Introduce flag for using the fast compiler where possible.

We use the fast compiler only for top-level code right now.
When always_fast_compiler is set to true, we compile with
the fast compiler whereever possible.

By default this flag is set to false.

Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/449012

git-svn-id: http://v8.googlecode.com/svn/branches/bleeding_edge@3381 ce2b1a6d-e550-0410-aec6-3dcde31c8c00

diff --git a/src/compiler.cc b/src/compiler.cc
index 58e17c6..331d242 100644 (file)
--- a/src/compiler.cc
+++ b/src/compiler.cc
@@ -124,9 +124,12 @@ static Handle<Code> MakeCode(FunctionLiteral* literal,
     // If there is no shared function info, try the fast code
     // generator for code in the global scope.  Otherwise obey the
     // explicit hint in the shared function info.
-    if (shared.is_null() && !literal->scope()->is_global_scope()) {
+    // If always_fast_compiler is true, always try the fast compiler.
+    if (shared.is_null() && !literal->scope()->is_global_scope() &&
+        !FLAG_always_fast_compiler) {
       if (FLAG_trace_bailout) PrintF("Non-global scope\n");
-    } else if (!shared.is_null() && !shared->try_fast_codegen()) {
+    } else if (!shared.is_null() && !shared->try_fast_codegen() &&
+               !FLAG_always_fast_compiler) {
       if (FLAG_trace_bailout) PrintF("No hint to try fast\n");
     } else {
       CodeGenSelector selector;

diff --git a/src/flag-definitions.h b/src/flag-definitions.h
index 30a2a36..88fda12 100644 (file)
--- a/src/flag-definitions.h
+++ b/src/flag-definitions.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ DEFINE_bool(fast_compiler, true,
             "use the fast-mode compiler for some top-level code")
 DEFINE_bool(trace_bailout, false,
             "print reasons for failing to use fast compilation")
+DEFINE_bool(always_fast_compiler, false,
+            "always try using the fast compiler")
 
 // compilation-cache.cc
 DEFINE_bool(compilation_cache, true, "enable compilation cache")