The MIRV SimpleScalar/PISA Compiler
Matthew A. Postiff, David A. Greene, Charles R. Lefurgy, Dave Helder, Trevor Mudge · 2000
We introduce a new experimental C compiler in this report. The compiler, called MIRV, is designed to enable research that explores the interaction between the compiler and microarchitecture. This introductory paper makes comparisons between MIRV and GCC. We notice trends between the compilers and optimization levels across SPECint1995 and SPEC2000. Finally, we provide a set of SimpleScalar/PISA binaries to the research community. As we improve the compiler, we encourage architecture researchers to use these optimized binaries as reference programs for architecture research.