v8/test/mozilla
alexandre.rames@arm.com 62116e2c12 A64: Let the MacroAssembler resolve branches to distant targets.
Code generation would fail when assembling a branch to a label that is bound
outside the immediate range of the instruction. A64 is sensitive to this, as the
various branching instructions have different ranges, going down to +-32KB for
TBZ/TBNZ.  The MacroAssembler is augmented to handle branches to targets that
may exceed the immediate range of instructions.

When branching backward to a label exceeding the instruction range, the
MacroAssembler can simply tweak the generated code to use an unconditional
branch with a longer range. For example instead of
    B(cond, &label);
the MacroAssembler can generate:
    b(InvertCondition(cond), &done);
    b(&label);
    bind(&done);

Since the target is not known when the branch is emitted, forward branches uses
a different mechanism. The MacroAssembler keeps track of forward branches to
unbound labels. When the code generation approaches the end of the range of a
branch, a veneer is generated for the branch.

BUG=v8:3148
LOG=Y
R=ulan@chromium.org

Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/169893002

git-svn-id: http://v8.googlecode.com/svn/branches/bleeding_edge@19444 ce2b1a6d-e550-0410-aec6-3dcde31c8c00
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mozilla-shell-emulation.js Removed lots of new mozilla tests depending on "options" function. 2008-12-03 10:21:50 +00:00
mozilla.status A64: Let the MacroAssembler resolve branches to distant targets. 2014-02-18 13:15:32 +00:00
testcfg.py Remove SCons related files 2013-04-18 11:01:14 +00:00