#10074: Implement the 'Improved LLVM Backend' proposal -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: thoughtpolice | Owner: thoughtpolice Type: task | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: 8.4.1 Component: Compiler (LLVM) | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: llvm, codegen Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #11295, #12470 | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D530 Wiki Page: | wiki:ImprovedLLVMBackend | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by bgamari): * wikipage: => wiki:ImprovedLLVMBackend * related: => #11295, #12470 Comment: Currently this plan is in need of an implementor. At this point I'm not convinced that we want or need to ship our own LLVM builds. Rather, I this it would be sufficient to simply try to understand what LLVM passes are fruitful for GHC's code (#11295) and be specific about which LLVM version a particular GHC release targets (which we already do). There are related opportunities here that are a bit farther off, * Track aliasing information more precisely (see wiki:Commentary/Compiler/Backends/LLVM/Alias) * Move to the LLVM bitcode format (#12470) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10074#comment:8 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler