compiler: introduce size threshold for nil checks
Add a new control variable to the Gogo class that stores the size
threshold for nil checks. This value can be used to control the
policy for deciding when a given deference operation needs a check and
when it does not. A size threshold of -1 means that every potentially
faulting dereference needs an explicit check (and branch to error
call). A size threshold of K (where K > 0) means that if the size of
the object being dereferenced is >= K, then we need a check.
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/80996
* go-c.h (go_create_gogo_args): Add nil_check_size_threshold
field.
* go-lang.c (go_langhook_init): Set nil_check_size_threshold.
From-SVN: r255340
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