On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 13:07 -0700, Alan Cyment wrote:
Is mini.c the heart of the JIT compiler?
Well, heart is an ambiguous word here, but yes, it is the
main entry point and contains most of the core code :-)
I'm trying
to understand the way the JIT works, but I'm not
having an easy time finding my way around the source
code tree.
Be sure to read the relevant files in mono/docs, most of all
mini-doc.txt, but also jit-trampolines.
The JIT is in the process of being reworked (see the branch
vargaz/mini-linear-il in svn, and also the
http://www.mono-project.com/Linear_IL; file), but most of what
is interesting for your AOP project will be the same IMHO.
Just keep in mind that the new jit in mini-doc.txt is now
the current one and will be the old one sooner than later :-)
That said, mono_method_to_ir is the function that transforms
the CIL stream into the internal representation (IR), and
mini_method_compile drives the whole compilation process.
If you want to see examples of code that inserts hooks, have
a look at the CAS related things.
Ciao,
Massi
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