Parallel trace register allocation

@inproceedings{Eisl2018ParallelTR,
  title={Parallel trace register allocation},
  author={Josef Eisl and David Leopoldseder and Hanspeter M{\"o}ssenb{\"o}ck},
  booktitle={ManLang '18},
  year={2018}
}
Register allocation is a mandatory task for almost every compiler and consumes a significant portion of compile time. In a just-in-time compiler, compile time is a particular issue because compilation happens during program execution and contributes to the overall application run time. Parallelization can help here. We developed a theoretical model for parallel register allocation and show that it can be used in practice without a negative impact on the quality of the allocation result. Doing… 
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