WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen

[Proposal] loop fusion pass

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Description

LLVM added new pass called loop-fusion:
https://reviews.llvm.org/rL358607

It seems similar pass could be also helpful for binaryen for size reduction and increase speed.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked LLVM loop-fusion pass review and comparing its goals with Binaryen's optimizer. Define the pass scope and evaluation criteria for code-size reduction and speed improvements before identifying the relevant implementation and tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
wasm
Domain
compilers, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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