[LLVMdev] llvm, gpu execution environments

[Vikram S. Adve]

On May 19, 2007, at 2:57 AM, Keith Whitwell wrote:

>>> It seems that LLVA and by extension Vector-LLVA assumes that  
>>> looping and
>>> branching control flow can be expressed in terms of a simple "br"  
>>> branch
>>> operation.
>>
>> LLVA is not a part of LLVM, so I won't answer for it.
>
> OK, I guess I misunderstood the papers I pulled down - my  
> impression was
> that at some stage programs in llvm would be represented in LLVA.
>
> What, out of interest, is the relationship between LLVM and LLVA?


LLVA is a research project developing a more complete virtual  
architecture, starting with the LLVM ISA as a basis.  This enables us  
to use the LLVM infrastructure directly in our work.  The vector LLVA  
work was a short-term project led by Rob Bocchino and me, developing  
a general set of vector extensions to the instruction set, but we are  
no longer working on this.

Our main focus in the LLVA project today is on a virtual machine  
approach for enforcing memory safety and security.  We call this  
Secure Virtual Architecture (SVA).

--Vikram
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