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Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi

From "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi
Date 2013-09-12 23:53 +0100
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on 11/09/2013 13:10:16, "Alex McDonald" wrote:
> on 11/09/2013 11:55:06, Anton wrote:

>>
>> If there are loop back-edges involved, always choose to put the action
>> on the back edge.
> 
> OK. I presume there's a good reason for this; reduction in traffic?
> 

Yes, from what I can see; but that brings me to a problem with generating
back edges. Consider

: foo begin + again ;

If we don't insert a phi on the back edge, but simply balance the stack;

B[1] <1> pop           ( a )
B[1] <2> pop           ( a|c b )
B[1] <3> + <1> <2>     ( c )
B[1]     push <3>      ( -- )
B[1]     jmp <1>

OK, but inefficent. Better is

B[1] <1> pop           ( a )
B[1] <2> pop           ( a|c b )
B[1] <4> +   <2> <3>   ( c )
B[1] <3> phi <1> <4>   ( a|c )  
B[1]     jmp <2>

A few issues. Now I have a DCG rather than a DAG. That can be resolved by
marking visits while walking what is now a DCG.

The other issue is determining that we need a B[1] jmp <2>; that is, not
to the head of the block. Either that or the block is split between <1>
and <2>; but again, how do we determine that? Can we use the left operand
of <3> phi <1> <4> (the <1>, what would be the block entry) to select the
split or branch point?

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RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-10 16:46 +0100
  Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi awegel@arcor.de (Alex Wegel) - 2013-09-10 23:30 +0200
    Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-11 11:35 +0100
      Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-09-11 05:50 -0500
        Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-11 12:07 +0100
          Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-11 12:50 +0100
            Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-09-11 14:27 +0000
  Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-09-11 10:55 +0000
    Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-11 13:10 +0100
      Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-09-11 20:33 +0200
        Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-11 19:53 +0100
          Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-09-11 21:57 +0200
            Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-09-13 13:14 +0000
        Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-09-12 10:39 +0000
      Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-12 23:53 +0100
        Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-12 23:55 +0100
          Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-13 10:16 +0100
        Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-09-13 13:19 +0000
          Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-09-15 20:34 +0100
      Re: RAFTS beyond basic blocks; handling phi anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-09-13 11:38 +0000

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