compiling code that has never been interpreted

[Doug Simon]

Using GraphBuilderConfiguration.getEagerDefault() in HSAILCompilationResult.getHSAILCompilationResult() should work.

On Sep 3, 2013, at 2:52 PM, "Deneau, Tom" <tom.deneau at amd.com> wrote:

> For the HSAIL-based junit tests, we have the following general structure:
> 
> 1.       run a method in normal java mode
> 
> 2.       compile same method into HSAIL and dispatch
> 
> 3.       compare results
> 
> If the first two steps above are reversed, such that we force graal to compile a method which may have never been executed in java, there are some cases where the graal-generated HSAIL code is clearly incorrect, seemingly missing whole methods which should be inlined, etc.  (We are compiling with the flag -G:+InlineEverything).  We are running --vm server.
> 
> Is there a flag that should be used to handle such a case where we are trying to compile something that may have never been interpreted?  Or is this not supported?
> 
> I can try to get igv graphs if needed.
> 
> -- Tom
>