[LLVMdev] How to visualise Clang optimisation phases

[Edmund Grimley-Evans]

> Having a look at clang's source, you can find in
> "lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp" the functions where clang builds the
> passes to emit code. The optimization passes used are there and you can
> simulate them via the "opt" utility, by running each pass one at a time.
> LLVM also declares standard module/function  passes on
> include/llvm/Support/StandardPasses.h. Have a look and see if that's
> what you want.

Thanks.

Here's a very simple example where I can't get llc do what clang does. Just taking

int f(int a, int b)
{
  return a + b;
}

and compiling it on the one hand with

clang -cc1 -O3 x.c -S -o 1.s

and on the other hand with

clang -cc1 -O0 x.c -emit-llvm-bc -o - | llc -O3 -o 2.s

gives different code because in the latter case the output includes some pointless writes to the stack. Is the non-volatile character of those writes already lost in the output from clang -cc1 -O0?

I don't think I used to have this problem. Perhaps the command-line interface has changed while I wasn't paying attention.
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