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 MIPSpro 64-Bit Porting and Transition Guide
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MIPSpro™ 64-Bit Porting and Transition Guide

Document Number: 007-2391-006

Front Matter

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Table of Contents

1. 64-bit ABI and Compiler Overview
64-bit ABI Overview
Compiler System Components
Interprocedural Analysis (IPA)
Loop Nest Optimizer (LNO)
MIPSpro Auto-Parallelizing Option
Multiprocessing Support

2. Language Implementation Differences
Native 64-Bit Subprogram Interface for MIPS Architectures
Fortran Implementation Differences
C Implementation Differences

3. Source Code Porting
64-Bit Fortran Porting Guidelines
64-Bit C Porting Guidelines
Fundamental Types for C
Assembly Language Coding Guidelines

4. Compilation Issues
Environment Variables
Command Line Switches
Optimization Switches of the 64-Bit Compilers
Compilation Messages
Linking Your Application

5. Runtime Issues
Runtime Differences
Extended MIPS Floating-Point Architecture
Application Bringup and Debugging

6. Performance Tuning for the R8000 and R10000
Architectural Overview
Software Pipelining
Matrix Multiply – A Tuning Case Study
Use of the IVDEP Directive
Vector Intrinsic Functions

7. Miscellaneous FAQ

Index
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MIPSpro 64-Bit Porting and Transition Guide
(document number: 007-2391-006 / published: 1999-05-10)    table of contents  |  additional info  |  download

    Front Matter
    Chapter 1. 64-bit ABI and Compiler Overview
    Chapter 2. Language Implementation Differences
    Chapter 3. Source Code Porting
    Chapter 4. Compilation Issues
    Chapter 5. Runtime Issues
    Chapter 6. Performance Tuning for the R8000 and R10000
    Chapter 7. Miscellaneous FAQ
    Index


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