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2024-11-11

2791. Unclear phrasing about "returning to the caller"

[Accepted as a DR at the November, 2023 meeting.]

In 8.7.4 [stmt.return] and 8.7.5 [stmt.return.coroutine], the standard uses the phrasing "returns to its caller" when specifying return or co_return. It would be better to talk about transfer of control, which is a term used elsewhere in the standard.

Proposed resolution (approved by CWG 2023-10-06):

1. Change in 7.6.2.4 [expr.await] paragraph 1 as follows:

   The co_await expression is used to suspend evaluation of a coroutine (9.5.4 [dcl.fct.def.coroutine]) while awaiting completion of the computation represented by the operand expression. Suspending the evaluation of a coroutine transfers control to its caller or resumer.

2. Change 8.7.4 [stmt.return] paragraph 1 as follows:

   A function returns control to its caller by the return statement.

3. Change 8.7.5 [stmt.return.coroutine] paragraph 1 as follows:

   A coroutine returns to its caller or resumer (9.5.4 [dcl.fct.def.coroutine]) by the co_return statement or when suspended (7.6.2.4 [expr.await]). A co_return statement transfers control to the caller or resumer of a coroutine (9.5.4 [dcl.fct.def.coroutine]). A coroutine shall not enclose a return statement (8.7.4 [stmt.return]).

4. Change in 9.5.4 [dcl.fct.def.coroutine] paragraph 10 as follows:

   If the allocation function returns nullptr, the coroutine returns transfers control to the caller of the coroutine and the return value is obtained by a call to T::get_return_object_on_allocation_failure(), where T is the promise type.