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I'd be absolutely sure what was going on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> llvm-dev [mailto:llvm-dev-bounces@lists.llvm.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hal Finkel via llvm-dev<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 01, 2016 9:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Derek Schuff<br>
<b>Cc:</b> llvm-dev<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [llvm-dev] DAGIR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Derek,<br>
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I don't understand your message. Is this an announcement or a proposal? If it is an announcement, is the software available somewhere?<br>
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The SelectionDAG has various phases; on which phase are you basing your DAGIR? Is this pre-legalization, is it type legalized, operation legalized, etc? Our current SDAG-based isel is indeed expensive, but I'm not under the impression that the SDAGBuilder process
is a large contributor. Rather, it is the rest of the legalization and selection process that is expensive. However, if you base your distribution IR on a post-legalization SDAG to avoid that expense, then I don't understand why that will be particularly portable.<br>
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As an optimizer IR, the SelectionDAG, being basic-block local, has unfortunate limitations, and the community is working on a replacement (GlobalISel). The basic set of operations probably won't change, but if you're closely tied to the current SDAG infrastructure,
you'll need a migration plan.<br>
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-Hal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">"Derek Schuff via llvm-dev" <llvm-dev@lists.llvm.org><br>
<b>To: </b>"llvm-dev" <llvm-dev@lists.llvm.org><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Friday, April 1, 2016 11:02:27 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>[llvm-dev] DAGIR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">The rich history of binary distribution formats based on LLVM [0][1][2][3][4] has proven LLVM's viability as a launchpad for stable platforms. However, issues with compilation
time and compiler size have suggested that the translator must do too much, i.e. LLVM IR isn't a low-level enough virtual machine. So we introduce DAGIR ("dagger"), a new portable close to the metal format, designed to unlock the potential of any architecture
for the digital world. DAGIR is a stable binary format derived from LLVM's SelectionDAG virtual machine, a proven platform for optimization and selection of machine architectures. Together with a new linker ("celestia") and the well-known STABS ("stabs") debugging
format, this is a platform with a bright future and a host of possibilities for stable, portable software that will power a sea of nodes of the coming internet of virtual things. We look forward to working with the community in supporting this exciting new
development in pervasive portable performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">[0] <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/renderscript/compute.html" target="_blank">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/renderscript/compute.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">[3] <a href="http://www.hsafoundation.com/hsa-developer-tools/" target="_blank">http://www.hsafoundation.com/hsa-developer-tools/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">[4] <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/watchos/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/AppThinning/AppThinning.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012582-CH35-SW2" target="_blank">https://developer.apple.com/library/watchos/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/AppThinning/AppThinning.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012582-CH35-SW2</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hal Finkel<br>
Assistant Computational Scientist<br>
Leadership Computing Facility<br>
Argonne National Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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