llvm dev - Jan 2019 - LLVM IR linking separate function definitions in header files in single IR

Hello,
I have different codes with separate files with functions implemented. I
want to view all function definitions/ instructions in single IR. I am able
to do this by llvm-link for codes which have definition implemented in .c
files...
But there are some codes which have definitions instructions in header
files. These functions are called from .c file. I want to have a single IR
with all the definitions of the called functions that are implemented in
header files..

How to do this?
Please help...

Thank You
Regards
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Hi Ahmed,
I don't know if I understood you problem properly but can't you just
compile the projects separately in bitcode and link them using llvm-link?
Can you create a GitHub repo with a similar struct so it'd be easier to
help?

Thanks


On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 21:41 hameeza ahmed via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org wrote:
> Hello,
> I have different codes with separate files with functions implemented. I
> want to view all function definitions/ instructions in single IR. I am able
> to do this by llvm-link for codes which have definition implemented in .c
> files...
> But there are some codes which have definitions instructions in header
> files. These functions are called from .c file. I want to have a single IR
> with all the definitions of the called functions that are implemented in
> header files..
>
> How to do this?
> Please help...
>
> Thank You
> Regards
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On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:41 PM hameeza ahmed via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> I have different codes with separate files with functions implemented. I
> want to view all function definitions/ instructions in single IR. I am able
> to do this by llvm-link for codes which have definition implemented in .c
> files...
> But there are some codes which have definitions instructions in header
> files. These functions are called from .c file. I want to have a single IR
> with all the definitions of the called functions that are implemented in
> header files..
>
> How to do this?
> Please help...
>
I assume that your  "function defined in a header"  are marked as
inline?
There is no semantic concept of "header" in C/C++: moving code from a
.c to
a .h (or renaming a file) does not change anything to what the compiler
will do with it.

Depending on the language (GNU-C89, C99 vs C++, see here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_function ), the semantic of inline
functions is different.
If you can provide an minimal example it would be easier.

Best,

-- 
Mehdi
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On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 3:08 PM hameeza ahmed <hahmed2305 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thank You...
> My issue is i m observing malloc instructions in LLVM IR.. When I compiled
> certain benchmark codes i.e graphbig. They consume memory but when I see IR
> there is no malloc..
>
This is confusing, you first wrote that you are "observing malloc
instructions in LLVM IR" but then you wrote "when I see IR there is no
malloc".


> By observing in detail i came to know following line which exist in header
> file new_allocator.h is taking memory;
> *return static_cast<_Tp*>(::operator new(__n * sizeof(_Tp)));*
>
Your original question was "I want to have a single IR with all the
definitions of the called functions that are implemented in header files".

The IR you're sending contains all the code defined in the header. The line
you are posting above is present multiple times, for example in the
function
_ZN9__gnu_cxx13new_allocatorINSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEE8allocateEmPKv


> but in IR there is no malloc...
>
Do you have calls to malloc in the source code?

> how can i identify such instructions in IR...by call void @_ZN??
> My IR is attached here..
>
Calls to @_Znwm are allocating memory. They are not implemented in a
header: https://code.woboq.org/gcc/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/new_op.cc.html#50
(see the call to malloc there).

In general, calls to malloc can likely be caught at runtime: run in a
debugger and break into malloc.

best,

-- 
Mehdi



>
> Please help.
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 4:21 AM Mehdi AMINI <joker.eph at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:41 PM hameeza ahmed via llvm-dev <
>> llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I have different codes with separate files with functions
implemented. I
>>> want to view all function definitions/ instructions in single IR. I
am able
>>> to do this by llvm-link for codes which have definition implemented
in .c
>>> files...
>>> But there are some codes which have definitions instructions in
header
>>> files. These functions are called from .c file. I want to have a
single IR
>>> with all the definitions of the called functions that are
implemented in
>>> header files..
>>>
>>> How to do this?
>>> Please help...
>>>
>>
>> I assume that your  "function defined in a header"  are
marked as inline?
>> There is no semantic concept of "header" in C/C++: moving
code from a .c to
>> a .h (or renaming a file) does not change anything to what the compiler
>> will do with it.
>>
>> Depending on the language (GNU-C89, C99 vs C++, see here:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_function ), the semantic of inline
>> functions is different.
>> If you can provide an minimal example it would be easier.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> --
>> Mehdi
>>
>>
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Thank You..
I am observing memory allocation instructions malloc and new operator in
LLVM IR.
In my considered benchmark memory is allocated using new operator as
follows.
*return static_cast<_Tp*>(::operator new(__n * sizeof(_Tp)));*

How can I observe such allocations in IR? I mean which instruction in IR is
equivalent to above code i.e new operator.

Please help
Thank You

On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 4:32 AM Mehdi AMINI <joker.eph at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 3:08 PM hameeza ahmed <hahmed2305 at
gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank You...
>> My issue is i m observing malloc instructions in LLVM IR.. When I
>> compiled certain benchmark codes i.e graphbig. They consume memory but
when
>> I see IR there is no malloc..
>>
>
> This is confusing, you first wrote that you are "observing malloc
> instructions in LLVM IR" but then you wrote "when I see IR there
is no
> malloc".
>
>
>
>> By observing in detail i came to know following line which exist in
>> header file new_allocator.h is taking memory;
>> *return static_cast<_Tp*>(::operator new(__n * sizeof(_Tp)));*
>>
>
> Your original question was "I want to have a single IR with all the
> definitions of the called functions that are implemented in header
files".
>
> The IR you're sending contains all the code defined in the header. The
> line you are posting above is present multiple times, for example in the
> function
_ZN9__gnu_cxx13new_allocatorINSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEE8allocateEmPKv
>
>
>
>> but in IR there is no malloc...
>>
>
> Do you have calls to malloc in the source code?
>
>
>> how can i identify such instructions in IR...by call void @_ZN??
>> My IR is attached here..
>>
>
> Calls to @_Znwm are allocating memory. They are not implemented in a
> header:
> https://code.woboq.org/gcc/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/new_op.cc.html#50 (see
> the call to malloc there).
>
> In general, calls to malloc can likely be caught at runtime: run in a
> debugger and break into malloc.
>
> best,
>
> --
> Mehdi
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Please help.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 4:21 AM Mehdi AMINI <joker.eph at
gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:41 PM hameeza ahmed via llvm-dev <
>>> llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I have different codes with separate files with functions
implemented.
>>>> I want to view all function definitions/ instructions in single
IR. I am
>>>> able to do this by llvm-link for codes which have definition
implemented in
>>>> .c files...
>>>> But there are some codes which have definitions instructions in
header
>>>> files. These functions are called from .c file. I want to have
a single IR
>>>> with all the definitions of the called functions that are
implemented in
>>>> header files..
>>>>
>>>> How to do this?
>>>> Please help...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I assume that your  "function defined in a header"  are
marked as
>>> inline? There is no semantic concept of "header" in
C/C++: moving code from
>>> a .c to a .h (or renaming a file) does not change anything to what
the
>>> compiler will do with it.
>>>
>>> Depending on the language (GNU-C89, C99 vs C++, see here:
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_function ), the semantic of
inline
>>> functions is different.
>>> If you can provide an minimal example it would be easier.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mehdi
>>>
>>>
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