Remove "AOT" from LLVM target names. (#9854)

TLDR: Starting a transition from legacy names like "dylib-llvm-aot" to just "llvm-cpu".

History: in the early days of the project, we used to have compilation paths for both LLVM JIT (Just-In-Time) and LLVM AOT (Ahead-Of-Time). As the project matured, we dropped the JIT target and refactored the AOT target a few times. On the runtime side, we went through a few iterations of how "executable loaders" were defined: "dylib" (system .so, .dylib, .dll), "static" (executable code linked into runtime code statically at build time), and "embedded" (platform agnostic ELF file).

The "dylib-llvm-aot" name was descriptive at the time, but it doesn't accurately represent what the project can do today. Embedded ELF is the default linking mode, and there is no JIT to contrast AOT against.

Notable renames in this change:
| Component | Old name | New Name | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CMake | `IREE_TARGET_BACKEND_DYLIB_LLVM_AOT` | `IREE_TARGET_BACKEND_LLVM_CPU` | |
| CMake | `IREE_TARGET_BACKEND_WASM_LLVM_AOT` | `IREE_TARGET_BACKEND_LLVM_CPU_WASM` | Adds `WebAssembly` to `LLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD` |
| File names | `LLVMAOTTarget.h/.cpp` | `LLVMCPUTarget.h/.cpp` | |
| Compiler targets | (old names will remain for now) | `llvm-cpu` | |
| Flags | `dylib-llvm-aot` | `llvm-cpu` | Only where required to match the CMake option for now |
| Env vars | `IREE_LLVMAOT_SYSTEM_LINKER_PATH` | `IREE_LLVM_SYSTEM_LINKER_PATH` | |

In future changes:
* tests using `# REQUIRES: llvmaot` -> `llvmcpu`?
* target name usage `dylib-llvm-aot`, `llvm`, `cpu` -> `llvm-cpu`
* remove `dylib-llvm-aot` legacy name
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README.md

IREE: Intermediate Representation Execution Environment

IREE (Intermediate Representation Execution Environment, pronounced as “eerie”) is an MLIR-based end-to-end compiler and runtime that lowers Machine Learning (ML) models to a unified IR that scales up to meet the needs of the datacenter and down to satisfy the constraints and special considerations of mobile and edge deployments.

See our website for project details, user guides, and instructions on building from source.

Project Status

IREE is still in its early phase. We have settled down on the overarching infrastructure and are actively improving various software components as well as project logistics. It is still quite far from ready for everyday use and is made available without any support at the moment. With that said, we welcome any kind of feedback on any communication channels!

Communication Channels

Related Project Channels

  • MLIR topic within LLVM Discourse: IREE is enabled by and heavily relies on MLIR. IREE sometimes is referred to in certain MLIR discussions. Useful if you are also interested in MLIR evolution.

Build Status

CI SystemBuild SystemPlatformArchitectureConfiguration / ComponentStatus
KokoroBazelLinuxx86-64kokoro status bazel/linux/x86-swiftshader/core
KokoroCMake & BazelLinuxx86-64 (swiftshader)Integrationskokoro status cmake-bazel/linux/x86-swiftshader
KokoroCMake & BazelLinuxx86-64 (turing)Integrationskokoro status cmake-bazel/linux/x86-turing
KokoroCMakeLinuxx86-64 (swiftshader)kokoro status cmake/linux/x86-swiftshader
KokoroCMakeLinuxx86-64 (swiftshader)asankokoro status cmake/linux/x86-swiftshader-asan
KokoroCMakeLinuxx86-64 (turing)kokoro status cmake/linux/x86-turing
KokoroCMakeAndroidarm64-v8aRuntime (build only)kokoro status cmake/android/arm64-v8a
KokoroCMakeBare Metalrisc-v-32Runtimekokoro status cmake/baremetal/riscv32
KokoroCMakeLinuxrisc-v-64Runtimekokoro status cmake/linux/riscv64
BuildkiteCMakeAndroidarm64-v8aRuntimebuildkite status iree-android-arm64-v8a
BuildKiteCMakeAndroidarm64-v8aRuntime Benchmarksbuildkite status iree-benchmark
BuildKiteCMakeLinuxx86-64Tracing + Standalone Runtimebuildkite status iree-build-configurations

Architecture Overview

IREE Architecture IREE Architecture

See our website for more information.

Presentations and Talks

  • 2021-06-09: IREE Runtime Design Tech Talk (recording and slides)
  • 2020-08-20: IREE CodeGen: MLIR Open Design Meeting Presentation (recording and slides)
  • 2020-03-18: Interactive HAL IR Walkthrough (recording)
  • 2020-01-31: End-to-end MLIR Workflow in IREE: MLIR Open Design Meeting Presentation (recording and slides)

License

IREE is licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 License with LLVM Exceptions. See LICENSE for more information.