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\title{\Huge \textbf{Essentials of Compilation} \\ 
  \huge An Incremental Approach}

\author{\textsc{Jeremy G. Siek}
   \thanks{\url{http://homes.soic.indiana.edu/jsiek/}}
   }

\begin{document}

\frontmatter
\maketitle

\begin{dedication}
This book is dedicated to the programming languages group at Indiana University.
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\mainmatter

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\chapter*{Preface}

\cite{Sarkar:2004fk}
\cite{Keep:2012aa}
\cite{Ghuloum:2006bh}

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%\section*{About the companion website}
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\section*{Acknowledgments}

Need to give thanks to 
\begin{itemize}
\item Kent Dybvig
\item Daniel P. Friedman
\item Oscar Waddell
\item Abdulaziz Ghuloum
\item Dipanwita Sarkar
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\chapter{Integers and Variables}
\label{ch:int-exp}

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\section{The $S_0$ Language}

The $S_0$ language includes integers, operations on integers,
(arithmetic and input), and variable definitions.  The syntax of the
$S_0$ language is defined by the grammar in
Figure~\ref{fig:s0-syntax}. This language is rich enough to exhibit
several compilation techniques but simple enough so that we can
implement a compiler for it in two weeks of hard work.  To give the
reader a feeling for the scale of this first compiler, the instructor
solution for the $S_0$ compiler consists of 6 recursive functions and
a few small helper functions that together span 256 lines of code.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\fbox{
\begin{minipage}{0.85\textwidth}
\[
\begin{array}{lcl}
  \Op  &::=& \key{+} \mid \key{-} \mid \key{*} \mid \key{read} \\
  \Exp &::=& \Int \mid (\Op \; \Exp^{*}) \mid \Var \mid \LET{\Var}{\Exp}{\Exp}
\end{array}
\]
\end{minipage}
}
\caption{The syntax of the $S_0$ language. The abbreviation \Op{} is
  short for operator, \Exp{} is short for expression, \Int{} for integer,
  and \Var{} for variable.}
\label{fig:s0-syntax}
\end{figure}

The result of evaluating an expression is a value.  For $S_0$, values
are integers. To make it straightforward to map these integers onto
x86-64 assembly~\citep{Matz:2013aa}, we restrict the integers to just
those representable with 64-bits, the range $-2^{63}$ to $2^{63}$.

We will walk through some examples of $S_0$ programs, commenting on
aspects of the language that will be relevant to compiling it.  We
start with one of the simplest $S_0$ programs; it adds two integers.
\[
\BINOP{+}{10}{32}
\]
The result is $42$, as you might expected. 
%
The next example demonstrates that expressions may be nested within
each other, in this case nesting several additions and negations.
\[
\BINOP{+}{10}{ \UNIOP{-}{ \BINOP{+}{12}{20} } }
\]
What is the result of the above program?

The \key{let} construct stores a value in a variable which can then be
used within the body of the \key{let}. So the following program stores
$32$ in $x$ and then computes $\BINOP{+}{10}{x}$, producing $42$.
\[
\LET{x}{ \BINOP{+}{12}{20} }{ \BINOP{+}{10}{x} } 
\]
When there are multiple \key{let}'s for the same variable, the closest
enclosing \key{let} is used. Consider the following program with two
\key{let}'s that define variables named $x$.
\[
\LET{x}{32}{ \BINOP{+}{ \LET{x}{10}{x} }{ x } }
\]
For the purposes of showing which variable uses correspond to which
definitions, the following shows the $x$'s annotated with subscripts
to distinguish them.
\[
\LET{x_1}{32}{ \BINOP{+}{ \LET{x_2}{10}{x_2} }{ x_1 } }
\]

The \key{read} operation prompts the user of the program for an
integer. Given an input of $10$, the following program produces $42$.
\[
\BINOP{+}{(\key{read})}{32}
\]
We include the \key{read} operation in $S_0$ to demonstrate that order
of evaluation can make a different. Given the input $52$ then $10$,
the following produces $42$ (and not $-42$).
\[
\LET{x}{\READ}{ \LET{y}{\READ}{ \BINOP{-}{x}{y} } }
\]
The initializing expression is always evaluated before the body of the
\key{let}, so in the above, the \key{read} for $x$ is performed before
the \key{read} for $y$.
%
The behavior of the following program is somewhat subtle because
Scheme does not specify an evaluation order for arguments of an
operator such as $-$.
\[
\BINOP{-}{\READ}{\READ}
\]
Given the input $42$ then $10$, the above program can result in either
$42$ or $-42$, depending on the whims of the Scheme implementation.

The goal for this chapter is to implement a compiler that translates
any program $p \in S_0$ into a x86-64 assembly program $p'$ such that
the assembly program exhibits the same behavior on an x86 computer as
the $S_0$ program running in a Scheme implementation.
\[
\xymatrix{
p \in S_0  \ar[rr]^{\text{compile}} \ar[drr]_{\text{run in Scheme}\quad}   &&  p' \in \text{x86-64} \ar[d]^{\quad\text{run on an x86 machine}}\\
& & n \in \mathbb{Z}   
}
\]
In the next section we introduce enough of the x86-64 assembly
language to compile $S_0$.

\section{The x86-64 Assembly Language}

An x86-64 program is a sequence of instructions. The instructions
manipulate 16 variables called \emph{registers} and can also load and
store values into \emph{memory}. Memory is a mapping of 64-bit
addresses to 64-bit values. The syntax $n(r)$ is used to read the
address $a$ stored in register $r$ and then offset it by $n$ bytes (8
bits), producing the address $a + n$. The arithmetic instructions,
such as $\key{addq}\,s\,d$, read from the source $s$ and destination
argument $d$, apply the arithmetic operation, then stores the result
in the destination $d$. In this case, computing $d \gets d + s$.  The
move instruction, $\key{movq}\,s\,d$ reads from $s$ and stores the
result in $d$. The $\key{callq}\,\mathit{label}$ instruction executes
the procedure specified by the label, which we shall use to implement
\key{read}. Figure~\ref{fig:x86-a} defines the syntax for this subset
of the x86-64 assembly language.

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\fbox{
\begin{minipage}{0.96\textwidth}
\[
\begin{array}{lcl}
\itm{register} &::=& \key{rsp} \mid \key{rbp} \mid \key{rax} \mid \key{rbx} \mid \key{rcx}
              \mid \key{rdx} \mid \key{rsi} \mid \key{rdi} \mid \\
              && \key{r8} \mid \key{r9} \mid \key{r10}
              \mid \key{r11} \mid \key{r12} \mid \key{r13}
              \mid \key{r14} \mid \key{r15} \\
\Arg &::=&  \key{\$}\Int \mid \key{\%}\itm{register} \mid \Int(\key{\%}\itm{register}) \\ 
\Instr &::=& \key{addq} \; \Arg, \Arg \mid 
      \key{subq} \; \Arg, \Arg \mid 
      \key{imulq} \; \Arg,\Arg \mid 
      \key{negq} \; \Arg \mid \\
  && \key{movq} \; \Arg, \Arg \mid 
      \key{callq} \; \mathit{label} \mid
      \key{pushq}\;\Arg \mid \key{popq}\;\Arg \mid \key{retq} \\
\Prog &::= & \key{.globl \_main}\\
      &    & \key{\_main:} \; \Instr^{+}
\end{array}
\]
\end{minipage}
}
\caption{A subset of the x86-64 assembly language.}
\label{fig:x86-a}
\end{figure}

Figure~\ref{fig:p0-x86} depicts an x86-64 program that is equivalent
to $\BINOP{+}{10}{32}$. The \key{globl} directive says that the
\key{\_main} procedure is externally visible, which is necessary so
that the operating system can call it. The label \key{\_main:}
indicates the beginning of the \key{\_main} procedure.  The
instruction $\key{movq}\,\$10, \%\key{rax}$ puts $10$ into the
register \key{rax}. The following instruction $\key{addq}\,\key{\$}32,
\key{\%rax}$ adds $32$ to the $10$ in \key{rax} and puts the result,
$42$, back into \key{rax}. The instruction \key{retq} finishes the
\key{\_main} function by returning the integer in the \key{rax}
register to the operating system.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{minipage}{0.6\textwidth}
\begin{lstlisting}
	.globl _main
_main:
	movq	$10, %rax
	addq	$32, %rax
	retq
\end{lstlisting}
\end{minipage}
\caption{A simple x86-64 program equivalent to $\BINOP{+}{10}{32}$.}
\label{fig:p0-x86}
\end{figure}

The next example exhibits the use of memory.  Figure~\ref{fig:p1-x86}
lists an x86-64 program that is equivalent to $\BINOP{+}{52}{
  \UNIOP{-}{10} }$. To understand how this x86-64 program uses memory,
we need to explain a region of memory called called the
\emph{procedure call stack} (\emph{stack} for short). The stack
consists of a separate \emph{frame} for each procedure call. The
memory layout for an individual frame is shown in
Figure~\ref{fig:frame}.  The register \key{rsp} is called the
\emph{stack pointer} and points to the item at the top of the
stack. The stack grows downward in memory, so we increase the size of
the stack by subtracting from the stack pointer. The frame size is
required to be a multiple of 16 bytes. The register \key{rbp} is the
\emph{base pointer} which serves two purposes: 1) it saves the
location of the stack pointer for the procedure that called the
current one and 2) it is used to access variables associated with the
current procedure. We number the variables from $1$ to $n$. Variable
$1$ is stored at address $-8\key{(\%rbp)}$, variable $2$ at
$-16\key{(\%rbp)}$, etc.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\begin{minipage}{0.6\textwidth}
\begin{lstlisting}
	.globl _main
_main:
	pushq	%rbp
	movq	%rsp, %rbp
	subq	$16, %rsp

	movq	$10, -8(%rbp)
	negq	-8(%rbp)
	movq	$52, %rax
	addq	-8(%rbp), %rax

	addq	$16, %rsp
	popq	%rbp
	retq
\end{lstlisting}
\end{minipage}
\caption{An x86-64 program equivalent to $\BINOP{+}{52}{\UNIOP{-}{10} }$.}
\label{fig:p1-x86}
\end{figure}


\begin{figure}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|r|l|} \hline
Position & Contents \\ \hline
8(\key{\%rbp}) & return address \\
0(\key{\%rbp}) & old \key{rbp} \\
-8(\key{\%rbp}) & variable $1$ \\
-16(\key{\%rbp}) & variable $2$ \\
 \ldots  & \ldots \\
0(\key{\%rsp}) & variable $n$\\ \hline
\end{tabular}

\caption{Memory layout of a frame.}
\label{fig:frame}
\end{figure}

Getting back to the program in Figure~\ref{fig:p1-x86}, the first
three instructions are the typical prelude for a procedure.  The
instruction \key{pushq \%rbp} saves the base pointer for the procedure
that called the current one onto the stack and subtracts $8$ from the
stack pointer. The second instruction \key{movq \%rsp, \%rbp} changes
the base pointer to the top of the stack. The instruction \key{subq
  \$16, \%rsp} moves the stack pointer down to make enough room for
storing variables.  This program just needs one variable ($8$ bytes)
but because the frame size is required to be a multiple of 16 bytes,
it rounds to 16 bytes.

The next four instructions carry out the work of computing
$\BINOP{+}{52}{\UNIOP{-}{10} }$. The first instruction \key{movq \$10,
  -8(\%rbp)} stores $10$ in variable $1$. The instruction \key{negq
  -8(\%rbp)} changes variable $1$ to $-10$. The \key{movq \$52, \%rax}
places $52$ in the register \key{rax} and \key{addq -8(\%rbp), \%rax}
adds the contents of variable $1$ to \key{rax}, at which point
\key{rax} contains $42$.

The last three instructions are the typical \emph{conclusion} of a
procedure.  The \key{addq \$16, \%rsp} instruction moves the stack
pointer back to point at the old base pointer. The amount added here
needs to match the amount that was subtracted in the prelude of the
procedure.  Then \key{popq \%rbp} returns the old base pointer to
\key{rbp} and adds $8$ to the stack pointer.  The \key{retq}
instruction jumps back to the procedure that called this one and
subtracts 8 from the stack pointer.

The compiler will need a convenient representation for manipulating
x86 programs, so we define an abstract syntax for x86 in
Figure~\ref{fig:x86-ast-a}. The \itm{info} field of the \key{program}
AST node is for storing auxilliary information that needs to be
communicated from one pass to the next. The function \key{print-x86}
provided in the supplemental code converts an x86 abstract syntax tree
into the text representation for x86 (Figure~\ref{fig:x86-a}).

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\fbox{
\begin{minipage}{0.96\textwidth}
\[
\begin{array}{lcl}
\Arg &::=&  \INT{\Int} \mid \REG{\itm{register}}
    \mid \STACKLOC{\Int} \\ 
\Instr &::=& (\key{add} \; \Arg\; \Arg) \mid 
      (\key{sub} \; \Arg\; \Arg) \mid 
      (\key{imul} \; \Arg\;\Arg) \mid 
      (\key{neg} \; \Arg) \mid \\
  && (\key{mov} \; \Arg\; \Arg) \mid 
      (\key{call} \; \mathit{label}) \mid
      (\key{push}\;\Arg) \mid (\key{pop}\;\Arg) \mid (\key{ret}) \\
\Prog &::= & (\key{program} \;\itm{info} \; \Instr^{+})
\end{array}
\]
\end{minipage}
}
\caption{Abstract syntax for x86-64 assembly.}
\label{fig:x86-ast-a}
\end{figure}

\section{Planning the route from $S_0$ to x86-64}
\label{sec:plan-s0-x86}

To compile one language to another it helps to focus on the
differences between the two languages. It is these differences that
the compiler will need to bridge. What are the differences between
$S_0$ and x86-64 assembly? Here we list some of the most important the
differences.

\begin{enumerate}
\item x86-64 arithmetic instructions typically take two arguments and
  update the second argument in place. In contrast, $S_0$ arithmetic
  operations only read their arguments and produce a new value.

\item An argument to an $S_0$ operator can be any expression, whereas
  x86-64 instructions restrict their arguments to integers, registers,
  and memory locations.

\item An $S_0$ program can have any number of variables whereas x86-64
  has only 16 registers.

\item Variables in $S_0$ can overshadow other variables with the same
  name. The registers and memory locations of x86-64 all have unique
  names.
\end{enumerate}

We ease the challenge of compiling from $S_0$ to x86 by breaking down
the problem into several steps, dealing with the above differences one
at a time. The main question then becomes: in what order to we tackle
these differences? This is often one of the most challenging questions
that a compiler writer must answer because some orderings may be much
more difficult to implement than others. It is difficult to know ahead
of time which orders will be better so often some trial-and-error is
involved. However, we can try to plan ahead and choose the orderings
based on what we find out.

For example, to handle difference \#2 (nested expressions), we shall
introduce new variables and pull apart the nested expressions into a
sequence of assignment statements.  To deal with difference \#3 we
will be replacing variables with registers and/or stack
locations. Thus, it makes sense to deal with \#2 before \#3 so that
\#3 can replace both the original variables and the new ones. Next,
consider where \#1 should fit in. Because it has to do with the format
of x86 instructions, it makes more sense after we have flattened the
nested expressions (\#2). Finally, when should we deal with \#4
(variable overshadowing)?  We shall be solving this problem by
renaming variables to make sure they have unique names. Recall that
our plan for \#2 involves moving nested expressions, which could be
problematic if it changes the shadowing of variables. However, if we
deal with \#4 first, then it will not be an issue.  Thus, we arrive at
the following ordering.
\[
\xymatrix{
4 \ar[r] & 2 \ar[r] & 1 \ar[r] & 3
}
\]

We further simplify the translation from $S_0$ to x86 by identifying
an intermediate language named $C_0$, roughly half-way between $S_0$
and x86, to provide a rest stop along the way. The name $C_0$ comes
from this language being vaguely similar to the $C$ language. The
differences \#4 and \#1, regarding variables and nested expressions,
are handled by the passes \textsf{uniquify} and \textsf{flatten} that
bring us to $C_0$.
\[\large
\xymatrix@=60pt{
  S_0 \ar[r]^-{\textsf{uniquify}} & S_0 \ar[r]^-{\textsf{flatten}} & C_0 
}
\]

The syntax for $C_0$ is defined in Figure~\ref{fig:c0-syntax}.  The
$C_0$ language supports the same operators as $S_0$ but the arguments
of operators are now restricted to just variables and integers. The
\key{let} construct of $S_0$ is replaced by an assignment statement
and there is a \key{return} construct to specify the return value of
the program. A program consists of a sequence of statements that
include at least one \key{return} statement.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\[
\begin{array}{lcl}
\Arg &::=& \Int \mid \Var \\
\Exp &::=& \Arg \mid (\Op \; \Arg^{*})\\
\Stmt &::=& \ASSIGN{\Var}{\Exp} \mid \RETURN{\Arg} \\
\Prog & ::= & (\key{program}\;\itm{info}\;\Stmt^{+})
\end{array}
\]
\caption{The $C_0$ intermediate language.}
\label{fig:c0-syntax}
\end{figure}


To get from $C_0$ to x86-64 assembly requires three more steps, which
we discuss below.
\[\large
\xymatrix@=60pt{
  C_0 \ar[r]^-{\textsf{select\_instr.}}
  & \text{x86}^{*} \ar[r]^-{\textsf{assign\_homes}} & \text{x86}^{*}
    \ar[r]^-{\textsf{patch\_instr.}}
  & \text{x86}
}
\]
We handle difference \#1, concerning the format of arithmetic
instructions, in the \textsf{select\_instructions} pass.  The result
of this pass produces programs consisting of x86-64 instructions that
use variables.
%
As there are only 16 registers, we cannot always map variables to
registers (difference \#3). Fortunately, the stack can grow quite, so
we can map variables to locations on the stack. This is handled in the
\textsf{assign\_homes} pass. The topic of
Chapter~\ref{ch:register-allocation} is implementing a smarter
approach in which we make a best-effort to map variables to registers,
resorting to the stack only when necessary.

The final pass in our journey to x86 handles an indiosycracy of x86
assembly. Many x86 instructions have two arguments but only one of the
arguments may be a memory reference. Because we are mapping variables
to stack locations, many of our generated instructions will violate
this restriction. The purpose of the \textsf{patch\_instructions} pass
is to fix this problem by replacing every bad instruction with a short
sequence of instructions that use the \key{rax} register.

\section{Uniquify}

The purpose of this pass is to make sure that each \key{let} uses a
unique variable name. For example, the \textsf{uniquify} pass could
translate
\[
\LET{x}{32}{ \BINOP{+}{ \LET{x}{10}{x} }{ x } }
\]
to
\[
\LET{x.1}{32}{ \BINOP{+}{ \LET{x.2}{10}{x.2} }{ x.1 } }
\]

We recommend implementing \textsf{uniquify} as a recursive function
that mostly just copies the input program. However, when encountering
a \key{let}, it should generate a unique name for the variable (the
Racket function \key{gensym} is handy for this) and associate the old
name with the new unique name in an association list. The
\textsf{uniquify} function will need to access this association list
when it gets to a variable reference, so we add another paramter to
\textsf{uniquify} for the association list.

\section{Flatten}

The purpose of the \textsf{flatten} pass is to get rid of nested
expressions, such as the $\UNIOP{-}{10}$ in the following program,
without changing the behavior of the program.
\[
\BINOP{+}{52}{ \UNIOP{-}{10} }
\]
This can be accomplished by introducing a new variable, assigning the
nested expression to the new variable, and then using the new variable
in place of the nested expressions. For example, the above program is
translated to the following one.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
\ASSIGN{ \itm{x} }{ \UNIOP{-}{10} } \\
\RETURN{ \BINOP{+}{52}{ \itm{x} } }
\end{array}
\]

We recommend implementing \textsf{flatten} as a recursive function
that returns two things, 1) the newly flattened expression, and 2) a
list of assignment statements, one for each of the new variables
introduced while flattening the expression.

Take special care for programs such as the following that initialize
variables with integers or other variables.
\[
\LET{a}{42}{ \LET{b}{a}{ b }}
\]
This program should be translated to 
\[
\ASSIGN{a}{42} \;
\ASSIGN{b}{a} \;
\RETURN{b}
\]
and not the following, which could result from a naive implementation
of \textsf{flatten}.
\[
\ASSIGN{x.1}{42}\;
\ASSIGN{a}{x.1}\;
\ASSIGN{x.2}{a}\;
\ASSIGN{b}{x.2}\;
\RETURN{b}
\]

\section{Select Instructions}

In the \textsf{select\_instructions} pass we begin the work of
translating from $C_0$ to x86. The target language of this pass is a
pseudo-x86 language that still uses variables, so we add an AST node
of the form $\VAR{\itm{var}}$.  The \textsf{select\_instructions} pass
deals with the differing format of arithmetic operations. For example,
in $C_0$ an addition operation could take the following form:
\[
\ASSIGN{x}{ \BINOP{+}{10}{32} }
\]
To translate to x86, we need to express this addition using the
\key{add} instruction that does an inplace update. So we first move
$10$ to $x$ then perform the \key{add}.
\[
(\key{mov}\,\INT{10}\, \VAR{x})\; (\key{add} \;\INT{32}\; \VAR{x})
\]

There are some cases that require special care to avoid generating
needlessly complicated code. If one of the arguments is the same as
the left-hand side of the assignment, then there is no need for the
extra move instruction.  For example, the following
\[
\ASSIGN{x}{ \BINOP{+}{10}{x} }
\quad\text{should translate to}\quad
(\key{add} \; \INT{10}\; \VAR{x})
\]

Regarding the \RETURN{e} statement of $C_0$, we recommend treating it
as an assignment to the \key{rax} register and let the procedure
conclusion handle the transfer of control back to the calling
procedure.

\section{Assign Homes}

As discussed in Section~\ref{sec:plan-s0-x86}, the
\textsf{assign\_homes} pass places all of the variables on the stack.
Consider again the example $S_0$ program $\BINOP{+}{52}{ \UNIOP{-}{10} }$,
which after \textsf{select\_instructions} looks like the following.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
(\key{mov}\;\INT{10}\; \VAR{x})\\
(\key{neg}\; \VAR{x})\\
(\key{mov}\; \INT{52}\; \REG{\itm{rax}})\\
(\key{add}\; \VAR{x} \REG{\itm{rax}})
\end{array}
\]
The one and only variable $x$ is assigned to stack location
\key{-8(\%rbp)}, so the \textsf{assign\_homes} pass translates the
above to
\[
\begin{array}{l}
(\key{mov}\;\INT{10}\; \STACKLOC{{-}8})\\
(\key{neg}\; \STACKLOC{{-}8})\\
(\key{mov}\; \INT{52}\; \REG{\itm{rax}})\\
(\key{add}\; \STACKLOC{{-}8}\; \REG{\itm{rax}})
\end{array}
\]

In the process of assigning stack locations to variables, it is
convenient to compute and store the size of the frame which will be
needed later to generate the procedure conclusion.

\section{Patch Instructions}

The purpose of this pass is to make sure that each instruction adheres
to the restrictions regarding which arguments can be memory
references. For most instructions, the rule is that at most one
argument may be a memory reference.

Consider again the following example.
\[
\LET{a}{42}{ \LET{b}{a}{ b }}
\]
After \textsf{assign\_homes} pass, the above has been translated to
\[
\begin{array}{l}
(\key{mov} \;\INT{42}\; \STACKLOC{{-}8})\\
(\key{mov}\;\STACKLOC{{-}8}\; \STACKLOC{{-}16})\\
(\key{mov}\;\STACKLOC{{-}16}\; \REG{\itm{rax}})
\end{array}
\]
The second \key{mov} instruction is problematic because both arguments
are stack locations. We suggest fixing this problem by moving from the
source to \key{rax} and then from \key{rax} to the destination, as
follows.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
(\key{mov} \;\INT{42}\; \STACKLOC{{-}8})\\
(\key{mov}\;\STACKLOC{{-}8}\; \REG{\itm{rax}})\\
(\key{mov}\;\REG{\itm{rax}}\; \STACKLOC{{-}16})\\
(\key{mov}\;\STACKLOC{{-}16}\; \REG{\itm{rax}})
\end{array}
\]

The \key{imul} instruction is a special case because the destination
argument must be a register.


\section{Testing with the Interpreters}



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\chapter{Register Allocation}
\label{ch:register-allocation}


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\chapter{Booleans, Conditions, and Type Checking}
\label{ch:bool-types}


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\chapter{Tuples and Heap Allocation}
\label{ch:tuples}

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\chapter{Functions}
\label{ch:functions}


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\chapter{Lexically Scoped Functions}
\label{ch:lambdas}


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\chapter{The Dynamic Type}
\label{ch:type-dynamic}


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\chapter{Mutable Lists}
\label{ch:mutable-lists}

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\chapter{Parametric Polymorphism}
\label{ch:parametric-polymorphism}

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\chapter{High-level Optimization}
\label{ch:high-level-optimization}


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