[LLVMdev] Understanding resolving external/built-in function references

[Bill Kelly]

James,

James Molloy wrote:
> The JIT supports lazy compilation mode where it will generate thunks
> that only get compiled/linked when called - see
> JIT::getPointerToFunctionOrStub *.
> The above would solve a bijective requirement that earlier code may
> rely on functions defined in later code - if that is not necessary
> then the JIT should just work out of the box.
> * Note that the lazy compilation mode currently does not work well in
> a multithreaded environment.

Thanks!

Sounds promising - lots to learn...


Regards,

Bill