rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_cranelift
Upstream fallback implementation for inline asm to rustc
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Description
This would allow other backends to use it too if they don't natively support inline asm.
Depends on https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc_codegen_cranelift/issues/1204.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the dependency in rustc_codegen_cranelift issue 1204 and the rustc inline-assembly implementation, since no files or tests are named here. The issue is done when an upstream fallback implementation is available for other backends that do not natively support inline assembly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100