yes, but the conclusion was its unclear if it makes sense, also thats orthogonal to whether or not someone decides to do an arm NCG :)
On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Rob Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3 January 2014 12:37, Simon Peyton-Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > > * But using LLVM has some disadvantages. > > c) we play some efficiency tricks (notably "tables next to code") that > > LLVM can't play (yet). I think. > > In fact, this could well be implemented in the GHC 7.10, as this has > been committed in LLVM on 15th September: > http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2013-September/002565.html > > Implementing "tables next to code" in the LLVM IR generation may be > something to get one's teeth into in time for 7.10 ? > > Carter: was this discussed further on #haskell-llvm ? > > -- > Rob > > > > | -----Original Message----- > > | From: ghc-devs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Karel > > | Gardas > > | Sent: 03 January 2014 11:24 > > | To: Jens Petersen > > | Cc: [email protected] > > | Subject: Re: ticket for adding ARM backend to NCG? > > | > > | > > | Guys, > > | > > | I've been tinkering with ARM NCG idea for quite some time now, but > > | honestly I've been always in doubts if it's the best way for GHC at > all. > > | I've thought that the plan was to kind of move out of NCG to LLVM based > > | backends and I've though that although this plan may be kind of stuck > > | now, it's still on the table. > > | > > | Yes, I know that GHC is volunteering effort so if someone comes and > asks > > | for an ARM NCG implementation merge it'll be probably done in some > time, > > | but I'm not sure if it's what's the most welcome at the end. > > | > > | Just some of my doubts about it... > > | > > | I would really appreciate some authoritative word about the topic from > > | more involved GHC developers... I mean especially about NCG future... > > | > > | Thanks! > > | Karel > > | > > | On 01/ 3/14 09:35 AM, Jens Petersen wrote: > > | > On 3 January 2014 03:10, Corey O'Connor <[email protected] > > | > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > | > > > | > My interest is just to get involved somehow in the NCG. Starting > a > > | > new backend seemed reasonable only because I couldn't break > > | > something that didn't exist. ;-) > > | > > > | > > > | > Well a big +1 from me for armv7 NCG. > > | > > > | > > > | > _______________________________________________ > > | > ghc-devs mailing list > > | > [email protected] > > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs > > | > > | _______________________________________________ > > | ghc-devs mailing list > > | [email protected] > > | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs > > _______________________________________________ > > ghc-devs mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs >
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