-.. _compiler_writer_info:
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Architecture & Platform Information for Compiler Writers
========================================================
This document is a work-in-progress. Additions and clarifications are
welcome.
- Compiled by `Misha Brukman <http://misha.brukman.net>`_.
-
Hardware
========
* `ABI <http://www.arm.com/products/DevTools/ABI.html>`_
+* `ABI Addenda and Errata <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0045d/IHI0045D_ABI_addenda.pdf>`_
+
+* `ARM C Language Extensions <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0053c/IHI0053C_acle_2_0.pdf>`_
+
+AArch64
+-------
+
+* `ARMv8 Architecture Reference Manual <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.ddi0487a.h/index.html>`_
+
+* `ARMv8 Instruction Set Overview <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.genc010197a/index.html>`_
+
+* `ARM C Language Extensions <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0053c/IHI0053C_acle_2_0.pdf>`_
+
Itanium (ia64)
--------------
MIPS
----
-* `MIPS Processor Architecture <http://mips.com/content/Documentation/MIPSDocumentation/ProcessorArchitecture/doclibrary>`_
+* `MIPS Processor Architecture <http://imgtec.com/mips/mips-architectures.asp>`_
+
+* `MIPS 64-bit ELF Object File Specification <http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/manuals/4000/007-4658-001/pdf/007-4658-001.pdf>`_
PowerPC
-------
IBM - Official manuals and docs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-* `PowerPC Architecture Book <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/archguide.html>`_
+* `Power Instruction Set Architecture, Versions 2.03 through 2.06 (authentication required, free sign-up) <https://www.power.org/technology-introduction/standards-specifications>`_
- * Book I: `PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub1.pdf>`_
+* `PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide <http://www.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/852569B20050FF7785256996007558C6>`_
- * Book II: `PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub2.pdf>`_
+* `Intro to PowerPC Architecture <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-powarch/>`_
- * Book III: `PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub3.pdf>`_
+* `PowerPC Processor Manuals (embedded) <http://www.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC>`_
-* `PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide <http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/852569B20050FF7785256996007558C6>`_
-
-* `PowerPC Processor Manuals <http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC>`_
-
-* `Intro to PowerPC Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-powarch/>`_
+* `Various IBM specifications and white papers <https://www.power.org/documentation/?document_company=105&document_category=all&publish_year=all&grid_order=DESC&grid_sort=title>`_
* `IBM AIX/5L for POWER Assembly Reference <http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixassem/alangref/alangreftfrm.htm>`_
* `PowerPC64 alignment of long doubles (from GCC) <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-09/msg00997.html>`_
* `Long branch stubs for powerpc64-linux (from binutils) <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-04/msg00573.html>`_
+AMDGPU
+------
+
+* `AMD R6xx shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/R600_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_
+* `AMD R7xx shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/R700-Family_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_
+* `AMD Evergreen shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/AMD_Evergreen-Family_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_
+* `AMD Cayman/Trinity shader ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/AMD_HD_6900_Series_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_
+* `AMD Southern Islands Series ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/12/AMD_Southern_Islands_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_
+* `AMD Sea Islands Series ISA <http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2013/07/AMD_Sea_Islands_Instruction_Set_Architecture.pdf>`_
+* `AMD GPU Programming Guide <http://developer.amd.com/download/AMD_Accelerated_Parallel_Processing_OpenCL_Programming_Guide.pdf>`_
+* `AMD Compute Resources <http://developer.amd.com/tools/heterogeneous-computing/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/documentation/>`_
+
SPARC
-----
-* `SPARC resources <http://www.sparc.org/resource.htm>`_
-* `SPARC standards <http://www.sparc.org/standards.html>`_
+* `SPARC standards <http://sparc.org/standards>`_
+* `SPARC V9 ABI <http://sparc.org/standards/64.psabi.1.35.ps.Z>`_
+* `SPARC V8 ABI <http://sparc.org/standards/psABI3rd.pdf>`_
+
+SystemZ
+-------
+
+* `z/Architecture Principles of Operation (registration required, free sign-up) <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg2b9de5f05a9d57819852571c500428f9a>`_
X86
---
* `Calling conventions for different C++ compilers and operating systems <http://www.agner.org/optimize/calling_conventions.pdf>`_
+XCore
+-----
+
+* `The XMOS XS1 Architecture (ISA) <https://www.xmos.com/en/download/public/The-XMOS-XS1-Architecture%28X7879A%29.pdf>`_
+* `Tools Development Guide (includes ABI) <https://www.xmos.com/download/public/Tools-Development-Guide%28X9114A%29.pdf>`_
+
Other relevant lists
--------------------
ABI
===
+* `System V Application Binary Interface <http://www.sco.com/developers/gabi/latest/contents.html>`_
+* `Itanium C++ ABI <http://mentorembedded.github.io/cxx-abi/>`_
+
Linux
-----
* `PowerPC 64-bit ELF ABI Supplement <http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/ELF/ppc64/>`_
+* `Procedure Call Standard for the AArch64 Architecture <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0055a/IHI0055A_aapcs64.pdf>`_
+* `ELF for the ARM Architecture <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0044e/IHI0044E_aaelf.pdf>`_
+* `ELF for the ARM 64-bit Architecture (AArch64) <http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0056a/IHI0056A_aaelf64.pdf>`_
+* `System z ELF ABI Supplement <http://legacy.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/es/os/s390x/doc/lzsabi0.pdf>`_
OS X
----
* `Mach-O Runtime Architecture <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/RuntimeArchitecture-date.html>`_
* `Notes on Mach-O ABI <http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000044.php>`_
+Windows
+-------
+
+* `Microsoft PE/COFF Specification <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/pecoff.mspx>`_
+
+NVPTX
+=====
+
+* `CUDA Documentation <http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/index.html>`_ includes the PTX
+ ISA and Driver API documentation
+
Miscellaneous Resources
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