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| author | Chris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org> | 2011-11-25 20:33:27 +0000 |
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| committer | Chris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org> | 2011-11-25 20:33:27 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html index 68bd0f4..8b533e6 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html @@ -752,6 +752,9 @@ be used to verify some algorithms. Better code generation for Cortex-A9 Many APIs take ArrayRef's now. Pass manager extension API. + + +Information about branch probability and basic block frequency is now available within LLVM based on a combination of static branch prediction heuristics and __builtin_expect calls. That information is currently used for register spill placement and if-conversion, with additional optimizations planned for future releases. The same frameworks are intended for eventual use with profile-guided optimization, but that is not yet implemented. --> |