Adding support for linking bitcode files in LLVM CPU/GPU targets. (#12265)

Object files specified with .bc extensions are linked into our LLVM IR
prior to performing code generation. This allows for target
specialization by way of our own __nvvm_reflect-like mechanisms. On the
CPU side with our libdevice we can have libraries use calls into that we
specialize based on target configuration.

As part of testing the CPU/CUDA target has gained support for the
`--iree-hal-dump-executable-intermediates-to=` flag by dumping the
bitcode produced by codegen, the linked bitcode, and the final optimized
bitcode prior to so/o/PTX emission.

Future changes will demonstrate using libdevice on the CPU to query
target features and using both CPU and CUDA bitcode files to provide
microkernel implementations in the custom_dispatch samples.

Progress on https://github.com/iree-org/iree/issues/12222 (externalized
CUDA bitcode linking not yet done).

benchmarks: cuda, x86_64, comp-stats
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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.

CI Status

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.

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.