gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 07/12/2011 01:56:54 AM: > Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > In order to implement this project, I will need a state-of-art > > autovectorizing compiler. Considering the open-source compilers in the > > field, gcc looks like a good choice. Unfortunately, while I do have > > much experience working llvm, I have no experience with gcc. > > > > Can any of you give me some suggestions on where to start, I think I > > need to learn the gcc framework as a whole first, then I need to focus > > on the autovectorization pass. Also, any comments on the project idea > > are appreciated as well. > > I think you have pretty much summed up the situation. Since you will > want to focus on the vectorization passes, I would start by reading > gcc/tree-vect*.[ch]. As you find areas that you don't understand, refer > to the gcc internal's manual (http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/) and > the wiki (http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/). Here is vectorizer's page http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/tree-ssa/vectorization.html. Ira > Also feel free to ask questions > here. > > Ian >
