Extend `counted_by` support beyond struct fields
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clang:bounds-safety
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Description
Currently, `counted_by` and related attributes are only supported in struct fields. This issue tracks extending support to:
- Function parameters
- Return types
- Global variables
- Local variables
For `typedef`, support would only make sense if the attribute argument is a constexpr or constant literal.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the existing counted_by and related-attribute support for struct fields. Then examine how function parameters, return types, global variables, local variables, and typedefs are represented; done means support covers the listed declaration kinds while typedef arguments remain limited to constexpr or constant literals.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100