| ======================================================== |
| Architecture & Platform Information for Compiler Writers |
| ======================================================== |
| |
| .. contents:: |
| :local: |
| |
| .. note:: |
| |
| This document is a work-in-progress. Additions and clarifications are |
| welcome. |
| |
| Hardware |
| ======== |
| |
| ARM |
| --- |
| |
| * `ARM documentation <http://www.arm.com/documentation/>`_ (`Processor Cores <http://www.arm.com/documentation/ARMProcessor_Cores/>`_ Cores) |
| |
| * `ABI <http://www.arm.com/products/DevTools/ABI.html>`_ |
| |
| * `ABI Addenda and Errata <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0045d/IHI0045D_ABI_addenda.pdf>`_ |
| |
| * `ARM C Language Extensions <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0053a/IHI0053A_acle.pdf>`_ |
| |
| AArch64 |
| ------- |
| |
| * `ARMv8 Instruction Set Overview <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.genc010197a/index.html>`_ |
| |
| * `ARM C Language Extensions <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0053a/IHI0053A_acle.pdf>`_ |
| |
| Itanium (ia64) |
| -------------- |
| |
| * `Itanium documentation <http://developer.intel.com/design/itanium2/documentation.htm>`_ |
| |
| MIPS |
| ---- |
| |
| * `MIPS Processor Architecture <http://imgtec.com/mips/mips-architectures.asp>`_ |
| |
| * `MIPS 64-bit ELF Object File Specification <http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/manuals/4000/007-4658-001/pdf/007-4658-001.pdf>`_ |
| |
| PowerPC |
| ------- |
| |
| IBM - Official manuals and docs |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| * `Power Instruction Set Architecture, Versions 2.03 through 2.06 (authentication required, free sign-up) <https://www.power.org/technology-introduction/standards-specifications>`_ |
| |
| * `PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide <http://www.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/852569B20050FF7785256996007558C6>`_ |
| |
| * `Intro to PowerPC Architecture <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-powarch/>`_ |
| |
| * `PowerPC Processor Manuals (embedded) <http://www.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC>`_ |
| |
| * `Various IBM specifications and white papers <https://www.power.org/documentation/?document_company=105&document_category=all&publish_year=all&grid_order=DESC&grid_sort=title>`_ |
| |
| * `IBM AIX/5L for POWER Assembly Reference <http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixassem/alangref/alangreftfrm.htm>`_ |
| |
| Other documents, collections, notes |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| * `PowerPC ABI documents <http://penguinppc.org/dev/#library>`_ |
| * `PowerPC64 alignment of long doubles (from GCC) <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-09/msg00997.html>`_ |
| * `Long branch stubs for powerpc64-linux (from binutils) <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-04/msg00573.html>`_ |
| |
| AMDGPU |
| ------ |
| |
| * `AMD R6xx shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/R600_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD R7xx shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/R700-Family_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD Evergreen shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/AMD_Evergreen-Family_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD Cayman/Trinity shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/AMD_HD_6900_Series_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD Southern Islands Series ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/12/AMD_Southern_Islands_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD Sea Islands Series ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2013/07/AMD_Sea_Islands_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD GPU Programming Guide <http://developer.amd.com/download/AMD_Accelerated_Parallel_Processing_OpenCL_Programming_Guide.pdf>`_ |
| * `AMD Compute Resources <http://developer.amd.com/tools/heterogeneous-computing/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/documentation/>`_ |
| |
| SPARC |
| ----- |
| |
| * `SPARC standards <http://sparc.org/standards>`_ |
| * `SPARC V9 ABI <http://sparc.org/standards/64.psabi.1.35.ps.Z>`_ |
| * `SPARC V8 ABI <http://sparc.org/standards/psABI3rd.pdf>`_ |
| |
| SystemZ |
| ------- |
| |
| * `z/Architecture Principles of Operation (registration required, free sign-up) <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg2b9de5f05a9d57819852571c500428f9a>`_ |
| |
| X86 |
| --- |
| |
| AMD - Official manuals and docs |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| * `AMD processor manuals <http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_739,00.html>`_ |
| * `X86-64 ABI <http://www.x86-64.org/documentation>`_ |
| |
| Intel - Official manuals and docs |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| * `Intel 64 and IA-32 manuals <http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/architectures-software-developer-manuals.html>`_ |
| * `Intel Itanium documentation <http://www.intel.com/design/itanium/documentation.htm?iid=ipp_srvr_proc_itanium2+techdocs>`_ |
| |
| Other x86-specific information |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| * `Calling conventions for different C++ compilers and operating systems <http://www.agner.org/optimize/calling_conventions.pdf>`_ |
| |
| XCore |
| ----- |
| |
| * `The XMOS XS1 Architecture (ISA) <https://www.xmos.com/en/download/public/The-XMOS-XS1-Architecture%28X7879A%29.pdf>`_ |
| * `Tools Development Guide (includes ABI) <https://www.xmos.com/download/public/Tools-Development-Guide%28X9114A%29.pdf>`_ |
| |
| Other relevant lists |
| -------------------- |
| |
| * `GCC reading list <http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html>`_ |
| |
| ABI |
| === |
| |
| * `System V Application Binary Interface <http://www.sco.com/developers/gabi/latest/contents.html>`_ |
| * `Itanium C++ ABI <http://mentorembedded.github.io/cxx-abi/>`_ |
| |
| Linux |
| ----- |
| |
| * `PowerPC 64-bit ELF ABI Supplement <http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/ELF/ppc64/>`_ |
| * `Procedure Call Standard for the AArch64 Architecture <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0055a/IHI0055A_aapcs64.pdf>`_ |
| * `ELF for the ARM Architecture <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0044e/IHI0044E_aaelf.pdf>`_ |
| * `ELF for the ARM 64-bit Architecture (AArch64) <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0056a/IHI0056A_aaelf64.pdf>`_ |
| * `System z ELF ABI Supplement <http://legacy.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/es/os/s390x/doc/lzsabi0.pdf>`_ |
| |
| OS X |
| ---- |
| |
| * `Mach-O Runtime Architecture <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/RuntimeArchitecture-date.html>`_ |
| * `Notes on Mach-O ABI <http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000044.php>`_ |
| |
| Windows |
| ------- |
| |
| * `Microsoft PE/COFF Specification <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/pecoff.mspx>`_ |
| |
| NVPTX |
| ===== |
| |
| * `CUDA Documentation <http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/index.html>`_ includes the PTX |
| ISA and Driver API documentation |
| |
| Miscellaneous Resources |
| ======================= |
| |
| * `Executable File Format library <http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles/ExecutableFileFormats/>`_ |
| |
| * `GCC prefetch project <http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html>`_ page has a |
| good survey of the prefetching capabilities of a variety of modern |
| processors. |
