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@@ -6667,13 +6667,15 @@ a pattern for a branchy check corresponding to a simple check denoted by
@var{insn} should be generated. In this case @var{label} can't be null.
@end deftypefn
-@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_DFA_LOOKAHEAD_GUARD_SPEC (rtx @var{insn})
+@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_SCHED_FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_DFA_LOOKAHEAD_GUARD_SPEC (const_rtx @var{insn})
This hook is used as a workaround for
@samp{TARGET_SCHED_FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_DFA_LOOKAHEAD_GUARD} not being
called on the first instruction of the ready list. The hook is used to
-discard speculative instruction that stand first in the ready list from
-being scheduled on the current cycle. For non-speculative instructions,
-the hook should always return nonzero. For example, in the ia64 backend
+discard speculative instructions that stand first in the ready list from
+being scheduled on the current cycle. If the hook returns @code{false},
+@var{insn} will not be chosen to be issued.
+For non-speculative instructions,
+the hook should always return @code{true}. For example, in the ia64 backend
the hook is used to cancel data speculative insns when the ALAT table
is nearly full.
@end deftypefn