Partitioning modules for cross-module optimization
Techniques for partitioning modules into smaller groups are disclosed. In various embodiments, cross-module optimization may be performed on these smaller groups. Further, related modules are grouped together based on a predefined algorithm. Relatedness, or closeness, or affinity, of modules are considered based on various factors including, for example, the number of calls between routines in different modules, possibility of in-lining a first routine in a first module into a second routine in a second module, characteristics of parameters being passed between routines in different modules, etc.
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Shin-Ming Dhruva R. XinLiang David Robert
Liu Chakrabarti Li Hundt