[LLVMdev] [patch] native AMD64 support

[Jeff Cohen]

If by AMD64 you mean true 64-bit mode instruction set, I'd say it's 
different enough to warrant a new target.  The differences between 
386/486/586/etc are very minor in comparison.

Reid Spencer wrote:

>On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 22:40, Misha Brukman wrote:
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>>If you want to work on something, getting LLC to produce AMD64 code
>>would be the first step, and getting the JIT to work would be the
>>second.  I am assuming native 32-bit binaries will run, just slower, so
>>this is an "optimization". :)  
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>I believe x86 BE is due for "sub-target" support to handle variations in
>the 386, 486, 586, ... instruction sets. Could amd64 be thought of this
>way? Or, is it different enough that its a new target?
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