[LLVMdev] [Query] Programming Register Allocation

[Gergö Barany]

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 16:20:42 -0400, Jeff Kunkel wrote:
> What I need to know is how to access the machine register classes. Also, I
> need to know which virtual register is to be mapped into each specific
> register class. I assume there is type information on the registers. I need
> to know how to access it.

MachineRegisterInfo::getRegClass will give you the TargetRegisterClass for a
given virtual register. Each TargetRegisterClass has an "allocation order"
that enumerates all physical registers valid for that class.

> And a afterthought, does LLVM place casts into
> different virtual registers, or do I need to include casting of floats to
> integers or vice versa when I see ADD i32 float i32?

The instruction selector creates all necessary conversion instructions.

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