i960 Compiler User's Guide
Glossary-2
dead function
A function which cannot be referenced during the profile
recompilation step. If a function has been in-lined at all
known call sites, or if the function is never referenced, then
the function is dead.
execution environment
The hardware and software of the system on which your
program executes.
floating-point registers
Registers fp0 through fp3, available on processors with
on-chip floating-point support.
gcdm960
The decision-making tool that analyzes profile data to
make optimization decisions.
global registers
Registers g0 through g15.
gmpf960
The utility that merges execution profiles for use by
gcdm960.
inline assembly
language
Assembly-language statements or functions in the C source
text.
inline function
expansion
Replacing a function call with the instructions that
comprise the function, rather than calling the function.
instruction set
The set of all possible executable instructions.
instrument
Insert new code into an existing program so that execution
data is recorded at runtime.
instrumented program
A program that has had record keeping code inserted to
allow creation of a run-time profile of the program's
execution.
interrupt handler
A function to be called when an interrupt occurs.
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