[LLVMdev] LLVM and dynamic binary translator

[Anton Korobeynikov]

Hello,

> 1. Can LLVM be used in a dynamic binary translator? Dynamic translator translators target 
code for an architecture (say PPC) to host code (say x86) and execute it.
Yes, see llvm-qemu project (2007 GSoC).

> 2. Can LLVM understand disassembled target code and generate optimized host code?
No, it's not a job of LLVM. You have to convert binary code for your platform into LLVM IR by 
yourself.

> 4. How complex the task would be? (any idea!!)
It depends, how complex and insane your source platform, how you will use produced code, 
etc. In any way, I don't see generic way to do so 'statically', only via execution (think about 
indirect/computed jumps, for example). 

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WBR, Anton Korobeynikov