[LLVMdev] Modify a module at runtime in MCJIT

[David Blaikie]

I don't believe this is supported in any way other than to load everything
up anew and start again.

I know lang has some ideas about how to add spur for this and may have some
more precise description of the current state of affairs.
On Aug 31, 2014 10:40 PM, "sara elshobaky" <sara.elshobaky at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I’m using MCJIT to run some loops on my ARM processor.
>
> I was trying to perform some runtime optimizations on some function, and
> this requires recompiling the function at runtime.
>
> I know that this feature is not available yet in MCJIT , and to modify a
> function I have to create a new module with the newly optimized code.
>
> My questions are:
>
> -          The newly created module can be added to the same execution
> engine or I have to create a new one?
>
> -          Is it possible to swap the execution from the running module
> to the new optimized one at runtime? If yes, how? If no, are there any
> further solutions?
>
>
>
> Please advice
>
> Sara
>
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