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author | Chris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org> | 2005-05-16 06:58:39 +0000 |
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committer | Chris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org> | 2005-05-16 06:58:39 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html index 0bc984d..8e68530 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html @@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ Generators</a></div> This release includes new native code generators for <a href="#alpha-be">Alpha</a>, <a href="#ia64-be">IA-64</a>, and <a href="#sparcv8">SPARC-V8</a> (32-bit SPARC). These code generators are still -beta quality, but are progressing rapidly. +beta quality, but are progressing rapidly. The Alpha backend is implemented +with an eye towards being compatible with the widely used SimpleScalar +simulator. </p> </div> @@ -106,17 +108,17 @@ SPARC backends will be migrated when time permits. </div> <!--_________________________________________________________________________--> -<div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="customccs">New Support For Custom +<div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="customccs">New Support for Per-Function Calling Conventions</a></div> <div class="doc_text"> -<p>LLVM 1.5 adds supports for <a href="LangRef.html#callingconv">custom and -target-specific calling conventions</a>. Traditionally, the LLVM code -generators match the native C calling conventions for a target. This is -important for compatibility, but is not very flexible. This release allows -custom calling conventions to be established for functions, and defines three -target-independent conventions (C call, fast call, and cold call) which may be -supported by code generators. When possible, the LLVM optimizer promotes C +<p>LLVM 1.5 adds supports for <a href="LangRef.html#callingconv">per-function +calling conventions</a>. Traditionally, the LLVM code generators match the +native C calling conventions for a target. This is important for compatibility, +but is not very flexible. This release allows custom calling conventions to be +established for functions, and defines three target-independent conventions (<a +href="LangRef.html#callingconv">C call, fast call, and cold call</a>) which may +be supported by code generators. When possible, the LLVM optimizer promotes C functions to use the "fastcc" convention, allowing the use of more efficient calling sequences (e.g., parameters are passed in registers in the X86 target). </p> @@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ fastcall on X86).</p> <!--_________________________________________________________________________--> <div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="tailcalls">New Support for -"Proper Tail Calls"</a></div> +Proper Tail Calls</a></div> <div class="doc_text"> <p>The release now includes support for <a @@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ multiple of 8 bytes in size. counting</a> and llvm-gcc now implements the GCC <tt>__builtin_popcount</tt>, <tt>__builtin_ctz</tt>, and <tt>__builtin_clz</tt> builtins.</li> - <li>LLVM now builds on HP-UX with the HP aCC Compiler.</li> + <li>LLVM now mostly builds on HP-UX with the HP aCC Compiler.</li> <li>The LLVM X86 backend can now emit Cygwin-compatible .s files.</li> <li>LLVM now includes workarounds in the code generator generator which reduces the likelyhood of <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR448">GCC @@ -240,6 +242,11 @@ which primarily helps iterator-intensive C++ codes.</li> <li>The code generator now uses information about takes advantage of commutative two-address instructions when performing register allocation.</li> +<li>The optimizer now eliminates simple cases where redundant conditions exist +between neighboring blocks.</li> + +<li>The reassociation pass (which turns (1+X+3) into (X+1+3) among other +things), is more aggressive an intelligent.</li> </ol> </div> @@ -265,9 +272,11 @@ two-address instructions when performing register allocation.</li> <p>Code Generator Bugs:</p> <ol> <li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR490">[cbackend] Logical constant - expressions (and/or/xor) not implemented</a></li> + expressions (and/or/xor) not implemented</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR511">[cbackend] C backend does not - respect 'volatile'</a></li> + respect 'volatile'</a>.</li> + <li>The JIT sometimes miscompiled globals and constant pool entries for + 64-bit integer constants on 32-bit hosts.</li> </ol> <p>Bugs in the C/C++ front-end:</p> |