[LLVMdev] Contributing the Apple ARM64 compiler backend

[Renato Golin]

On 31 March 2014 21:23, JF Bastien <jfb at google.com> wrote:
>> Given the unique opportunity we have now, I'd say we should at least
>> give it a try.
>
> I'm not sure I understand what you're proposing: check in with FastISel
> turned on for Linux, or off? I'd be afraid of bitrot if it's off, which was
> the main issue on the ARM side because code got added assuming Linux would
> work the same. Does it pass the tests on Linux with FastISel, or do we at
> least understand what's missing?

Well, my point was that we should give FastIsel a try on Linux and not
assume that it's dead just because it was in the other back-end (or on
ARM).

--renato