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Register allocation in the Go compiler (2024)


As a maintainer of the GCC register allocator (RA), I naturally have a keen interest in the register allocators used in various industrial compilers. For some compilers, like LLVM and Cranelift, there is sufficient documentation, including papers and presentations, to gain a deep understanding of their register allocators (RAs).

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