Web Inspector: Enable runtime API for JSC's control flow profiler

• Component: Web Inspector
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Saam Barati]

JSC now has control flow profiler functionality.
Create an inspector API for this feature.

[Radar WebKit Bug Importer]

<rdar://problem/19168297>

[Saam Barati]

Created attachment 242725 [details]
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[Joseph Pecoraro]

Comment on attachment 242725 [details]
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View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=242725&action=review

> Source/JavaScriptCore/inspector/protocol/Runtime.json:160
> +            "id": "BasicBlockLocation",
> +            "type": "object",
> +            "description": "Describes the location of a basic block and if that basic block has executed.",

What exactly is a "Basic Block"? That sounds like a JSC specific name, but is there a more generic name we could use here? Is there a language agnostic term for what a basic block is?

It sounds like this could just be a Type named "Basic Block" with a startOffset, endOffset, and hasExecuted. I don't think a "hasExecuted" property makes sense inside an object named "FooLocation".

[Brian Burg]

Comment on attachment 242725 [details]
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View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=242725&action=review

> Source/JavaScriptCore/ChangeLog:9
> +        to get information about which basic blocks have exectued

typo: executed

>> Source/JavaScriptCore/inspector/protocol/Runtime.json:160
>> +            "description": "Describes the location of a basic block and if that basic block has executed.",
> 
> What exactly is a "Basic Block"? That sounds like a JSC specific name, but is there a more generic name we could use here? Is there a language agnostic term for what a basic block is?
> 
> It sounds like this could just be a Type named "Basic Block" with a startOffset, endOffset, and hasExecuted. I don't think a "hasExecuted" property makes sense inside an object named "FooLocation".

(Almost) every compiler uses the term 'basic block'. A different name would be very confusing.

[Joseph Pecoraro]

> What exactly is a "Basic Block"? That sounds like a JSC specific name, but
> is there a more generic name we could use here? Is there a language agnostic
> term for what a basic block is?

Saam set me straight. This is the ideal name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_block

[Saam Barati]

Created attachment 242868 [details]
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Made the recommended name changes.

[Saam Barati]

Created attachment 242869 [details]
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(Same as above but w/ const variable that can be const).

[WebKit Commit Bot]

Comment on attachment 242869 [details]
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Clearing flags on attachment: 242869

Committed r177008: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/177008>

[WebKit Commit Bot]

All reviewed patches have been landed.  Closing bug.