From: Mark Shannon <mark@hotpy.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:40:44 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Document new call opcodes for 3.11 (GH-30107)
X-Git-Tag: v3.11.0a4~196
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f54fee7f37563fbd569596cf94aad023ac6c3179;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Document new call opcodes for 3.11 (GH-30107)
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst
index 793075c4b617..3005d1d43f25 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst
@@ -373,9 +373,11 @@ CPython bytecode changes
 * Replaced all numeric ``BINARY_*`` and ``INPLACE_*`` instructions with a single
   :opcode:`BINARY_OP` implementation.
 
-* Added a new :opcode:`CALL_METHOD_KW` opcode.  Calls a method in a similar
-  fashion as :opcode:`CALL_METHOD`, but also supports keyword arguments.  Works
-  in tandem with :opcode:`LOAD_METHOD`.
+* Replaced the three call instructions: :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION`,
+  :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION_KW` and :opcode:`CALL_METHOD` with
+  :opcode:`CALL_NO_KW`, :opcode:`CALL_KW` and :opcode:`PRECALL_METHOD`.
+  This decouples the argument shifting for methods from the handling of
+  keyword arguments and allows better specialization of calls.
 
 * Removed ``COPY_DICT_WITHOUT_KEYS``.