[llvm-dev] Modify how llvm backend aligned

[郑晗 via llvm-dev]

Hi:
    I'm trying to implement something similar to sandbox(Software fault isolation).I put the protect instruction 
and danger instruction(such as call) in a basicblock and use the MachineBasicBlock::setAlignment to align it 
to 32B.The results is the picture above.but i'm wondering if it's possible to insert the no-op before the call 
instruction like the picture below.
    0B                                                                              32B
    | some protect instruction  |  call instruction | no-ops |
    | some protect instruction  | no-ops  | call instruction |
    So is it possible to modify llvm's X86 backend to set the layout like this?(I guess google's native client achieve
this goal, but i can't find any document.) I know there is no pass in MC layer, i just want to know if i modify 
the source code, can i achieve this goal?
    The second question, does function EmitNops in 'llvm/lib/Target/X86/MCInstLower' insert all no-ops to the binary?
if not, which function does?
    Thanks for your help.
    Regards,
    zheng han
 
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