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Constant propagation is an optimization technique used in compilers to improve execution efficiency by replacing variables with known constant values during compilation. If an expression consists entirely of constants or previously propagated values, it is evaluated at compile time and replaced with its computed result. This transformation reduces runtime computations, simplifies code, and enables further optimizations by minimizing unnecessary variable assignments. By eliminating redundant calculations, constant propagation enhances program performance while preserving its original behavior. | Constant propagation is an optimization technique used in compilers to improve execution efficiency by replacing variables with known constant values during compilation. If an expression consists entirely of constants or previously propagated values, it is evaluated at compile time and replaced with its computed result. This transformation reduces runtime computations, simplifies code, and enables further optimizations by minimizing unnecessary variable assignments. By eliminating redundant calculations, constant propagation enhances program performance while preserving its original behavior. | ||
==Constant Propagation in emmtrix Studio== | ==Constant Propagation in emmtrix Studio== | ||
emmtrix Studio can implement constant propagation using #pragma directives or via the GUI. | emmtrix Studio can implement constant propagation using #pragma directives or via the GUI. Constant propagation is a transformation that propagates all known variable values within the block it is applied to. If an expression consists of propagated values and of constants, it will itself be evaluated to and replaced with its constant value. | ||
All arithmetic operations are supported. Function calls are not supported | All arithmetic operations are supported. Function calls are not supported | ||
===Typical Usage and Benefits=== | ===Typical Usage and Benefits=== | ||
Constant propagation is typically used to generate a clearer code, to reduce complexity for dependency analysis and increase potential for better optimization possibilities. | |||
===Example=== | ===Example=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
|<syntaxhighlight lang="c"> | |<syntaxhighlight lang="c"> | ||
/ | /* The following code is the generated code after the transformation has been applied. | ||
*/ | */ | ||
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d = 6; | d = 6; | ||
return 0; | return 0; | ||
} | } | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Code Transformation]] | [[Category:Code Transformation]] | ||