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@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ argument is a `local variable <LangRef.html#dilocalvariable>`_ containing a
description of the variable. The third argument is a `complex expression
<LangRef.html#diexpression>`_.
+An `llvm.dbg.value` intrinsic describes the *value* of a source variable
+directly, not its address. Note that the value operand of this intrinsic may
+be indirect (i.e, a pointer to the source variable), provided that interpreting
+the complex expression derives the direct value.
+
Object lifetimes and scoping
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