gtpin::IGtRegAllocator Class Reference

Register allocation interface. More...

#include <igt_reg_allocator.h>

Public Member Functions
virtual bool	Reserve (GtVregNum vn)=0
	Assign an available physical register (preg) to the specified virtual register (vreg)
virtual bool	ReserveAll ()=0
	Assign physical registers to all currently defined virtual registers that are not yet assigned.
virtual const GtReg *	GetReserved (GtVregNum vn) const =0
	Get physical register assigned to the specified virtual register.
virtual void	ReleaseReserved (GtVregNum vn)=0
	Remove assignment of a physical register to the specified virtual register, if any.
virtual void	ReleaseAllReserved ()=0
	Remove all physical-to-virtual register assignments.
virtual bool	ReserveVregOperands (const IGtGenProcedure &proc)=0
	Assign physical registers to all virtual registers used in the specified procedure.

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Detailed Description

Register allocation interface.

Normally, GTPin allocates registers when the tool finishes instrumentation of the original code. This process is triggered automatically, without any tool's guidance.
The register allocation algorithm analyses register liveness in each instrumentation point, so that the same virtual register can be assigned to different physical registers in different points. However, if needed, the tool can use the IGtRegAllocator interface to allocate physical register (preg) for a virtual register (vreg) globally, so that the same preg will represent vreg in all instrumentation procedures.
Note, such global assignments restrict flexibility of the register allocator in GTPin, so, in general, using the instrumentation-time register allocation is discouraged. It is only recommended for tools, that need to enforce minimal overhead of a specific instrumentation procedure.

Availability:

• IGtTool::OnKernelBuild

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Member Function Documentation

virtual const GtReg* gtpin::IGtRegAllocator::GetReserved

(

GtVregNum

vn

)

const [pure virtual]

Get physical register assigned to the specified virtual register.

Parameters:

[in]

vn

Identifier of the virtual register being queried

Returns:

Physical register allocated for the specified virtual register. Return nullptr, if this virtual register is not (yet) reserved.

virtual void gtpin::IGtRegAllocator::ReleaseReserved

(

GtVregNum

vn

)

[pure virtual]

Remove assignment of a physical register to the specified virtual register, if any.

Parameters:

[in]

vn

Identifier of the virtual register to be released

virtual bool gtpin::IGtRegAllocator::Reserve

(

GtVregNum

vn

)

[pure virtual]

Assign an available physical register (preg) to the specified virtual register (vreg)

The assignment is global: preg will represent vreg in all instrumentation procedures.

Parameters:

[in]

vn

Identifier of the virtual register to be assigned

Returns:

true - success, false - no appropriate free physical register is found

virtual bool gtpin::IGtRegAllocator::ReserveAll

(

)

[pure virtual]

Assign physical registers to all currently defined virtual registers that are not yet assigned.

The assignments are global: each vreg will be represented by the same preg in all instrumentation procedures.

Returns:

true - success, false - some virtual registers could not be assigned because no appropriate free physical registers are found. Note, even if the function fails, it attempts to allocate as many vregs as possible.

virtual bool gtpin::IGtRegAllocator::ReserveVregOperands

(

const IGtGenProcedure &

proc

)

[pure virtual]

Assign physical registers to all virtual registers used in the specified procedure.

Parameters:

[in]

proc

Procedure in which vregs should be allocated

Returns:

true - success, false - virtual operands could not be assigned because no appropriate free physical registers are found. Note, if the function fails, the state of register allocations remains unchaged.