The LLInt doesn't compile anything to native code, since its an interpreter. It interprets the code instead.
-Filip On Nov 14, 2012, at 3:19 AM, wingoog moon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: wingoog moon <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:51 AM > Subject: Understending LLInt > To: [email protected] > > > Hi All. > > At which point LLInt starts to compile bytecode to the native code? > If I'm not mistaken it should be in prepareForExecution function, so I guess > that this part of code actually does translation from bytecode to native code. > > if (JITCode::isBaselineCode(jitType)) { > // Start off in the low level interpreter. > LLInt::getEntrypoint(exec->globalData(), codeBlock.get(), jitCode); > codeBlock->setJITCode(jitCode, MacroAssemblerCodePtr()); > return true; > } > > But I just cannot figure out how translation actually is done. My only > assumption that this function only set up some native code, and actually > compilation begins when calling functions from native assembly code. > > Can anyone please explain LLInt working mechanism, any links or articles? > > > _______________________________________________ > webkit-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
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