2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/CheckerContext.h b/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/CheckerContext.h
index 4429c6b2a7..27c52c3b12 100644
--- a/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/CheckerContext.h
+++ b/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/CheckerContext.h
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ public:
     return Eng.getSValBuilder();
   }
 
+  SymbolManager &getSymbolManager() {
+    return getSValBuilder().getSymbolManager();
+  }
+
   ExplodedNode *generateNode(bool autoTransition = true) {
     assert(statement && "Only transitions with statements currently supported");
     ExplodedNode *N = generateNodeImpl(statement, getState(), false,
diff --git a/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/SymbolManager.h b/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/SymbolManager.h
index 66ecba7dcf..42113167a1 100644
--- a/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/SymbolManager.h
+++ b/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/SymbolManager.h
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ public:
 
   const SymbolExtent *getExtentSymbol(const SubRegion *R);
 
+  /// Creates a metadata symbol associated with a specific region.
+  /// VisitCount can be used to differentiate regions corresponding to
+  /// different loop iterations, thus, making the symbol path-dependent.
   const SymbolMetadata* getMetadataSymbol(const MemRegion* R, const Stmt* S,
                                           QualType T, unsigned VisitCount,
                                           const void* SymbolTag = 0);