Compiler wishlist

[neiladit]

Necessary:

• multi kernel

• copy local constant, LC which is outside the function body (from the vector code)

• if statements in vector code is allowed (if they're convergent). Compiler currently assumes straight line code (basic block like).

Optimization:

• remove if when using PRED_EQ/PRED_NEQ predication

• stack copy to scratchpad

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• synchronization calculations in compiler

[sampsyo]

All this makes sense except for the “local constant” thing... can you explain more about what that is?

Also:

Little things

• Can we get rid of the logic that follows jumps for "return" blocks? I hope this is not necessary and it rules out more complex CFGs…

Convenience

• Pragma-based splitter

Optimization (in the long term category)

• Prefetch code generation (“time travel”)

[sampsyo]

Never mind; found the Slack thread where you explained this. Sounds good! Hopefully this isn't too hard to include if it's always at the end of the file.