Accurate method for inlining virtual calls

Details Accurate method for inlining virtual calls Accurate method for inlining virtual calls

1998-09-14

2000-12-12

Hafiz, Tariq R.

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Translation of code

G06N 945

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061612170

ABSTRACT:
A computer system (10) is configured as a compiler to translate source code (FIG. 4) into object code (FIG. 6). The source code calls a polymorphic method on a receiver object. The compiler inlines the polymorphic method and guards the inlining with guard code that causes the executing microprocessor to skip the inlining in favor of a virtual method call when it determines that the inlined code is not appropriate for the receiver object. To make that determination, the guard code compares the address of the method version that has been inlined with the receiver object's pointer to its version of the polymorphic method.

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