Chapter 10. Scalar Optimizations
An optimizing compiler improves the quality of the code that it generates by applying transformations that rewrite the code. This chapter builds on the introduction to optimization provided in Chapter 8 and the material on static analysis in Chapter 9 to focus on optimization of the code for a single thread of control—so-called scalar optimization. The chapter introduces a broad selection of machine-independent transformations that address a variety of inefficiencies in the compiled code.
Keywords: Optimization, Transformation, Machine Dependent, Machine Independent, Redundancy, Dead Code, Constant Propagation
10.1. Introduction
An optimizer analyzes and transforms the code with the intent to improve its performance. ...
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