So, essentially, some tweaking in the code of LLInt/interpreter _is_ required when porting it to the new platform. Is my understanding correct?
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Konstantin Tokarev <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 22.02.2017, 13:15, "Atul Sowani" <[email protected]>: > > Hi, > > > > This is not specific to any particular branch/version of WebKit. I was > browsing the code with ppc64le porting in mind. By default JIT is not > available on ppc64le, so the CLoop code is used instead. > > > > I see there is low level interpreter code in > > qtwebkit/Source/JavaScriptCore/llint > directory and inside qtwebkit/Source/JavaScriptCore/interpreter directory > (AbstractPC, CallFrame etc.). I am wondering if one needs to touch this > code as well to make it work correctly on ppc64le. > > Porting JIT to new platfrom does not require porting LLInt, it can work > without interpreter tier. However, it is a good idea to port LLInt after > you have JIT in place, to improve overall quality. > > > > > Any comments/suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Atul. > > , > > > > _______________________________________________ > > webkit-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev > > > -- > Regards, > Konstantin >
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