3 ;; Copyright (C) 2013 David Vazquez
5 ;; JSCL is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
6 ;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
7 ;; published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
8 ;; License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 ;; JSCL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
11 ;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 ;; General Public License for more details.
15 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16 ;; along with JSCL. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
25 ;;;; Random Common Lisp code useful to use here and there.
27 (defmacro with-gensyms ((&rest vars) &body body)
28 `(let ,(mapcar (lambda (var) `(,var (gensym ,(concatenate 'string (string var) "-")))) vars)
32 (and (consp x) (null (cdr x))))
39 ;;;; Intermediate representation structures
41 ;;;; This intermediate representation (IR) is a simplified version of
42 ;;;; the first intermediate representation what you will find if you
43 ;;;; have a look to the source code of SBCL. Some terminology is also
44 ;;;; used, but other is changed, so be careful if you assume you know
45 ;;;; what it is because you know the name.
47 ;;;; Computations are represented by `node'. Nodes are grouped
48 ;;;; sequencially into `basic-block'. It is a plain representation
49 ;;;; rather than a nested one. Computations take data and produce a
50 ;;;; value. Both data transfer are represented by `lvar'.
54 ;;; A (lexical) variable. Special variables has not a special
55 ;;; representation in the IR. They are handled by the primitive
56 ;;; functions `%symbol-function' and `%symbol-value'.
57 (defstruct (var (:include leaf))
58 ;; The symbol which names this variable in the source code.
61 ;;; A literal Lisp object. It usually comes from a quoted expression.
62 (defstruct (constant (:include leaf))
66 ;;; A lambda expression. Why do we name it `functional'? Well,
67 ;;; function is reserved by the ANSI, isn't it?
68 (defstruct (functional (:include leaf))
69 ;; The symbol which names this function in the source code or null
70 ;; if we do not know or it is an anonymous function.
76 ;;; An abstract place where the result of a computation is stored and
77 ;;; it can be referenced from other nodes, so lvars are responsible
78 ;;; for keeping the necessary information of the nested structure of
79 ;;; the code in this plain representation.
83 ;;; A base structure for every single computation. Most of the
84 ;;; computations are valued.
86 ;; The next and the prev slots are the next nodes and the previous
87 ;; node in the basic block sequence respectively.
89 ;; Lvar which stands for the result of the computation of this node.
92 ;;; Sentinel nodes in the basic block sequence of nodes.
93 (defstruct (block-entry (:include node)))
94 (defstruct (block-exit (:include node)))
96 ;;; A reference to a leaf (variable, constant and functions). The
97 ;;; meaning of this node is leaving the leaf into the lvar of the
99 (defstruct (ref (:include node))
102 ;;; An assignation of the LVAR VALUE into the var VARIABLE.
103 (defstruct (assignment (:include node))
107 ;;; A base node to function calls with a list of lvar as ARGUMENTS.
108 (defstruct (combination (:include node) (:constructor))
111 ;;; A function call to the ordinary Lisp function in the lvar FUNCTION.
112 (defstruct (call (:include combination))
115 ;;; A function call to the primitive FUNCTION.
116 (defstruct (primitive-call (:include combination))
120 ;;; A conditional branch. If the LVAR is not NIL, then we will jump to
121 ;;; the basic block CONSEQUENT, jumping to ALTERNATIVE otherwise. By
122 ;;; definition, a conditional must appear at the end of a basic block.
123 (defstruct (conditional (:include node))
129 ;;; Blocks are `basic block`. Basic blocks are organized as a control
130 ;;; flow graph with some more information in omponents.
131 (defstruct (basic-block
132 (:conc-name "BLOCK-")
133 (:constructor make-block)
134 (:predicate block-p))
136 ;; List of successors and predecessors of this basic block.
138 ;; The sentinel nodes of the sequence.
141 ;;; Sentinel nodes in the control flow graph of basic blocks.
142 (defstruct (component-entry (:include basic-block)))
143 (defstruct (component-exit (:include basic-block)))
145 ;;; Return a fresh empty basic block.
146 (defun make-empty-block ()
147 (let ((entry (make-block-entry))
148 (exit (make-block-exit)))
149 (setf (node-next entry) exit
150 (node-prev exit) entry)
151 (make-block :entry entry :exit exit)))
153 ;;; Return T if B is an empty basic block and NIL otherwise.
154 (defun empty-block-p (b)
155 (block-exit-p (node-next (block-entry b))))
157 ;;; Iterate across the nodes in a basic block forward.
159 ((node block &optional result &key include-sentinel-p) &body body)
160 `(do ((,node ,(if include-sentinel-p
161 `(block-entry ,block)
162 `(node-next (block-entry ,block)))
164 (,(if include-sentinel-p
166 `(block-exit-p ,node))
170 ;;; Iterate across the nodes in a basic block backward.
171 (defmacro do-nodes-backward
172 ((node block &optional result &key include-sentinel-p) &body body)
173 `(do ((,node ,(if include-sentinel-p
175 `(node-prev (block-entry ,block)))
177 (,(if include-sentinel-p
179 `(block-entry-p ,node))
183 ;;; Link FROM and TO nodes together. FROM and TO must belong to the
184 ;;; same basic block and appear in such order. The nodes between FROM
185 ;;; and TO are discarded.
186 (defun link-nodes (from to)
187 (setf (node-next from) to
195 ;;;; A cursor is a point between two nodes in some basic block in the
196 ;;;; IR representation where manipulations can take place, similarly
197 ;;;; to the cursors in text editing.
199 ;;;; Cursors cannot point to special component's entry and exit basic
200 ;;;; blocks or after a conditional node. Conveniently, the `cursor'
201 ;;;; function will signal an error if the cursor is not positioned
202 ;;;; correctly, so the rest of the code does not need to check once
208 ;;; The current cursor. It is the default cursor for many functions
209 ;;; which work on cursors.
212 ;;; Return the current basic block. It is to say, the basic block
213 ;;; where the current cursor is pointint.
214 (defun current-block ()
215 (cursor-block *cursor*))
217 ;;; Create a cursor which points to the basic block BLOCK. If omitted,
218 ;;; then the current block is used.
220 ;;; The keywords AFTER and BEFORE specify the cursor will point after (or
221 ;;; before) that node respectively. If none is specified, the cursor is
222 ;;; created before the exit node in BLOCK. An error is signaled if both
223 ;;; keywords are specified inconsistently, or if the nodes do not belong
226 ;;; AFTER and BEFORE could also be the special values :ENTRY and :EXIT,
227 ;;; which stand for the entry and exit nodes of the block respectively.
228 (defun cursor (&key (block (current-block))
229 (before nil before-p)
231 (when (or (component-entry-p block) (component-exit-p block))
232 (error "Invalid cursor on special entry/exit basic block."))
233 ;; Handle special values :ENTRY and :EXIT.
234 (flet ((node-designator (x)
236 (:entry (block-entry block))
237 (:exit (block-exit block))
239 (setq before (node-designator before))
240 (setq after (node-designator after)))
241 (let* ((next (or before (and after (node-next after)) (block-exit block)))
242 (cursor (make-cursor :block block :next next)))
243 (flet ((out-of-range-cursor ()
244 (error "Out of range cursor."))
246 (error "Ambiguous cursor specified between two non-adjacent nodes.")))
247 (when (conditional-p (node-prev next))
248 (error "Invalid cursor after conditional node."))
249 (when (or (null next) (block-entry-p next))
250 (out-of-range-cursor))
251 (when (and before-p after-p (not (eq after before)))
253 (do-nodes-backward (node block (out-of-range-cursor) :include-sentinel-p t)
254 (when (eq next node) (return))))
257 ;;; Accept a cursor specification just as described in `cursor'
258 ;;; describing a position in the IR and modify destructively the
259 ;;; current cursor to point there.
260 (defun set-cursor (&rest cursor-spec)
261 (let ((newcursor (apply #'cursor cursor-spec)))
262 (setf (cursor-block *cursor*) (cursor-block newcursor))
263 (setf (cursor-next *cursor*) (cursor-next newcursor))
266 ;;; Insert NODE at cursor.
267 (defun insert-node (node &optional (cursor *cursor*))
269 (link-nodes (node-prev (cursor-next cursor)) node)
270 (link-nodes node (cursor-next cursor))
273 ;;; Split the block at CURSOR. The cursor will point to the end of the
274 ;;; first basic block. Return the three basic blocks as multiple
276 (defun split-block (&optional (cursor *cursor*))
277 ;; <aaaaa|zzzzz> ==> <aaaaa|>--<zzzzz>
278 (let* ((block (cursor-block cursor))
279 (newexit (make-block-exit))
280 (newentry (make-block-entry))
281 (exit (block-exit block))
282 (newblock (make-block :entry newentry
285 :succ (block-succ block))))
286 (insert-node newexit)
287 (insert-node newentry)
288 (setf (node-next newexit) nil)
289 (setf (node-prev newentry) nil)
290 (setf (block-exit block) newexit)
291 (setf (block-succ block) (list newblock))
292 (dolist (succ (block-succ newblock))
293 (setf (block-pred succ) (substitute newblock block (block-pred succ))))
294 (set-cursor :block block :before newexit)
297 ;;; Split the block at CURSOR if it is in the middle of it. The cursor
298 ;;; will point to the end of the first basic block. Return the three
299 ;;; basic blocks as multiple values.
300 (defun maybe-split-block (&optional (cursor *cursor*))
301 ;; If we are converting IR into the end of the basic block, it's
302 ;; fine, we don't need to do anything.
303 (unless (block-exit-p (cursor-next cursor))
304 (split-block cursor)))
309 ;;;; Components are connected pieces of the control flow graph of
310 ;;;; basic blocks with some additional information. Components have
311 ;;;; well-defined entry and exit nodes. It is the toplevel
312 ;;;; organizational entity in the compiler. The IR translation result
313 ;;;; is accumulated into components incrementally.
314 (defstruct (component #-jscl (:print-object print-component))
318 ;;; Create a new component with an empty basic block, ready to start
319 ;;; conversion to IR. It returns the component and the basic block as
321 (defun make-empty-component ()
322 (let ((entry (make-component-entry))
323 (block (make-empty-block))
324 (exit (make-component-exit)))
325 (setf (block-succ entry) (list block)
326 (block-pred exit) (list block)
327 (block-succ block) (list exit)
328 (block-pred block) (list entry))
329 (values (make-component :entry entry :exit exit) block)))
331 ;;; Return the list of blocks in COMPONENT, conveniently sorted.
332 (defun component-blocks (component)
335 (labels ((compute-rdfo-from (block)
336 (unless (or (component-exit-p block) (find block seen))
338 (dolist (successor (block-succ block))
339 (unless (component-exit-p block)
340 (compute-rdfo-from successor)))
341 (push block output))))
342 (compute-rdfo-from (unlist (block-succ (component-entry component))))
345 ;;; Iterate across different blocks in COMPONENT.
346 (defmacro do-blocks ((block component &optional result) &body body)
347 `(dolist (,block (component-blocks ,component) ,result)
350 (defmacro do-blocks-backward ((block component &optional result) &body body)
351 `(dolist (,block (reverse (component-blocks ,component)) ,result)
355 ;;; A few consistency checks in the IR useful for catching bugs.
356 (defun check-ir-consistency (component)
357 (with-simple-restart (continue "Continue execution")
358 (do-blocks (block component)
359 (dolist (succ (block-succ block))
360 (unless (find block (block-pred succ))
361 (error "The block `~S' does not belong to the predecessors list of the its successor `~S'"
364 (dolist (pred (block-pred block))
365 (unless (find block (block-succ pred))
366 (error "The block `~S' does not belong to the successors' list of its predecessor `~S'"
368 (block-id pred)))))))
371 ;;;; Lexical environment
373 ;;;; It keeps an association between names and the IR entities. It is
374 ;;;; used to guide the translation from the Lisp source code to the
375 ;;;; intermediate representation.
378 name namespace type value)
380 (defvar *lexenv* nil)
382 (defun find-binding (name namespace)
384 (and (eq (binding-name b) name)
385 (eq (binding-namespace b) namespace)))
388 (defun push-binding (name namespace value &optional type)
389 (push (make-binding :name name
398 ;;;; This code covers the translation from Lisp source code to the
399 ;;;; intermediate representation. The main entry point function to do
400 ;;;; that is the `ir-convert' function, which dispatches to IR
401 ;;;; translators. This function ss intended to do the initial
402 ;;;; conversion as well as insert new IR code during optimizations.
404 ;;;; The function `ir-complete' will coalesce basic blocks in a
405 ;;;; component to generate proper maximal basic blocks.
407 ;;; The current component. We accumulate the results of the IR
408 ;;; conversion in this component.
411 ;;; A alist of IR translator functions.
412 (defvar *ir-translator* nil)
414 ;;; Define a IR translator for NAME. LAMBDA-LIST is used to
415 ;;; destructure the arguments of the form. Calling the local function
416 ;;; `result-lvar' you can get the LVAR where the compilation of the
417 ;;; expression should store the result of the evaluation.
419 ;;; The cursor is granted to be at the end of a basic block with a
420 ;;; unique successor, and so it should be when the translator returns.
421 (defmacro define-ir-translator (name lambda-list &body body)
422 (check-type name symbol)
423 (let ((fname (intern (format nil "IR-CONVERT-~a" (string name)))))
424 (with-gensyms (result form)
426 (defun ,fname (,form ,result)
427 (flet ((result-lvar () ,result))
428 (declare (ignorable (function result-lvar)))
429 (destructuring-bind ,lambda-list ,form
431 (push (cons ',name #',fname) *ir-translator*)))))
433 ;;; Return the unique successor of the current block. If it is not
434 ;;; unique signal an error.
436 (unlist (block-succ (current-block))))
438 ;;; Set the next block of the current one.
439 (defun (setf next-block) (new-value)
440 (let ((block (current-block)))
441 (dolist (succ (block-succ block))
442 (setf (block-pred succ) (remove block (block-pred succ))))
443 (setf (block-succ block) (list new-value))
444 (push block (block-pred new-value))
447 (defun ir-convert-constant (form result)
448 (let* ((leaf (make-constant :value form)))
449 (insert-node (make-ref :leaf leaf :lvar result))))
451 (define-ir-translator quote (form)
452 (ir-convert-constant form (result-lvar)))
454 (define-ir-translator setq (variable value)
455 (let ((var (make-var :name variable))
456 (value-lvar (make-lvar)))
457 (ir-convert value value-lvar)
458 (let ((assign (make-assignment :variable var :value value-lvar :lvar (result-lvar))))
459 (insert-node assign))))
461 (define-ir-translator progn (&body body)
462 (mapc #'ir-convert (butlast body))
463 (ir-convert (car (last body)) (result-lvar)))
465 (define-ir-translator if (test then &optional else)
466 ;; It is the schema of how the basic blocks will look like
469 ;; <aaaaXX> --< >-- <|> -- <zzzz>
472 ;; Note that is important to leave the cursor in an empty basic
473 ;; block, as zzz could be the exit basic block of the component,
474 ;; which is an invalid position for a cursor.
475 (let ((test-lvar (make-lvar))
476 (then-block (make-empty-block))
477 (else-block (make-empty-block))
478 (join-block (make-empty-block)))
479 (ir-convert test test-lvar)
480 (insert-node (make-conditional :test test-lvar :consequent then-block :alternative else-block))
481 (let* ((block (current-block))
482 (tail-block (next-block)))
483 ;; Link together the different created basic blocks.
484 (setf (block-succ block) (list else-block then-block)
485 (block-pred else-block) (list block)
486 (block-pred then-block) (list block)
487 (block-succ then-block) (list join-block)
488 (block-succ else-block) (list join-block)
489 (block-pred join-block) (list else-block then-block)
490 (block-succ join-block) (list tail-block)
491 (block-pred tail-block) (substitute join-block block (block-pred tail-block))))
492 ;; Convert he consequent and alternative forms and update cursor.
493 (ir-convert then (result-lvar) (cursor :block then-block))
494 (ir-convert else (result-lvar) (cursor :block else-block))
495 (set-cursor :block join-block)))
497 (define-ir-translator block (name &body body)
498 (let ((new (split-block)))
499 (push-binding name 'block (cons (next-block) (result-lvar)))
500 (ir-convert `(progn ,@body) (result-lvar))
501 (set-cursor :block new)))
503 (define-ir-translator return-from (name &optional value)
505 (or (find-binding name 'block)
506 (error "Tried to return from unknown block `~S' name" name))))
507 (destructuring-bind (jump-block . lvar)
508 (binding-value binding)
509 (ir-convert value lvar)
510 (setf (next-block) jump-block)
511 ;; This block is really unreachable, even if the following code
512 ;; is labelled in a tagbody, as tagbody will create a new block
513 ;; for each label. However, we have to leave the cursor
514 ;; somewhere to convert new input.
515 (let ((dummy (make-empty-block)))
516 (set-cursor :block dummy)))))
518 (define-ir-translator tagbody (&rest statements)
520 (or (integerp x) (symbolp x))))
521 (let* ((tags (remove-if-not #'go-tag-p statements))
523 ;; Create a chain of basic blocks for the tags, recording each
524 ;; block in a alist in TAG-BLOCKS.
525 (let ((*cursor* *cursor*))
527 (setq *cursor* (cursor :block (split-block)))
528 (push-binding tag 'tag (current-block))
529 (if (assoc tag tag-blocks)
530 (error "Duplicated tag `~S' in tagbody." tag)
531 (push (cons tag (current-block)) tag-blocks))))
532 ;; Convert the statements into the correct block.
533 (dolist (stmt statements)
535 (set-cursor :block (cdr (assoc stmt tag-blocks)))
536 (ir-convert stmt))))))
538 (define-ir-translator go (label)
540 (or (find-binding label 'tag)
541 (error "Unable to jump to the label `~S'" label))))
542 (setf (next-block) (binding-value tag-binding))
543 ;; Unreachable block.
544 (let ((dummy (make-empty-block)))
545 (set-cursor :block dummy))))
548 (defun ir-convert-functoid (result name arguments &rest body)
550 (return-lvar (make-lvar)))
551 (with-component-compilation
552 (ir-convert `(progn ,@body) return-lvar)
553 (setq component *component*))
558 :entry-point component
559 :return-lvar return-lvar)))
560 (insert-node (make-ref :leaf functional :lvar result)))))
562 (define-ir-translator function (name)
564 (ir-convert `(symbol-function ,name) (result-lvar))
566 ((lambda named-lambda)
567 (let ((desc (cdr name)))
568 (when (eq 'lambda (car name))
570 (apply #'ir-convert-functoid (result-lvar) desc)))
573 (defun ir-convert-var (form result)
574 (let* ((leaf (make-var :name form)))
575 (insert-node (make-ref :leaf leaf :lvar result))))
577 (defun ir-convert-call (form result)
578 (destructuring-bind (function &rest args) form
579 (let ((func-lvar (make-lvar))
583 (let ((arg-lvar (make-lvar)))
584 (push arg-lvar args-lvars)
585 (ir-convert arg arg-lvar)))
586 (setq args-lvars (reverse args-lvars))
588 (if (find-primitive function)
589 (insert-node (make-primitive-call
590 :function (find-primitive function)
591 :arguments args-lvars
594 (ir-convert `(symbol-function ,function) func-lvar)
595 (insert-node (make-call :function func-lvar
596 :arguments args-lvars
599 ;;; Convert the Lisp expression FORM, it may create new basic
600 ;;; blocks. RESULT is the lvar representing the result of the
601 ;;; computation or null if the value should be discarded. The IR is
602 ;;; inserted at *CURSOR*.
603 (defun ir-convert (form &optional result (*cursor* *cursor*))
604 ;; Rebinding the lexical environment here we make sure that the
605 ;; lexical information introduced by FORM is just available for
607 (let ((*lexenv* *lexenv*))
608 ;; Possibly create additional blocks in order to make sure the
609 ;; cursor is at end the end of a basic block.
615 (ir-convert-var form result))
617 (ir-convert-constant form result))))
619 (destructuring-bind (op &rest args) form
620 (let ((translator (cdr (assoc op *ir-translator*))))
622 (funcall translator args result)
623 (ir-convert-call form result))))))
627 ;;; Prepare a new component with a current empty block ready to start
628 ;;; IR conversion bound in the current cursor. BODY is evaluated and
629 ;;; the value of the last form is returned.
630 (defmacro with-component-compilation (&body body)
631 (with-gensyms (block)
632 `(multiple-value-bind (*component* ,block)
633 (make-empty-component)
634 (let ((*cursor* (cursor :block ,block)))
637 ;;; Change all the predecessors of BLOCK to precede NEW-BLOCK instead.
638 (defun replace-block (block new-block)
639 (let ((predecessors (block-pred block)))
640 (setf (block-pred new-block) (union (block-pred new-block) predecessors))
641 (dolist (pred predecessors)
642 (setf (block-succ pred) (substitute new-block block (block-succ pred)))
643 (unless (component-entry-p pred)
644 (let ((last-node (node-prev (block-exit pred))))
645 (when (conditional-p last-node)
646 (macrolet ((replacef (place)
647 `(setf ,place (if (eq block ,place) new-block ,place))))
648 (replacef (conditional-consequent last-node))
649 (replacef (conditional-alternative last-node)))))))))
651 (defun delete-empty-block (block)
652 (when (or (component-entry-p block) (component-exit-p block))
653 (error "Cannot delete entry or exit basic blocks."))
654 (unless (empty-block-p block)
655 (error "Block `~S' is not empty!" (block-id block)))
656 (replace-block block (unlist (block-succ block))))
658 ;;; Try to coalesce BLOCK with the successor if it is unique and block
659 ;;; is its unique predecessor.
660 (defun maybe-coalesce-block (block)
661 (when (singlep (block-succ block))
662 (let ((succ (first (block-succ block))))
663 (when (and (not (component-exit-p succ)) (singlep (block-pred succ)))
664 (link-nodes (node-prev (block-exit block))
665 (node-next (block-entry succ)))
666 (setf (block-succ block) (block-succ succ))
667 (dolist (next (block-succ succ))
668 (setf (block-pred next) (substitute block succ (block-pred next))))
671 (defun ir-complete (&optional (component *component*))
672 (do-blocks-backward (block component)
673 (maybe-coalesce-block block)
674 (when (empty-block-p block)
675 (delete-empty-block block))))
680 (defun print-node (node)
681 (when (node-lvar node)
682 (format t "~a = " (lvar-id (node-lvar node))))
685 (let ((leaf (ref-leaf node)))
688 (format t "~a" (var-name leaf)))
690 (format t "'~s" (constant-value leaf)))
692 (format t "#<function ~a>" (functional-name leaf))))))
694 (format t "set ~a ~a"
695 (var-name (assignment-variable node))
696 (lvar-id (assignment-value node))))
697 ((primitive-call-p node)
698 (format t "primitive ~a" (primitive-name (primitive-call-function node)))
699 (dolist (arg (primitive-call-arguments node))
700 (format t " ~a" (lvar-id arg))))
702 (format t "call ~a" (lvar-id (call-function node)))
703 (dolist (arg (call-arguments node))
704 (format t " ~a" (lvar-id arg))))
705 ((conditional-p node)
706 (format t "if ~a ~a ~a"
707 (lvar-id (conditional-test node))
708 (block-id (conditional-consequent node))
709 (block-id (conditional-alternative node))))
711 (error "`print-node' does not support printing ~S as a node." node)))
714 (defun print-block (block)
715 (flet ((block-name (block)
717 ((and (singlep (block-pred block))
718 (component-entry-p (unlist (block-pred block))))
720 ((component-exit-p block)
722 (t (string (block-id block))))))
723 (format t "BLOCK ~a:~%" (block-name block))
724 (do-nodes (node block)
726 (when (singlep (block-succ block))
727 (format t "GO ~a~%" (block-name (first (block-succ block)))))
730 (defun print-component (component &optional (stream *standard-output*))
731 (let ((*standard-output* stream))
732 (do-blocks (block component)
733 (print-block block))))
735 ;;; Translate FORM into IR and print a textual repreresentation of the
737 (defun describe-ir (form &optional (complete t))
738 (with-component-compilation
739 (ir-convert form (make-lvar :id "$out"))
740 (when complete (ir-complete))
741 (check-ir-consistency *component*)
742 (print-component *component*)))
748 ;;;; Primitive functions are a set of functions provided by the
749 ;;;; compiler. They cannot usually be written in terms of other
750 ;;;; functions. When the compiler tries to compile a function call, it
751 ;;;; looks for a primitive function firstly, and if it is found and
752 ;;;; the declarations allow it, a primitive call is inserted in the
753 ;;;; IR. The back-end of the compiler knows how to compile primitive
757 (defvar *primitive-function-table* nil)
762 (defmacro define-primitive (name args &body body)
763 (declare (ignore args body))
764 `(push (make-primitive :name ',name)
765 *primitive-function-table*))
767 (defun find-primitive (name)
768 (find name *primitive-function-table* :key #'primitive-name))
770 (define-primitive symbol-function (symbol))
776 ;;; compiler.lisp ends here