[LLVMdev] LLVM x86 backend for Intel MIC : trying it out and questions

[Dmitry Mikushin]

Hello Elena,

> There is no 32-bit KNC.

Are you sure about this? From "System V Application Binary Interface
K1OM Architecture Processor Supplement Version 1.0", p. 124:

| A.1 Execution of 32-bit Programs
|
| The K1OM processors are able to execute 64-bit K1OM and also 32-bit
ia32 programs.

I'm really really looking for this opportunity, because we want to
extend our kernel code generation capabilities [1] with MIC support.

> No, 256-bit vectors are not supported. KNC is scalar ISA (Knights Corner supports a subset of the Intel 64 Architecture instructions) + 512-bit vectors + masks

Of course, 512-bit, that was my typo, sorry.

> Please check what ICC does. X87 registers are supported.

Checked. Unfortunately ICC does use zmm in scalar 64-bit programs,
which requires new ABI in LLVM.

- D.

[1] http://www.old.inf.usi.ch/file/pub/75/tech_report2013.pdf