[all-commits] [llvm/llvm-project] 234f3b: Add ThinLtoJIT example

[Stefan Gränitz via All-commits]

  Branch: refs/heads/master
  Home:   https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project
  Commit: 234f3b16918b5721bbc3449d11e4f317142271e7
      https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/234f3b16918b5721bbc3449d11e4f317142271e7
  Author: Stefan Gränitz <stefan.graenitz at gmail.com>
  Date:   2020-02-01 (Sat, 01 Feb 2020)

  Changed paths:
    M llvm/examples/CMakeLists.txt
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/CMakeLists.txt
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoDiscoveryThread.cpp
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoDiscoveryThread.h
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoInstrumentationLayer.cpp
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoInstrumentationLayer.h
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoJIT.cpp
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoJIT.h
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoModuleIndex.cpp
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/ThinLtoModuleIndex.h
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/bench
    A llvm/examples/ThinLtoJIT/main.cpp

  Log Message:
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  Add ThinLtoJIT example

Summary:
Prototype of a JIT compiler that utilizes ThinLTO summaries to compile modules ahead of time. This is an implementation of the concept I presented in my "ThinLTO Summaries in JIT Compilation" talk at the 2018 Developers' Meeting: http://llvm.org/devmtg/2018-10/talk-abstracts.html#lt8

Upfront the JIT first populates the *combined ThinLTO module index*, which provides fast access to the global call-graph and module paths by function. Next, it loads the main function's module and compiles it. All functions in the module will be emitted with prolog instructions that *fire a discovery flag* once execution reaches them. In parallel, the *discovery thread* is busy-watching the existing flags. Once it detects one has fired, it uses the module index to find all functions that are reachable from it within a given number of calls and submits their defining modules to the compilation pipeline.

While execution continues, more flags are fired and further modules added. Ideally the JIT can be tuned in a way, so that in the majority of cases the code on the execution path can be compiled ahead of time. In cases where it doesn't work, the JIT has a *definition generator* in place that loads modules if missing functions are reached.

Reviewers: lhames, dblaikie, jfb, tejohnson, pree-jackie, AlexDenisov, kavon

Subscribers: mgorny, mehdi_amini, inglorion, hiraditya, steven_wu, dexonsmith, arphaman, jfb, merge_guards_bot, llvm-commits

Tags: #llvm

Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D72486