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@@ -4670,6 +4670,62 @@ def CIR_StackRestoreOp : CIR_Op<"stackrestore"> {
   let assemblyFormat = "$ptr attr-dict `:` qualified(type($ptr))";
 }
 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// LifetimeStartOp & LifetimeEndOp
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+def CIR_LifetimeStartOp : CIR_Op<"lifetime.start"> {
+  let summary = "Marks the beginning of an alloca object's live range";
+  let description = [{
+    The `cir.lifetime.start` operation marks the beginning of the live range
+    of the memory region pointed to by `$ptr`. Between this operation and a
+    matching `cir.lifetime.end` on the same pointer, the underlying storage
+    is considered live; outside that range it is considered dead, and the
+    optimizer is free to reuse the storage for other purposes.
+
+    This operation exhibits undefined behavior if:
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xlauko wrote:

Bit confusing description that this `exhibits undefined behavior` since this is 
technically metadata noop, so it has no behavior. Maybe the better wording 
would be: 


```suggestion
    This operation well-formed only if:
```

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/199599
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