diff --git a/notes/Copy-and-Patch Compilation.md b/notes/Copy-and-Patch Compilation.md index cd336a6..799ce90 100644 --- a/notes/Copy-and-Patch Compilation.md +++ b/notes/Copy-and-Patch Compilation.md @@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ Copy and patch is a novel compilation technique introduced in the above paper that functions (on a broad level) by stitching together code from a large library of binary implementation variants. -They provide two example use cases, a compiler for a +They provide two example use cases, a compiler for a C-like language, and a WebAssembly compiler, and show promising results for both startup time and execution performance. + + + # Terminology -| Phrase | Definition | -| ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| Stencil | A binary implementation that has holes where missing values must be inserted during codegen. | \ No newline at end of file +| Phrase | Definition | +| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| Stencil | A binary implementation that has holes where missing values must be inserted during codegen. | +| Full Compiler | A compiler that compiles from a high level language to machine code | +| Bytecode Assembler | An assembler that converts low level bytecode to machine code. | +| Baseline compiler | In tiered compilation, a baseline compiler is the first compiler. It's meant to be the fastest, with the lowest priority on generating performant code. | \ No newline at end of file