[llvm-dev] How to traverse llvm DAG for analysis

[John Criswell via llvm-dev]

Dear Raul,

Instruction selection and instruction scheduling is, to the best of my 
knowledge, done at the MachineInstr (MI) IR level.  The documentation 
you've read is on the target independent LLVM IR.

You will probably need to read the documentation on LLVM's code 
generator.  The documents on Writing an LLVM Backend, the LLVM Target 
Independent Code Generator, and Machine IR Format Reference Manual is 
probably what you need to read if you want to work with the SelectionDAG 
and the machine code that is generated by LLVM during code generation.

If you just want to analyze LLVM IR, then all the virtual register 
values are in SSA form and therefore have explicit def-use chains over 
which you can iterate (see the LLVM Programmer's Guide).  If you want a 
DAG for memory dependencies, then you should send a follow-up email to 
the list as that is its own whole topic.

Regards,

John Criswell

On 6/27/16 10:03 AM, Raul Garcia via llvm-dev wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I would like your help to learn how to traverse an LLVM DAG and 
> perform some analysis. I know that llc can be used to view a DAG, but 
> I would like to manipulate them. In particular I'm interested in the 
> instruction selection and the scheduling DAGs.
>
> I have read the documentation about writing an analysis pass and I 
> know how to traverse a basic block on a LLVM IR assembly file, but I 
> don't know how to do the same for a scheduled DAG.
>
> Could you tell me:
>
> -How are the DAGs generated? Where is the source code that implement 
> this functionality?
> -Is there an example to traverse a DAG with selected/scheduled 
> instructions?
>
>
> Regards,
> Raul.
>
>
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John Criswell
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Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
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