1 llc - LLVM static compiler
2 ==========================
9 :program:`llc` [*options*] [*filename*]
14 The :program:`llc` command compiles LLVM source inputs into assembly language
15 for a specified architecture. The assembly language output can then be passed
16 through a native assembler and linker to generate a native executable.
18 The choice of architecture for the output assembly code is automatically
19 determined from the input file, unless the :option:`-march` option is used to
25 If ``filename`` is "``-``" or omitted, :program:`llc` reads from standard input.
26 Otherwise, it will from ``filename``. Inputs can be in either the LLVM assembly
27 language format (``.ll``) or the LLVM bitcode format (``.bc``).
29 If the :option:`-o` option is omitted, then :program:`llc` will send its output
30 to standard output if the input is from standard input. If the :option:`-o`
31 option specifies "``-``", then the output will also be sent to standard output.
33 If no :option:`-o` option is specified and an input file other than "``-``" is
34 specified, then :program:`llc` creates the output filename by taking the input
35 filename, removing any existing ``.bc`` extension, and adding a ``.s`` suffix.
37 Other :program:`llc` options are described below.
44 Print a summary of command line options.
46 .. option:: -o <filename>
48 Use ``<filename>`` as the output filename. See the summary above for more
53 Generate code at different optimization levels. These correspond to the
54 ``-O0``, ``-O1``, ``-O2``, and ``-O3`` optimization levels used by
57 .. option:: -mtriple=<target triple>
59 Override the target triple specified in the input file with the specified
62 .. option:: -march=<arch>
64 Specify the architecture for which to generate assembly, overriding the target
65 encoded in the input file. See the output of ``llc -help`` for a list of
66 valid architectures. By default this is inferred from the target triple or
67 autodetected to the current architecture.
69 .. option:: -mcpu=<cpuname>
71 Specify a specific chip in the current architecture to generate code for.
72 By default this is inferred from the target triple and autodetected to
73 the current architecture. For a list of available CPUs, use:
77 llvm-as < /dev/null | llc -march=xyz -mcpu=help
79 .. option:: -filetype=<output file type>
81 Specify what kind of output ``llc`` should generated. Options are: ``asm``
82 for textual assembly ( ``'.s'``), ``obj`` for native object files (``'.o'``)
83 and ``null`` for not emitting anything (for performance testing).
85 Note that not all targets support all options.
87 .. option:: -mattr=a1,+a2,-a3,...
89 Override or control specific attributes of the target, such as whether SIMD
90 operations are enabled or not. The default set of attributes is set by the
91 current CPU. For a list of available attributes, use:
95 llvm-as < /dev/null | llc -march=xyz -mattr=help
97 .. option:: --frame-pointer
99 Specify effect of frame pointer elimination optimization (all,non-leaf,none).
101 .. option:: --disable-excess-fp-precision
103 Disable optimizations that may produce excess precision for floating point.
104 Note that this option can dramatically slow down code on some systems
107 .. option:: --enable-no-infs-fp-math
109 Enable optimizations that assume no Inf values.
111 .. option:: --enable-no-nans-fp-math
113 Enable optimizations that assume no NAN values.
115 .. option:: --enable-unsafe-fp-math
117 Enable optimizations that make unsafe assumptions about IEEE math (e.g. that
118 addition is associative) or may not work for all input ranges. These
119 optimizations allow the code generator to make use of some instructions which
120 would otherwise not be usable (such as ``fsin`` on X86).
124 Print statistics recorded by code-generation passes.
126 .. option:: --time-passes
128 Record the amount of time needed for each pass and print a report to standard
131 .. option:: --load=<dso_path>
133 Dynamically load ``dso_path`` (a path to a dynamically shared object) that
134 implements an LLVM target. This will permit the target name to be used with
135 the :option:`-march` option so that code can be generated for that target.
137 .. option:: -meabi=[default|gnu|4|5]
139 Specify which EABI version should conform to. Valid EABI versions are *gnu*,
140 *4* and *5*. Default value (*default*) depends on the triple.
142 .. option:: -stack-size-section
144 Emit the .stack_sizes section which contains stack size metadata. The section
145 contains an array of pairs of function symbol values (pointer size) and stack
146 sizes (unsigned LEB128). The stack size values only include the space allocated
147 in the function prologue. Functions with dynamic stack allocations are not
150 .. option:: -remarks-section
152 Emit the .remarks (ELF) / __remarks (MachO) section which contains metadata
153 about remark diagnostics.
155 Tuning/Configuration Options
156 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
158 .. option:: --print-machineinstrs
160 Print generated machine code between compilation phases (useful for debugging).
162 .. option:: --regalloc=<allocator>
164 Specify the register allocator to use.
165 Valid register allocators are:
169 Basic register allocator.
173 Fast register allocator. It is the default for unoptimized code.
177 Greedy register allocator. It is the default for optimized code.
181 Register allocator based on 'Partitioned Boolean Quadratic Programming'.
183 .. option:: --spiller=<spiller>
185 Specify the spiller to use for register allocators that support it. Currently
186 this option is used only by the linear scan register allocator. The default
187 ``spiller`` is *local*. Valid spillers are:
197 Intel IA-32-specific Options
198 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
200 .. option:: --x86-asm-syntax=[att|intel]
202 Specify whether to emit assembly code in AT&T syntax (the default) or Intel
208 If :program:`llc` succeeds, it will exit with 0. Otherwise, if an error
209 occurs, it will exit with a non-zero value.