Practice - The Core Tasks of Code Generation: Translating to Machine Language
Practice Questions
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What is the role of register allocation in code generation?
💡 Hint: Think about the speed advantage of registers.
What does TAC stand for?
💡 Hint: Recall that it simplifies instructions into atomic operations.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of register allocation in code generation?
💡 Hint: Consider why registers are faster than main memory.
True or False: Instruction selection is the process of converting assembly instructions into TAC.
💡 Hint: Think about the direction of translation.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a snippet of TAC, detail how you'd implement register allocation for an efficient program run. Include decisions made on variable lifetimes.
💡 Hint: Consider the point in your code where each variable is last used.
Analyze how different ISAs might change the process of instruction selection. Provide examples of specific instructions that differ across architectures.
💡 Hint: Think about the variety of commands available under different CPU architectures.
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