[llvm-dev] How to write LLVM pass to collect register usage stats

[John Criswell via llvm-dev]

On 2/26/16 1:47 AM, Balasaheb Dabhade via llvm-dev wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I wanted to collect the register usage stats for the program assigned 
> by compiler(in other words "how many time each register will be 
> accessed by the program when it will execute"). How to write LLVM pass 
> which will analyse the code after LLVM global register allocation pass 
> and output the stats.

Are you counting the number of static uses of a register in each 
function, or are you instrumenting the program to count the number of 
times a register is used during execution?

Regardless of which you are doing, you will need to write a 
MachineFunctionPass that performs the analysis and/or instrumentation.  
You can read about the MachineFunctionPass in the "How to Write an LLVM 
Pass" document.  This document (http://llvm.org/docs/CodeGenerator.html) 
will also be useful.

Regards,

John Criswell

>
> Regards,
> -Bala
>
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Bala
> IIITA Allahabad
>
>
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John Criswell
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