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[analyzer] Extend ownership_returns attribute to cover output parameters

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Description

I'm currently working on adding clang memory ownership annotations to Apache Celix: https://github.com/apache/celix/pull/806

Is it possible to extend ownership_returns so that we can mark functions returning allocations through their output parameters?

I can work on this if some guidance is provided.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the analyzer handling for ownership_returns and its existing tests, then clarify how output parameters should be represented and what annotation behavior would demonstrate completion.

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Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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