Advanced Compiler Construction2014HT
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Course plan
Lectures
Ca. 40 h lectures in 2 intensive weeks, prel. weeks 36 and 37/2014.
Additionally some lessons and lab sessions.
Presentation of a technical paper.
Recommended for
Ph.D. students or practitioners in computer science or systems engineering.
The course was last given
vt1/2012. The course is usually given every second year only.
Goals
Give Ph.D. students or practitioners knowledge about advanced compiler technology, including program analysis, intermediate representations, compiler optimizations, code generation, compiler frameworks, run-time systems, and compilation techniques for embedded and parallel systems.
Prerequisites
Basic course in compiler construction, corresponding to the undergraduate
courses Compilers and Interpreters, or Compiler Construction.
Basic course in data structures and algorithms.
Basic knowledge in processor architecture.
Programming in C++/Linux for the Compiler framework labs.
Some background in combinatorial optimization may be useful.
Contents
Introduction: Processor architectures, code generation, intermediate
representations, tools.
Foundations, e.g., control and data flow analysis, data dependence analysis.
Abstract interpretation.
Overview of optimizations.
SSA form and its construction.
SSA based optimizations.
Memory SSA.
Chi functions in lazy memory SSA based analysis.
Points-to analysis.
Compiler generators.
Code selection. Instruction scheduling. Register allocation. Integrated code
generation.
Data dependence analysis. Loop transformations.
Automatic loop vectorization and parallelization.
Software pipelining.
Memory hierarchy optimization.
Special code generation problems for irregular architectures, DSPs.
Compiling for multicore processors.
Autotuning.
Worst-case execution time analysis.
Other topics, e.g., code motion, binary translation, garbage collection, as
time permits.
Organization
2 intensive weeks of lecturing, including some lessons
(assistant-guided repetition + problem solving sessions).
Optional lab series with the LLVM open-source compiler framework.
One-day session for student presentations at the end of the course.
Literature
To be announced on the
course home page.
Lecturers
Christoph Kessler (course leader),
Welf Löwe
Examiner
Christoph Kessler,
Welf Löwe
Examination
LAB2: Compiler framework labs 3 hp
TEN1: Written or oral exam 4.5 hp
PRE1: Presentation, written summary, opposition 1.5 hp
The exam must be passed to get any credits on the course, while lab and
presentation are optional moments.
Physical presence in at least 50% of the lectures and lessons is required in
order to be admitted to the exam.
Credit
9 hp
Organized by
CUGS
Comments
CUGS advanced course.
Location
Linköping.
See the course homepage for details.
Page responsible: Director of Graduate Studies