tv.ty, .One);
     if (!variable.is_mutable and !variable.is_extern) {
         const val_payload = try scope.arena().create(Value.Payload.RefVal);
         val_payload.* = .{ .val = variable.init };
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ pub fn coerce(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, dest_type: Type, inst: *Inst) !*Inst
 
     // T to ?T
     if (dest_type.zigTypeTag() == .Optional) {
-        var buf: Type.Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+        var buf: Type.Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
         const child_type = dest_type.optionalChild(&buf);
         if (child_type.eql(inst.ty)) {
             return self.wrapOptional(scope, dest_type, inst);
@@ -3145,10 +3145,20 @@ pub fn floatSub(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, float_type: Type, src: usize, lhs:
     return Value.initPayload(val_payload);
 }
 
-pub fn singlePtrType(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, src: usize, mutable: bool, elem_ty: Type) Allocator.Error!Type {
-    const type_payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.Pointer);
+pub fn simplePtrType(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, src: usize, elem_ty: Type, mutable: bool, size: std.builtin.TypeInfo.Pointer.Size) Allocator.Error!Type {
+    // TODO stage1 type inference bug
+    const T = Type.Tag;
+
+    const type_payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.PointerSimple);
     type_payload.* = .{
-        .base = .{ .tag = if (mutable) .single_mut_pointer else .single_const_pointer },
+        .base = .{
+            .tag = switch (size) {
+                .One => if (mutable) .single_mut_pointer else T.many_const_pointer,
+                .Many => if (mutable) T.many_mut_pointer else T.many_const_pointer,
+                .C => if (mutable) T.c_mut_pointer else T.c_const_pointer,
+                else => unreachable,
+            },
+        },
         .pointee_type = elem_ty,
     };
     return Type.initPayload(&type_payload.base);
@@ -3157,7 +3167,7 @@ pub fn singlePtrType(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, src: usize, mutable: bool, el
 pub fn optionalType(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, child_type: Type) Allocator.Error!Type {
     return Type.initPayload(switch (child_type.tag()) {
         .single_const_pointer => blk: {
-            const payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.Pointer);
+            const payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.PointerSimple);
             payload.* = .{
                 .base = .{ .tag = .optional_single_const_pointer },
                 .pointee_type = child_type.elemType(),
@@ -3165,7 +3175,7 @@ pub fn optionalType(self: *Module, scope: *Scope, child_type: Type) Allocator.Er
             break :blk &payload.base;
         },
         .single_mut_pointer => blk: {
-            const payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.Pointer);
+            const payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.PointerSimple);
             payload.* = .{
                 .base = .{ .tag = .optional_single_mut_pointer },
                 .pointee_type = child_type.elemType(),
src-self-hosted/type.zig
@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .function => return .Fn,
 
             .array, .array_u8_sentinel_0, .array_u8, .array_sentinel => return .Array,
-            .single_const_pointer => return .Pointer,
-            .single_mut_pointer => return .Pointer,
-            .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int => return .Pointer,
-            .const_slice_u8 => return .Pointer,
+            .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
+            .const_slice_u8,
+            .single_const_pointer,
+            .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
+            => return .Pointer,
 
             .optional,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
@@ -108,13 +113,17 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
         return @fieldParentPtr(T, "base", self.ptr_otherwise);
     }
 
-    pub fn castPointer(self: Type) ?*Payload.Pointer {
+    pub fn castPointer(self: Type) ?*Payload.PointerSimple {
         return switch (self.tag()) {
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
-            => @fieldParentPtr(Payload.Pointer, "base", self.ptr_otherwise),
+            => @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", self.ptr_otherwise),
             else => null,
         };
     }
@@ -198,8 +207,8 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                 return true;
             },
             .Optional => {
-                var buf_a: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
-                var buf_b: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                var buf_a: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
+                var buf_b: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                 return a.optionalChild(&buf_a).eql(b.optionalChild(&buf_b));
             },
             .Float,
@@ -263,7 +272,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                 }
             },
             .Optional => {
-                var buf: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                var buf: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                 std.hash.autoHash(&hasher, self.optionalChild(&buf).hash());
             },
             .Float,
@@ -374,9 +383,13 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .optional => return self.copyPayloadSingleField(allocator, Payload.Optional, "child_type"),
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
-            => return self.copyPayloadSingleField(allocator, Payload.Pointer, "pointee_type"),
+            => return self.copyPayloadSingleField(allocator, Payload.PointerSimple, "pointee_type"),
         }
     }
 
@@ -482,17 +495,41 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                     continue;
                 },
                 .single_const_pointer => {
-                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.Pointer, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
                     try out_stream.writeAll("*const ");
                     ty = payload.pointee_type;
                     continue;
                 },
                 .single_mut_pointer => {
-                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.Pointer, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
                     try out_stream.writeAll("*");
                     ty = payload.pointee_type;
                     continue;
                 },
+                .many_const_pointer => {
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    try out_stream.writeAll("[*]const ");
+                    ty = payload.pointee_type;
+                    continue;
+                },
+                .many_mut_pointer => {
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    try out_stream.writeAll("[*]");
+                    ty = payload.pointee_type;
+                    continue;
+                },
+                .c_const_pointer => {
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    try out_stream.writeAll("[*c]const ");
+                    ty = payload.pointee_type;
+                    continue;
+                },
+                .c_mut_pointer => {
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    try out_stream.writeAll("[*c]");
+                    ty = payload.pointee_type;
+                    continue;
+                },
                 .int_signed => {
                     const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.IntSigned, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
                     return out_stream.print("i{}", .{payload.bits});
@@ -508,13 +545,13 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                     continue;
                 },
                 .optional_single_const_pointer => {
-                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.Pointer, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
                     try out_stream.writeAll("?*const ");
                     ty = payload.pointee_type;
                     continue;
                 },
                 .optional_single_mut_pointer => {
-                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.Pointer, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
+                    const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.PointerSimple, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
                     try out_stream.writeAll("?*");
                     ty = payload.pointee_type;
                     continue;
@@ -619,6 +656,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_sentinel => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
             .single_const_pointer => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
             .single_mut_pointer => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
+            .many_const_pointer => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
+            .many_mut_pointer => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
+            .c_const_pointer => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
+            .c_mut_pointer => self.elemType().hasCodeGenBits(),
             .int_signed => self.cast(Payload.IntSigned).?.bits == 0,
             .int_unsigned => self.cast(Payload.IntUnsigned).?.bits == 0,
 
@@ -669,6 +710,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .const_slice_u8,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
             => return @divExact(target.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth(), 8),
@@ -704,7 +749,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             },
 
             .optional => {
-                var buf: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                var buf: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                 const child_type = self.optionalChild(&buf);
                 if (!child_type.hasCodeGenBits()) return 1;
 
@@ -772,6 +817,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .const_slice_u8,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
             => return @divExact(target.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth(), 8),
@@ -805,7 +854,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             },
 
             .optional => {
-                var buf: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                var buf: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                 const child_type = self.optionalChild(&buf);
                 if (!child_type.hasCodeGenBits()) return 1;
 
@@ -872,6 +921,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
             .enum_literal,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             => false,
 
             .single_const_pointer,
@@ -922,6 +975,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .fn_noreturn_no_args,
             .fn_void_no_args,
@@ -987,6 +1044,8 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .int_unsigned,
             .int_signed,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .optional,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
@@ -994,6 +1053,8 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             => false,
 
             .single_const_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             => true,
@@ -1048,6 +1109,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .int_signed,
             .single_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .optional,
@@ -1063,7 +1128,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
         switch (self.tag()) {
             .optional_single_const_pointer, .optional_single_mut_pointer => return true,
             .optional => {
-                var buf: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                var buf: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                 const child_type = self.optionalChild(&buf);
                 // optionals of zero sized pointers behave like bools
                 if (!child_type.hasCodeGenBits()) return false;
@@ -1101,7 +1166,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             => return false,
 
             .Optional => {
-                var buf: Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                var buf: Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                 return ty.optionalChild(&buf).isValidVarType(is_extern);
             },
             .Pointer, .Array => ty = ty.elemType(),
@@ -1166,13 +1231,17 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_sentinel => self.cast(Payload.ArraySentinel).?.elem_type,
             .single_const_pointer => self.castPointer().?.pointee_type,
             .single_mut_pointer => self.castPointer().?.pointee_type,
+            .many_const_pointer => self.castPointer().?.pointee_type,
+            .many_mut_pointer => self.castPointer().?.pointee_type,
+            .c_const_pointer => self.castPointer().?.pointee_type,
+            .c_mut_pointer => self.castPointer().?.pointee_type,
             .array_u8, .array_u8_sentinel_0, .const_slice_u8 => Type.initTag(.u8),
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int => Type.initTag(.comptime_int),
         };
     }
 
     /// Asserts that the type is an optional.
-    pub fn optionalChild(self: Type, buf: *Payload.Pointer) Type {
+    pub fn optionalChild(self: Type, buf: *Payload.PointerSimple) Type {
         return switch (self.tag()) {
             .optional => self.cast(Payload.Optional).?.child_type,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer => {
@@ -1199,7 +1268,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
         return switch (self.tag()) {
             .optional => self.cast(Payload.Optional).?.child_type,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer, .optional_single_const_pointer => {
-                const payload = try allocator.create(Payload.Pointer);
+                const payload = try allocator.create(Payload.PointerSimple);
                 payload.* = .{
                     .base = .{
                         .tag = if (self.tag() == .optional_single_const_pointer)
@@ -1258,6 +1327,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .function,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .int_unsigned,
@@ -1318,6 +1391,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .function,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .int_unsigned,
@@ -1368,6 +1445,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .int_unsigned,
@@ -1429,6 +1510,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .int_signed,
@@ -1490,6 +1575,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .optional,
@@ -1549,6 +1638,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .int_unsigned,
@@ -1637,6 +1730,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .u8,
@@ -1701,6 +1798,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .u8,
@@ -1764,6 +1865,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .u8,
@@ -1827,6 +1932,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .u8,
@@ -1887,6 +1996,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .u8,
@@ -1947,6 +2060,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .u8,
@@ -2027,6 +2144,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
             .single_const_pointer_to_comptime_int,
             .const_slice_u8,
             .optional,
@@ -2109,7 +2230,13 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                 ty = ty.elemType();
                 continue;
             },
-            .single_const_pointer, .single_mut_pointer => {
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
+            .single_const_pointer,
+            .single_mut_pointer,
+            => {
                 const ptr = ty.castPointer().?;
                 ty = ptr.pointee_type;
                 continue;
@@ -2167,11 +2294,17 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             .array_u8_sentinel_0,
             .single_const_pointer,
             .single_mut_pointer,
+            .many_const_pointer,
+            .many_mut_pointer,
             .optional,
             .optional_single_mut_pointer,
             .optional_single_const_pointer,
             .enum_literal,
             => return false,
+
+            .c_const_pointer,
+            .c_mut_pointer,
+            => return true,
         };
     }
 
@@ -2231,6 +2364,10 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
         array_sentinel,
         single_const_pointer,
         single_mut_pointer,
+        many_const_pointer,
+        many_mut_pointer,
+        c_const_pointer,
+        c_mut_pointer,
         int_signed,
         int_unsigned,
         function,
@@ -2272,7 +2409,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
             elem_type: Type,
         };
 
-        pub const Pointer = struct {
+        pub const PointerSimple = struct {
             base: Payload,
 
             pointee_type: Type,
src-self-hosted/zir.zig
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
         single_const_ptr_type,
         /// Create a mutable pointer type based on the element type. `*T`
         single_mut_ptr_type,
+        /// Create a const pointer type based on the element type. `[*]const T`
+        many_const_ptr_type,
+        /// Create a mutable pointer type based on the element type. `[*]T`
+        many_mut_ptr_type,
+        /// Create a const pointer type based on the element type. `[*c]const T`
+        c_const_ptr_type,
+        /// Create a mutable pointer type based on the element type. `[*c]T`
+        c_mut_ptr_type,
         /// Create a pointer type with attributes
         ptr_type,
         /// Write a value to a pointer. For loading, see `deref`.
@@ -262,6 +270,10 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
                 .typeof,
                 .single_const_ptr_type,
                 .single_mut_ptr_type,
+                .many_const_ptr_type,
+                .many_mut_ptr_type,
+                .c_const_ptr_type,
+                .c_mut_ptr_type,
                 .optional_type,
                 .unwrap_optional_safe,
                 .unwrap_optional_unsafe,
@@ -400,6 +412,10 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
                 .shr,
                 .single_const_ptr_type,
                 .single_mut_ptr_type,
+                .many_const_ptr_type,
+                .many_mut_ptr_type,
+                .c_const_ptr_type,
+                .c_mut_ptr_type,
                 .store,
                 .str,
                 .sub,
@@ -859,6 +875,7 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
             @"const": bool = true,
             @"volatile": bool = false,
             sentinel: ?*Inst = null,
+            size: std.builtin.TypeInfo.Pointer.Size = .One,
         },
     };
 
@@ -2443,7 +2460,7 @@ const EmitZIR = struct {
                     }
                 },
                 .Optional => {
-                    var buf: Type.Payload.Pointer = undefined;
+                    var buf: Type.Payload.PointerSimple = undefined;
                     const inst = try self.arena.allocator.create(Inst.UnOp);
                     inst.* = .{
                         .base = .{
src-self-hosted/zir_sema.zig
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ pub fn analyzeInst(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, old_inst: *zir.Inst) InnerError!
         .ref => return analyzeInstRef(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.ref).?),
         .ret_ptr => return analyzeInstRetPtr(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.ret_ptr).?),
         .ret_type => return analyzeInstRetType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.ret_type).?),
-        .single_const_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSingleConstPtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.single_const_ptr_type).?),
-        .single_mut_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSingleMutPtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.single_mut_ptr_type).?),
+        .single_const_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.single_const_ptr_type).?, false, .One),
+        .single_mut_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.single_mut_ptr_type).?, true, .One),
+        .many_const_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.many_const_ptr_type).?, false, .Many),
+        .many_mut_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.many_mut_ptr_type).?, true, .Many),
+        .c_const_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.c_const_ptr_type).?, false, .C),
+        .c_mut_ptr_type => return analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.c_mut_ptr_type).?, true, .C),
         .ptr_type => return analyzeInstPtrType(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.ptr_type).?),
         .store => return analyzeInstStore(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.store).?),
         .str => return analyzeInstStr(mod, scope, old_inst.castTag(.str).?),
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ fn analyzeInstRetPtr(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.NoOp) InnerErr
 
 fn analyzeInstRef(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.UnOp) InnerError!*Inst {
     const operand = try resolveInst(mod, scope, inst.positionals.operand);
-    const ptr_type = try mod.singlePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, false, operand.ty);
+    const ptr_type = try mod.simplePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, operand.ty, false, .One);
 
     if (operand.value()) |val| {
         const ref_payload = try scope.arena().create(Value.Payload.RefVal);
@@ -369,7 +373,7 @@ fn analyzeInstAlloc(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.UnOp) InnerErro
     if (!var_type.isValidVarType(false)) {
         return mod.fail(scope, inst.base.src, "variable of type '{}' must be const or comptime", .{var_type});
     }
-    const ptr_type = try mod.singlePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, true, var_type);
+    const ptr_type = try mod.simplePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, var_type, true, .One);
     const b = try mod.requireRuntimeBlock(scope, inst.base.src);
     return mod.addNoOp(b, inst.base.src, ptr_type, .alloc);
 }
@@ -723,7 +727,7 @@ fn analyzeInstUnwrapOptional(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, unwrap: *zir.Inst.UnOp
     }
 
     const child_type = try operand.ty.elemType().optionalChildAlloc(scope.arena());
-    const child_pointer = try mod.singlePtrType(scope, unwrap.base.src, operand.ty.isConstPtr(), child_type);
+    const child_pointer = try mod.simplePtrType(scope, unwrap.base.src, child_type, operand.ty.isConstPtr(), .One);
 
     if (operand.value()) |val| {
         if (val.isNull()) {
@@ -940,7 +944,7 @@ fn analyzeInstElemPtr(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.ElemPtr) Inne
                 // required a larger index.
                 const elem_ptr = try array_ptr_val.elemPtr(scope.arena(), @intCast(usize, index_u64));
 
-                const type_payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.Pointer);
+                const type_payload = try scope.arena().create(Type.Payload.PointerSimple);
                 type_payload.* = .{
                     .base = .{ .tag = .single_const_pointer },
                     .pointee_type = array_ptr.ty.elemType().elemType(),
@@ -1311,15 +1315,9 @@ fn analyzeDeclVal(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.DeclVal) InnerErr
     return decl;
 }
 
-fn analyzeInstSingleConstPtrType(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.UnOp) InnerError!*Inst {
+fn analyzeInstSimplePtrType(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.UnOp, mutable: bool, size: std.builtin.TypeInfo.Pointer.Size) InnerError!*Inst {
     const elem_type = try resolveType(mod, scope, inst.positionals.operand);
-    const ty = try mod.singlePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, false, elem_type);
-    return mod.constType(scope, inst.base.src, ty);
-}
-
-fn analyzeInstSingleMutPtrType(mod: *Module, scope: *Scope, inst: *zir.Inst.UnOp) InnerError!*Inst {
-    const elem_type = try resolveType(mod, scope, inst.positionals.operand);
-    const ty = try mod.singlePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, true, elem_type);
+    const ty = try mod.simplePtrType(scope, inst.base.src, elem_type, mutable, size);
     return mod.constType(scope, inst.base.src, ty);
 }