[llvm-commits] Obtaining CPU information in RuntimeDyld

[Jim Grosbach]

Hi Amara,

What are you trying to do?

-Jim

On Oct 29, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Amara Emerson <amara.emerson at arm.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm unsure about the best way to obtain the specific CPU core that is being
> targeted in the ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld component. It seems currently
> the only way to find information like this is via the object file itself.
> E.g. RuntimeDyld.cpp:65 where the Arch is retrieved via libObject.
> 
> What would be the best way to get more information about the CPU type? _If_
> passing more information to RuntimeDyld from the client isn't an option for
> design reasons, then the only other choice I can see is to implement build
> attribute reading in libObject/ELF.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Amara
> 
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