[llvm-dev] [RFC] RISC-V backend

[Tobias Grosser via llvm-dev]

On Fri, Aug 26, 2016, at 02:44 PM, Alex Bradbury via llvm-dev wrote:
> On 17 August 2016 at 10:14, Alex Bradbury <asb at asbradbury.org> wrote:
> > The current status is that I have submitted a series of 10 patches
> > implementing assembler support and an initial set of relocations and fixups.
> > Help reviewing these would be very welcome, do let me know if you'd like to be
> > CCed in or added as a reviewer to future patches. I'd ultimately like the
> > RISC-V backend to be considered a "reference" backend, and as such
> > I specifically welcome reviews you might worry are pedantic.
> >
> > Please find the current set of patches for your review here:
> > * <https://reviews.llvm.org/differential/?authors=asb>
> 
> I have just refreshed the whole set of patches, which now address all
> review comments received so far. Many thanks to everyone who has taken
> the time to review.
> 
> I will host a buildslve connected to the 'silent staging buildbot' to
> provide public build status once the RISC-V backend starts getting
> committed. Additionally, Colin Schmidt and I have submitted a proposal
> for a RISC-V related Birds of a Feather session at the 2016 US LLVM
> Developers' Meeting. If that is accepted it may be a good venue for
> further discussion about more long-term plans.
> 
> Does anybody have any other thoughts on the addition of RISC-V to LLVM?

Hey Alex,

even though not being involved in the reviews itself, as an observer it
seems to me you clearly reached your goal as being a "good example" for
a new back end. I think we can keep this discussion and the
corresponding reviews as an example of how to upstream a new back end.
And also how -- as a community -- welcome a new back end. It was a
pleasure to follow this discussion.

Best,
Tobias